The Washington herald., 1911-09-28
By WILLIAM PEET.


Jennings Tigers pounded Cashion
harder than the Nationals hit Tex Cow
ington in the concrete coliseum yester-
day, which explains in a nutshell why
our heroes lost the opening game of the
series, to 5.
Jaw Cashion was wild at first, and pre-
sented the visitors with a couple Of tai
lies early in the game. He settled down
after the third, and with the exception or
the sixth and seventh innings twirled
good ball
The great Ty Cobb was, as usual, the
cynosure of all eyes. The crowd cheered
him every time he came to the bat, and
the Georgia Peach biffed four of Cash
ions Offering to safe spots, and laid
down a sacrifice hit, giving him a per-
centage mark for the day of loo.
Reckon this will make Joe Jackson
wake up and take notice" cried the
Peach as he left the ball park.
One of the most pleasing incidents OF
the afternoon was the manner in which
the grand stand patrons gave George
Mcbride the glad hand the first time the
captain came to bat. 1t must have made
Mac" feel good all over, demonstrating,
as It did. the warm regard felt for him
by the better class of fans here.
The battle itself was one of those free
hitting affairs always welcome to the
bugs. The Tigers jumped on Cashion
in the sixth and seventh and walloped
the ball to every part of the yard. In
the Nationals half of the seventh a SIM
liar bombardment greeted Govington.
Germany Schaefer's first base playing
and his hitting together with a great
one-hand stab of liner by Wild Conroy,
proved the features from a Washington
standpoint.
John Henry had an off day behind
the bat, and seven stolen bases by the
Tiger band helped down the Nationals
while the two local errors also aided the
visitors in their hunt for runs.
First Blood for Nationals.
1t looked like Tex Covington was
slated for a short stay on the rubber, as
Milan, Schaefer, and EIberfeld, in the
first inning. all singled in turn. Elber-
fields wallop to right scored Milan,
Schaefer being snuffed out al third on
the play. A wild throw to Moriarity by
Stanage, in an attempt to catch Kid
EIberfeld stealing. gave the Nationals
another run. After this Covington set
tied down and was invincible until the
seventh.
EIberfeld and Walker got as far as
third and second in the sixth, but Cess
ler's best was a short fly to Cobb, max
ing the third out.
George Mcbride ripped open the sew
enth with a pretty three-bagger, the ball
sailing over brakes head in deep left.
Conroy walked: Henry forced the Wild
Ow at second, but Mcbride came home
on the out Cashion singled through
Bush, and when Milan smashed the ball
to g. safe spot in right, Henry counted.
wfa
play Cashion ambled across the plate.
During the eighth and ninth Covington
had the Nationals at his mercy.
The Tigers pulled down a run in the
second, when Drake walked, stole sec
ond, and completed the journey on
Moriarity's single 10 right. A pass to
Bush in the Tigers third also proved
fatal. as Cobb smashed safely to left,
and when the ball got away from
Walker, Bush trotted in, tying the
score.
Cashion Goes Better.
After the third Cashion found his
control and retired the foe in order
until the sixth, when Sam Crawford
singled. Delehanty's double sent Sam
TO third, and when Conroy fumbled
Gainors grounder, Crawford counted.
The Tigers seventh was a horrible
nightmare. Covington, the first man
up, went out in the most approved man
ner, Conroy to Schaefer, but then came
the fireworks. Some fireworks, too,
believe us. The fuse was set and
touched off by Bush, the visitors di-
mInutiVe shortstop. who raped out
clean single. Cobb followed with a
single, while Crawford and Delehanty
and Drake followed suit. Five singles
in a row, coupled with a double steal
engineered by Delehanty and Drake.
produced four runs and boosted the visi-
tors total to seven, plenty good enough
to win the ball game.
The same teams battle to-day, and
Walter Johnson may twirl for the Ma
tionals, while either Bill Donovan or
Laftte will work for the Tigers.
The Score.