Evening star., 1912-09-15
THREE.RUN LEAD
Wins FOR TIGERS
That Margin Secured in First
Inning Cost Nationals Sec
ond Game of Series, 3-2.
CASHI0N DID WELL
AFTER FIRST INNING
Wildness in Opening Chapter
Proved Disastrous, Though,
to Chances of Winning.
BY J. ED GRILLo.

-stA>Ai.s ANptSIlOSl
IA three-run lead, which the
Tigers secured in the opening in
ming today, sufhced to give them
the second game of the series, the
final score being 3 to 2. They did
not score after that first spasm,
because they did some careless
work on the bases, but neverthe-
less the runs which were pre-
sented to them in this inning were
all that was needed to win the
game. For the next eight innings
the Tigers threatened occasional
". but were unable to reach the
goal. 1t was so with the Ma
tionals on several occasions until
the eighth, when they grabbed
themselves brace of runs without
making a base hit and were pre-
vented from tieing the score by a
miserable decision by Umpire
Hart, when he called Shanks out
on an inheld hit when he was
clearly safe.
Cashion and his support were
to blame for the three tallies in
the first. The big pitcher got
away badly, and while he made
amends for his start bv his sub
sequent performance too much
damage had been done in the
opener to change the final re-
suit.
At that he should have won his
game, for besides the decision by
Hart, which prevented the score
from being tied in the eighth,
Alva Williams pulled a bone play
on the bases in the fifth which
cost run. He had hit for two
bases in this inning with one out,
and Cashion's inheld grounder
had placed him on third. Moeller
walked and stole, and Onslow
made a poor throw to second,
which got away from Bush. But
Williams, for some unaccountable
reason, stood stationary at third
when he should have scored, and
then Foster fouled out.
Cashion Pitched Well.
Cashion did not pitch a poor game OF
ball. and yet his wildness in the first
inning proved disastrous, though had his
support been perfect the Tigers would
not have scored all their runs in that
round. Covington. a recruit who was
shipped to Providence by Detroit early
in the season, returned here a few weeks
ago. after making failure of his stay
in the east He won his game all right,
but did not look impressive. There was
but one inning when he kept his oppo-
nents off the bases. but at times when
hits meant runs Grifflth's men were not
there.
Cashion stood in his own light when
he walked Bush in the first On the
hit and run play Corridor hit into right
and Bush went TO third. Corridor stole
second and Crawford hit long Ay to
Milan. There was no chance for a throw
10 the plate. but Milan's throw to third
would have nailed Corridor had Il not
been wide. and. what was more disas-
trous, Foster allowed it TO get away
from him, and Corridor also scored.
Cobb came through with base hit. and
while Foster WIS throwing out Veach
Cobb kept right on for third. Gandil
would have had him by yards. but his
throw to Mcbride. who had gone over
TO cover the bag. was wide. and Cobb
walked home The side was then re-
tired without any trouble.
In the third Cobb singled with one oEt.
but died stealing, and in the fourth a
double play helped Cashion out. He
walked Louden to begin with. but the
latter died trying to pilfer- Onslow fol-
lowed with a hit but his brother. the
catcher. hit 10 Laporte. who made
double play.
Tine fifth started in a manner that
promised more runs for the Tigers. vet
they were bianked. Covington started
the round with double to = right, and
however. held third. and he created
lot of hilarity when while Corridor and
Bush were being doubled up he still held
the bag. Crawford enoeu the INNING py
flying 10 Gandil.
Cobb Singles Again.
Another single by Cobb started the
sixth. and he had no trouble reaching
third when Veach singled. The double
steal was attempted. with the result that
Cobb was caught off third. and then In
field plays retired L-Ouden and Onslow.
The next chance for runs for the Tigers
came in the eighth. With one out Craw-
ford hit safely. but was forced by Cobb.
who stole second. Veach was walked.
and double steal proved successful, but
I.ouden's .Inicult fly was captured by
Shanks and no runs resulted.
The opening inning gave the Nationals
a chance to score runs, but the necessary
hit was missing. After Moeller had been
retired Foster was given lift by Bushs
tumble. Milan followed with hit, and
after Cobb had pulled down Gandils long
line hit Foster ran TO third. Milan stole
= second. but Laporte was not able to get a
hit and was thrown out at first.
The nth found them knocking at the
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