The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-14
GANDIL'S ERROR
In NINTH GIVES
TIGERS 9 TO 5 WIN
onslow's Grounder Gets by Chick
with Two Out in Ninth, Allow
ing Tying Run to Score.
ENGEL wEAKENs IN SEVENTH
BY WILLIAM PEET.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Detroit. Mich, Sept. 13.-When Chick
Gandil let First Baseman Onslow's easy
roller filter through his paws in the ninth
inning to-day, with Ty Cobb on the far
corner and two out, the Nationals lost
the weirdest exhibition ever played In
Detroit Cobb sprinted across the plate,
tying the score, and the Tigers sent over
the winning count in the tenth. Final
hgures-Detroit, 8; Washington. s.
The game was simply frittered away,
handed to the Jennings crowd on a silver
platter. The Climbers knocked bush
League pitcher named Boehler out Of the
box in seven innings. piling up eight
runs, while one lone tally was the best
the Jungaleers could get of Joe Engel.
who looked like a million dollars in real
money. All OF a sudden 1t happened
Engel couldn't locate the plate, and three
Tiger tallies appeared in the seventh.
The next round was even worse, and
Tom Hughes had to come TO the rescue.
Three more runs breezed over. hauling
the Jennings band up to within one OF
Washington's count. Gandifs error IN
the ninth tied things UP, and well
placed hit. followed with some high and
lofty throwing by our side, lost the
CANA
Lead Looked Good.
Ordinarily, a seven-run lead, with only
three innings to go, will win the ma
Iority of ball games, and Griff, in order
to give Joe Engel confidence, kept the
youngster at work longer than he
should have done. 1t was apparent that
Engel was losing his bearings, and had
ne been yanked at the first signs OF dis
tress another story might have been
told, but, on the other hand. the Ma
lie har rr-nrN hi
GandiTs foozle.
From the standpoint of the average
fan, the game was a corker, brimful OF
exciting situations, wonderful fielding.
and long-distance clouting. Danny
Moeller, with three doubles in success
sion. led the Nationals at the bat. La
porte also contributed three hits, and
Milan added a running catch that will
not soon be forgotten. Eddie Foster made
the home folks gasp when he had the
audacity to rush in. grab Cobbs bunt
with one hand, and throw out the Peach
at first base in the seventh inning.
MoelIer Doubles.
MoeIler opened the game with a
double 10 left, and reached third on Fos-
ter's infield out; Milan singled to right,
scoring Moeller: Gandil also planted a
safe blow back of second. Laporte
d scored DOtn Milan ana GdnQll Win a
vicious slash to left. Three runs.
- Pitcher Boehler- did better until the
fifth, when with Henry out of the way
Engel walked. Moeller doubled to left
center, and when Louden threw to the
grand stand to catch Engel at the plate,
the young pitcher scored and Moeller
pulled up at third, coming in a minute
later when Bush threw out Foster.
Boehler was buried under an avalanche
of safe swats in the Nationals sixth
when three more scored. Gandil singled
and Laporte doubled. both scoring when
Shanks crashed to the left field fence
for a double. Mcbride sacrificed Shanks
10 third, and the youngster came home
On Henrys single to left. Total, eight
runs for Washington.
There was no more scoring, neither was
there any more safe hits after this for
Griff's Climbers. as Covington pitched the
Eighth and Willett worked the last two
frames
Tigers Win in Tenth.
Engers own wildness gave Detroit its
first run in the fifth, when he passed E.
Onslow, and then threw the ball high
TO Gandil in an attempt to catch Onslow
mapping. A scratch hit by Stanage
scored Onslow.
A single by Louden, who was forced at
second by Onslow in the Tigers eighth,