The Washington times., 1912-06-12
and It looked as II the Nationals had O
chance at tying the score, anyway.
Sacrifice Fly Ties the Score.

Chick" Gandil. who had famed in
gloriously on his last two appearances
at the plate, marched to his place
amid a shrieking, bowling mob. Dubuc
didn't like the noise at all and grooved
one for Gandil Zowie, away 1t went
toward center field, the great Cobb
! coming in like q locomotive for It, but
too late to camp under the terrific drive.
Foster hustled around third and rushed
across the plate. Milan scaled safely
into third ahead of Cobb's toss to
Moriarty and Gandil reached second.
There back Of first stood Griffith.
in and settle the contest right there.
| The Youngstown star tried to get
safety, but the best he could do was
to send Davy Jones on the hot foot for
| q sailer over toward center. However.
it was good enough for Milan to score
on, tying the tally and creating deep
gloom in the camp Of the Tigers.
Ff tSe htter on tSe % team
came up and, after looking over Du-
buc's delivery, slammed the ball on the
| beak for another fly out to Davy Jones.
Gandil showed a pretty turn Of speed,
| too, easily beating the throw-in from
the garden. The Nationals were lead
ing, 3 to 2.
Johnson to the Relief.
Jennings groaned in despair as he
saw Walter johnson climbing the crag
| for the concluding half Of the ninth
session. He knew that his Tigers would
| have to have punches and oodles Of
luck to do anything with the "Kansas
| Cyclone" Jim Delehanty came up in
! place of Jack Onslow and earned a
pass, Johnson not being fully warmed
up. Dubuc, until then reputed quite a
heavy hitter in this neck Of the woods,
came up and swung himself to death
on the whizzling bullets. Three times
| he swung and then he mournfully re-
| treated to the bench, sadder and
DOME Bush, a powerful little person,
was the next, and the fans .howled for
him to bring witt, who had replaced
Delehanty on the paths: around and tie
the score. The best the midget could
do, though, was to bounce a fast one at
| Foster and force Witt at the midway.
with Davy Jones swinging his war
club at the plate Bush made vain try
for second and Ainsmith's gatling gun
peg to Morgan spiked him and ended
the hardest fought contest OF the sea-
son for the Nationals.
How Detroit Scored.
Del Gainor walked in the second and
stole second neatly, sliding under Nc
Bride marvelously. Groom caught him
too far off the bag. however, a moment
later, but Westervelt ruled him safe.
Groom and Mcbride had lengthy dis
cussicn with Westervelt. but Gainor
stayed at second and the game pro-
gressed. While Mcbride was getting
Moriarty at first, Gainor went to third.
Bill Louden slapped one at Foster,
who threw home to get the speeding
Gainor. Back and forth the Tiger ran.
finally sliding across the plate under
Groom and the ball. To the amaZement
of all, Evans declared him safe.
around, un gave expert opinions Of Evans
and the whole Evans family for four
generations, winding up with careful
studied description of the last genera
ton as represented by the official of the
from that place by Griffith, and Carl
Cashion hurried into the battle as
Groom was banished from the bench
for continuing his monologue.
Cobb Fails to Steal Home.
Ty Cobb beat out a hit to Foster
in the third and reached third wher
Sam Crawford bounced a double of
Morgans shins into short left. He tried
to steal home. still believing the Ma
tionals to be last years team, and wa'
nailed with feet to spare by Cashion''
quick return to Henry.
However, in the fifth the Tigers go
J their second run and II seemed to mai
securely the coffin about the doomed
Nationals, going along powerless before
Onslcw walked and was sacrificed b!
Dubuc. Fosters wonderful stop o.
Bushs drive got the wee short fielder
Just barely knocked down Jones' rapid
FIRE wallop at the bag and OnsloV
! scored.
After that though getting men oI
, now and then, the Tigers were unabl,
to do much with Cashion, the Behemotl
showing a world of speed and fair con
tTiol.
Moeller danced double to short righ
In the sixth, but neither Foster no
Milan could bring him around. Shank
! laced a triple to the bleachers In righ
center in the seventh, but Morgan AM