The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-05-22
MULLIN ALLOWS
THE NATIONALS
ONLY TWO HITS
Detroit Tigers Administer Shut
out, Score, 2 to o-Ty
Cobb on Hand.
JOHNSON HITS THE BULL SIGN
D. WILLIAM PEET.

Our new Nationals were introduced to
brand Of pitching here yesterday. the
like Of which they had never before en-
countered. George Mullin. with combi-
nation slow ball and quick breaking
curve, coupled with perfect control al
lowed but two hits, struck out nine, and
Detroit won, 2 to 0.
Walter johnson also twiried good
enough ball TO win any ordinary game
but yesterdays combat was vastly diff
ferent from any previous matinee PLAYED
here this season. = Walter only yielded
three singles, but tossed in a couple OF
bases on balls at the wrong time, and
was the victim of ragged support IN the
other round when the Tigers managed to
score.
Ideal baseball weather and the Detroit
Tigers brought out a big crowd. Ty
Cobb did not play, but the Georgia
Peach was on deck He strolled over
to the washington clubs bench before
the game, and was quickly surrounded
by sthe local players. Ty was also rec
ognized by many grandstand rams ana
a big cheer went up. Cobb saw his team
win from a comfortable seat in the
lower grandstand.
From the fans standpoint the battle
lacked interest on account of the hgnt
bombardment Inning after inning both
sides went down almost in order. HTS
were few and far between. As pitch
ers' battle and for those who admire
air-tight Workmanship the melee was
the best ever.
Hits Are Scarce.
The mighty sam Crawford did not
connect for anything that even smelled
OF a hit: the same was true Of our own
sluggers, Milan. Schaefer, Foster. and
Cashiou. George Mullin had them baf-
fed completely.
Walter Johnson came through with the
only real swat credited to the Nationals,
a slIy-scraper to right in. tire sixth in
ming. The ball just tipped :he ends Of
sam Crawford's fingers, and landed
ker-pluuk against the Bull sign. The
other hit MuIlin allowed was a slow
grounder by Danny MoeIler in the ninth,
which the speedy fielder beat out by fast
sprintinE.
Only twice during the nine innings
did Washington get a baserunner as
far as third. In the first Dan Moelier
grounded to Mullin, who fumbled.
Moeller stole second. and Foster was
hit by a pitched ball Daredevil Dan
took a big lead OF second and was
nipped by a quick throw, Stanage 10
Bush. Milan's grounder to Bush killed
Foster at second Ctyde then snedheo
to the midway and dashed over to third
when Mullin made bad peg to catch
the Tennessee flyer mapping. Cashion
famed and the chance 70 score was
lost
w. johnson Stranded.
The only other opportunity Griff's
athletes had to send a runner over the
plate came in the sixth, when john
son doubled to the bull sign in right
and took third on Fosters out, Mortar
ty to Gsinor. Milan sent a scorcher
in Moriarty's direction, which the
third baseman picked up with his
glove hand and chucked the ball over
to Gainor ahead of the local speed
merchant
Only one Tiger saw first base during
the first four innings, but in the fifth
a walk to Delehanty proved fatal, as
singles by Moriarty and Bush scored
Del The Tigers other tally came in
the ninth. Errors by Mcbride and
johnson, scratch hit by Delehanty
and Moriarty's hard hit grounder TO
Schaefer, pulled the trick.