Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-16
BY j. ED GRILLo.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BY j. ED GH1LLO.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
DETROIT. Mich. September 16.-For
six innings yesterday it looked as If
Walter Johnson was destined to lose
his seventh straight game. Three
times the Tigers had tailed. and be-
cause of an exhibition of stupid base
work the Nationals were BANKED In
juries TO Foster and Gandil had elim
mated them from the game, and it
seemed for all the world that Troy. a
youngster from Adrian. was TO inau
gurate his debut in fast company with
victory over Walter Johnson. That
is how il looked before the seventh.
but before that eventful round was
over the contest assumed quite differ
cnt aspect. for the Nationals fell on
Troy and Willett who succeeded him.
until six of their number had crossed
the plate. This three-run lead proved
more than sufficient to decide the game.
for. but one more inning was played
in the darkness. and the Tigers failed
10 come anywhere near to scoring off
johnson.
The victory incidentally placed the
Nationals within whispering distance
OF their rivals. the Athletics, who re-
manned idle yesterday.
II was game full of incidents and
excitement. Milan was the first of the
Nationals to be injured. hurting his
ankle in sliding into second base in
the first inning. He managed to stay
in the game. however. Next Foster
slid into the same bag. turned his
ankle and was forced TO quit the
game. Then Gandil was hit on the
Fri c. ht- haYI L. y
OF. and, TO make matters worse. Capt
Mcbride got tangled up in an argu-
ment with Umpire Connolly and was
banished. so that the National lineup
presented rather miXed-up appear
ance. Moeller was sent to first when
Gandil was injured and Kenworthy
went to right. When Foster left the
game Morgan took his place. and when
Mcbride was chased Morgan went to
short. Kenworthy to third, while Moran
played right.
Yet these changes did not affect the
team playing. for the very good rea-
son that Johnson saw to it that no
difficult chances We're offered.
just how seriously Foster and GandiI
are hurt will not develop for day or
so. but the chances are neither will be
able TO play for several DAYS Peculiarly
enough. Foster hurt himself just as did
Milan. in sliding to second base, though
The formers injury was more serious
than that of Milan. who remained in the
game Gandil was also hurt in the first
inning. Crawford laid down bunt along
the third base line for which Johnson had
to hustle. His throw to first was low
and took bad bound, striking Gandl
on the wrist. 1t brought up swollen
lump and panied him much and he re-
tired in favor of Moeller.
During the Nationals turn at bat in
the seventh inning there We're long delays
while Mcbride was arguing with Con-
molly. With Williams on first, johnson
had sent liner along the first base foul
line which looked good for three bases
The throw from the field to trap Johnson
at third hit Umpire Hart and he in
sisted that Johnson be sent back to sec
ond. Mcbride protested. and there was
consultation between the umpires. Nc
Bride being overrUled. He renewed the
argument and was sent from the field.
Ii is not unlikely that he will be sus-
their run-in with Hart yesterday. The
present crop of officials covers up its
poor work by banishing and suspending
players. and it is only a question of time
when some player. losing his temper after
Viewing some of the beautiful decisions
which are being handed down. will take
a swing at one of the umpires.
A worse exhibition OF base running than
the Nationals did during the early innings
yesterday has not been seen in major,
league in some time. 1t started i'm the
first inning, when Moeller walked. He
was caught off first. but managed to
eyade Onslows throw to second. Foster
hit to Corridor. who made a bluff throw
10 first. and then caught Moeller between
second and third. Foster in the mean
time had started for second. and he, too,
was caught. completing a double play.
In the second Laporte got TO second on
his hit and sacrifice. and when Shanks
lit to Corridor he again made a bluff
yftf haen hu-
Milan was caught mapping first in
the third. and Kenworthy was trapped by
a throw from the catcher after reaching
first on an error in the fourth. Had d
little judgment been displayed In these
innings Troy would not have lasted as
long as he did
Griffith was not with the team yesterday.
Iie left for Cincinnati Saturday night TO
attend the national commission meeting.
and will rejoin the team in ST Louis
Tuesday morning.
1t vas very evident that .Alva Williams
was not accustomed to handling john
son delivery. and this discrepancy helped
10 give the Tigers a couple of runs in the
fourth inning. which Corridor opened with
a double. Crawford hit TO center for a
base. and Milan threw to the plate. but
Williams let the throw get away from
him. and Corridor scored easily. while
Crawford went TO second. johnson then
strike on the latter got away from VIII
laims, and before he could recover the
ball Crawford had scored from second
base.
There were three instances when the
Nationals made clean base hit with a
man on second and Yet failed to score
that runner.
The first time this happened was in
the nrst inning. when Milan singled
and stole second. He hurt his les. |
however, and when Ciandil singled he
found it difficult to get farther than
third.
In the third Foster hit safely and stole
second. hurting himself. and when
Milan again hit safely Foster made no
effort to get farther than third In
the seventh, with Johnson on second
Moeiler singled. and Johnson was salts
fed with taking third on the hit
Johnson was in good form yesterday,
Yet he came close to losing his sixth
straight game because the, breaks con-
tinue to go against him. With perfect
support he would not have been scored
on in the fourth, when Detroit scored
two runs though the one run the Tigers
got in the sixth was earned on Bush's
triple and Crawford's second single.
johnson really was responsible for the
rally which gave the Nationals the six
In,