The Washington herald., 1912-06-12
JEAN DUBUC NO
TERROR TO GRIFF'S
GRABBINGGLIMBBRS
Nationals Jump on Tiger Hurler il
the Ninth and Win Twelfth
Straight Game.
SACRIFICE FLYs COUNT
By WILLIAM PEET


from behind in the ninth inning Of to-
days combat and scored three runs, win
ming one Of the most sensational ball
games ever seen on Navin Field and IN
cidentally making It twelve straight vic
tories. a record no Washington club has
ever before achieved.
Jean Dubuc, rated as the best twirler
/ in Jennings stable. had Grif's youngsters
completely at his mercy until the ninth.
Then came the big blow-off. 1t was pre-
dicted by Grin himself, who occupied the
first base coacher's box, when Eddie
Foster the first man up IN the fnal
frame, faced the big Frenchman. IF you
get on Eddie, we will win the game
right here" were the encouraging words
shouted by the Old Fox, and this pre-
diction was fulfilled.
Foster let four bad ones sail past.
Milan crashed to short left for his only
hit Of the game. Chick Gandil drove
the ball 20 center and Foster scored. On
the play Milan moved up TO third and
Gandil stopped at second. Imagine the
excitement at this stage? Nobody out,
one run to tie, and second and third
loaded. The crowd awaited the result
with abated breath. Howard Shanks,
who had previously jammed a three
bagger 10 deep right. stood confidently
in the batter's box. A long fly to Davy
Jones nearly to the left field fence scored
Milan. Ray Morgan, the next National
gave Jones a low liner and Gandil dashed
for the plate The throw home was wide
and Chick crossed the rubber with the
winning run.
Groom Put Out of Game.
There was so much baseball crowded
into the nine rounds to-day that 1t is
hard TO know where TO begin. Bobby
Groom started to pitch for the Nationals
and kicked 50 hard at a decision rem
dered by Umpire Evans in the second
Inning that the arbiter banished Bob to
the clubhouse and Griffith sent in Jay
Earl Cashion, who finished Mondays
game. Cashion worked for six innings
and pitched great ball, allowing but six
hits and one run. AS Griffith sent in a
pinch hitter to bat for Henry in the
Nationals eighth, he decided to yank
Cashion and allow Walter Johnson to
finish the game. When johnson entered
the box the Tigers were ready TO throw
up the sponge. It's all on now" chirp-
ed DOME Bush. the diminutive shortstop
Bush was right. Johnson simply toyed
with the JUngaleers.
A marvellous running catch by Milan
OF Sam Crawford's long drive in De-
trOit's fifth with men on first and
second and two out was easily the game
feature.
Dubuc was 50 good that not a member
Of Grifith's band reached the midsta-
ton until the third inning, and although
MoeIler doubled in the sixth and Shanks
tripIed in the seventh, the big French
man was strong enough TO keep the plate
from being crossed. All told, the Ma
tionals only got to Dubuc for Ave hits,
while on the other hand. the Tigers
could do little against Jay Carl Cashion,
although they landed on him hard in the
fifth and scored a run.
Bush Opens with Single.
DOME Bush opened the game with
clean single, but got no farther, az
Groom retired Jones, Cobb. and Craw-
ford in order In the second, Gainor
drew base on balls for a starter and
stole second. When Moriarty died Nc
Bride to Gandil, GainOr reached third.
LOuden hit to Foster, who threw to the
plate TO head of Gainor. During the
running down of Gainor. Groom got the
ball and touched the runner three feet
from the plate. Umpire Evans said
No." and then came a lot Of torrid
talk, mostly from Groom, with the re-
suit that the lanky finger was bench
ed and Cashion again called upon to act
as relief finger. Jay Carl stopped the
slaughter.
Cashion pitched great ball, although his
own wildness cost a run in the fifth,
when he walked Onslow, Dubuc sacri-
feed, and Jones singled. The Tigers
managed to sandwich in hits during the
seventh and eighth, but Cashion always
held the upper hand.
As stated in the foregoing. the Nationals
never had a look-in until the ninth, when
half Of the crowd had departed for their
respective homes. Like a thunder clap
out Of a clear sky came the game win
ming rush. Dubuc had worked so hard
during the early innings II was apparent
to all that he was tottering, and the
Nationals simply went after him and
got him. That's the story in a nutshell.