The Washington herald., 1913-08-16
Ten Of Games Played Have
Been Captured by Tigers.
Cobb Is Still with the
Jungaleers.
Special to The Washington Herald.


Detroit. Mich. Aug 15.-Todays game
between the Nationals and the Tigers
marked the seventeenth slash this sea-
son of the two clubs. and the Climbers
have won but seven of these battles. II
is also worthy of note that johnson him
self has been the winning pitcher in five
of the Nationals wins over Detroit tho
other victories going to Groom and
Boehling. respectively. Walter Johnson s
twelfth win today was an easy one, for
the reason that his teammates made a
lot of runs for him. although they near
ly tossed the game away in the NINTH.
Evidently President Frank Navin, Of
the Tigers, does not care to part with
Ty Cobb for a paltry 100000. as Griffith
had heard nothing from the Detroit
owner up to late hour tonight.
Cobb has been asked II he would wish
a change from Detroit to Washington
and automatically refused to be quoted,
but certain of Ty's teammates said that
killed. to death to play under Griffith in
the Capital.
Eddie Foster, during today's game,
made one Of the prettiest plays ever seen
on Navin field when he dashed in from
.rd base in the Tigers fourth inning.
grabbed a ball with his bare hand that
had been bunted by Ty Cobb and threw
out the Georgian at the initial station.
1t was a perfect bunt. which required
lightning work and a perfect peg to
negotiate successfully.
For the third game of Detroit series
here tomorrow Griff announces that Bob
Groom will do the pitching for the Ma
tionals. Jennings may start Hall once
more. or else use his young star, George
Dauss.
Despite the fact that Grand Circuit
trotting races have been on this week in
Detroit and that the running races open
at Windsor tomorrow. the ball games at
Navin fed during the past two days
have been well patronized. Five thousand
two hundred and eighteen was the Of
iicial count this afternoon.
Eddie Ainsmith. whose shrunken bat
ting average has caused him much mental
anguish the past few weeks, has decided
to make A left-hander out of himself
The last three times Ainsmith came to
bat this afternoon he poRed at the ball
from the left side of the plate. and while
he failed to connect safely, he hit the
pill every time up but once.
When informed of the rumor that Jack
Bentley. the Nationals young southpaw
finger. had been sent to Richmond. of
the Virginia League. and that Doc
Ayers would report at once. Manager
Griffith replied:
Il told the Richmond management il
could have Bentley during the remainder
of the season, providing the youngster
was willing to go. Ayers will not Join
us until the close of the Virginia League
season, and / hardly expect that he will
he Of much use to our club the way
Richmond is working him these days"
Just before pulling out of Union Sta
tion, Washington. last Tuesday evening.
the writer bumped into Larry Lajoie. the
Cleveland Maps great player, and asked
Larry to settle all disputes as to which
had been in the major leagues the long
est-he or Hans Wagner. the Pittsburgh
star.
Il am celebrating today" said Lajoie
my seventeenth anniversary as a big
Lacquer. 1t was just seventeen years
ago this evening that I joined the Phila-
delphia Nationals. Hans Wagner broke
into the majors a few months before l
made my entrance. / have not seen
the big German play for several years.
but believe me. he is about the best in
the business