Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-08
TIGERS HIT GR|FF'S
PITCHERS HARD
Jennings Crew Finds Both
Groom and Engel to
Their Liking.
LOCALS FAIL TO PLAY
UP TO THEIR STANDARD
Home Run Drives by Bush and
Crawford Decide Result in
Early Innings.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

form they displayed in Philadel-
phia. the Detroit Tigers inaugu-
rated their first visit to Washing
ton Yesterday BY inhicting d
severe drubbing on the Nationals.
score ii to l..
In none OF the recent games
have the locals looked SO lament
ably weak as they did Yesterday.
Atter the first inning the result
was never IN doubt. and it became
only question OF how many runs
the visitors would score.
As a general rule there is no
pitcher more successful against
the Tigers than Groom. He has
proven stumbling block to the
Jungle team many time. even in
the days when the Tigers did
pennant chasing. Yesterday. how
ever. was not one of Groom's good
days. There must have been
something wrong with his gear
ing, TOR as long as he remained on
the rubber he was pounded hard
and often, and before he retired
the visitors had scored seven
runs. Joe Engel finished the
game. and he did not stem the
tide. though The was not entirely
at fault for the additional runs
which the Tigers rolled up.
When Groom hoisted the dis
tress signal his team seemed to
lose both hope and courage, and
the players dragged themselves
through the remaining innings
like SO many tired hired men.
Their play was devoid of dash or
Spirit, and the victory was even
easier for the Tigers than the one
sided score would indicate.
Dauss a Puzzle.
young man named Dauss. who
hurls with his right arm. had Griff,b.s
crew tanned after the first inning. They
went at him rather viciousIy in this
round. but once the Tigers got a long
lead young Dauss behaved Iik,. y real
star, not allowing another run TO c.oss
the plate during the remainder of m.
game.
In fact. he only allowed four hits
ano these were evenly divided betNs,n
Milan and Gandil. all the other mem
b.rs of the team going hitless There
was also "A strong contrast in the gen
era. playing of the two teams the
big early lead giving the Tigers as
SUI ancc OF victory seemed to revive
II them that old spirit which ,rec
made them famous and their lasl md
riayine made them look like a mrch
better team than their standing m the
race would Indicate II may have been
q splendid exhibition from Detro,t
point OF view. but so far as local ma
irons were concerned the least said the
better.
For time IT looked as if the day
IiGH.tSed real ball game. Both sides
scored in the opening round and u
locked as if there might be a real
struggle, but before the second innin..
was over the visitors had such a com
Portable lead that the result was 10
loIItr in doubt.
The Tigers first run was a nuke
With out Witt had singled and
after Crawford had been tossed out Il
first Cobb popped up "a difficult little
fly over McBride's head. Mcbride got
under the ball after a hard run. but
the pesky sphere bounded out OF his
hand. and Witt. of course. scored easily
Ii did not take the Nationals long
to tie the score Milan hit safely and
took second on a passed ball. Morgan
was walked and Gandil came through
with a hit to right which sent Milan
home. The ball was relayed to the in
field. where Bush Intercepted IL and by
a remarkably fast throw got IL 10 first
I'm time 10 nail Gandil, who had turned
the base toward second. Laporte
wound up the round.
Shanks Helped Bush.
Had Shanks had good underpinning
there might not have been as much
disaster in the second inning as there
was Neach started trouble when he
bounced one against the rieht field
fence which Moeller might have
handled had he not taken for granted
that IL was going over the fence. Veach
got a double for his trouble. Groom
then steadled down and Mcbride threw
out the next two hitters. But when
Mckee was walked to get young Dauss
up a mistake was made. for Dauss
soused the first ball pitched TO center
for base. and Veach ran home. Bush
followed with a liner over McBride's
head which Shanks, with his game
leg failed 10 reach. and IL went for a
home run Witt and Crawford followed
with hits. but Tyrus Cobb. who is al
ways doing something TO attract at
tention to himself. struck out
There is no use wasting time telling
what happened the Nationals After
the first inning but four more players
reached first on Dauss and none came
anywhere near scoring.
With Groom Ii was different. He got
out OF the third without being hurt.
nut in the fourth Witt hit safely again
and Crawford brought him home with
d home run drive over Milans head.
That settled Groom. Enter Engel
He was scored on in the sixth when
Bush dropped little fly back of third
which went for a triple. Louden. who
had taken Wits place walked. He