The Washington herald., 1913-08-02

I'D the burden, and worried alon
Harry Harper was sent in, and
during the four innings Harper
toiled the Tigers connected for only
one safe hit.
Groom was introduced early and pulled
himself out of a deep hole in the first
round following this up by banking the
Tigers in the second. The fusilade OF
safe swats rung up by the opposition in
the third was entirely unexpected. for
Goorm always has been a hard man Tor
Detroit to beat, but they got TO MIN
proper, and there is nothing more to be
said.
Harpers four-round exhibition was en-
tirely satisfactory to Manager Grifntn
and the majority of the fans. That this
Tigers were able to score upon him At
all was due to a bum chuck by Capt
Mcbride, who, in attempting TO eaten
Ty Cobb mapping at third base, threw
the ball into the visiting players dugout
Gallia also pitched fairly good ball
curing the short time he occupied the
mound and miGht have been permitted 10
finish the game had not Grifhth sunsti,
tuted a pinch hitter in the shape OF
crank I.aporte TO start of the fifth IL
ming.
Ia,.c Holds Climbers Safe.
Joe Lake, the former New York and
st. Louis spitball finger. who. accord
ing to report, has been ticketed for th-
minors the past month, yielded the
Chambers eight scattered hits. His sup
port IT critical stages was of the best.
Nuriarty, Bush, and Neach robbing thC
Climbers OF number Of hits by spectac-
ular stops and catches.
Morgan and Moeiler led the Nationals
with the stick. CaIvo was shifted oVei
TO right field and Dare Devil Dan held
down Shanks' old pasture
Groom opened the game by walking
Rush Bauman followed with 4 single.
ard 10th were advanced when Crawf"r',
sacrificed. Groom at this stage pulled
himself together in great shaI Q. striking
cut both Cobb and Veach and reti'nS
the side.
The Climbers came back in the other
half of the opening inning with a run
when MOeller dropped a bunt which
rolled safe between Moriarty and Lake
Foster grounded to Lake who threw to
Bush too late 10 get Moeller at second
but Foster was turned back at the iE-
itial station. Moriarty tossed out Milan,
AIoel:er going to third and scoring on
Candil's clean single to left.
The Tigers third. veritable nightmare
to local fans, can be disposed of in few
words. Lake led off with a smash to
Moeller. the ball going to Danny on
bad bound and rolling to the corner of
the field. Lake pulled up at third base,
and scored on Bush's single. Bauman
doubled to right, sending in Bush. Next
came Crawford with a single. Cobb
walked, and Neach forced Bauman at
the plate. Foster contributed a bad
throw, in attempting to start a double
/ Jay, which let in two runs, and Mckee
drew a pass. Gallia entered the game
at this stage, ard Moriarty greeted the
Texan with a single. Lake hit into a
double play. retiring the side after six
runs had been scored.
Morgan doubled along the left field
feul line after one had gone in the Ma
tionals' fourth. went to third on Calvo's
lie, and scored when Mcbride. unloaded
q single to right field.
MoeIler Spirits Homo.
Danny Moeller opened the Nationals
fifth with a scratch single and swiped
second, scoring a minute later when
Milan grounded to Bauman, and the
] Il named threw low to the plate, Nc
kee getting the ball on a short bound.
Bert Gallia was reached for marker
In the Tigers fifth, when Cobb singled
raced to third on Gamers smash to
right. and scored on McKee's Cincinnati
base hit, Gandil being unable to pick up
the ball cleanIy for the purpose of head
ing off the Georgian at the plate.
Harpers base on balls to Cobb, fol-
lowed by Neach's single, and the sue
cessful manipulation of a steal by the
latter paved the way for Detroit's last
two runs in the seventh. Mcbride, after
receiving Ainsmith's throw, failed to-
get Neach at second, and in attempting
to catch Cobb, who was dancing off the
Tar corner. threw the ball to the Tigers
dug-o with the result that both Cobb
and Veach were permitted to cross the
plate.
Harper retired the side in order dur
ing the eighth and ninth, and was loudly
cheered by the crowd for his good
work.