The Washington herald., 1914-05-29
DETROIT TAKES
final OF Series
George Dauss Holds Griffmen
Safe, While jim Shaw Is
Hit Hard.
SAM CRAWFORD cLOUTS
Wahoo Comes Back Into Old-hme
Form and Slams Out -Four
Binges

4 Hushey Jennings tribe of hungry
Tigers chewed up Jim Shaw In the sixth
inning yesterday, and left Washington
with the fourth game Of the series. s to
s. The Tigers hammered Shaw all over
| the park in the sixth frame before Man
ager Griffith rushed Jack Bentley to the
rescue. and then proceeded to corral q
/ trio of runs on the young southpaw In
i the next chapter.
\ On the other hand, George Dauss- VINO
has beaten the Nationals twice In one
series In the past. stood the home folks
on their heads up to the eighth session.
when he eased up considerable. Dauss
i had everything, including the Nationals
number, and got away nicely with the
combat
Fielding Saves shaw.
Fast fielding alone saved Shaw in the
early rounds A double play-McBride
| TO Morgan to Gandil-staved on the
| Tigers in the second round after Wahoo
San Crawford had tripled to the score
board, while two Tigers were nipped At
| the plate in the opening stanza.
McBride's fielding was one OF the
bright features of the defeat The Ma
I tionals' captain was everywhere, snag-
ging line drives and making perfect pegs
! on Ine IaSleSl Ilcn on ihc I'SbNit Sieo
| time and again.
The Nationals almost lost the services
of Hank Shanks, the speedy left fielder,
in the fourth inning. While at the bat.
Dauss cut lose fast one. which landed
\ on Shanks right arm. just above the
elbow. Had the ball hit two inches
lower, Shanks would have been nursing a
broken arm now, and Little Acosta would
have been rambling around in left field.
c-L tvs,, hi 81 on
of the race would be big blow Tor the
Griffmen.
Crawford Hits Ball.
Sam Crawford was on deck with four
safe blows in as many attempts. two Of
his clouts going for extra bases.
The Tigers broke the ice in the sixth
session Bush walked for the third
time and was safe at second when Kay-
anaugh laid down a bunt. High then
doubled to center. Bush scoring. Craw-
ford doubled to right field, scoring High.
Veach walked. and Burns singled to
| right, Crawford scoring. Moriarity then
tripled to right. sending Veach and
Burns home. Bentley was rushed into
the box. and forced Stanage to line out
| to Foster, and Dauss to hit to Mcbride,
| who retired the pitcher.
Milan's double and an infield out gave
the Nationals. their first run in the sec
ond half of-this inning. while the Tigers
scored three more in the seventh Bush
walked again. and was safe when Morgan
booted Kavanagh's grounder. High beat
out an infield tap. and Bush scored, when
Morgan dropped the throw at first base.
Crawford singled to right center, sending
Kavanagh and High across the rubber.
The next three were easy outs.
Noeller Singles.
In the Grifmen's half of the eighth
Moeller singled to right, and Foster was
safe on Bush's error. Milan was hit,
filling the bases, and Gandil scored Noel
Ter and Foster with a double to right
field. Shanks was an easy out, Bush to
Burns, but Morgan singled to right. and
Milan and Gandil counted. Mcbride pop
ped to Moriarty, and Williams flied to
Crawford, ending the game, as Silk
O'Loughlin called the contest at this
stage to allow the Nationals to catch
the Federal Express for Boston.