Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-12
RALLY IN FOURTH
DEFEATS DETROIT
Bunching of Hits, With Speed
on Bases, Gives Griffmen
Three-Run Lead.
BOEHLING GETS STRONGER
AND WINS OUT BY4TO2'
Dauss Falters and Before Relief
Comes Nationals Have Gained
Safe Lead.
BY j. ED GRILLo.

\ clever exhibition of base ball
by the locals in the fourth inning
of yesterdays game allowed them
to score a 4 to victory over De-
troit and incidentally paved the
way for the Nationals return to
third place in the pennant race.
There were other innings be-
sides the fourth i'll which the Tig-
ers were checked and prevented
from being troublesome, but it
was in this round that the Griff-
men got the necessary runs and
played their best offensive game.
The score was a tie when the
locals took their turn at bat in the
fourth. Each team had scored
run and the pitchers seemed to
have steadied down to real work.
Dauss, however, showed signs of
faltering and walked Foster Ed
die stole second and a moment
later came home when Milan
doubled to left. Williams seat
Milan to third on his hit to center,
and while Sl1anks was at bat the
signal for the squeeze play was
given. Shanks,' however, could
not reach the ball and it seemed
that Milan would run into his I'M
doing.
But Milan halted and succeeded in
drawing a throw to third from Stanage.
He then whirled and darted for the plate.
Purtelrs throw was high and Milan slid
under Stanage. gaining the plate safely.
Williams in the meantime had stolen
second Shanks sacrificed him to third
and he scored the third run of the in
ming when Bush fumbled Morgan's tap.
Then Mcbride was walked. but Morgan
died trying to steal third and Henry
struck out, ending the inning. Dauss
retired after this inning and Hall took
his place. The Nationals continued to
get men on the bases in every inning,
but could not score, daring base running
being nipped by the Tigers support.
Boehling Steadies Down.
After scoring off Boehling in the second
on Veachs double and kavanaugh's hit
the Tigers failed to get another run I'M
til the ninth. Boehling improved as the
game progressed and was virtually in
vincible from the second to the ninth.
He was threatened on several occasions,
but worked himself out of all predica-
ments, thanks to the able support af-
forded him. In the seventh Neach led
off with a double, but was forced at
and this play was followed by fast
double play when Burns grounded to Nc
Bride. With one out in the ninth He'll
man drew a pass. Crawford singled to
right. sending Heilman to third, from
where he scored when Veach forced
Crawford. Veach himself was forced by
kavanaugh ending the game. =
The Nationals were the first to score.
Moeller beat out a slow bounder to kav-
anaugh in the opening inning and took
second when the latter's throw was wide.
Foster popped up to Bush. Milan got
safe one down the third base line, and
when Burns threw late and wild trying to
catch Moeller of third Moeller scored
and Milan went to second. Milan per-
ished in an effort to steal third.
The score was tied in the second. as
already described. and when the Ma
tionals added three to their score in the
fourth the victory was virtually decided
Boehling was hit safely in five innings
but in only one of these, the second. did
he allow two hits to be punched. His
control. too. kas of the best. he not walk
ing q man until the NINTH when he
passed Heilman, who subsequently scored
The score: