The Washington times., 1914-05-27

| box, who was honored by pitching his
comrades to the summit.
! Not an error of commission or
7 omission was charged against the lead
| troit afield through double plays when
runs that would have changed the whole
aspect of the afternoons battle were
! threatened. While the team individually
and collectively played "a, a magnifSent magnificent
the Cleveland series and in the first
! fight to drag down the Tigers, it was
! Ed Foster who stood out particularly
/ in the calcium's glare
The most scintillating Of all plays OF
May q came in the eighth. Bush led
! off for the Tigers with sharp single.
Kavanaugh attempted to sacrifice him
down in the hope that such strategy
would eventually lead TO tally that
bump well over toward the pitcher, but
Foster was in on II with all speed
ahead. He nabbed the ball and in
stead of throwing out the man at frst
he did not hesitate TO recover his bal,
ance, but heaved. from an awkward
position. to Mcbride, who had gone over
TO cover second While the umpire
waved out, the crowd fairly shrieked
| at the ACCOMPLISHMENT Of what ap-
peared to be an almost impossible play.
| Hardly had the smiling crowd settled
back into its seats until it was once
more on its feet roaring approval al
double play that Foster had started and
Morgan had finished
Boehling had but five pitched balls
in this round which offered the oppor-
tunities for the Nationals to demon
strate their marvellous defensive sys-
TEN.
If the "discoverers'' Of Boehling con-
tinue 10 multiply, they will be AS nu-
merous as to the claimants to the
authorship Of Casey at the Bat
To the st. Louis Browns a grateful
| Capital extends its fuIsome thanks for
having strangled those Athletics and
| for the absence of Ty Cobb from De-
troit we are also properly appreciative.
| Three times Heilman. Cobb's under
study, had opportunities TO spill the
beans. but on each occasion he blew
his chances.
In order that the Nationals will have
| ample time to catch the Federal eX-
press for Boston in the late afternoon.
tomorrow's game will be started at AS
o'clock.
! Howard Shanks was once more away
out Of the barrel with that Gandil
model bat Of his. With Gandil on first
Il the leftfelder, who has been the main
spring Of the Washington ofrense so
often of late, eased the ball almost to
the wall in left center and dragged his
weary limbs up at third base before
the Tigers got the ball back to the in
field. Gandil scored the deciding run
OF this smash.
i Washington's other two runs came in
the third when Mcbride was h. by
pitched ball. took second on HeRry's
out and counted on Boehling's single,
the frat Washington hit. Moeller
walked and the bases were loaded when
bush and Kavanaugh failed to retire
Moeiier at second on Fosters rap. While
Milan was forcing Foster, Boehling
dashed home
single by Moriarfty, a wild pitch and
i Stanage's single and out
sam Crawford's reputation as a lons
j distance hitter stood him in good stead
\ Yesterday When he came up in the
l fourth, Moeller dropped far back to-
but the ball simply passed over Can
dis head and went for double.
Ed Ainsmith will not go to Boston
with the Nationals tomorrow, but IL he
RECEIVERS sufficiently he will meet the
team in New York for the Western
swing. The idea is to afford him plenty
of opportunity to exercise so that he
will be in shape to hop into the Lineup
as soon as his fractured arm is secure
Ily rnended.
To those stockholders in the Wash.
.ngton club who feign Indignation be-
cause we had the unmitigated gall and
effrontery to ask why the officials