The Washington herald., 1914-07-15
'DOBUC BLANKS
THE NATIONALS
Washington Unable to Get
Hits When Needed-Doc
Ayers Twirls Well.
TY COBB IN THE GAME
Georgia Peach Plays Center Field
and Goes Hitless-President
Wilson on Hand.
TY COBB IN THE GAME
BY WILLIAM PEET.

BY WILLIAM PEET.
Jean Dubuc. Detrolt's stocky little
French Canadian twirier was too much
for the Griffmen yesterday. and the
Tigers won the third game OF the series
by the shut-out route. Final count, to o.
Doc Ayers paced alongside Dubuc for
seven innings when a double tumble
and long fly sent over a run. The other
hostile marker was not needed.
As on innumerable occasions this sea-
son washington's offensive strength was
again sadly lacking. The Griffmen had
little trouble putting base runners with
In scoring distance, but the punch to
bring them In was never in evidence.
President Wilson and his daughter.
Mrs. McAdoo. witnessed the game from
one of the boxes in the upper tier. The
Chief Executive proved himself a game
sport by sticking around until the last
man had been retired.
With the initial appearance OF the
President also came the 1914 Capital
debut of Tyrus Raymond Cobb. the great
outfielder, who has been taking an en-
forced rest for three weeks al the re-
suit of an alteration with a butcher in
Detroit
Ty Cobb in Game.
Cobb went hitIess, but camped under
three flies and contributed a put-out in
the Nationals half of the first inning
by assisting in the painless death OF
Danny Moeller between first and second
after Moeller had allowed himself to be
caught mapping.
The break OF the game came in the Ma
tionals half of the fifth when Umpire
Jack Egan called Alva Williams out at
the plate on Kavanagh's peg to Stan
age. From the press box IL looked as IL
the big catcher slid in before Stanage
could tag him.
Had this run been allowed to count
there is a possibility that the Griimen
would eventually have nosed out a vic
tory, for the Old Fox would undoubtedly
have played q different sort of a game
and might not have substituted a pinch
hitter for Ayers in the eighth, which
called for Shaw's appearance on the
mound when the Tigers came to bat in
the final chapter.
Reckless or as some folks call it dar-
ing base-running worked to a disad-
vantage for the home boys. Two men
were thrown out at the plate and two
were caught mapping on first base. II re-
quired clean-cut work by the opposition
to kill on runs and this Is Just the
kind of stun the Jungaleers uncorked.
for every throw came true and there
was no fumbling at the receiving end.
Moeller started the Nationals half of
the opener with a clean single, but was
caught mapping and dun down. This
was particularly unfortunate as Eddie
Foster. behind him, tripled to the right
held fench and the midget's wallop would
have scored MoeIfer.
Foster tried to stretch the three -baExer
into home run and took a ffty-fifty
chance with Purtel's arm. but the ball
reached Stanage just a few second before
Foster arrived.
With two down in the Nationals third,
by a lightning chuck from Dubuc to
Burns.
Alva Williams doubled to left in the
Nationals fifth, and Shanks' sacrifice
put him on third. Morgan grounded to
kavanagh who retired Williams at the
plate.
During the three remaining chapters
the home team missed opportunities to
score for the lack OF hits.
Get to Ayers in Seventh.
Ayers twirIed great ball until the sew
enth when Veach started the trouble by
unloading a double to left field. Kav-
anagh grounded sharply to Ayers who
funablSd the ball JUS long enough to
permit Neach safe journey to third as
the pitchers throw to Foster was q
bit late. Burns scored Veach with a
long fly to Shanks. Stanage also drove
to Shanks who made a fancy catch On
this play Kavanagh rounded second and
turned back towards first base when he
saw the ball in Shanks' hands Kavanagh
neglected the formlity OF touching the
bag on his return journey, as prescribed
In the rules, and was declared out.
With Shaw In the box when the Tigers
came to bat in the ninth a couple Of
hits. base on balls and a fielder's choice
added another run which the Jungaleers
did not need.
The Score.