The Washington herald., 1914-05-26
criffmen lift the Ball
Hard and Trim Tigers
Johnson Holds Visitors Safe.
Giving Way to Jack
Bentley.
SHANKS IN LIMELIGHT
By wILLIAM PEEr.

Jennings Tigers found the Griffmen In
a savage hitting mood yesterday. and
dropped the opening game of the series.
10 to l. e
Walter johnson opposed the American
League leaders. working seven innings.
With the game safely tucked away.
Manager Griffth sent Jack Bentley to
the mound for the two remaining chap
ters.
This victory puts the Nationals within
half a game Of the Tigers and first
place. Predictions are now. freely made
that Washington will overtake the Junga-
leers before the present set OF games Is
finished.
Detroit flashed three Of its young pitch
ers. Cavet, a Southern League recruit:
Main, from the international League. and
Reynolds. obtained from Topeka, OF the
Western League. Each of these fingers
was hit hard, Main taking a sound lacing
for FIVE innings.
The biggest Monday crowd of the year
swarmed the ball park. many in the
hopes of seeing Ty Cobb. but the Georgia
Peach is not even with the Detroit club.
He Is at present nursing a broken rib,
home in Georgia.
Savet IN h1us
Pug Cavet. last season with the Mont
gomery (Ala.) team. lasted only two
innings. or. to be correct. only one and
two-thirds innings. He retired the Grill
men in the opening chapter, but came
to grief In the second, when Shanks
walked, Morgan singled, and Mcbride
was safe on a bunt. which Cavet him
self fumbled. filling the bases single
by Alva Williams scored Shanks and
Morgan Jennings then ordered Main to
the box Johnson's long fly to High
scored Mcbride, and Williams counted on
Moeller's single to left center.
This four-run lead was reduced one
point when the Tigers averted smut
out in the third. Main singled to center.
the ball getting away from Milan and
putting the lanky twirier on second base.
Bush doubled. scoring Main
Washington proceeded to get tnis
market back In the other half of the
inning. Milan unloaded a clean single
to right, but was caught mapping and
run down. Gandil tripled to left, scoring
when Shanks made a squeeze play pos
sible with a slow roller towards hrst-
Howard was safe as Burns failed to tag
him.
Three clean drives in Washington s
fourth yielded but one run. Johnson.
Milan, and Foster producing the thunder.
Main was allowed to escape unharmed
during the fifth and sixth, but as part
ing shot in the seventh. his final chapter
on the mound, he was reached for two
runs on triples by Milan and Shanks,
and Morgan's out. Kavanaugh to Burns
Reynolds Now Pitching.
When the Nationals came to bat in the
eighth. Reynolds was in the box. Bentley
singled to left after Al Williams had
gone. and Moeller walked Ed Foster
shot a single to center. scoring Bentley.
and -Moeller gave a fine exhibition OF
speed when he scored from third base
while Mckee picked up Milan's tap in
front of the plate, pegging the runner
out at first base.
Bentley was bit nervous when he
faced the Tigers in the eighth and walked
Stanage. Dubuc flied to Mcbride, but
Witt singled to right. and when kayan-
aygh walked. the bases were full
Manager Jennings sent up Heilmann to
bat for High. and Bentley struck him
out Sam Crawford. with a home run,
could have made things mighty interest
ing but Sans best was a long fly to
Moeller retiring the side.
Needless to say young Bentley was
roundly chcered by the crowd. and in tlr
ninth inning he retired the side in order.