Evening star., 1914-06-07
TIGERS, WITH COBB
PLAYING, WIN GAME
Jennings Team Hands Ath-
Ietics 3 to 2 Defeat After
EIeven-lnning Struggle.
RUBE 0LDRING DOES SOME
GREAT WORK IN OUTFIELD
Makes Several Sensational Plays on
Hard Hit Balls, Two Off
Sam Crawford.
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DETROIT. Mich. June O.
With Cobb back in the game the
Tigers played better base ball
than they have shown since their
star was hurt in Boston, and con-
sequently copped the opening
game with the Athletics. :, to ,.
in eleven innings. Rube Oldring's
wonderful fielding prevented the
Tigers score being much larger,
and i'll luck in the opening rounds
prevented the NIackmen from
sewing up the game right there.
Twice line hits which ought to
have done much destruction to
Tiger hopes went directly as outs,
one resulting in a double play
and the other failing to do SO be-
cause Burns muffed throw.
Some of Oldring's catches laid
over anything ever seen on this
field previously. He played both
center and left, and did both to
the queens taste. In the second
inning he backed clear up against
the wall and got a Crawford fly.
In the third he scooted over into
center and got Burns wallop. In
the fourth Cobb was his victim,
the catch keeping Bush anchored
on second. DOME scored a min
ute later, however, Crawford put
ting his hit on the ground this
time out of Rube's reach. In the
fifth Rube went almost to right
field for a hoist by Stanage. Kav-
anagh being on second at the
time, by virtue of his walk and
Burns sacrifice. Oldring was So
near the horizon when he grabbed
the pill that Kavanagh had no
trouble taking third.
Makes Another Great Catch.
Oldring reserved his best performance
for the sixth inning. however. Craw-
ford again was the victim. Bush had
walked. advanced on Moriarity's bunt.
and counted on Cobb's single past
Barry. Cobb was straining at his haw-
ser, figuring on having his first good
run after his comeback. Crawford sent
the ball to center again. a legitimate
triple. 1t got past Daley. but Rube was
there. Cobb was at second when the
grab was made. and had a hard time
getting back. He tried to steal and
died.
The Mack infield assisted Rube in
keeping Pitcher Brown in the game.
All four members turned off nice bits
of legerdemain. Baker made fancy
stops and throws on Kavanagh in the
first, and Stanage in the second, and
in the seventh converted Burns
grounder into a double play, Collins
and McInnis assisting. Manager Jen-
nings seems to have solved a problem
of five years standing on what to do
with Moriarity. he elevated him to
second position in the batting line to-
day, and he figured in the scoring OF
all three Detroit runs. Heretofore De-
troit had not had a man who could
send down a pal from first. Today Bush
led of in the fourth and sixth. and
both times Moriarity put him on sec
ond Both times DOME scored, Cobb and
era wford taking turns at helping him.
In the eleventh Moriarity went all
the way around himself. getting the
initial station by singing over third.
Baker stopped the pill. but could not
get it to McInnis in time. Cobb and
Crawford both went up to sacrifice, and
both of them beat Bakers throws, NIL
ing the bases.
The last of these imitation safeties
might have been headed off. but Baker
thought 1t policy to trap Morlarity at
third Barry having covered. But
Moriarity was too speedy. Then after
Veach had 'fouled to Baker. Kavanagh
bounded one to Barry too hot to him
die. and the fight was lost The
score:
Phila AB.H.O.A.E. Detroit. Abb .0.A.E.