The Washington herald., 1914-09-29
Tigers Beat Griffs
In Final of Season
Nationals Maintain Hold on
Third Place by Four
Points.
FOSTERS ERRORS COSTLY

Detroit, Mich, Sept 8.-The Tiger,
this afternoon began the task OF bridging
the gap between third and fourth place:
in the league race by clouting out a II
to victory over the Nationals in the
last game Of the season between the two
teams. But four points again separate
Detroit and Washington.
To the timely hitting of the BengaIs
Washington added six errors and eight
bases on balls and at no time after the
early innings was the result in doubt
Foster, who had a bad day. was again
the chief offender in the error column,
twice hurting to the grand stand on
critical plays. Mcbride also contributed
q pair of misplays. which, however, had
no eftect on the score.
Griffith sent Bentley to the mound TO
starr the game and the southpaw twirled
very fair ball until the sixth when two
walks. four hits, Sc cTifics and Fosters
second wild heave over Gandn netted the
Tigers four runs. Bentley's usefulness
Was ended for the day, and Doc Ayers
started the bloody seventh.
Crawford Hits Double.
Crawford failed to realize that Bentley
had heard the call Of the shower and he
also clouted his second two bagger Ct
the game and raced home as Heilman
laid down a perfect bunt, and Ayres
made a perfect throw over first into
the dugout. Moriarty thereafter singled,
Heilman going to third. Ayres succeeded
In tanning Stanage and then his trou-
bles began to affect his sense CT d:rec-
tion. Coveleskie walked and as the Doc
tor on the mound heaved a sigh, He'll
man stole home and Moriarty trotted 10
third. Bush walked, filling the bases
Witt walked forcing in Moriarty, Cobb
rsached for a wide one and singled. scor-
ing Coyeleskie and Bush. And then,
after the Tigers had batted around, Grif-
Ndth applied the hook and Harper went
10 the rescue. In memory of Ayres, he
walked Crawford. filling the bases for
the second time in the inning. but Veach
came to his rescue by grounding to Fos-
ter. who tagged cut Cobb and ended the
Saruage.
Nationals Make Rally.
The eighth was a quiet affair. but
Washingtonis rally in the ninth in almost
any game but this. would have been
a rousing affair. Morgan started the
fireworks by smashing a double to left.
Smith. who had succeeded Mcbride, who
had been sent IN the seventh to keep
Bently company because of his desire to
turn the game into a debating club over
Heilman's theft of home. sent the second
sacker home with a blstering single and
on successive pitched balls stole both sec
ond and third. scoring as Pick. who pinch
hit for Harper, beat cut a pretty bunt.
Then Coveleskie remembered that it was
supper time and caused Mitchell to force
Pick and Foster TO ground to Heilman,
ending the game
Coveleskie pitched splendid ball for
Detroit. despite the fact that he was
banged for eight safeties. In but one
inning. other than The ninth. did the
Nationals hit him mere than once, that
being in the third. when sharp fielding
BY Moriarty cut off a threatening pair
Of tallies In the seventh a single by Ain
smith and a stroll for Mcbride resulted |
in WashInCton's first run Of the day, |
but it was Stanage's wild heave to third !
to catch Ainsmith stealing that let in |
that lone tally. The game was a leisure |
ly affair. lasting two hours, and was wit |
Messed by not more than two thousand |
people. The score:
DETROIT 2 !