The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-26
Nationals Come from Behind
in Great Uphill Game and
Beat the Tigers by s to 4
Count.
MEET BALL in THE PINCH
BY WILLIAM PEET.

Detroit, Mich. May es.-Hopelessly
beaten ard apparently outclassed. those
Griffmcn today came across with an old
fashioned swatfest in the ninth inning.
shoveled down the Tigers lead and club
bed out an to victory by mobiliZing
half n dozen runs and knocking a couple
OF pitchers off the coming tower.
That latent fighting spirit was rampant
and Detroit fans who stuck around to
the bitter end had to admit that a gamer
exhibition or tougher uphill fight had not
been in evidence here for 10 these many
years.
From the sta ndpoint Of the Griffmen
there wa no one athlete who could be
picked out from among his fellows and
slipped the iron cross for heroic en-
deavor. The Nationals simply got to-
gether. decided TO make one last dying
stab for the bulky end of the score, and
their efforts were rewarded.
Any time a ball club makes six runs
iE the ninth you must figure that some
body came up in the pnches and slam
med the ball safe. Big Alva Williams
and Clyde Milan did this. but their pals
made such execution possible by also
clouting the ball and taking advantage
of every Tiger slip-up.
Bert Gallia started on the mound for
the Nationals. but was batted all over
the lot for two innings. Doc Ayers
relieved Gallia and worked with vary
ing success until the ninth. when the
appearance of a pinch hitter called for
another change. and Booth Hopper
twirled the final chapter.
Danny Moeller blasted open the Ma
tionals eighth by driving the ball
over the left-feld fence for a home
run. but Cavet frightened up and there
was no more scoring.
Tigers First to Score.
Jennings Tigers lost no tim. going
after runs. nicking Gallia for a mark
er in the opening chapter and col
Letting another in the second inning
Doc Ayers escaped punishment until
the fourth. when singles by Young.
Cavet. and Cobb counted Young. Cobb's
triple TO start the Tigers seventh, fol-
lowed by Neachs single. gave Detroit
its fourth and last tally.
WashinSton's half of the ninth saw
the big blow-off. also the turning
loose of excitement in large chunks.
Morgan worked Cavet for pass
and advanced to second on Ainsmith's
single. The score. 4 to 2. in favor of
the Tigers. made Hughey Jennings a
bit apprehensive. for it looked as If
Cavet was weakening under the strain
so Bernie Boland was quickly rushed
to the box.
Williams Makes TRIPLE
Ner attempted to lay down a couple
of hunts. but failed and was finally out
on called strikes. Big Alva Williams
was ordered to bat for Ayers. Williams
crashed to the scoreboard in left field
for a triple, sending in Morgan and
Ainsmith and knotting the count.
The crowd at this stage could not re-
main seated. Cries Of strike him out,
Boland;'' don't let EN- score" were min
gled with means and Kisses. Danny
Moeller waved his war club defiantIy and
hit the first ball pitched through Kavan-
augh. scoring Williams. putting the
Griffmen one run to the good. Foster
siashed to left for q single and when
Big Walter johnson came to bat Mana
ger Jennings decided that Boland was
not the pitcher to fool the Washing
tonans
Exit Boland and enter Jean Dubuc the
French Canadian. who only a short while
one hit.
johnson Is Hit.
Dubuc hit Johnson in the right arm.
filling the bases. Grif then ordered
Acosta to run for the pitcher, but just
previous to this. Moeller and Foster
worked the double steal. Milan banged
double to right field. scoring Moeller
and Foster and advancing Acosta to
third. Stanage contributed a passed ball
and Acosta scored with Washin gton's
sixth run of this inning. Dubuc then
settled down and retired the side.
With Booth Harper on the mound when
Ty Cobb came to bat as the Tigers |
half of the ninth rolled around, the
crowd started to root" just the way
the fans down in Washington do when
there's a victory at stake.
Hopper found it hard to control the
slippery ball and was soon in hole
Cobb shot a single to center and sped
around to third when Sam Crawford
slashed safely to right Veach famed, !
but roar went up when Hopper walked
Kavanaugh. filling the bases. "PepY
Young. who had previously gathered two
hits. was at bat and Bedlam was turned |
loose. Hopper had two strikes on
Young when Cobb attempted to steal |
home. The peach was made to look
like thirty cents, as Young lift high |
foul to Foster just A second before Cobb
was across the rubber. Foster caught /
the ball and slammed to Hopper at the |