The Washington herald., 1915-08-10
Detroit Puts Over Hard
fought 5 to 3 Victory in
Opening Game of Series.
HIT IN PINCH LACKING
Nationals Fail to Land on Dauss
When Opportunities Present.
Ty Cobb Shines.
By WILLIAM PEET.

By WILLIAM PEET.
Jennings Detroit Tiers had the old
punch yesterday-the Grirmen didn't
that's why Detroit won the opening
game Of the series to 3: also why it
required thirteen innings to settle the
controversy.
There are certain rabid fans who will
tell you that but for McBride's errors
In the sixth inning the game would have
ended to ] in favor of the Nationals.
II might be pertinent to ask these
Same fans why the Grifmen could not
score with the bases full in the fifth,
or knot the count in the thirteenth with
second and third loaded; also who saved
two hostile runs possibly more from
splashing over with a sensational one
hand stab Of line drive in Detroit's
half of the fifth.
It was a tough game to lose, tough
in more ways than one. but those who
are heaping blame on Mcbride for his
costly error had better look over their
score cards again and follow the prog
ress Of the game. play by play.
The pitching for Washington was
good enough to win any old kind of q
game Both Joe Boehling and Doc
Ayers were in fine form. George Dauss.
the Tiger slabman, was hit harder than
either of the local hurlers, but when it
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needed Dauss invariably put on the
screws.
BoehIing was benched after working
six innings. what for nobody but Man
ager Griffith knows. Ayers twirled shut
out ball until two were down in the
Tigers half of the thirteenth. when
single double and triple salted away
the game for the Jungaleers.
Ty Cobb and Sam Crawford were not
In evidence with their famous heavy ar
tillery, but Cobb helped to enliven the
afternoon with a triple in the sixth, fol-
lowing this up by causing Chick Gandil
to look like young busher.
Grinmen Score Two.
After Kopp had famed in Washington's
half Of the second Henry slashed to right
for a double, and went to third on Nc
Brides single through Witt Boehling
singled to center. scoring Henry, and
when the ball was relayed TO third base
Witt slammed to second to catch Boehl-
ing, but his peg was a bad one. and when
the ball got away from Young, McBrideI
crossed the plate. Moeller walked but
Foster ended the rally by hitting into a
double play.
Opportunities for further scoring by the
Grifmen presented in the fifth, seventh,
ninth and thirteenth. but the old base hit
was not III evidence.
dering too far off first base in the ninth
a run might have counted, as only one
was out at the time and Foster got a
life on Wits tumble. while Milan fol-
lowed with a single to center. Shanks
forced Milan for the third out
Hit in Pinch Missing.
Dauss set the Grifmen down as fast
as they came UP until the thirteenth,
when Gandil led off with a belated two
Dagger. Kopp walked and both were
advanced on Williams sacrifice. Nc
Bride worked Dauss for a three and
two count then took a third strike, end
ing the game.
For FIVE innings Joe Boehling held the
Tigers runless. The south-paw was
wild. but effective. With one down In
the fifth Mcbride made a wonderful
catch on Bush's line drive. completing
a double play and averting all kinds of
trouble
Cobb opened the Tigers sixth with
three-bag gser to left center. Chick Gan
dill pulled a bit of bad baseball here,
when he attempted to throw Cobb out
at the plate on Crawford's grounder.
Tyrus was nearly home when Chick let
go of the ball. Gandil should have re-
tired the runner at first instead of try
ing to snun out Cobb. Veach flied to
Kopp and Burns singled to right. Young
was passed. filling the bases.and Stanage
famed. Dauss hit an easy roller to
Mcbride which the Nationals short-stop
allowed to trickle through his legs.
Crawford and Burns both scored on the
error.
Aeros Fly in Groups.
Ayers was in the box when tho
Tigers came to bat in the seventh. and
until the visitors won the game in the
thirteenth the chunky doctor was only
In one bad hole. the ninth. when Fos-
ter came to his rescue with a nifty
running catch. Kavanagh had been
sent up to pinch hit for Stanage and
Marty raped a smart triple to left
field. Mcbride threw out Dauss.
Witt shot a Texas Lacquer to right
field and Foster. running with his back
to the stands. pulled down the ball.
Bush famed. ending the chapter.
The Tigers thirteenth was a heart
breaker for Washington's loyal rooters,
for the reason that the visitors won
the game after both Cobb and Craw-
ford had been retired. Veach clubbed
TO left for a double. scoring on Burns
single over Shanks' head Young tripled
TO deep right. sending in Burns. AS
things turned out but one of these
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