The Washington herald., 1916-06-04
Jungaleers Grab Game Out Of
Fire by Ninth-inning Rally,
Beating Nationals 3 to 2.
HARPER is UNSTEADY
By WILLIAM PEET.

Detroit, Mich, June 3.-The Griffmen
had the ball game firmly within grasp
this afternoon, only to lose IL in the
final half of the ninth after two had
gone. when DOME Bush slzshed wicked
drive to right center, with second and
third bases clogged. This wallop brought
the Tigers from behind a 2-to-l score
and gave them a well-earned victory,
3 to ,
Harper twirIed brilliant ball allowing
but three hits, striking out eight and
walking five. The early run obtained by
the Tigers was in the nature Of gift
With the crowd yelling like Indians. Har-
per got away to q bad start in the final
half Of the ninth. passing Burns, the first
man to face him. There were two called
balls and no strikes on Young when Grin
yanked Harper and substituted Ayers.
II was while Ayers was in the box that
the Tigers kicked the props from under
meath Washington's slender One-run lead,
and Ayers himself. was partly to blame
for the catastrophe.
Opposed to Harper was Jean Dubuc, the
little bow-legged Frenchman, who al
ways gives the Nationals a lot Of trouble.
Dubuc also pitched fine ball and was
much steadier than Harper.
Makes Great stop.
The real thriller was provided by Joe
Judge, who, in the Tigers half of the
ninth.C speared a line drive off Dubuc' s
bat with the bases full. nobody out and
tagged. Kavanaugh, completing a double
play unassisted.
With the exception of the seventh and
eighth innings, Harry Harper was al
ways in trouble. He simply could not
keep the Jungaleers off the base paths,
and his work in the face of all this was
nothing short of marvellous.
Detroit grabbed lucky run in the first
inning Bush had famed when Witt
drew a pass. Cobb laid down a bunt.
which Foster gobbIed up with one hand
while on the dead run. A good throw
would have turned back Tyrus at first
but Foster slammed the ball to the stands
and before it could be recovered Witt had
crossed the plate and Cobb was dusting
himself at third base. Harper then set
tied down and retired the side.
start in sixth.
The Nationals were unable to get safe
hit of Dubuc until the sixth. when the
score was tied. Mcbride walked to start
the inning. Harper sacrificed. Bush
tossed out Morgan, and on this play Nc
Bride dashed over to third Foster
singled through Young, scoring his cap
tain.
In the seventh the Nationals assumed
the lead, Judge starting OF with bunt
NnlCh ne peat OUT SnanhS saCrlnCe put
Judge on second base, and Joe pulled ~
At third when Dubuc cut loose with a
wild pitch. Harper's two-bagger to left
scored Judge
The count was to 1 In favor Of the
GHffmen until the final half of the ninth.
when the Jungaleers simply took matters
IN their own hands and came across with
the necessary runs to bring home the
bacon.
As stated in the foregoing, Harper had
walked Burns and delivered two balls to
Young, when Ayers took up the burden.
Young bounded the ball off Ayers shins
for a single. Kavanaugh bunted to
Ayers, who threw too late to Foster at
third in an attempt to turn back Burns,
the result being that all hands were safe
and when Dubuc came to bat tina bases
were full, and nobody out.
DUbuc gave Judge a line drive. which
the little first sacker pulled down with
one hand, tagging kavanaugh of the bag
for a double play. Bush won the game
by driving one of Ayers subway shoots
to the stand in right center, scoring
Burns and Young. Score:
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