The Washington herald., 1916-07-28
Detroit Tigers Have Little
Trouble Beating Nationals
in Jungletown, ] to 4.
BOEHLING is HIT HARD
By H. V. WILCOX,


Detroit, Mich, July 27.-Washington
bowed to its sixth consecutive defeat in
Detroit this afternoon, losing to the
Tigers by a count of to L As has been
customary here this year, the Nationals
kicked the game away. They probably
would have won 1t except for misplays.
Joe Boehling allowed nine hits, and six
of these were mixed up with rank de-
fensiye work. Boland pitched for De-
troit, and the little Highlander per-
formed cleverly. aided by sharp fielding.
The Tigers scored two runs in the first
inning and, according to the box score,
both tallies were earned. Both of them
reflect upon the fielding OF Mcbride. how
ever, although he has some excuse be-
cause the long, hot drought has baked
Nayin Field to a crisp. Witt was the
first man up, and he shot single right
by the Washington shortstop. Bush
came to bat next and slid a grounder
sQuarely between McBride's legs, the in
fielder failing to touch the ball. Then
Burns sacrificed. Crawford walked, and
EeaCh doubled to left. scoring Witt and
Bush.
Errors Again Crop Out.
Errors by Boehling and Ainsmith in
the fourth. plus a wild pitch and a single
enabled Heilman and Young to cross the
plate before any one was out. Heilman
pushed a feeble roller to the left Of
BOehling, who overran the ball and then,
VI hen he had recovered in time, threw
m.serably to first. Young sent Heilman
TO second with a single to left. Baer
flied to Shanks. who threw perfectly to
tine plate and cut of Heilman by many
feet Harry turned back and Ainsmith,
IN an effort to catch the outfelder, threw
far over Fosters head. Heilman regis
tered, and Young took third, only to
score himself a moment later on a wild
pitch that rocked the press box.
There was no more Tiger scoring until
the eighth. when Crawford singled to
left. a thing that sam rarely does. Cobb
started a high bOunder to Foster and ran
so fast that Eddie hurried his throw.
and made it too low for Charity. Ty
took setSnd and Sam third on the mis-
play. Heilman walked. Mcbride messed
NUung's easy grOunder, and Crawford
tailed, the bases again filling. On this
play Mcbride tried to retrieve his repu-
tatiOn by a clever bit of work. After
recovering the ball he whipped it to third,
thinking that Cobb would turn the bag
and look around for a chance to tally.
too. Ty saw the play just in time to pull
back safely. After Milan had caught
Baer's fly in short center and held all
the runners. Boland shot rOusing single
10 left that brought in two more runs.
EOaud gave Washington three real
scoring chances. and the Nationals cash
cd ali Of them. They tied the count in
the third, when Ainsmth doubled to left
and took third on McBride's single.
BoehIing doubled TO left when Harper
misjUdsed a fly and both runners came
home
Ainsmith's two-bagger may cost the
Tigers dearly. The ball was really a
single. but 1t took a nasty hop and struck
NeaCh in the face. He was forced to
leave the same. and after Harper had
been tried in left and found wanting,
Cobb was forced into the game for the
first time since his layof because of a.
spiked hand.
The Nationals got their third run
through miserable Tiger throwing This
vas ths only inning in which the De-
troit Gefense wobbled. II was in the fifth,
and after Boehling had famed, Morgan
walked. He stole second and took third
on Bakers high throw, which rolled to
Heilman in center field. Heilman whip
ped the ball third-wsrd in an effort to
stop Ray, and the heave rolled to the
dusout, permitting the runner to con-
tinue on home.
In the ninth, with one out, Charity
started a rally by bouncing the ball of
the scoTeboard in deem left for a two
bagger. He was permitted to steal third
unmOlested. and came across with a
counter when Mcbride singled to left.
Flies TO Cobb in short center ended the
game without further scoring. Score:
DETROIT Ap d IL no 1,