The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-18
Nationals Clean Up In
Series With Aid of
Peculiar Breaks

NEW YORK, May ls.-The Tigers
arrived in New York this morning 10
open threegame series with the
Yankees. II has not been possible
to play in this city for two days. on
account OF weather conditions. and
Il may be that today's game will be
called, thus giving Hugh Jennings
thoroughly trounced FASTENERS a
chance 10 get their breath and post
norton a bit. Washington grabbed
four straight SO quick that there
wasn't even time for some alibis
There is little chance OF a post
ponement today unless the weather
is absolutely prohibiuve. The Tigers
are very popular here. more so than
anywhere else except home, and the
fact that the lanks appear to have
good chance 70 trim the Jungaleers
doesn't make the New York manage
ment any more anxious TO avoid \
game. An effort will be made 10
start the series with Dauss, with
Cunningham as second choice.
Last year Detroit used TO come 10
New York 10 make clean sweeps and
thus work up into position 10 bat
tie on even terms with Boston. IL
is The same story this year. The
Red Sox are couple Of games ahead
of the Tigers. and II is not unlikely
that upon that series next week will
depend whether Detroit or Boston
goes west in the first division.
Whether or not there will be any
cleansweeping in Gotham this spring
is another question Nobody has
done anything like that TO the
YankS yet this year.
Some very unusual breaks robbed
Detroit OF a chance 10 beat Wash
ington. The chief break was one
which SoIthpaw Harper had on the
ball. He held the Tigers scoreless
for seven innings, and pitched splen-
did ball. Dubuc pitched excellent
ball, too, although in the fourth a
single. thrift, another single and an
infeld play scored one for Wash
ington.
In the sixth he was scored upon
twice, but DOME Bush set an all
time record for himself in that in
ming by making two errors, and
they were to blame for the tallying.
In the seventh a base On balls and
triple by Morgan witt two out tai
lied a third counter for the Nation
ais
In the eighth the Tigers cut loose
with some Of the old time brilliant
attack. After Stanage had grounded
e1it rpuhuc- tripIed- to right center.
Bush grounded out, but sent Jean
home with the first Detroit run. Witt
singled. Cobb and Dalton walked, So
did Holman, forcing in Witt. Burns
singled and then a peculiar break
prevented Detroit from tying the
score. Cobb scored and Dalton
crossed the plate safely. But He'll
man tried TO reach third from first,
thinking that play would be made
for Dalton at the plate. He was
fooled. The play was made at third.
and Harry ran too fast 10 save the
situation. He reached third and was
put out before Dalton could step
across the plate, and that run didn't
count. Dalton was put in 10 replace
veach. who hadn't been able TO hit
Harper at all.
This substitution played havoc
with the Tigers In the ninth. Mean
v ilile, for some unknown reason.
James was sent in to pitch instead
OF Dubuc. Bill fzzled again. He al
lowed four hits and two runs, sewing
up the game for the Nationals. The
Tigers tried again in the ninth, how
ever. Ayres, right handler, replac-
ed Harper. Baker and Crawford
pinch hit and each singled. So did
Bush. filing the bases. Witt flied for
the second out. but Cobb singled
through the box and scored Baker.
Then Dalton. a right hand batter
came up. The southpavs, OF which
Yeach was one, had been butcherfng
Ayres The chances are Veach
would have hit. Dalton famed and
the game was over.