The Washington herald., 1917-05-18
Griffmen Take Third Game
Of Series from Detroit Team
Elmer Smiths Hit in Eighth
Inning Wins Game for
the Nationals.
By JOHN A. DUGAN.

Detroit, Mich, May I7.-For the first
time since this frontier invasion has
started the Nationals obtained the breaks
Of the old game today. and the Jungaleers
went down to defeat by 4-to-2 count.
II was a pitching dual between two wild
men, Shaw. for the Nationals. and Ehmke
for the Tigers. Although the big stogie
gave more free passes and allowed the
most hits. he got away with his fourth
straight victory.
Elmer Smith. the Ohio farmer. put
through the telling punch in the eighth.
when, with two on, he poled a drive against
the right-field stand. Hank Spencer
dropped Cobb's throw to the plate paving
the way for the Nationals final tally.
With two down in the ninth, Umpire
Dineen presented Cobb with a base blow
by calling him safe on an infield ball
Crane made a brilliant catch of his
grounder and relayed it to first on great
throw.
Howard Ehmke, the elongated ex-
Federal Lacquer, drew the assignment for
the Tigers, while Jimmy Shaw, Grifrs
winning finger, faced the Jungaleers in
this final game OF the series. This lanly
Ehmke was at one time the property Of
the Nationals, and just to show his old
time friendship he issued a free pass to
Judge. This transportation proved costly
enough for the first counter against the
Tigers, as Foster followed with a clean
blow to left and both runners moved up
a peg when Milan laid down a neat sac
riice.
When Sammy Rice hit sharp grounder
to Pep Young. Judge crossed the pan.
Smith ended the inning by lining to
yer.
Ty Cobb grabbed the first safe smash
on the Pittsburgh Stogie in the opening
inning. but his blow went for naught, as
Ainsmith caught him six yards of the
bag when he attempted to steal
Morgan drew a base on balls to sta It
the second session, but died at the mid
way station when Crane and Shaw went
down on easy infield outs.
Bobby Veach made possible the Tigers
evening the count in the second when
he doubled to the scoreboard. Nicholson
put him on third with a sacrifice, and he
Tailed when Jimmy Shaw cut loose a
wild one on the third strike on Dyer.
JImy Shaw and Umpire Brick Owens
had a talking duel in the third when
the indicator handler called a balk on
him and missed the third strike on Cobb.
OF course, Owens won, but even the
Tiger fans failed to agree with the
scrappy little umire.
Although two of these Jungaleers were
on the paths no harm resulted.
Jennings Jungaleers jumped into the
lead in the fifth when Jimmy Shaw sud-
denly developed a wild streak. Spencer
was given a life on an infield tap and
scored when Shaw passed Witt, Cobb and
Yeach.
Due to a long clout against the right
field bleechers by Elmer Smith and Hank
Spencers error of Cobb's throw to the
plate, the Nationals tailed three runs
in the eighth.
Foster started with a drive to center
field and moved to second on Rice's crash
down the left-field line. The Ohio farmer
then poIed one against the right-feld
stands for two bases. but Cobb's great
throw beat Rice to the plate. Spencer
not only dropped the throw but booted
the same and Smith crossed over with
the other tally.
when Dyer arrived safe on a blow to
center field in the eighth, the veteran
Sam Crawford was sent in as a pinch
hitter and George Cunningham replaced
Ehmke on the mound in the final The
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