The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-25
NATIONALS Divide
BILL With tigers
Shaw's Brilliant Mound Work Gives
Grifmen Final Game-Tyis
Bat Lands Opener.

LAT Ioudo OPOhSl.
Ty Cobb and Tiger company said
farewell to Father Dee Gee for the
1917 season at American League Park
yesterday by splitting the double at
traction with the Nationals. Through
the efforts of Tyrus Raymond. who
registered a quartet of safe whacks'
the Jungleers annexed the opening
fray by an S-to-3 count. Jim Shaw
showed too much in the pitching line
in the night-cap for Jennings crew,
and GriT's hired crew captured the
final battle Of the season by a 2-to-O
count.
Doc Ayers, who has heretofore prov
en- a link" To the Tigers, opposed Bill
James in the opening fray, but the
Hillsville moundsman failed to show
anything in the heaving lire that could
fool Jennings crew, and four runs
were registered against him during the
seven sessions in which he worked.
Albert walbeauer. of the Alec team,
amateur champs of Richmond, work
ed OF the eighth and ninth sessions for
the Grifmen. Young Walbeauer only
worked, as he got away in shape in
the eighth frame, but the way the
Tigers went to his delivery in the
ninth session proved that young wal
beauer is a good pitching selection Tor
the Alto club against the Dlstrlct
champion Maroon club.
The mound work OF Jimmy Shaw
was easily the feature of the even
ing entertainment for some 800 loyal
fans who braved the chilly Septem-
her afternoon to witness this major
league double clash.
Shaw surely demonstrated that he
was a major hurler as he set Jennings.
swatsmiths down without hit until
one man was out I'm the ninth, when
Tyrus Raymond Cobb. of Georgia
fame. walked into one of his fast ones
and sent the drive to center held,
which failed to obtain any applause
from the local fandom. who were
pulling for a no-hit contest for the
Pittsburgh stog gle. Two hits was the
allotment that shaw allowed Jennings
tribe. Heilman following with
scratch bingle in this ninth session
after two men were out.
Opposed to Grinith's big right
handler was George Dauss. who was
relieved of the twirling duties at the
end of the seventh frame and Cum
nincham finished out the route
Hushie Jennings attempted every
method of stagety that he Is noted
for in the last few innings 10 try 10
wrest a victory over Grifc's clan, but
Shaw was equal to the occasion ana
held the Jun-!eers at bay until the
ninth, Cobb being the only Tiger
runner reaching third base.
In the first inning of the opening
game Cobb nit and stole two bases
and tailed on NeaCh's drive TO
center field. 1t was a blow by Cobo
in the fourth inning that paved the
yyay for the Tigers second run, as
Milan booted the ball and the Georgia
Peach went to second, scoring on
HeiIuan's hit to center field. BUSH
hit i'm the sixth inning and was
sacrificed to the far center, talIylhS
ON VcaCh's double to Milan's garden.
In the next session NOunE's drlFc
coupled With Cranes error ana
Jaues' safe blow gave the Tigers
Their fourth tally.
Young WallcEucr was then calIen
into the fray and Ty Cobb was the
first he was compelled to face. Cooo
singled to center, but no damage
bonDa1ed to the Richmond youugster
delivery until the next session when
four hits. a sacrifice and a stolen
base resulted in four tallies for the
visitors Cobb put in his timely punch
that sDeIt Waterloo for Walbeauer.
Foxie Grif made a real effort 10
draa- this initial clash out of the fire
in the eighth inning when MenoSNoy
Opened with n blow to right. Leonard
forced him at the midway cushion
but G. Milan was given life on Pet
Young-s error and Rice followed with
a hit to center which filed the bag"
ard all hands moved up a peg when
Foster scratched one through the IN
field. Bill James cut loose a Wild
hcave and Clyde Milan crossed the
dish with the second run while Rice
tailed on NOr-an's infield out.
Mike Mones' ey's triple, which hit
on top of the right field wall and
bounded into the playing field. paved
the way for the Nationals tally in
the opening inning Of the second game
as Leonard was later passed and &.
Milan hit to Young. While Young
was retiring Milan Menosley tailed
at the plate.
Dauss had shown real form until
the seventh inning when the Grin-
men went TO his slants for one run.
Three hits were punched in this ses-
sion. Foster singled to center and
Morgan followed with a double to
left which placed "Fatima" on the
third cushion. After Crane had famed
Ainsmith came through with r
short Jolt to right field which Tailed
Foster but Jimmy Shaw was not
equal to the punch and the Griffmen
were finished in the run-getting
column. The score:
Nationals ABB II o Al Detroit. Alb HOA