Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

Grif1th's ambitious athletes had blown
themselves to a two-run lead when
moisture started descending in whole
sale consignments. Judge started the
frolic with a lusty whack
of Pitcher Boland that carried over
Heilman's dome in right field. Joe exc
cuted pretty-although unnecessary
fallaway into third base and had just
started to brush the dust. or rather
mud. from his trousers when R. Jones
relay of Heilman's throw went sailing
over Wits head to the Tigers bench.
Joe to amble home. Shanks
followed with a single to right and
moved UP one peg while Bush was
on three pitched balls and Howard
stole third. but did not stop there. as
Stanage obligingly pegged the ball to
left field. Foster walked and Leonard
grounded out to Jones.
DOME Bush. the first Tiger to face
Harry Harper. who was on the hill for
the Griffmen. had just grounded to
Foster when the sDigot was turned on.
Umpire Hildebrand waited the Gus
tomary half hour and then seriously
everybody in the park. that the game
could not be played. AS a result Of the
postponement the Griffmen and Tigers
probably will play double-header
Monday. with only one game tomorrow.
Manager Griffith expressed regret
when ne learned upon his arrival here
this morning that Cobb's hitting streak
still would be hitting when. we landed
in Detroit" the pilot said. so one OF
my pitchers could put an end to his bat
ting spree. We will try to keep him
1.~< l.
Cobb spared none Of them in the re.
markable streak of hitting that ended
yesterday when he failed to hit safely
against Faber and Scott OF the White
Sox, after getting at least one safety
in each of the thirty five preceding con-
tests. The Georgian faced thirty-three
different pitchers on all the other clubs
in the league excepting Cleveland dur
ing his run Of swats. The only three OF
these he failed to get safety from
were not on duty long enough for him
to get a good look at-McCabe of the
Browns, Love of the Yankees and Leon
ard of the Red Soxs and in the games
in which these three stopped him he
he needed to keep his streak intact.
The Washington pitchers who contrib
uted to his record were Johnson, Har-
per and Dumont- He got two hits In
one game and three in another of Wal
ter. one off the Hackensack 1unkman
Minneapolis George.
Tyrus started his biting feat May 81
in New York and made .sixty-two hits
in 1913 legal times at bat in the thirty
safeties included three home runs, nine
triples and nine doubles, for total OF
ninety-eight bases. He made only two
sacrifice hits in compiling his run and
stole nine bases. Against left handlers
stole nine bases. Against left-handers
ers his mark was .512. His biggest day
was June S. in New York. when he
made five hits in as many times up.
Cobb prior to this season-hitting to-
day around the $50 mark-has batted
more than 800 for eleven consecutive
years. It was back in 1911. the year he
established his high-water mark of
APO. that he set his all-time record for
consecutive hitting in the major leagues.
From May IS to July 2, over forty
game stretch. he contributed no less
than eighty singles.
Jack Ness hit safely in forty-nine con-
secutive games while in the Pacific Coast
League, but he failed to show much
ability with the stick In the big tent
White Sox.
It develops that Hugo Bezdek, the new
pilot Of the Pittsburgh Pirates, accepted
he could return to the University of Ore
gon next fall and resume coaching the
varsity teams. Bezdek evidently has
long head on him. In case the Pirate
scalp. as they did with Jimmy Callahan.
Bezdek will not be without a haven to
turn to.
! Tomorrow the Three Eye League. one
of the Oldest minor organizations Of the
country. will close its parks after having
lost apparently $4,000 since the start of
the season eight weeks ago: This will
throw 125 ball tossers out of jobs. The
closing Of the Three Eye makes the fifth
the seasons some two months ago.
The Virginia League was the first
to fall. Then thhe North Carolina
League suspended after less than
ern League gave up July, 4. because
of heavy financial losses According to
made by President N. P
Cornish of the South Atlantic League.
that organization will officially end its
season today. The Macon and Column
bus. Ca, teams were the first of the six
In the circuit to disband and the Jackson
Vile and Augusta teams dropped out
after the July games. Lack Of public
support due to the war Is the reason
other leagues will collapse In the near
future. The Central League is reported
near the rocks. The South Bend team.
which offered its patrons base ball at the
rate Of cents a game, failed to get the
crowds even at that figure. and business
men there are now considering what plan
can be effected to save the ball team for
the town.
Charles H. Ebbets, president Of the
Brooklyn National League club. blames
"the police and meddlers' for making
the playing Of Sunday games
in the City of Trolleys. According to
Ebbets. If the authorities had not in
terfered the three big league clubs of
Greater New York could have collected
$500, 900 before the end OF the season. to
be turned over to war charities. Eb-
bets expresses the opinion that 1t Is an
outrage that there should be legal Quib-
hltue and hair splittipe In daYA Ike