Evening star., 1918-05-26
SHAW'S BRILLIANT
WORK IS WASTED
Beaten 10 by Detroit, AL
though But 20 Tiger Bats
men Face Him.
TWO PASSES HIS lJNDOING
TWO PASSES HIS UNDOING
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

% 0CN nxAN 4ASA4 S04Ns
It is not often that a pitcher who
allows but three scattered hits and
works SO effectively that but twenty
nine batsmen face him is defeated.
yet this was the fate met by. Jim
Shaw yesterday. when the Detroit
aggregation took the second game of
the series from the Nationals by a
tally Of / to 0.
Manager Jennings upset the dope
by sending George Dauss to the firing
line instead Of saving him to perform
against Walter Johnson this after
noon, and tits well for him he did. for
q less effective hurler hardly would
have emerged unscathed from the
threatening situations the Tiger
finger found himself in as a result
of the seven safeties combed of his
delivery. with a pass and an error to
boot. In only two rounds did the
Griffmen fail to get at least one man
on the paths. and on only one occa-
sion was the runner unable to reach
second base. from where hit would
have scored him. But whenever men,
aSSo Aduoo PiVsCu HidStCiy ny
completely checking the offensive
efforts of the home clan.
Griff's henchmen supported Shaw in
errorless. If not smart style, but the
only chance offered that was difficult
enough to approach the spectacular
was a one-handed stab by Judge of
q hard-hit grounder from Dauss' bat,
which he followed with a perfectly
timed underhand toss to Shaw. who
the failure to do SO SO often in his
monthly stipend.
veach's Brilliant Catch.
Tho ono dazz!ingly brilliant piece
Of fielding was contributed by yeach
on the only fielding opportunity he
had. but this bit of work was in
itself worth the price of admission
It occurred in the ninth and robbed
Johnny Lavan of what would have
been at least a two-base blow. The
rap In question was line drive over
toward center. which veach was able
to get near only by the fastest kind
of sprinting- He was short then by
about a yard. but made up for this
margin of space by diving headlong
with arms outstretched. spearing the
ball OF the Rrasstops and finishing
with q fine exhibition of tumbIinR, in
which he turned a complete somer-
sault. coming up with the ball safely
clutched between his paws
How Shaw should come to lose a
battle in which he very evidently de-
livered such a formidable brand Of
hurting is explained by his we'll
known weakness-,ack of control
Jim was far better in this respect
than he usually is, issuing only two
passes in the course of the contest,
but IT so happened both were handed
out In the same round that Heilman
got one of those three unbunched
bingles. and as there was but one
out at the time. the Tiger gardener
was able to score from third when
Stanage lifted a fly to Shanks. How
ards peg home was accurate. but too
strong. reaching Ainsmith on a short
bounce. The catcher made only
the sliding Jungaleer. although 1t
reached him before Heilman's toes
sscraped over the rubber. Dresser,
recipient of the first free ticket. at
tempted to sneak from second to
Ethird after Shanks' toss to the plate,
2but Ainsmith spied him and got the
ball to Foster in time to complete a
double play and retire the side
This was the only round Shaw was
1nperflec, only two other Tigers
reaching first, and both being killed
ion on the lines. Sranage singled to
right center in the NTH and was
tagged trying to stretch 1t on
Milan's throw to Lavan. Oscar 10 no
Arthur Duffy. In the sixth Bush
dropped a single near the left field
foul line. but was killed OF with Witt
when the later grounded to Morgan,
Lavan acting as pivot in the double
nlav which ensnaA