Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-10
TIGERS COULD WIN
PENNANT At HOME
Have Taken FL Out of SO
Games They Have Played
on Own Grounds.
BEAT GRIFFS IN TENTH
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

DETROIT. Mich, July 10.-1f Jen-
nings' men only could play all of
their games in their own ball orch
ard the only detail left to be ar
ranged for the world series next fall
would be the determination of what
National League Club would oppose
them.
When the Nationals yesterday en-
gagged the Tigers in the initial con
fiict of their second invasion of the
west they stacked against a team that
has been defeated only twelve times
at home. while it has routed amen
combinations on no fewer than twenty
occasions. Performing in Mr.. Navln S
modern plant Hughey's hired help
resemble champions in every particu-
lar. but. unfortunately for the hopes
of Detroit fans. half of the games
listed for the Tigers are on foreign
fields and before hostile aSSemblageS
the Junglers have been successful IN
exact reverse ratio. their dozen vic
tories on the road being onset by
twenty defeats.
semble a million dollars in Detroit
and so cents elsewhere is unexplained
Perhaps it is the home-cooked meats
or the bracing zephyrs from can
ada. just across the way. AT any rate
they are mighty tough customers in
their own bailiwick. as the Nationals
discovered yesterday when they car
ried them for nine rounds to draw.
only to lose out in the overtime by a
margin of one run to two.
With W. Johnson and Harper primed
to perform in the dual clash listed
for this afternoon, a halt may oe
called on the winning ways OF the
1919 edition of the Tigers, but the
outlook could be faced with greater
confidence IL Slim Love and our for
mer fellow resident Doc Ayers were
billed to do the f1inging for the
Tigers. AS it is. Dutch Leonard ana
George Dauss are due to get the cail'
and they are troublesome customers,
Leonard got his'n all right the last
and only time he ojjosed the Grins
this season in Washington. but the
former Red Sox is a left-hander who
may be counted upon to worry GRIN s
abundant collection Of southpaw mt
tiers considerably. and what Dauss
did against the Griffs his last time
is sad to relate. Three scattered
singles and no runs was the SUN
total of damage inflicted to his OF.
ferinxs, and that before the largest
Monday crowd that ever witnessed a
ball game in the City OF Straits tne
count having been up over the 1A'ooo
mark.
this trip. unless it is today. with the
bargain bill as an attraction; but the
weather will have to improve con-
siderably AS it looks now showers
may serve to discourage the fans
More than 5000 were on hand to
greet the Bengals upon their return
After q disastrous road trip, ana theJ
were we'll repaid by seeing q sensa
tional pitchers battle between Shaw
and Boland. that was not settled until
after ten innings of pastiming re.
piete with thrilling deeds and Just
enough Of the foozle brand OF per
forming to add spice. Mound honors
between the duelists went to Boland
who famed eight of the Nationals,
permitted but three scattered n1ts ano
deserved q shut-out Neither shouid
have been scored on the he l Pcinieh %s and
bush being directly responsible for
the ftrst two counters hung up.
vars misplay developed in the third
after Bush had hit safely with Two
down Shaw permitted the sn 1eaa
Picir,ich hadn't a chance to nag him.
but his play was to peg. Peg ne dlo.
and when the ball struck DOME on
the arm and careened into center
field that first run was over.
Eddie Foster, who did two-thirds Of
washington's hitting. blazed the tran
for the tally that evened things up
in the sixth. when he slammed .ne
after two of his mates had walked
the plank Bushs obliging tumble OF
Milan's smart smash completed the
job
The Nationals had two chances to
break into the run column previously.
One came in the first when Fosters
infield bingle was given no support
by Milan and Rice The other came in
the fourth when Heilmann messed
up Fosters tiny tap. Milan's perfect
bunt sent him to within registration
distance, but Boland compelled both
Rice and Menosky to pop fouls Abaft
Boland basked In the sunshine OF
Dame Fortunes smile in the seventh
and eighth frames through the instru-
me ptality of Harry Heilmann, who
atoned for that foolish mun by grab
bling two little dies that were intend
ed as sacrihcial hunts. The first Of
these came after Menosky had been
nit with a pitched ball in the seventh,
HeiImann spearing Picinich's tap with
one An before 1t fell to the ground