Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-14
COURTNEY SCORES
! go WIN IN DEBUT
Recruit Unsteady and Is Hit
/: Often, But Shows Stuff
in Pinches.
GEN. PERSHING SPECTATOR
GEN. PERsHING spectator
ny DENMAN THOMPSON.

BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
It's not often pitcher issues eleven
bases on balls, permits twelve hlts
sand eight runs and yet wins his game
but that was the experience Eester-
day of Harry Courtney in his hrst
major league ball game "hcn'
through the aid of even lust1er
slamming by his support. he was oin-
cially credited with a 9-to-s victory
.over Detroit. 1t is even more OF
rarity to have Gen. Pershng a guest
at the game, and, come to think OIL
it, this must have been responsible
for the reckless abandon with when
,the Nationals whaled the tar out OF
brace of Jungaleer slablnen. 1t is not
stheir wont to so inconsiderately treat
the hurlers of visiting CLUB, out
with the commander of the devil dogs
and peterborough boys a spectator
.the Griffs appeared to have become
rembued with some of the spirit that
Enabled Black Jacks forces to rout
~the Huns, and the result was the es-
Establishment Of a Griffithian winning
sgtreak of two straight games, the
first time string of these proportions
shas been established for some time.
Pershing's Presence Inspires.
Gen. Pershing arrived just after
Judge had been retired in the Hrst
Inning, He was accorded an ovation
.by the crowd. which included several
hundred members of the 1st DIVISION
and after Manager Griffith and I'm
pire Owens had shaken hands WIN
sthe general and the usual business OF
with. the effect of the presence OF
the nations war hero Immediately De-
came apparent with the scoring OF a
couple of runs.
Swere headed. but the enemy crept 10
within one tally of the total of four
yfhey had amassed up to the start OF
the eighth. In the flag end OF that
ground the Griffs stepped out and &C
quired i've. more by vigorous pum-
meling Of the, pill. but the uncertain
ties Of the sport were aptly illus
9rated when the visitors duplicated
this performance in the ninth. In
s1act. the tieing Tiger tally ~. ". was $ on on
that Ellerbe grabbed in short left
field to end hours and % minutes OF
Festive milling.
AS has been intimated. it was not
sttributanls entirely fha, tye 70 Satio ou sl
.timstely COPIED. The recruit south
paw had precarious nine sessions
of it. He was hit safely at lease
<nce in all but two of the nine rounds.
and the same applied to his open.
handed generosity in the issuance OF
MASSES. In five frames he comoineo
at least one of both varieties OF
TRANSPORTATION to the enemy, and the
narrow saueaks he mad mad. may ,e os
than fifteen Tigers were left strand
ed on the runways.
Courtney Strong in Pinches.
s Courtney's defense stood him in
rood stead, Shanks. Ellerbe and Rice
doing particularly effective work IN
preventing runs. but it must be said
TO the credit of the youngster that.
5aespite his unsteadiness. he flashed
hot Of stun in the pinches. Manager
xGrifith evidently wanted him to go
The route for the announcement II
%ould afford him, and he came within
IN ace of doing it; but the strain
hold on him in the ninth: ana. WIN
Gwo runs over and the bases filled
tby reason of a trio Of hits and d. two 20
walks, Jim Shaw was summoned 10
Cobb, the first man to face him. to
Sforce over the third tally of the
round. Two more registered on a
hair Of infield outs and the count,
&knotter was on third when the hhai
Heath was recorded.
{ Ayers Alone Does Well.
: Dutch Leonard, who started for the
Ni1ers, toiled four rounds until Jen-
1inrs decided he wouldn't do. An
Ayen quartet of markers was acquired
mn him in this period. He was sue
Needed by our old friend Yancy Wyatt
Ayers, who answered very noisy
Reception by setting the Griffs down
In order-the only time this feat was
accomplished during the combat. In
$eidentally just four pitched balls were
REQUIRED to do it. Doc was yanked
In favor Of a pinch hitter and Cum
hingham, who succeeded him, got
Along famously until the eighth. when
HE roof fell in on him. an enumera-
runs. It was in this frame that Rice
hurposely was passed to bring up
Ellerbe, who upset Jennings strategy
by lining a single to left that netted
- pair of runs and put two more in
hosition to score on Gharritys healthy
&wo-bagger.
Nearly 5000 cash customers in ad-
Aition to a couple of thousand soldier
quests witnessed the festivities and 1t
Is expected an even larger turnout
will be on hand today when the
Tigers make their final appearance
sof the season. Manager Griffith has
announced that Clarence Fischer, the
rookie highlander from Akron. may
afternoon.