Evening star., 1923-07-15


There were two Tigers out of thez
way when Haney struck the blow
that resulted in a loss particularly
bitter to DOME Bush and his Naation-
ais. They had toiled manfully to
route the Cobbmen. Bert Cole, left
handler who started on the slab for
the opposition, was raked for four
runs in four and a third innings and
Arthur Olsen, right handler. for ~
trio of tallies in one and two thirds
frames. Two markers in as manye
innings were CLEANED off Sylvester
Johnston, another Orthodox finger
and with the Tigers only two runs
in and Walter Johnson going along
at a good clip, life was rosy for the
Bushmen.
FothergiIl Pinch Hits.
But Willy Ty Cobb had a trick up.
batter. When Walter faltered in the.
eighth, permitting Rigney to double
and Bassler to walk, Ty rushed Bobs
Fothergill TO the plate in place of his
with a terrific two-base clout to left
center. Then Manager Bush count
cred by replacing Walter with Rus
SELL hoping to stem the assault. Be
fore Russell finished the inning the
Tigers had pushed five runs across
leaving them but one shy of the Ma
tionaHs total.
Ray Francis. erstwhiie National.--
assumed the mound burden for the
Tigers in the ninth and so effectiYe$
was he that two of the three batters
to face him We're retired on strikes
Then came the downfall of Russell
and his mates. With runners on sec-
ond AMI :aird and two gone, Haneys
spilled he . o=a?s.
The Cyg-fs showed some fight in
the first .uning. Haney shot sim
gle to Iett and scored when Cobb
doubled to the same territory;
Manush was hit by pitched balE
and Heilmann advanced the runners
with a neat sacrifice Then Johnson
did some fancy fiinging TO check the.
Tigers Neach was purposely pass
ed. jamming the paths, but Pratt
and Rigney were strike-out victims.
Gather u Good Lead.
The Nationals got back the tally.
off Cole in the second inning. the
Tigers assisting. Charity singled
90 center but was caught stealing.
Harris pop bunt was picked up by.
capt. Bucky protested the decision
too strenuously to suit Umpire owen
and was elected from the game.
Then Peck and Ruel singled and thef
former tailed, when Haney man
handled Johnson'S rap. =
Bush's cohorts grabbed a pair Of
scores in the fourth session. O'Neill
started proceedings with single to-
center and counted as Peck doubled
to left. Ruel sacrificed and Johnson.
lofted to Manush in deep left, Peck
crossing after the catch. =
In the fifth inning Goslins clout,
into the right field end of the
bleaehers boosted the Nationals run
total. 1t was Gooses third circuit
drive of the trip. -
pair of sacrifices netted the
Bushmen as many markers at Olsen'ss
expense in the sixth. Johnson
scratched a onebase blow off Rig -
neys glove and was doubled to third
by Leibold. Bluege's stroll filled the
bases. Goslin's fly to Cobb was so
deep that Liebold and Bluege adj
vanced notch as Johnson scoredA
after the catch. Liebold got home
after Cobb retired Rice.
+ The seventh National run came in
the seventh inning, when Sylvester4
Johnston went TO the hill. With
O'Neill out of the way Peck made
his third hit of the game. single
to left, and romped to the far corner
when Ruel slammed to center for ~
base. Roger dashed home after Man
ush caught Walter Jahnson's fly. I
Practically helpless since the open
ing inning. the Tigers came to life~
In their portion OF the seventh and
garnered run. Haney pried the lid
off the session with a sharp single
to center. Cobb fouled to Ruel and
O'Neill threw out Manush before.
Johnson hit Heilmann. Then Veach's
rap to left scored Haney.
The eighth frame saw the last Ma
tional run chalked up. Bleuge sin -
gled past Haney and got to third
when Goslin walloped to right fors
one base. Ossie waited at the far
station while Rice flied to Veach, butts
sprinted home on a squeeze play
worked with Charity bunting.
A savage Tiger attack in the latter ,
part Of the eighth brought Russell to-
the slab as relief hurler. but five runs
We're made before the spitballer
could check the rally Rigney start :
ed the assault with a double to left
and Bassler walked. Fothergill, bats
ting for Sylvester Johnston, two based
Rigney home and Bassler to third
Exit Walter Johnson.
Haney. first to face Russell, singled
to left scoring Bassler and sending.
Fethergill to third. Russell tossed
wildly to Charity to get Haney off
first and Fothergill tailed while
Haney pulled up at second Cobb'so
one-base blow put Haney on third and
the latter counted and Ty got to the !.
far corner as Manush dumped single
to center. In an attempted double
steal Cobb was retired, but Manush
reached third and went home when
Heilmann was thrown out.
Francis retired the Nationals ii.a
order in the ninth, then the Tigers
once more showed their claws and
triumphed. Pratt grounded to-,
Bleuge. but Rigney singled to left
and Bassler walked. Both advanced.
as Ruel threw out Manion who bat
ted for Francis. Haney followed
with a double to the right field
bleacherS that chased in Rigney with -