Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-22
TIGERS WIN OPENER,
AZ, AFTER GR|FFS
TIE SCORE IN FIFTH
Harris Spiked When He COL
lides With McManus
on Putout.
HARRISMEN FAIL TO SOLVE
DELIVERY OR GIBSON
Washington Batsmen Unable to
Follow Up Hitting
Streak.
BY JOHN II. KELLER.

lei null, August ZE.-Ino Tigers
took the first game of a double header
from the Nationals here this after
noon by a score of to 2.
For the first game of the double
header Irving Hadley and Sam Gibson
were opposing pitchers at the outset.
Manager Harris revised his batting
order again today. He moved Earl
McNeely to the head Of the list and
showed Sam Rice to the second notch.
Catcher was to bat in fifth position
while the pilot dropped himself to
sixth place.
About $500 fans were in the stands
when the game began.
FIRST INNING.
Observation-Disclosures lofted to
Heilmann. Gibson tossed out Rice.
Speaker doubled to the right field
corner. McManus threw out Goslin.
No runs.
DETROIT-Warner tripled to the
flagpole in center field. Blue bounced
a single off Hadley's glove. Reeves
got. to the ball fast and Warner was
held at third. Gehringer forced Blue
at second, Reeves to Harris, Warner
scoring. Heilmann singled down the
third base line, sending Gehringer to
third. Heilmann took second on the
throw to third. Manush walked,
filling the bases. Fothergill drove into
double play, Bluege to Harris to
McNeely. One run.
SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON-W threw out
Ruel. Harris walked. Bluege famed.
Harris stole second, starting for sec.
ond while Gibson held the ball, and
beating Blues relay of the throw.
Warner threw out Reeves. No runs.
Observation-Disclosures singled to left
center. Shea sacrificed. bunting to
McNeely, unassisted. McManus tried
| to steal third, but was run down, Had.
ley to Bluege. Harris was spiked
during the play and had to take time
| out. Goslin went far back for Glib
sons drive. No runs.
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGTON - McManus threw
out Hadley. Gibson tossed out Nc
Nicely. Rice popped to Warner. No
runs.
DETROIT-Ruel went to the De-
troit dugout for Warmers foul. Blue
flied to Rice. Gehringer fouled to
Bluege. No runs.
FOURTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Speaker fouled to
Shea. Goslin walked. Ruel flied to
Heilmann. Harris forced Goslin, Nc
Manus to Gehringer. No runs.
DETROIT-Heilman singled to cen.
ter. Rice backed up against the center.
field bleachers for Manushs fly.
Reeves went back to the grass for
Fothergill's drive and threw him out,
Heilmann going to second. McManus
doubled over Goslin's head, scoring
Heiimann. Goslin tried for one.
handed catch, but the ball bounded off
his glove to the scoreboard. Shea
walked. Gibson forced Shea, Reeves
to Harris. One run.
FIFTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-B singled to
left. Reeves fOuled to Shea. Hadley
singled to right, Bluege stopping at
second. Fothergill made a two-base
muff of McNeelys liner, Bluege scor.
ing and Hadley stopping at third.
Gehringer threw out Rice, Hadley
scoring the tying run, McNeely going
to third. Speaker flied to Heilmann.
Two runs.
DETROIT-Reeves threw out War
ner. Blue grounded to McNeely. Har-
ris threw out Gehringer. No runs.
SIXTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Go singled to
center. Ruel, trying to sacrifice, fouled
to Shea. Harris drove into a double
play. Warner to Gehringer to Blue.
No runs.
DETROIT HeiImann doubled
against the left field fence. 1t was his
third successive hit of the game.
Manush grounded to McNeely, He'll
mann taking third. Fothergill sent
long fly to Goslin, Heilmann scoring
after the catch. McManus flied to
Rice. One run.
SEVENTH INNING.
WASHINGTON - Bluege famed.
Reeves popped to McManus. Nc
Manus threw out Hadley. No runs.
DETROIT-Bluege threw out Shea.
Bluege threw out Gibson. Warner
famed. No runs.
EIGHTH INNING.
WASHINGTON - McManus went
back to short center for McNeely's
pop fly. Fothergill came in fast for
Rice's low liner. Speaker grounded
to Blue. No runs.
DETRO1T-Blue tripled to the right
field corner. Gehringer went out, Nc.
Nicely to Harris. Heilmann flied to
Rice, Blue scoring after the catch.
Rice's throw was perfect to the plate,
but Blue slid around Ruel. Harris
went to short right field for Manush's
pop fly. One run.
NINTH INNING.
WASHINGTON - Goslin flied to
Gehringer in short right. Ruel
singled to left. Harris flied to
Fothergill. Bluege walked. Stewart
running for Ruel. McManus threw
out Reeves. No runs.
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