Evening star., 1927-07-14
TIGERS TWICE NIP MATS
IN DETROIT, 7-3 AND l3-9
Fifteen Men Stranded on Bases illustrates Crffs'
Lack of Punch in Opening Encounter, While
They Lose Final After Getting Big Lead.

frame Burke balked when Neun
started to pilfer third base, then gave
way to Coffman. While the new
! hurler was passing Woodall, up for
| the second time in the inning, Neun
and Tavenncr staged a double theft,
| Ncun getting to the plate we'll ahead
Of Coffman's throw. Woodall finally
ended the dizzy round by getting
caught when he tried to Swipe the
middle station.
Nationals got on the runway is
times thereafter. but they got just
wo more markers. pass TO Bluege,
Gehrineer's tumble of Reeves ground
er and a play that resulted in Bob
retirement when Tate hatted ac-
counted for run in the fourth. A
double play that Bluege drilled into
hurt Harris crowd after it had
filled the bases with one out in the
fifth inning.
Crowd the Corners Again.
Grifts filled the bases again with
two out in the sixth and Jared better
Successive passes to Rice, Harris and
Speaker forced over the plate Coff-
man, who had singled. Then GoSlin
stepped up and swung at the first
pitch to hoist to Fothergill. The Ma
tionals had the sacks crowded once
more in the eighth with two gone and
once more Goslin lofted to FothergiH.
Judge and BucGe got on at the be-
ginning of tho last session, but
Moriarty had Stoner take Gibson's
place and the next three batters were
stoDned without difficulty.
The Tigers got TO Coffman for a
useless tally in the seventh. Then
Fothergill'S scratch hit. followed by
Reeves wild throw and a single by
Heilmann, brought about the run.
Scoring started with bang in the
second setto of the day. Singles by
Rice and Speaker. with Harris sacri-
flee put down between the blows,
meant a marker in the first inning
and in the second five National blows,
mixed with two Tiger errors, netted
five more scores. Ruels triple and
Bluege's single made run right off
the reel in the second session. Reeves
single and Nanush's boot of the
sphere left Nationals on second and
third bases as Collins left the slab.
Hankins, relief worker, Whitfield
Thurston, but Tavener let Rices
crounder go through and two more
runs were registered. Harris singled
and raced to second when Heilmann
tried to throw to third ahead of Rice.
Speaker then delivered a one -baser
that sent Sam and Bucky home.
Tigers Then Go to Work.
Then the Tigers got to work. He'll
mann's double and Nouns single gave
them q run in the second and in the
fourth they tailed twice with He'll
mann's one-baser. Tavener's triple
and Bassler's single.
A pass to Speaker and Goslin's
three-bagger gave the Nationals an
other score in the fifth, but the Tigers
got three runs in this round. He'll
mann's two-ba gger, back of Gehringer's
single and Fothergills walk, was good
for two runs, and Neun doubled to send
Harry TO the counting block.
In the sixth, the Nationals boosted
their lead, ThurStons double, Rice's
triple and Harris single being good
for a brace of markers. but Smith
went to the slab for the Tigers during
the next three innings and he stopped
Washington counting, while the Tigers
went on to victory.
A double by Bassler and Pinch
batter NVingo's single were produc-
tive of a Tiger tally in the sixth, leav.
ing Moriarty's crew just two runs shy
of the Nationals total. That they
matched and surpassed in the next in
ming. Manush singled. Fothergill
tripled and Heilmann singled. That
tied the game in a knot and brought
BraXton to Thurston's relief.
Neun forced out Heilmann, but Tav-
ener doubled and an intentional pass
to Woodall filled the bases. Smiths
single, hunted down the third-base
line, got Neun in and after Warner
had forced out Tavener at the plate.
Gehringer bunted another single to
push Woodall over the big base.
The last two Tiger runs were made
in the eighth off Marberry. With one
gone, Heilmann doubled and registered
at the plate when Neun singled. Cos
Inns tumble of the drive let Neun
reach third. From there he watched
Tavener fan. Then, while Woodall was
at bat, Johnny repeated his first game
stunt, stealing home.