Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13
MATS BEAT TIGERS,
81, IN FIRST GAME
Zachary and Braxton Best
Detroit Rookie in HurI-
ing Duel.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

GRIFFITH STADIUM, September
13-The Mats won the first game of
the double header with Detroit here
this afternoon.
,-'he score was to 2.
FIRST INNING.
DETROIT-Blue walked. Gehringer
forced Blue, Harris to Hayes. Geh-
ringer was picked off first, Ruel to
Judge. McManus doubled to left. He'll
mann singled over second, McManus
stopping at third. Manush flied to
Rice. No runs.
INGTON-Tavener threw out
Rice. Harris walked. McManus took
Speakers bounder and threw to Geh-
ringer too late to force Harris.
Speaker got to first ahead Of Geh-
ringers relay. Goslin sent a low liner
to Tavener, who touched second,
doubling up Harris. No runs.
SECOND INNING.
DETROIT-Fotherg singled by
Bluege. Tavener flied to Rice. Cos.
lin came into the grass back OF short
stop for a one-hand catch of Bassler's
looper. Harris went back for Billings
high one. No runs.
WASHINGTON-Ju singled to
left center. Ruel drove into double
play. McManus to Gehringer to Blue.
McManus threw out Bluege. NO runs.
THIRD INNING.
DETROIT-Blue singled to center.
Gehringer tripled to the left field
corner, scoring Blue. McManus
popped to Harris. Heilmann flied to
Rice, Gehringer scoring after the
catch, Manush flied to GoSlin. Two
runs.
WASHINGTON-Hayes flied to
Heilmann in short right. Zachary
doubled to left. McManus ran to the
box by the Tiger dugout for good
catch Of Rice's foul. Harris fouled to
Fothergill. No runs.
FOURTH INNING.
DETROIT-Fothergi flied to Cos
lin. Tavener famed. Harris went to
short right for Bassler's fly. No runs.
WASHINGTON-S walked.
Goslin forced Speaker, Gehringer to
Tavener. Judge hit into a double
play, Gehringer to Tavener to Blue.
No runs.
FIFTH INNING.
DETROIT - Billings famed. Blue
flied to Rice. Gehringer was safe
when Hayes made a wild throw to
first. McManus fouled to Bluege. NO
runs.
WASHINGTON-R looped dou-
BILE to left. Bluege flied to Manush.
Hayes flied to Manush in short cen
ter. Billings threw out Zachary. No
runs.
SIXTH INNING.
DETROTT-Rluepet threw out He'll
mann. He also threw out Manush.
Fothergill popped to Harris. No runs.
WASHINGTON-R tripled over
Fothergill's head. Harris walked.
Speaker forced Harris. Blue to Tav-
ener, Rice holding third. Goslin sin
gled to center. scoring Rice, and
Speaker stopped at second. Manush
ran in fast for a fine stop Of the hit.
Judge drove into a double play, Gehr'
niger to Tavener to Blue. One run.
SEVENTH INNING.
DETROIT-Harris went into right
field for Tavener's fly. Hayes threw
out Bassler. Billings singled over Sec
ond. Judge made nice stop of
Blues bounder and beat him to the
bag. No runs.
WASHING N-Ruel walked
Bluege singled to left, and when Foth-
ergill fumbled Ruel reached third and
Bluege second. Gehringer threw out
Hayes, both runners holding their
bases Tate batted for Zachary and
flied to Fothergill. Ruel scored with
the trying run and Bluege took third
after the catch. Gehringer threw out
Rice. One run.
VAINyTAyC
DETROIT - Braxton now pitching
for Washington. Gehringer singled
over second. McManus sacrificed,
Braxton to Harris. Heilmann ground
ed to Bluege, who tagged out Gehr-
niger on the line. Heilmann was
caught stealing, Ruel to Hayes. No
runs.
WASHINGTON - Harris flied to
Manush in left center. Speaker
tripled to the left-field corner. Goslin
sent a long fly to Manush, Speaker
scoring after the catch. Judge flied
to Fothergill in left center. One run.
NINTH INNING.
DETROIT-Manush famed. Fother-
gill singled to left. Neun ran for
Fothergill. Tavener singled to right.
Neun tried to take third and was out.
Rice to Bluege. Bassler walked.
Ruble ran for Bassler. Woodall bat
ted for Billings and Braxton threw
him 0,If No rIlna