Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12
ERROR ROBS MATS
OF VICTORY IN 9TH
AS TIGERS WIN, 81
Sam Rice Collects Three
Singles Out of Four
Times Up.
JUDGE EVENS UP COUNT
IN FOURTH WITH HOMER
Crowder Twirls Great Game After
Jungaleers Score in Open
ing Frame.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.


DETROIT, July 12-Battling with
the count tied at IL up to the eighth
inning. Washington today was robbed
of victory by Ruel's error in the ninth
inning, when, after the Mats had taken
a 81 lead, Detroit pushed over two
runs to win 3D.
1t was the first game of a double
header.
Crowder allowed the Tigers only
five hits.
Heinie Manush. injured at Boston,
did not take the field today. Instead,
Manager johnson sent Harris into left
field.
More than 10000 fans we're on hand
when the first tilt got under way.
Detroit started the scoring in the
first frame, after Washington had
failed to register After Johnson, Tiger
right fielder, had walked, Funk singled,
sending johnson to third, from where
he scored on the throw-in after Geh-
ringer flied deep to Loepp.
Washington evened the count in the
fourth when Joe Judge. the first man
I'D. socked a homer into the bleachers
back of right center.
Crowder continued hurting air.
tight ball throughout the fifth, sixth,
seventh and eighth, sending the Tigers
back to their lair in one-two-three order
check.
Opening the eighth stanza, Sam Rice
cracked out his third single OF the
day. He went to third on Cronin's
single and scored on Harris drive
through short. After Judge had sacrl-
feed Whitehill hit Loepp, filling the
bass. but Bluege flied out, as did
Ruel, retiring the side.
FIRST INNING.
wASHINGTON-Myer famed Rice
singled over second. Cronin walked.
grounder to McManus Judge flied to
Funk No runs.
DETROIT-Johnson walked. Funk
singled to center, sending johnson to
third. Gehringer flied deep to Loepp,
johnson scoring after the catch. Alex
ander popped to Judge. McManus
doubled to left, sending Funk to third
Stone flied to Rice. One run.
SECOND INNING.
WASHING TO N-Loepp walked
Bluege famed. Ruel sent low liner
to Gehringer. Crowder was thrown out
by McManus. No runs.
DETROIT-Koenig singled to right.
Desautels popped to Myer. Whitehill
forced Koenig, Judge to Cronin. john
son flied to Harris. No runs.
THIRD INNING.
Observation-Disclosures threw out
Myer Rice singled to center. Cronin
famed Harris famed. No runs.
DETROIT-Funk flied to Rice.
Gehringer walked. Gehringer stole
second. Alexander fouled TO Ruel.
McManus took a third strike. No runs.
FOURTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Judg hit a home
run into the bleachers back of right
center. tying the score. Loepp hunted
and was thrown out by McManus.
Blu &c flied deep to Funk. Ruel singled
to lett. Crowder grounded to Alexander.
One run.
DETROIT-Stone was thrown out by
Bluege. Koenig flied to Loepp. Cronin
went back for Desautel's looper. No
runs.
FIFTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-M singled over
Gehringers head to right. Rice. try
ing to sacrifice. popped a foul to Alex
ander Cronin flied to Funk. Harris
was thrown out by Koenig. No runs.
-Whitehill was thrown
out by Bluege Johnson flied to Harris.
Funk was thrown out by Myer. No runs.
SIXTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Judg flied to john
son. Loepp was hit by pitched ball.
Loepp was caught of first, Whitehill to
Alexander. Bluege popped to Gehringer.
No runs.
-Gehringer lined to Cronin.
Alexander struck out. McManus was
thrown out by Cronin. No runs.
SEVENTH INNING.
WAsHINGTON-Ruel was thrown
out by McMsnus. Crowder topped a
ball in front of the plate and was
thrown out by Desautels. Myer was
thrown out by Gehringer. No runs.
DETROIT-Ston struck out Koenig
flied to Loepp. Desautels was thrown
out by Bluege. No runs.
EIGHTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Rice singled to CEN
ter It was his third safe hit Cronin
dropped a single near the foul line in
right sending Rice TO third. Harris
beat out a high bounder to short, Rice
scoring and Cronin going to second.
Judge sacrificed, Alexander to Geh-
ringer who covered first. Loepp was
hit by pitched ball, filling the bases
Bluege flied TO Funk, who came in fast
for 1t. Ruel flied to Stone. One run.
EXTRAORDINARY was thrown
out by Myer. johnson flied to Cronin,
who vent back for it. Funk lofted to
Loepp. No runs.
NINTH INNING.
NGTON-Crowder was thrown
out by Koenig. Myer walked. Rice
hied to Funk. Myer stole second.
Cronin famed. No runs.
DETROIT-Loepp now playing left
and West center field for Washington
Gehringer walked. Alexander doubled
to right center, scoring Gehringer with
the tying run, when Ruel let Cronin's
relay go through him for an error,
Alexander reaching third McManus
was purpoSely walked Stone also
walked, filling the bases. Rogell ran
for Alexander. Koenig singled to left
center. scoring Rogell with the winning