The Detroit times., 1908-08-06

virtually the ones which each team
uses regularly.
NOW. is THE MACK POLICY THE
WISE ONE, AFTER ALLe
The Athletics have, as the result OF
the Mack theory. won the reputation
OF being awful murderers OF leu-hand'
ed etching On the other hand, the
seasons batting and run-getting rec
ords of the team have been anything
but excellent. The answer is an easy
one.
1HE ATHLETICS DON'T GET A
CHANCE AT THE SOUTHPAW
PITCHERS MORE THAN ONCE OR
TWICE A MONTH.
Mr. Mack has armor.plated his team
against a sort OF projectile which Is
but seldom used, at the best
Against great right.handed pitching
such as Summers and Mullin have
handed them. the Athletics are far
less effective that the old team Con-
RE had, which won two pennants.
On the other hand the Tigers are.
It must be admitted, rather weak
against the left-handers. Yet the
weakness is far from being as fatal.
RlGHT.HANDED PITCHING is
THE REGULAR DIET AND THE
CHAMPS HAVE SHOWN THEIR
ABILITY TO STAND OCCASIONAL
FAMINE WHEN THE STAR
FREAKS OFFICIATE.
And they beat the left-handers about
as often as they are licked, too. They
to 20 IN
base. can trot out change catcher
who larrups the southpaws. and ara
as likely TO go on and win as not.
In the meantime, the iefthand-
ed batters can be relied to pickle
that curve ball which the right
handed pitchers serve up In three
games out Of four.
However. today. the Tigers will be
put to the Mack test when Plank
lakes the firing line. Willett Will
probably oppose. which will leave
Wild Bill Donovan for the concluding
game OF the series tomorrow.
The Tigers had Just finished their
sixth inning In which they had passed
Philadelphia and put yesterdays Samo
TO their credit beyond the happening
OF the extremely unexpected. The re-
suit Of the inning was flashed from the
preEs box TO 81. Louis which had been
yain)y hoping for different result. as
II was already assured at the time that
the Browns would win twice from New
York.
'Tick-tick," came a response on the
st. Louis wire and the operator PEN
cilled OF short terse message from
the most widely known OF the st.
Louis baseball writer's.
"Bruske. Detroit" 1t read in accents
plainly piqued. Cant you fellows
ever Loser" and the signature was
"Lanigan."
II l. surely great battle for the
lead these days, with the Tigers
at present fighting against odds
which, theoretically, reduce their
small margin to about an even
thing. ~ they fight OF the Ath-
Ietlcs today and tomorrow, however,
they may expect a breathing opot,
for Boston can be relied 30 give
the Browne . tough battle and
may take more than one game Of
the series which will close the
stay OF the eastern clubs In the
west, for tho present campaign.
Day after day the Tigers are con-
tinuing 10 prove to the world that
they have some ball club without the
piece OF Georgia fruit which has al
ways featured the press notices. While
Ty is away Davy Jones 10 bunting
walking and beating out the inheld
grounders as OF yore. while Matty Nc
Intyre takes to his switch to the slug
CLING position as duck to water. yes
terday putting the game on Ice with
corking triple down the right field
foul line and finishing the day with a
perfect record at the bat
Muilin pitched one OF his best
games yesterday. was steady through.
out and would unquestionably have
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