The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05
sy PAUL X. eRusKE.

With the crowd diligently squirting
hem on to win the game regardless
" the fact that their star batsmen
sas on the absent list. the Champs
skinned the Athletics I'm the Opening
ski-mish OF the third clash between
.he two teams that last year fought II
put for the pennant. by a score OF 4
20 3.
The same process OF encouragement
will doubtless flourish today.
u Is the ain, of the loyal rooters
to assist in convincing the tear
that Mr.. Tyrus Cobb may commit
matrinony down IN Georgia just
as otter as he likes and tne laws
will allow him. And IL is the aim
Of the players 10 demonstrate
that the crowds obvious conf
dence is not misplaced.
TcGay IL Is possible that the locals
will turn 10 wild Bill Donovan for
succor In the endeayor 10 win while
st. Louis is taking two combats rom
New York, and strewing Mr.. Hedges
beautiful sward with the mangled re-
mains OF the former pride OF the met
ropoHs. In all probability the Ath-
letics will play their trump cad In
PLANK. though yesterdays tactics IN
the pitching practice seemed design
cd to indicate that Dygert would be
the toiler.
Poor RUDE Vickers'
The Michigan giants luck was GER
tainly all TO the punkerino. He pltch-
ed nice game and. with good sup
port. would probably have held me
Detroits to one run. However, the
Athletics had some luck In their scor-
Ing, too.
TWO BREAKS THAT SMELLED
TO THE HIGH HEAVENS PUT THE
ATHLETICS IN THE GARBAGE
CAN.
One of these was Nickers own
heave. designed for first base but
bounding into the bleachers. II was
ON a hit by Schaefer and the throw
was a useless piece OF business any
way.
However, vlckers made a noble
effort and the ball tore through
Harry Davis and hoped over the
low fence that restraints the In
habitants OF that section when
they might otherwise be stream
Inc on the field In mad pursuit OF
the agile imp. II bounded out
again with neatness and dispatch
but the fact that IL had been mo-
nent out Of the technical field OF
play was not lost to the alert eye
Of the keen-sighted Mr.. Connolly.
Mid peans OF JOY from stand and
bleachers, Mr.. Schaefer cantered
round the circuit, rubbering ever and
anon to express his opinion OF Mr.
yickers' fielding ability in words that
must have given the lengthy HEAVIER
mucn mental pain.
The other crucial break occurred In
the fourth when the Tiges, with the
score 2 to / against them. led of with
a bingalee by Crawford into right
field.
Mr.. Murphy. whom Mr.. Mack recent
ly switched from the second sack 10
the right garden TO strengthen the
latter by his presence or the former
by his absence. we don't know which.
retrieved the ball with all the energy
OF trained spaniel and then lobbed
Il underhand in general direction OF
the infield.
Perceivlnq the momentary
lapse Mr.. Crawford girded up his
IoIns and Ty-cobbed for second
which he made easily. vlckers
throwing wild to catch him there,
Wahoo continued his mad career
TO third, unmoIested. Thence he
scored when Topsy hartsel, set in
his tracks and motionIess, a per-
IL
under Matty McIntyre's fly and
dropped II miserably. Matty stole,
advanced on Rossman't bunt and
scored on a long fly--a perform
ance which virtually won the
game.
President Frank j. Navin OF the De-
troit club sat In the grandstand watch
ing the Tiges slug Vickers and re-
marked on the peculiarities that exist
in the life Of a baseball magnate.
"This Vickers begged us TO take him
the year We got Jim Wigs" said Mr..
Navin. They wers both pitching In
the outlaw Vermont league and both
were under contract TO some other
league club. having jumped. Jack
Warner insisted that Wigs was the
only singer in that league who would
be any use to US and We got Jim and
left Rube. Now Jim Is pitching for
some independent club round Chicago
and vickers looks like he was going
to hand II to us today"
Later on In the afternoon Mr.. Navin
remarked that he didn't know what
use Detroit would have for Vickers
were he on its payroll at that indenti
cal moment.
Hes got an awful burst OF speed
commented the Detroit Napoleon, but
he's bum fielder and pitchers have
to be able to field their positions these
days. Just look at Summers"
Is there anything that travels faster
than a rumor round ball yard? Be
fore the teams started play somebody
heard that the New York team had
been delayed on its trip TO St Louis
and that the game there had been
called on. The man TO whom the in
formation was impaired remarked TO
friend later on that the New York
foam had been In railroad wreck and
oooldn't get team into the neld In st.
1onis. The third man passed il along
IN the statement that several OF the
New York players had been hurt In