The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-27
BY PAUL X. eRusKE.

| Wei, they are showing us
Ia two OF the most capable bal
games turned on by Detroit team
in the home field. the Champions
demonstrated that absence from Their
home park was by no means one ol
5 the necessary adjuncts to success by
handily walloping the New York tail
enders by comfortable scores Satur
day and Sunday. thereby averting any
possibility OF one OF those home-com
Ing slumps for which they have been
famous in the past
To look at the score of the two
games and then consider the relative
positions OF the competing clubs in
the American league. one not familiar
with the happenings on the battlefield
would be pardoned for taking the
ing candy from a child. Such, how
ever, was far from being the case.
WITH TYRUS COBB ELMINAT.
ED FROM THE PROCEEDINGS
+ NEW YORK WOULD HAVE SURE
LY WON THE FIRST GAME AND
!. WOULD HAVE HAD AN EXCEL
Y LENT OPPORTUNITY OF COPING
IN THE SECOND.
One man stood between the Tigers
and defeat and that man was the
Georgia Peach.
On Saturday Ty bstted in four
Of Detroit's five runs and scored
the other himself. aided by MOTH
ing but an outfield fly.
On Sunday Ty batted in two OF
his comrades in the first inning
and scored himself after his own
triple. Later on In the contest he
singled. took second when Chase
made a wide toss to Orth, went
to third on a passed ball and came
home after drawing a bad throw
from Blair.
That made a total Of four runs
In the Sabbath pastlme in which
Ty was vitality involved. The
Tigers scored a couple Of others
themselves.
Is 1t any wonder they call him the
Georgia Peach?
That the Tigers are playing cham
pionship ball is a statement which IL
is unnecessary TO drive home. Pitch
Ing, batting, fielding and base running
are all combining TO that end. The
chief factor in the teams improve
ment since we last saw them. how
ever. is unquestionably, behind the
bat.
That Charlie Schmidt is now
bsckstopping the srsndest game
In the American league is the
statement which every Detroit
rooter is willing to fight II neces-
sary to demonstrate.
In fine condition once more, hands
integral ankle-bones reasonably con-
nected and throwing whip never bet
ter. Schmidt Is really the center or
the Detroit defense His exhibition
OF throwing Saturday has never been
surpassed on a Detroit field and his
backstopping was beyond reproach.
Always a good hitter. the man from
Arkansas Is batting better than ever
this year
Schmidt has never been recognized
as an especially heady backstop. but
IL must be remembered that he Is
still comparatively young in the big
league game. Against New York. In
both games, he has shown brain work
OF the highest sort.
Never has the writer seen a
team out-quessed as was the re-
sourcefuI New York bunch during
these past two days. Charlie was
ron to" every one Of the New
York cunts before il was pulled
OF. The waste-balI helped him
block their steals and .nnind-read-
er could have done no better when
II came to divinino the intention
Of the batsman.
Round such catching as this the
Tigers pulled off fielding stunts that
startled and delighted IF SCHMIDT
TY KEEPS HIS HANDS IN GOOD
SHAPE AND THE TIGES DO WHAT
WE EXPECT THEM TO IN THE
AMERICAN LEAGUE RACE, WE
CAN SHOW THE NATIONAL
LEAGUE A CATCHER WHO CON
CEDES NOTHING TO Killing,
BRESNAHAN OR ANY OF THEM.
One of the funny incidents which
form so interesting a sidelight on
the great national game. put in an APP
pearance Saturday right in the games
dying gasp.
With the score to 2. New York
on the long end and the Tigers at bat
in the eighth, Chesbro, in fine burst
of speed struck Mcintyre out With
Schaefer he was less fortunate. the