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

.|h BY PAUL ~. oHOoNEs
"a According to the beneficent plans
Of Ban Johnson, as exemplined in the
\ American league schedule, the De
troit Tigers will get busy again today
and their opposition. will be the Ne"
York Highlanders. who, under the
management OF Norman Eloerfeld'
have not been going as well as they
might, but are nevertheless likely 10
get together at any moment and eurn
on rafting good game or two.
The HighIanders have roller-coast-
cd from first TO nearly last place and
are now lettering on the brink. The
practically they present hunting
ground on which the Tigers should
eat, drink and be merry. But baseball
il an uncertain game at the best.
In such cases as the one In hand,
the custom OF Bill Armour the Tiges
old manager. IL OF interest.
No spot looked soft 70 Bill.
When he was pilot OF the Detroits
he used to approach a series
against a team that had just lost
q bunch Of games, with extreme
apprehension. He reasoned that
any club that had Just been wal
loped long and hard was due to
turn. Tho longer the losing spell
had continued, the more Mr.. Ar
mour shuddered. II was one Of
HE pet superetitIons that the
games that looked easiest on
their face were really the tough
est In actual experience. Perhaps
this line OF dope 10 applicable 10
the desperate Highlanders just
now. To make the situation
worse, Chase Is out Of the game,
Stahl 10 at first base and Mortar
~, who always bats a storm
against the Tigers, is in the out
Held.
The pitching proposition stacks up
Ike Willett for Detroit and Newton
for New York.
In tackling the eastern trip the Null
lin situation Is OF interest. For two
weeks now big George has been a
near-winning pitcher. In his last two
times out he has twirled good games
but not quite good enough to win. The
others have been going along nicely.
For George II has been indeed
thorny path. The team is over-anx-
ious to win behind him and usually
makes a bunch of errors In the early
stages which put him in so badly that
impeccable twiriing In the rest OF the
game is unable to pull him out.
IL George could get a good game
out or his system at New York and
win Ii, IL Is not unlikely that he might
get into a momentum which would
carry him around the circuit after the
manner he circled II the last time the
Tiges were In the east.
IF, ON THE OTHER HAND
GEORGE FAILS TO STRIKE HIS
CLIP AGAINST THE SUPPOSEDLY
WEAKER CLUBS, HUGHIE JEN-
NINGS WILL FACE A DESPERATE
PREDICAMENT.
George is a twirler who must have
regular work or lose his effectiveness
II regular work implies bunch Of
defeats, Hughie will be hard put to
4 It to keep the team up In the race in
m effort to get George back into
form.
\ The Tiger manager sticks to It that
In Mulhn he has one OF the best
pitchers In the American league and
the undoubted ability of the singer
- back OF him In the belief.
II Mullin fails to strike his form
It will mean lot OF additional toll for
the other three right-handers. Dono-
van, Willett and Summers are all in
top form right now. however. and
Kiluan can be depended on TO toll In
his regular turn in several cities. In
spite OF the fact that 1t seems hard
lines to have a mans honeymoon
I nTnk6n hu dt.fxr at n kal1 -
And Manager Hughie still has one
more string to his bow.
Said string is George Suggs.
IL suggs 10 not a bigIeague