The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-12
TANKS BARDECUED
At CHAMPIONS
HOLIDAY
Ancient Roman Custom Revived al
Bennett Park by Jennings
and His Beasts of the
Jungle.
Tiges Again Forced to Demonstrate
Brockett Needs Still Another Year
of Seasoning Process.
ey PAUL n. eRUskE.

By PAUL n. BHUSke.
The sight OF so many amateur Dali
players. vending their way In sort
Of serpentine dance back and FORM
across the field must have recalled
YESTERDAY To the minds OF those emo
tionaI New York youths the DAYS
when they themselves were In the
corner-lot stage. Al any rate they
proceeded TO exude from their sys
TENS Immediately afterward~ a series
OF baseball plays which would have
caused the Early Riser rooters OF 1868
TO stand up and riot.
Alas for the much-touted clash be-
tween the league leaders, IL was
16 TO farce. spun out in something
like two hours and quarter. win
the Champs scoring 10 runs In the
first four innings and this before the
visitors had secured so much as
scratch hit OF the pitching OF Edgar
wiilett.
Roman Custom Revived.
In the days OF ancient Rome when
they wanted 10 celebrate any great
victory ON land or sea. they got To-
gcther I'm the amphitheater and cast
few unfucky wretches 10 some WHO
animals while all the populace sat IN
the grandstand. elevated 10 a safe
height. and applauded the oosequies
thumbs down. Such was the giadia-
toriai spectacle presented yesterday.
The wild animals were played by
Hughie Jennings doughty Tigers. Inc
part OF the doomed dinner was taken
in most realistic form by the visiting
athletes from the little old town when
absent from which one is said 10 be
only camping out.
The alleged game started with
Brockett. formerly OF Buffalo. New
ark and other cities, on the slab for
the visitors.
More Seasoning Yet.
The New York management has
been trying for several seasons now
to convince the American league that
IL is the proper sphere for this young
man. Every season this has been
tried the experiment has appeared on
the verge OF success until Mr.. Brock
EFT IL started in some matinee against
the Tigers This event Is shortly fol-
lowed by the return OF Mr.. Brockett
TO the ranks OF the minor leagues for
little more seasoning. Yesterday
was no exception TO the rule.
In the first inning. with great delio-
eration. Mr.. Brockett, whose first name
ia King-save the mark-passed Nc
1ntyre and Bush. Crawford whiffed,
trying 10 sacrifice. but the pair OF
sheet-foots on base tore on a double
steal In which Kleinows throw eluded
Elberfeli. Bush scoring.
But that was as naught to what fol-
lowed in the second. OLeary and
Stanage singled, Willett was passed
and the basese were full with one out.
Mcintyre drove one into left on which
Engle made two-handed nun after
hard run. Bush singled and so did
Crawford Four runs.
One, two, three as usual for New
York aud Brockett took another whirl
at Il. Rossman singled. Chase FUN
bled, Brockett booted, Willett doubled.
Mcintyre walked and the irrepressible
Bush singled Three runs.
Anal A southpawl
A new face appeared. Whom have
we. heree None other but Mr.. Schmidt
4 tall southpaw who won great fame
&C Baltimore last year.
Mr. Schmidt was out 10 get his first
taste OF powder. The artillery was not
slow 10 get into action.
Cobb, with te band playing Dixie.
II the first ball pitched into the right
field crowd for two bases. Rossman
hunted the second ball for a neat sac
rifice on which Cobb. in a daring piece
OF base running, came all the way
home OLeary hit the third bal, foi
single. Schaefer did the same 10
the fourth. Schmidt baked, which
Was no great wonder. Stanage singled.
( Mcfntyre singled. Four runs more
But Draw the curtaInI
But why prolong the agony? The
canons OF baseball made it necessary
for the teams to play out the allotted
eight and half innings. IL is not
prescribed that these much all be COW
cred In detail by any refined family
paper. Two items still remain untold,
however. In the general resume. One
Of these was the way Willett was
Knocked out OF the box. The other
was the sensational flight round the
bases in the seventh of that southern
wonder. Tyrus Cobb.
Willett had been doing nicely for
Ave innings. In the sixth he weaken
ed and allowed a hit Hughie Jen.
nings was observed to sadly shake
his head. Herman Schaefer then fail
cd to take advantage OF a rather diff.
ficult chance and-Oh, horrors an
other hit was produced to which New
York actually scored a run. Wilett
was allowed to finish the inning on
suffrance. The score at that iuncture
was IL to I, but Hughie Jennings re.
4 fused To let the Kansas Cyclone rage
any longer. IL was no time TO take
chances. Wild Bill Donovan was sen,
to stop the slaughter. Bill had every
thing but refused to use II except on