The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-22
WHO BILL READY;
WHIPS BROWNS
IN SHUTOUT
Keep Your Eye on the Tigers Smoke
From Now on 10 the finish
of the American League
Race,
McAleer's Old Gentlemen Start Series
of Five Games in Detroit This
Afternoon With Greedy Tiges.
Nv PAUL n. eRuskE.

hnuiy oDsciNS oul SihONS A'SA' -"
ON.
The answer to the riddle over which
the rival American league managers
have been worrying their souls has
been given at last. wild Bill Dono
van Is right and can be relied on e
take his turn on the firing line from
now on. All stories that had him ma
! for a bad season may be set down IS
fathered by the wish, rather than TIC
belief.
Pitching against the Browns who. IN
spite OF their shortcomings. have
never been Justly charged with a lack
OF ability TO hit the ball, Donovan yes
terday won his game by a shut-out,
showing steam OF all sorts and strik-
ing out no less than nine OF the
Brownies. Five hits he allowed and
scattered them in the style for which
he is so world-famous. The fact that
he had TO do IL makes Bi!fs perform
ance all the more impressive. He was
pushed to his top efforts. for Graham
was also at his best.
s-sml Sammy Gets a Double.
Neither side scored in the first five
Innings. Then the Tigers got one
when Crawford doubled took third on
a wild pitch and came home on Steuh-
ems throw TO Ferris. which failed 70
connect.
Prior to this time Bill had been
! moving them down for fear ST. Louis
/ would get lead. SucceedinglY- he
had % continue the SAME.
i the margin which he had been sly =
: by his mates.
.1.w
6 margin increased. Then Cobb hunted
down the third base line and Bailey
I who had relieved Graham when the
/ latter was -benched To allow Crisis 70
u try at bat, heaved wildly 10 first. al.
\ lowing Tyrus TO make the complete
G circuit.
h Both teams left together for Detroit
\ on a train due about noon today and
J the bat1le is scheduled to continue
ehere, The series will be for five games
} on as many days.
e Tiees Should Get Fat.
With the Tigers going as nicely ana
g the Browns as badly as they are, the
h'occasion would appear TO be one which
e should be taken full advantage OF by
the home hosts. Form would lead one
TO expect that the leaders should
;, trounee the tailenders in about four
-htf these cembats But you can never
tatell. Remember what happened at
oDWashington
- Regardless of the result OF the ser
les that is at hand. IL does look as II
The Browns had blown. The team that
last year made the running for the
Tigers through the last three months
of the race. seems TO have been Who'll
p q
he bumps with regularity. since us
home series against the eastern clubs.
: II is a peculiar condition which Nc
Aleer's men present, but II Is a Pc
Ymliar ball club anyway.
II Four years ago McAleer started ont
10 build ST. Louis d new ball club. He
>2brought into the league couple Of
toung catchers, two or three younS
= ,itehers and bunch of young inheld-
o,rs. including Nordyke. Rockenfeld,
u4artzell and others. he made Stone
star and league batting champ
n looked as ii be had the nucleus for
1The sort of team which Detroit ha5
-ince organized. In fact, the two were
un eldom far apart in the standings ot
m<he league and seemed to be develop
Gag together
went BACK ho ECNS'
I i Then Jim seemed 10 get dissatisfied
vfith his young talent and went back
the veterans, making deals for the
In srvices of such men as Williams,
DEBRIS. Hoffman, Waddell. Dineen and
riger. Last year his aggregation
40 euld boast more years ot experience
ncfan any aggregation la the league
layhd IL looked for z time as If he nal
Ttone wisely. As is So often tie case,
when veteran suffers "a
=. aange OF base, one good season Is his
: init. The man, realizing chat tho
nnl ange is a patent hint that he Is los
4 in effectiveness, pulls himself to
n rsther. sticks rigidly 10 training re.
me and plays a grand game OF BAN.
aying made good in bis second try
IL he then naturally lapses TO his old
0vles OF play in the following season
/d this is just what is happcning
Zth the ST. Louis club.
~ In all probability, viewed iu the mel
H/v light of experience. MCAleer
buld have done better To hang ID his
scards I'm every case win the eX.
NJ yption OF RUDE Waddell George e..
A lid has been a tower OF strength 10
~ Missouri team and well worth the
Ice paid Connie Mack for his re-
fT1se. whatever that figure may have
IN. For over two months * was
work that kept The Browns
- OF the cellar.
Where McAIeer Erred
wcAleer's chance for 1903 appears
he gone. He has failed to take adj
- atage OF numerous opportunities e.