The Detroit times., 1909-06-21

To be comfortable, aud asked 10 play
a total Of four games In three dlHereut
towns In as many days, they simply
got their old dander mp and, from the
time they piled of their special car in
Detroit Saturday. up TO the moment
they left the field al ST. Louis sun
day. they have been simply tearing
things wide open.
There WAS never O team which
seemed TO thrive so much on hardships
as the champion Tigers. Bat them
around the country without a chance
to get a good nights sleep or meal
of a stationary table: cripple man
or two as was Moriarty by the result
OF a repeated change in table waters:
give them Just a feeting view OF home
and dear ones before whisking them
out on the road again and they arc
: I'm shape TO meet anybody,s team and
beat then. in way TO make them ad-
nit they like It.
Found Sox Here Saturday.
Off the train they leaped IN Detroit
Saturday and found the Sox practic-
ing when they reached their home
field after an absence of three weeks
Into the box goes big Edgar Wlllett
and perspires for nine innings. the nl1-
die stages of which find the Tiges be-
hind. though their efforts have been
noble and sincere.
Bang Smash! Stanage and Mcln-
tyre bunch triples in one inning which.
with Willett's single. work the confu-
sion of Sutor, the opposing southpaw.
Frank Smith appears TO toll in his
stead and takes up the burden with
his side one run TO the good.
Zowie, Big Sam Crawford tears OF
a shot into. the right field fence cor.
ner which scored Bush from first
where he had worked his way as the
result of bum peg by Purtell. Bush 5
rush. ties II up and Crawford keeps
coming from third when Atz' relayed
throw gets away from Manager Sui
Ivan.
The finish finds the score 5 TO 4 in
/. favoE OF Detroit and the 5000 AMI
over I'm the ranks OF the paid attend
Rnce. gloating once more over their
great team.
...- Grab Two in St. Lou.
A sprint for the ST. Louis train and
m arrival Just in time 10 be whiskcl
put to the field there where two games
Are carded. Moriarty has succumbed
10 the change in. diet and is on the
shelf. Claud Rossman goes back 70
his old stance at first base. Mullih.
but TO start another run OF consecutive
victories Is assigned the duty Of
pitching and the great Waddell op
poses George Is still weak from the
results of his illness in Washington,
but 81. Louis does not hold the lead or
B to o long. in spite OF the fact thai
The long-awaited return to the game Of
Stone. and Hoffman, demon hitters.
has delighted the fans OF the Missouri
metropolis.
Cobb starts a grand day with bunt,
waddell fumbles, Rossman hits and.
In a'uazzling BIT of base running the
Tigers, aided by an infield out and
some wierd play, get a couple.
The Browns stop for the game az
their four runs and the Tigers must
get two TO tie and three to win. Nc
Intyre drives it through Stone AMI
Cobb. scores him with a screaming
homer Two more runs they larrup
around In similar fashion in the
seventh. The score is 6 TO 4 and again
the Tigers were on the winning side.
=. slow Field for Second.
Just TO add a spice OF variety It
rains. while and then the teams take
the field again. The soaked diamond
complete the list OF Detroit handcaps
and the fast base running where they
live Is virtually out OF he question
For Seven innings the Browns revel in