The Detroit times., 1909-04-15
Eddie Summers Takes Up Mullins
Mantle Where George
Dropped It in That
One-Hit Game.
Mullin and Moriarty Star in Contest
With Which Tiges Stopped
Chicago Opening Day.
BY PAUL n. eRuskE.
Hot stun those Hoosier twirlers,

them on the hurting line was simply
beyond criticism.
Mr.. George Washington Mullin. OF
Wabash. having set the hostile Sox
down with one hit on the occasion or
the first encounter, Mr.. Edgar Oren
Summers, OF Indianapolis will endeav-
or to take matters up today where his
fellow Indianan left of. II was a
question as to which one of them
should secure the opportunity of de-
lighting the bugs yesterday. Mullins
selection naturally puts the PROPOSE
ton up to Summers today. and White
will undoubtedly be selected for the
other side of the argument. One OF
the new catcher-in all probability
Stanage-will be the athlete to go be-
hind the bat.
The Tigers and Cleveland have
locked horns as expected right at the
start and Manager Jennings Is out to
keep his teams record untarnished. IL
possible, until at least the Maps drop
game to the Browns.
Mullins glorious pitching of the
opening day win long endure In the
minds OF the bugs who were out to
see 1t. The big boy has twirled many
good game for the tigers in the sew
en- seasons he has been on the mound
and everybody believed that his work
had come 10 a climax last fall when
he proved 60 be the only one OF the
Tiger hurlers to win a game from the
Cubs In the post-season series for the
worlds championship Yet George
started his eighth consecutive season
with the club In glory blaze which
obscured any pitching performance he
had vouchsafed I'm all the years pre-
ceding
The first of the Tigers to start
training, Mullin was preparing him
self for the eyentful day many weeks
before the date arrived Day after
day under the hot southern sun he
toiled and perspired. Abstinence OF
the field and hard. grueling work on II
assisted him In getting into the best
physical condition he has enjoyed
since his first year when as a mere
STRIPPING, he made his debut in big
league ball.
I'm going to see just what sort OF
season | can have at my very best"
: ne told his friends I'm confidence.
When George took the firing line
f~@t~a1&L hC 1A0 d. Will TIE ell
durance and vigor of an athlete in the
prime of his strength and experience.
His speed was that OF the gatling and
his curve was more proprly described
as an angle, so sharply did IL break.
But one base on balls did he allow.
Five men bit the dust on strikes. But
one hit and that one of very
scratchy character did he allow
through the progress OF the contest.
The spit ball which has at times FORM
ed an important part of his reportory
and which. In the hands OF his rival
was doing such deadly execution. was
completely tabooed.- None of the de-
partment store deceivers for big
George!
At the finish, in spite of the fact
that none OF the Tiger twirlers had
yet gone the full distance of nine in
nings, he was as fresh as at the start.
With the Tigers playing an absolutely
fawless and often brilliant game be-
hind him, there was no team on earth
which could have beaten the combina.
ton.
The pitching which he handed the
Sox was as impressive as Georges big.
raw-boned. active self.
Mingled with. the delighted com.
ments OF the bugs as they swarmed
out OF the stands was high enthusiasm
over the work OF George Moriarty on
whose presence at third base have
been made many predictions OF in
creased strength 10 the team.
Seldom does IL fall TO the lot OF any
player to make good on his first ap-
pearance In a new uniform as Mortar.
~ did yesterday.
First up In the fifth Il was his
double down the left field foul line
that gave Detroit an opportunity to
tie the score. When Parent failed 10
choke Schaefer's rip through the short
stop position. Moriarty was on the Job
with a tearing sprint for she plate and
30 rapidly did he push the paths back
under his feet that there was not even
chance for Cravath to head him off
by throw, after the ball had beer
retrieved.
An infeld grounder and McIntyre's
clean hit brought Schaefer Gathering
In.
Clear down TO the last play OF the
game. Moriarty hadn't had a chance
in the field. When 1t came Il was n
hard one.
Two out In Chicago's ninth and
Hahn, the visitors fieet-foot. faced
Mullin. He took a full swing at the
ball and just managed 70 bat IL 10 the
ground with the bottom of his stick
AS the drive resulted, II might have
been a well-nigh perfect bunt-the
hardest sort OF ball for a third.
sacker to handle. without a warning
from the position OF the batsman.
which would enable him 10 tear IN
before the ball was hit. Moriarty
was playing deep but started in like
a Hash. Half way home ne grabbed
the ball and the flying Hahn was then
but a few steps from frst base
STRENGTHENING up. Moriarty cut lose
that terrific throw OF which the bugs
have been reading In the reports from
the south.
Slap. Thud, So closely did the
arrival Of the ball and the runners
foot coincide that the crowd caught IFS
breath wondering II Mr.. KERN. Bans
Z new umpire. could go wrong. but he
hcsitated not a fraction OF q second
and waved the Chicagoan out
y was surely some play.
The Rrowns had bad inning IN