The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-08

ances in the box, and enabling
the lowly tail-enders OF last
I years race TO work their way into
I second position, where 1t Is now In
| their power to pass the Tigers in the
three more games to be played In the
metropolis, provided the Champs lose
them all.
That is the way, at any rate. that
they are doping II In New York. On
( the other hand Detroit bugs refuse TO
( regard the New York team as serious
y contenders for the flag. and would pre-
! fer seeing them in threatening posi-
( ton than any other club In the league
with the possible exception OF Wash
ington.
CaIesthenics for Summers.
Beyond a doubt Eddie Summers fol-
lowed mp his losing game by renew
ed zeal in the department OF home
calesthenics. Such at any rate mas
been his habit on similar occasions
this year. Eddie believes he Is too
fat. All season he has been worrying
over his increase In weight and, after
his failure here to stop the Athletics
he asked and received from Trainer
Tuthill a long series OF physical exer-
cises tending TO reduce the weight at
the points where Ii seemed to be In
creasing
To those who know Summers tall.
tooth-pick frame. his anxiety over ex-
ira weight would appear superfiuous.
But he Is In earnest about 1t, and Will
not be content until his slender. sylph-
like waist is regained. In the mean
time. however, he has won six out OF
the nine games he has twirled, so the
weight-acQuisition is not fatal at any
rate.
Manning In Form.
Manning. who twirled the game for
New York, was making his first start
against the Tigers. His curve ball
was as effective as In former seasons
and the fact that Stallings is not max
ing as much use OF him as Griffith did.
seems to agree better with the twirl-
ers peculiar, arm-snapping delivery.
Four hits he allowed. Mcintyre, Craw-
ford, Cobb and Schaefer getting one
each. On the other hand Summers
was spanked for punches In two
stages and the combat and gave way
TO Works at the end the latter allow
ing mo more scoring. Keller, Cree
and Engle were the chief murderers.
The score was to /.
and fielded nicely. Rossman batted
for Summers In the eighth and sent a
sharp ground ball to Manning. Beck
cndorf was injected into the proceed
ings with Works and his New York
friends pulled of presentation which
included a suit case, travelling set
and some other debris.
Jennings would like TO send Wild
Bill Donovan to the mound today, and
will probably do so IL Bill Is right.
willett and Suggs are the other posi-
bilities. In all probability the Tigers
will have to face Wilson, the 1.-THE lit
tie left-hander. Up to date the east
ern series has been an even break for
the men OF Jennings, though the
games played in Chicago after their
departure from their home ball yard
still leave them with a margin OF two
more victories than defeats as the
summary of the whole trip up to date.
And Washington is still ahead.
Fans Get PeevIsh.
In every one OF the three games that
the Tigers have lost on the trip, the
fans inhabiting the local stations at
which ringside returns are received
have criticized the team for taking
chances on the base lines. Yesterday
was one of those occasions. Three
men were nailed at the plate trying
to score on scant provocation, and
the fans were short-sightedly sore.
The Jennings-Cobb policy OF playing
the long chance on the base lines has
been in operation locally for three sea-
sons and has been resultant OF two
pennants with the team comfortably
in the lead in the race for a third. And
still the Detroit public has been un-
able to reconcile itself to this style
of play. on the few occasions when
Il does 60 wrong After the Tigers
have won a dozen pennants by this
system OF play-providing that such a
.benefcent result is possible. and adj
hitting II solely for the possibility OF
Observation-Disclosures would probably be
in evidence few croakers who would
rise up on some. occasion when the
chance went WRONG. and proclaim that