The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11
ARE
/ VERY C0CkY IN
THEIR TALK J
)xpect 70 Shoot Detroit Tigers
Winning Streak All to Pieces
While in Our Beautiful
convalescents From Vast Category
\ of Contagious Diseases Are
4 AL Ready to Play.
BY PAUL n. eRuskE.

<& Last time the New York American
Dneue club infested these arts 1t was
1Optlessly eighth In Hiss OF eight
(lubs and there were nono so poor As
= make II Incumbent upon them TO do
reverence. This time the same team
= back. hot on the heels OF the Tigers.
uh0 are still at their accustomed
Ntce In the van. Second position ism.
1oos enough; however. They have &C
tual designs on the lead and all tho
ulk gies to show that Slallings and
Ms IA en- have ample confidence III
9hemse Ives.
" aeit a worm turns In baseball. the
nroccess Is invariably more OF a SOM
9rsault than wriggle. The Highland
trs have accompanied .heir gyration
With all sorts OF enthusiasm.
And New York Is with them. The
Giants appear down and out. The
American league team had its opening.
n:shed into II and IL now the large
hope OF the national metropolis. JUST
- an evidence Of the popular esteem.
4 might be mentioned that no less
than four New York papers are repre-
uented with the team, j. w. McCon.
euehy. OF the Evening Journal; W. G..
Macbeth. OF the American; Frank
10th, OF the Globe, and Mr.. Firstbrook.
a the Mail. being all on deck, and
grinding out bulletins every few min
ttes.
&. StalIIng's 10 Proud
George Stallings. the one-time De-
(roit magnate. admits with some par
donable pride the attainment OF one
&c his LIES ambitions, In coming back
- the old town at the head OF a real
tig-league ball club. Mr.. Stallings
poes not say he will beat the Tigers.
MI there are eloquent hiatuses in his
konyersafion.
From MIR. Stallings' report, one must
hcline TO the belief that the New
York club has been up against some
propositions since he took hold. Fate
has cut high tinks with her personnel.
Hal Chase, with the tell-tale blotches
~ the plague still on his cheeks. is
III prominent exhibit. There are few
oore arms left yet as the result OF the
1eam's experience with smallpox. AS
N that was not enough. down came
8emphill on the opening day OF the
oanon with IN ailment that sent him
IS another CONTAGIOUS disease hospital
There was some delay In diagnosing
Then they said Il was diphtheria.
Ihe whole team came near being quar-
1ntined again, but managed 10 escape.
Hemphill recovered In due time and
&ilI be back In line In few days. In
The meantime the appearance at the
tadfllat OF any Notwithstanding gentle
IAN who looks around him q sort Of
&Quiring eye II an ONCE FOR all the
{)siting athletics to scurry for shelter.
NJ Somebody told Staliings that humps
8ere prevalent In Detroit He prompt
81 examined all his players for signs
~ lumpy Jaw. In case any Of the men
3huw signs Of coming down, they WIZ
IS promptly isolated.
ElberfeId unpunlshed.
4, Another arrival who is always
promptly scanned In a messenger boy
nom any OF the telegraph ofices. Read
~ Of the current history Of the sport
nay recall an outbreak OF Kid Elber-
feld In New York recently when he
ind Umpire Hurst came together in
In argument which the umpire tried
~ win BY sneaking one over on the
Kids jaw.
What win Ban do about IT. That