The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-12
Bunny Helm Expects
Tiger Pitchers TO Turn
the Trick.
LOCAL SPORT SAW
FIRST TWO GAMES
Tells Some Interesting Facts
About Observations at
PittSbuTg,

Bunny Helm. one. OF the best iu-
formed Of the Cepiul CITY baseball
fans. has returned from Fittsours with
a crop OF stories, g8-nered az thc
worlds championship Sd rfcs played in
that city.
Bunny has lots 60 say about cobb
$50 wagner. Speaking Of the luck
which invariably seems TO accompany
every move The netroiter makes, he
cited one play in particular.
In the hrSt game when cobb tried
TO so from first 20 third on sacrifice
there were several little Unreported in-
cidents.
After getting TO first the Tiger played
i've yards OF. according TO Helms es-
innate. Three times the Pirate pitcher
threw to the initial bag. cobb each
time sliding around, hooking his foot
under the sack and grjaning at Abstein.
who seemed utterly at sea as 70 how TO
tag the evasive runner. BY the time
the third attempt at catching him had
been completed the whole $1,000 spec
tators were laughing with their eyes
glued on the great Detroit base runner
Cobb Steals.
Then with ali attention centered on
him. Cobb left the sack, when Delehanty
sacrificed. He rounded second and tore
on TO third. Going in with that famous
slide. he beat the ball mile. ByTne
stiil being ia the air after the ball.
when Cobb Struck the sack But the
force OF the slide was too great and in
the instant in which he went by the bag
out.
To make two sacks on a simple IHSeld
sacrifice requires the skill OF a master.
and even though he was out on the play
everybody present was convinced that
the Georgian had practically accom-
plished the wonderful feat.
Helm says the steal home was much
less spectacular. When Willis went into
the box Cobb began a dance up and down
The third base lire. Just as Willis start
ed his Winding the Tiger made a break,
seemingly that bluff dash employed by
50 many players. But 20 the surprise Of
all the dash for the plate did not halt
and before Willis found his bearings the
runner was but a few feet from The
plate. Willis shot 10 the catcher, Cobb
sliding across the pan as the bali punked
into the big mitt and then dropped to the
ground
Wagner a Star.
This Wagner is a great player too, %
GAYS Helm He's built ike a gorilla,
With immense shoulders and arms much
longer than the average man. Another
feature which attracted my attention as
soon as ] saw him in the field was his
abnormal hands. when he reaches out
after ball Il looks as If he has gloves
or both hands. At the bat ne stands
something Ike our Gessler. more than a
yard from Ire plate. When the ball is
delivered he steps sQuareIy In and
smashes. He seems TO possess a won
derful strength in the forearm"
When asked about the batting Of Wag-
ner and Cobb. Helm says, while Wagner
has been given the more hits. Cobb's
sticking has been far more impressive.
Why that catch that Leach made Of
Cobb liner in the first game. he said,
wouldn't be duplicated tn a hundred
years. with a hundred different leagues
playing every day in the week. It was
simply marvellous. and at the same time
robbed Cobb OF a homer Then, again.
me Detroit outhelder chopped one over
nTst Austen, standing away off the
Rag made a jump. grabbed the bah and
Lhen turned several circus stunts on lis
p T.
ny, In my opinion, has been the hest
batter, and under any normal circuul-
stances would now be leading the Dutch
man. by a biz margin Why. Saturday this
" agner hit one directly at Tom Jones.
From the stands fl looked an easv
chance. vet the ball bounced off the
urst oaseman's cnest and Wagner was
SedlLed with hit by the majority of
tnose writing the games.
Pitchers Stre1ger.
In talking about the relative merits OF
the two clubs Helm says the National
Leaguers are more impressive. Where
as Detroit wobbies an over. the Pirates
handle everything in a purely -mechani-
cal way, and don't seem 10 feel the
importance Of the series whatever. on
the opening day the Tigers were like
a lot Of school toys. according TO the
NaEhingtonlan- Every one OF the errors
credited 10 them were bad Doots. Even
Crawford and Cobb got 90 the cele-
esatIons. came in after flies with their
hands trembling, and let the bali get
away
OWnie Bush and Del were another
pair Neither one seemed 10 have any
confidence in himself They went after
al their chances uncertainty, and both
made slipups on what looked to be
very ordinary assists. To some extent
this uusteadlness was not so evident
on the second day. but AT that the
cation. Detroit seems 20 have a shade
~ base running and in the pitching.
and IA Helm s opinion their pitchers viii
more than likely land this series from
the National LeagCers.
Lauds Accommodations.
Helm was most profuse in his praise
Of the way the games were handled All
Pittsburg.
''You never saw anything like IL IN
all your life,' said the enthusiastic
Bunny" "yVhy these people have got a
field that IN itself is worth going TO
Sn1oketown TO see. The stands form "a
aemicircle around the inneid The
grandstsnd is a big quadruple-decked
affair with four electric elevators TO
convey you up. And the service. fou
20 into the bottom section. present your
ticket, and are taken 10 your seat with
the dispatch prevalent 10 wei Fegu-
lated theater No confusion whatever
"It was funny 10 see those DeLTol
rooters after that second game Ihey
were all stopping at the same hotel with
the Washington crowd and aIler the
game they decked up bunch Of cards
with, who stole home-Iy COBB,
and WHO struck OUTLAWS Wagner
and then proceeded 20 march around
Pittsburg and shove those things into
the face Of every Pirate man they came