The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-19
BIGGEST BASEBALL
Day IN HISTORY
Or DETROIT
Tigers Win Fifth Consecutive Game
With 1900 Bugs Looking On
in Exceedingly
High Glee.
Moriarty Scores Winning Run Satur-
day and Comes Back True To
Form Again On Sunday.
By PAUL X. eRUsKE.

BY PAUL n. 6RuSkE.
The biggest baseball day In the MS
tory OF Detroit--nothing less--is the
only manner In which the events OF
Sunday at Bennett park can be sum-
married, In way that will do them
justice.
The Tigers victorious for the hfth
time consecutively and winning their
victory by that combination OF skill
and finesse which should stamp
champion tenn In combat with It's
deadly rival; the people of the city
turning out a crowd OF dimensions
never before attained in Michigan and
but seldom eQualled in even the larg-
est cities Of the United States. and the
whole throng handling itself without
single policeman to keep II back-it
was surely some occasion TO remem-
Der for relation To the coming genera
ton.
Once more we've got 10 hand II TO
Ban johnson as the scheduled-maker
par-excellence.
Ban and Weather Man.
Ban. as will be recalled. had 1t so
arranged that every club played the
Tigers last year just as IL was threat
ening their lead. Well. he must have
figured that Cleveland. with all its
CHEEKY advance notices. would be
about In shape TO draw the people
here April IL. Accordingly. he sent
them. The day was fine and $4,000 in
round numbers saw the Tigers start
batting bee toward the close and win
out after the most discouraging sort OF
q start In which they had put Edgar
Wfiletts so far in the hole, DESPITE MS
fine pitching. that there seemed TO be
no chance
Sunday, the weather man and Ban
again played together and so did the
same teams. Back came the bugs
and brought hosts OF others with
them. IL was the first opportunity a
large contingent of the Tigers best
supporters had enjoyed to see them
at work and the park was full an hour
before the game started. For an hour
more they damned their way into the
enclosure SO that. when the teams
started play, they did SO IN the center
OF vast circle of humanity. 10000
strong, which completely hedged thenr
about From 10 To IL deep the over
Cow struggled to get a view. The
usual rope which had been early dis
regarded on account of the record
breaking size of the throng. The sec
ond row knelt. the third row crouched.
Back OF these they stood on their tip
toes sand rubbered. Outside the cir
Gle and in front of the stands was an
open plat around which frenzied fans
OF diminutive stature strolled up and
down and bit their nails, their sole in
formation of the progresssof play COM
ing from what they heard.
Sunday Sail In Good Keeping.
Only once did the great throng fail
TO discipline itself and then, after
three or four breaks toward the CEN
ter OF the field. II was iollied back
into position again by the players OF
the two teams and their substitutes
Sunday ball was in the keeping OF
those for whom IL had been provided
md they discharged their trust in the
spirit with which ii had been extend
ed.
And the Tigers won again.
Hampered by their constant endeav-
or to lambaste the sphere into the
crowd, they didn't hit much but what
they did, counted nightly, thanks TO
excellent base-running. Each side had
two scoring innings. but in one of De-
troit's two runs were chalked up.
while Cleveland had to be content In
each case with lone score. The
run that meant victory as IL turned
out later was scored Sunday as Sat.
nrday, by George Moriarty who is sig
nalixing his advent as a member OF
the team with degree OF eclat which
seldom surrounds the inaugural OF any
baseball career in new city. On Sat
urday George scored the winning run
by taking advantage of a rather poor
throw to second. On Sunday he again
made mig" Clarke the goat by steal
Ing home, getting a tremendous lead
and tearing all the way home while
Pitcher Wright was swinging his
trusty right wing round his aurora boz
realis-topped conk. There were two
out at the time and George selected
a grand occasion for his stunt. The
roar that went up when he pulled IL
on was a tribute OF dimensions sell
dom heard on a ball field.
Vet va. Colt.
Today they will go at 1t again and
sCy Young Will serve a turn on the
mound for the Maps.
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selves good, lively ball club, but
nothing In the line or championship
caliber. A sad disappointment they
have been to the Cleveland bugs who
made the trip to the town where life
IS worth living and whose enthusiasm
In the early stages lent great addi-
donal enjoyment to the home hosts
from the manner in which they laid
f6pfuop ouou In The auroocuiva
scorching come-backs.
Jennings is still anxious to get a
more effective line on some OF his new
material. and may pass by Summers
regular turn today, In order to find out
more regarding LATTE or Works.
5uggs Is also possibility.
Hctey was forced 60 quit in his aght /
\, with Jeanette. throwing up the /
sponge I'm the forty eighth round. |
Several times he had a chance TO |
win Jeanette seemed the gamer and /
handed out terrific punishment In the |
q closing rounds.