The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-12
Big League Clubs Get Busy
Today in the East At
Washington and
Philadelphia
Tigers Simply Too Anxious To
Please the Home Folks At
Toledo and Fell Down.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Boston at Philadelphia.
New York at Washington.
ey PAUL II. BRUsKE.

Looks sort OF familiar doesn't IL!
Yes, they're really at IL. al last. The
first 1909 big-league baseball games
of the kind that count, are to be
played today and the American eague
holds the boards. the four eastern
clubs all getting bus To be sure, no.
body really pays much attention 10
the eastern clubs any more, YET they
are in the race from the statistical
point of view and ale all figuring on a
possible chance OF the first division,
though none OF them has yet swelled
up enough TO lay any claim TO a cham
pionship.
The day must be considered a more
valuable for the significance of its
main sporting event. than from the
real result of the clashes, due To take
place at the respective fields where
games are scheduled.
The Tigers wind Up their season of
exhibition games in Columbus today,
with game against the club that has
usually. up to last year, been the cham
pior aggregation OF the fastest minor
league in creation. Suggs and Speer
are due TO heave. The latter has the
hopes and prayers Of the Local fans
particularly, for he Is a southpaw and
there are still lingering hopes that he
may develop into the man who will
be able to step into the shoes of Ed.
Killian. provided the latter fails to
occupy those useful feathers himself
this year.
A victory and defeat at Tn.edo--
the latter with over 1000 OF the home
boys from Detroit looking on-does
not indicate the true form of the
Tigers who. as everyone who has fol
lowed them this season Up 10 date
must admit. look by lar the best team
that has represented Micligan's me-
tropolis in years.
The Tigers were simply too anxious
to show the home folks how good they
were on Sunday and slipped up. villa
heaves by Moriarty. Beckcndorf and
LATTE, along with & piece OF villain
4 GUS luck on a bad bounce of n per
feet throw to the plate by the Georgia
Peach helped the Mud Hens win their
first game from the Tigers In many
years.
IL isn't necessary to make excuses
for the champs at this stage of the
spring. with the real stun SO near at
hand. They simply had an off day
an incident bound 10 happen eventual
ly to club playing games in the vii
famous grade OF weather current in
the northern middle states at this
time of year. when regular practice
Is out of the question and meE take
the field swathed 50 thickly in sweat
ers and other less apparent lingerie
that their movements are of necessity
considerably hampered.
AT that, as the reference to the box
score will readily disclose. the Toledo
team was hitting some. II Is 20 as
eregation that can he fooled with.
Is now conceded that the Tiges
made fatal mistake in going 10 To-
ledo without G. Mullin, who is "a
cilstomed annually to swipe one over
the top OF the armory for u heIm-lauf
before his old friends and .orr,er fell
low citizens. Tho talented beaver
was along with the kittenes at Kala
mazoo. where he assisted materially
In the victory won there. Another HI.
wal wahoo Sam CIawford-not usu-
ally a member OF second teams-whu
showed that he was a bit out Cf his
class by stealing the homo pate which
the Kaiamazooius had left lying around
loose-in the month, bus scoring what
proved TO be the winning run.