Evening star., 1909-06-11
TIGERS HUNGRY FOR
NATIONALS SCALP
Trouble Starts This Afternoon
if the Weather
Permits.

| After laboring for six solid hours anC
wasting almost a barrel of gasoline on
the base lines al American League Park,
the usual daily visit of the rain god came
about at > O'Clock yesterday afternoon
and Manager Cantilon saw all his work
go for nothing. Joe may try the same
receipt today. but il is doubtful, as he
said last night that he was through
worrying and would wait until the wealth
er bureau got good and ready to give
us sunshine
| American League Park dries out quickly
and with the help of a little sun can be
soon put in playing order. Keep your
eyes on The Star flag. 1t will remain
up until Manager Cantillon calls off the
game, and he will wait. as rule, until
3:3o each day before giving orders. unless
| it should be raining
/ Walter Johnson will face the Tigers Tor
the first round and knuckle Ball Sum-
mers Will more than likely work against
the Nationals. The Detroit crowd has
] just come through a couple pretty hard
contests in New York and should he ripe
/ for easy picking by the locals Get at
them.
| Manager Jennings and his crew of lusty
ball players reached the Arlington at an
early hour this morning and every one of
| them walked around the corridors like
conqueror. Little ShortStop Bush was
| the center of interest to the couple dozen
| loungers around the notei, being new
| face and his work will be watched with
interest. Manager Jennings had very lit
! tie to say about his team. Everybody is
on edge except Pitcher Donovan. and
warm weather is expected to bring him
around all right.
me when it visited Detroit said Man
| ager Hughey. land it certainly made my
lads extend themselves TO win out
| NO. / haven't heard anything about
| Rossman going to Washington. The big
boy is still with the Tigers and will prob
ably help us win the championship, as he
| did before.
That Cleveland team has apparently
| found it's stride at last. and is climbing
| steadily. If the other western CLUBS but
| trim the east the slow footed and slug
gish- Drained Maps may yet get close to
the top through sheer hattering. La1ole
pitchers are just rounding to form. and
| If they soon get on edge they Will be
merry bunch to stop. The best the Ath-
letics could get off Addie Joss was one
| hit It's difficult to roll up victories on
safe-hit capital of such dimensions, even
against Cleveland
| That wonderful Browns pitching STAFF,
| when sized up. has dwindled away sadly
into all but incompetency, says Bill
Wray in the ST. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Here's the present form on the outfit:
| Powell-Pitches good base ball, save for
bad spot in each game, which generally
| costs a victory.
er. but cannot be worked often, and on
| his only time out this year was driven
| to the woods early.
| Bailey-Has not been worked up to
Wednesday and has failed to make good
| in more than a years effort. Pitched
one good game last year and lost that.
| Pelty-Good and extremely bad in
streaks Evidently cannot be relied upon.
as his record for two years has been
much the same.
| Howell-Most consistent Of the lot when
| right but has not pitched a full game
| and the extent of his spring injury cam
not vet be told.
| Waddell-T-he breadwinner of the buuch
Will doubtless have a great year.
Graham-Unreliable unless Criger is
catching. and Is even then weak with
men on bases
| Criss-Has the makings of a great
pitcher. but Is ragged and wild and
would be worth little without a catcher
| like Criger to show him.
AS the array stands at present 1t does
not spell pennant. Experience is the
chief asset of most Of the staff, and that
seldom turns the bat of Lajoie.
| Detroit is the best drawing card on the
| road of all the western teams In the
American League. Large crowds turned
out during the stay of the Tigers In New
! York and over 10000 fans have seen them
play In that city. How Navin must smile
1as the money pours in at the gate, And,
| come to think of 1t, without Jennings the
Tigers wouldn't pay expenses on the road
| or at home.
| Prof Hugh Jennings sat in comfort
able armchair al his hotel gazing into the