The Detroit times., 1909-12-06
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- the most interest
ing Of the coming American leasue
season.
( Dave is good ball PLAYER, heNond
question. bat his reckless intellectual
ity has involved him in So many pecu
+ liar freak plays that II IS figured COM
+ iskey Will come around 10 the can
tilon method OF thinking. and chase
+ Dare-Devil Dave as Charlie Dryden
always called him. 10 some other
team. the manager Of which has taken
ont insurance on his nerves
heard a new one on Altizer the
other ddy that seemed 20 be good
enough 10 bear repetition.
Il was along toward the close Of
he season. the Tigers and Athletics
still close enough 10 permit a sudden
change In the tide of battle 10 turn
the championship either way The
Sox arrived in Philadelphia for their
final series with the Athletics and a
big crowd came ont 10 see the sched-
ulrd douhle-header and root for
Mack's men who had chance that
da, of passing the Tigers who We're
uiaving i'm Boston Plank Tor the
Athletics ana Walsh FOR the SoX as
cended Tho mound and great game
resulted With the score TO in tine
ninth the Athletics had Collins On
second Baker on first and none ou'.
n looked likt$the blow. The batter
hit safely into o<Eght and young Mes.
Seneor threw home in wild. hectic
effort TO gct Collins al the plate. With
everybody holding his breath 20 watch
he result of the race between man
/ and ball. WhaT Vas ire CUTTSrTrT1at1r'r,
of the other Chicago players to see
Altizer run ont from first base and
cut on the throw. following this ei
; fort With q quick hcaye 10 second
retiring Harry Davis.
To the amazement OF the Philadel
phia bugs. however. Collins. instead
of scoring had stopped part way
home and hal turned back 10 third,
not noting Altizer's act hut apparent
Is thinking that the throw would have
retired him When he saw the throw
~ second he turned again and dug
for the plate where he was out on
.Atz quick return 10 Payne. The game
Went into ten innings and in the
tenth Payne doubled and Walsh
singled. the Sox winning. to ! and
virtually cinching the pennant Tor De
troit.
After the game Manager sullivan OF
the Sox asked Altizer why in the
world he had cut of the throw that
seemed the one chance 10 keep the
Athletics from winning
We'll. ! figured the throw might
not get Collins and saw | had a
better chance Of picking of Davis,
replied "Dare-Deyil Dave"
And this At time when. had Col
lins scored, the game would have ter
minated right there in win for the
Athletics.
The baseball David Harums Will
have 10 do better II they want TO hold
our attention very long Goode FOR
Nichols. eho \ substitute outfielder
who can neither field nor throw for a
substitute infielder who has waxed so
fat as TO navigate with difficulty
New we know why Bat Nelson put
in that bid" for the JeH-Johnson
fight His press campaign is being
managed these days by John r. Rob
inson. formerly OF Detroit
Great excitement in Jackson and
scare heads in all the papers. one
John Bender Just bowled @6S
Hugh McIntosh's Kalamazoo tor
the Jeff-Johnson fight. coming at a
time when he must have known bids
had been closed puts him dangerous
lv near membership in the Four
Flushers' club" What a joke on him
II ,vould have been. had the delay
made il possible for the boxers TO
consider his Offer
By the way. as understand It kal-
amazoo's promoters were after public
ity for their little burg. II this col
umn has been remiss IN according the
same. apology is hereby humbly ten
dered.