The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-16
PITCHERS
DON 7 SEEM TO
SUFFER So
Comparison With Much Touted
Chicago Staff Shows Champions
Heavers To Be There
Imposingly.
Summers Wins Comfortably as Null
lin Did and DOME" Bush Per-
forms Most valiantly.
By PAUL n. BRUSkE.

BY PAUL n. 6RuSKE.
For some years now we've been
hearing a good deal about the pitch
ing STAFF OF the Chicago Whitesox.
We've learned how Smith, White.
Walsh, Owen, Altrock and the rest
have kept the rather cheap team Oh
Mr.. Comiskey up there fighting FOR
the flag. In spite OF its rather mediocre
personnel, outside the catching de-
partment. And we've considered i,
all gospel truth, too, which II probably
was.
Nevertheless il oehooves the De-
troit bug 10 frisk about bit and make
a few remarks about the pitching STAN
of the aggregation for which he Is
pulling. Stacked up against two OF
The most prominent members of this
great Chicago bunch or hurers, the
Tigers selected for the first two
games of the year haven't looked so
bad, have they?
Smiths spit ball was right up ID
specifications Wednesday. IL SHIN
mered. ducked. curved and angled.
But Big George Muliin went out there
and gave the piano-mover a Roland
for his Oliver and then some more.
One hit George allowed the Sox
and never an opportunity for score.
The Tigers worked round couple o,
runs and that was No. /.
White Out-Pitched, Too.
Then Doc White, strong with all
the majesty of his record on Bennett
park strobe out 70 reverse the YER
mo ~
Doc was good: there was no denying
it. He had few OF the Tigers step
ping back. struck half dozen or them
out. didn't allow a single base on
balls and seemed 70 be quite himseH.
thank you. Butte Edgar oren sum
mers. who Is quite some pitcher him.
self. stepped out there on the mound
for the Tigers.
The Sex didn't get hit until the
seventh inning. when Cravath got In
one of the blows that made him IA
nous I'm the minor leagues and per-
formed the unusual feat Of lifting the
ball over the left field fence. AT that
iuncture the Tiges had two runs and
seven hits Later on they got the run
back while Chicago failed to add Tn
her total.
Pretty fair sort ef a pitching stan
right here for the Tigers, isn't II?
Either that or else the Sox are even
a lighter-hitting team than they. have
ever been before.
wichita Wizards Today.
And observe, Whom have we here?
None other than three ex-Wlchita
wizards. one OF whom is on the Sox
rayroll. while the other two owe al
legiance TO Hughie Jennings and the
of the finest state OF the
Union. In case today's game comes
of Scott a big Highlander, who won
30 or 40 games for the Kansas club,
e 10 be the selection OF the visitors,
In all probability. Against him Man
. ger Jennings has willetts. the famed
OF 1908, and Speer.
team mate of Scott last season. whom
Detroit took in preference to the
and who. IL is confidently
asserted. has simply everything on the
basis of his showing at Columbus, In
the only game where he has really ex-
tended himself since Joining the Tiger
band.
The Sox are the only one or the
western clubs against whom a south
paw is particularly appropriate. AMI,
II Speer is TO get try-out In the near
future, II must be today.
Oh, You. "Donie!"
In the meantime It is not out OF
place to recur TO the fact that tho
In yesterdays combat,
on the Detroit side was something
very much out of the ordinary and
that is surely putting IL .aildly.
DOME" Bush got away with neat
little boot on his firs5 chance, where
upon he promptly started TO cut on
z few hits.
Away back and 10 his right he
raced and stopped n grounder from
bat which Moriarty had
endeavored to stab. Bush was
clear back on the grass when he came
up with the ball. but he tore of z
long. quick throw Big Claud. on first.
changed his feet and lunged forward
into the atmosphere. The ball hit and
stuck. and Umpire O'Lougbiin waved
Tannehill out. Bugs and bugettes
shivered with their conflicting emo
lions.
Back and deep on the ether side
went little DOME for drive from
Isbell Up he came in short center
field and heaved the Kansan ont by
feet.
The Crowd Liked This.
The first OF these plays was the
one over which the ball players wax.
ed enthusiastic, bat the crowd held
its big shrek till the eighth. Twc
Soxs we're on base and two were out.
II was the crisis of the combat. For
the only time in its progress sum
mers appeared to be weakening
though the indication later proved to-
be erroneous. Pat Dougherty took
poke at one that suited him well Past
Summers the sphere tore its way be-
fore Edgar could get his hands down.
From second base the feet Eddie
Hahn set sail for the plate. Parent
came logging IL down from first base.
There wasn't a chance in the world
to get in play at first and the crowd
mentally kissed the ball goodbye and
chalked up a run for the Sox. But
the irrepressible ''Donie" was still TO
be reckoned with.
Directly back OF second he made his
dive for the sphere. Up he came. lust
as IL he had II, but the crowd couldn'.
believe IL and vainly looked INFO GEN.
ter field to get track OF the course OF