The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-12

E there Will be no KICK coming.
In the meantime 1t is we'll TO inject
. game of this sort into the proceed
lngs once In a while. just to show that
the Tigers can be beaten once In
u while, yea even shut out and with four
hits at that
Baseball Is of itself by necessity az
uncertain gamble. Were 1t not SO,
there would be a sad falling of In In
terest. Greatly as the Detroit bugs
would love to gloat over continuous
run OF success. il is the closeness OF
the race that has always kept the
crowds fused over the progress OF
the American leagues season. The
Tigers are dangerously near making
the contest this year farce and every
rue tan who loves TO have the thrills
Coursing up and down his spine wifi
truly welcome every such reverse, pro-
vided they only come just often
enough to leave the team he sup
ports, with a nice comfortable lead.
but scrapping hard all the time.
Wonderful Walter Wins.
For three seasons now we've been
hearing OF Wonderful Walter Johnson.
Press and public have united In tho
opinion that he is simply the best OF
them all. Yet Walter mas never been
: consecutive winner or even a relia-
BILE one for his club. At least two OF
the less sensational twirlers have I'm
syarfably delivered more goods when
the seasons returns were footed up.
lust why this is true is a matter re-
earding which many opinions have
been expressed. The most generally
a x, In ha
that Walter has been poorly managed.
somehow he has been i'll and out OF
form so much OF the time that he has
been unable 10 give his club the best
Z he has, except on remote occasions.
4 He was never better than yesterday.
however The long rest which he had
had taken as the result OF the rainy
spell OF weather allowed him TO bring
to the box yesterday all the speed and
curves for which he has been famous.
With II he had well nigh perfect con-
troll. For wonder, he was also per-
fectly supported by his mates.
This was the only combination
which could have resulted in the rout
Of Ed Killian.
Bush Slipped; Run Scored.
One run Washington secured in the
third inning on pass TO Street, John
cons sacrifice, Brownies hit, and
slip that Bush made on the muddy
4 1eld, In starting after Conroy's little
> Grounder.
II was luck that came to the aid
OF the Senators and who would be-
4 drudge II TO a team that has been
Getting the worst of IL so long?
Detroit had one scoring chance and
this came In the opening inning in
(which Mcintyre hit safely and adj
fYanced on Bushs sacrifice. Crawford
h and Matty tried to work the hit and
4 run but Street called for a pitch-out
and caught Mcintyre going TO third.
The tough part Of 1t all was that
fcrawford followed with screaming
4 Houble.
OF course, there were men on bases
Il various times thereafter but the
needed hit was never forthcoming.
Il was a grand game OF ball and
few can be so fiint-hearted as TO
peeve over the fact. that Washington
won II.
Today the Tigers will probably start
8ummers or Willett. while Joe Can
.fillon will undoubtedly send out Dolly
GRAY, his effective left-hander, who
stitched two four-hit games against the
kfieers here, one of which was the
only Washington victory accumulated
IAN the four starts in which the Can
|4l11on aggregation engaged In Tiger
town.