The Detroit times., 1909-07-08
MACK WAS UP EARLY
PLANNING HOW TO
TRIM TIGERS
Unbeaten Krause To Pitch the Filst
Game of the Series OF Three
Games, Starting
Today
Tigers Spend Forenoon in Practicing
Up Claud Rossman on Infeld Stunts
With Throws al End.
BY PAUL II. eRUsKE.

For the first time since the Tigers
got away to their flying start ID the
American league race, they IRE hAd-
ing themselves and their lead threat
ened by team which, everything
considered. seems TO be really the
pick of the opposing agEreeauons.
Three games are scheduled Win
the Athletics. opening TODAY.
ii is within the scope OF the per
centage scales for the League 10 have
new leader by Saturday night.
Should the mighty men OF Mack con
tinue the sensational work which has
brought them SO close 20 the Tigers,
making them, as well, che only ciuo
TO lead the jennings clan on the inter
club stuff to date, they have q chance
TO step ahead. II will take three
straight, however.
Normally nobody would concede
this to be in the cards at ALL Nobody
has ever taken series from the
Tigers by a clean sweep yet.
On the other nand. the Champions
ere travelling very badly right now
OF their game Their pitchers are
working grandly and their hitters, LED
by Eddie Collins. the whirlwind u
the season, have been doing bette.
than well.
Connie the Panner.
Back of il all is the long head OF
Connie Mack, that unique genius Of
the game who has never had supe-
rior in Judgment Of players, abihty
tc get the best out OF his material,
end strategy in planning the tactics
of his team on the field.
Connie was up early iris morning
and the casual wayfarer who passed
the Oriental at o'clock might have
seen him, seated on a bench at the
eoge Of the walk. planning in advance
the disposal of his forces, while his
men were still in the land OF dreams.
"Krause will pitch" said Connie.
"Yes, he's going mighty fine right now.
The team is playing good ball-a3
good as could possibly have been eX-
,,ected. Collins is making good In
brilliant style Will we win? Oh,
don't ask me anything like that, You
fellows came along 10 our town anu
Alullin hadn't lost a game out OF IL
starts but we trimmed aim. Mayb"
IL will be Harrys luck 10 meet the
same fortunes of war. but I'm sure
he'll pitch a good game and IL will
take good one by you fellows 10
beat him
All-Star Array.
Krause. Bender or COombs and
Plank To finish up with is the program
OF the Mack champ and the Tigers
have nothing like il TO offer, judging
ON the form which their hurting stars
have recently shown in practice. viii
lett will oppose today and the enig.
matte Summers will undoubtedly
pitch one of the other games. The
third pitcher may be Donovan More
likely, however. II will be Suggs or
Works.
The Tigers got in on the Cleveland
boat. disheartened over the result Of
the final game in The Ohio metropolis.
which they lost by one run. Mullin al
lowing the Maps 10 score thrice on n
double and five singles in the CLOSING
inning. after the Tigers had led right
to the end, 10 ]
George is indulging in his usual sum
mer slump. from all appearances. He
is showing the strain OF his work in
pitching one game ont of four right
along for his team. and will be rested
up a bit, in all probability. now that
the opportunity is al hand for using
the left-handers once in a while BOs
ton aud Washington are admittedly
marks for the left-handed styles OF
pitching and the injection OF Killian
and Speer into an occasional game