The Detroit times., 1909-06-24
PLENTY OF CHANGE
TO GLOAT OVER
TIGER DEEDS
Fans Who Read Message OF Baseball
Flag Yesterday Not Sorry They
Brayed the Doubtful
Weather.
: Suggs' Pitching, the Batting OF
Crawford and Schaefer and Mcln-
tyres Catch All Bright Things.
sy PAUL n. BRUskE.

Those who braved the threatening
weather OF yesterday and read Alright
the message of the baseball nag, ny
ing high ON top Of the Pontehartrain
were treated To novel spectacle at
the ball yard. II was none other than
that of George Suggs cut there on the
mound, starting bait game for the
Tigers and-egad- IL too.
with nine very classy innings In be-
tween.
Not that Suggs' performance was a
surprise. by any means. The remark
able part was that the opportunity
should come with the pitcher in shape
and everything breaking fayorably To
give him his chance.
George Suggs has been a most UNI
fortunate twirler since his debut with
the Tigers I'm the spring of last year.
Both in 1908 and 1909 he has suffered
from Illness and a superfuity or vet
cran talent The first count kept him
of the slab when the opportunity
would otherwise have offered. The
second kept him on when he was
right Through IL all, however, Man
ager Jennings has remained conhdent
that the North Carolinan was real
pitcher In rescue work he has al
ways shown great ability and some OF
the games he pitched in morning prac'
tice behind the locked gates OF Hen
nett park caused the most favorable
Sart 81 comment IN the cub house
among his mates
The Poor Brownsl
There was no denying the efficiency
OF Suggs' performance yesterday The
-. Browns simply could not hit him a
little hIt In the first tive innings,
during which the Tigers were accump-
-iatiifg a total OF sever runs, he heId
the browns tntWn- hits and did-n0t
allow a base on balls. Both the hits
came with two men out and the next
man up invariably persisted miserably.
in tite ifgt7tt-f7tiF- innings the-gtine
the Browns averaged one hit per in
ming and punched two OF them for
run. This last accident occurred af-
ter Detroit had eight however and no
great alarm was manifested In the
stands and bleachers where the deeds
OF Suggsey old scout Nwere favorab!y
commented upon throughout the after
noon.
Suggs showed a nice turn OF speed,
fine break on his fast ball and mix
ed In a curve occasionally lie dld
not use his drop ball as frequently as
usual and perhaps that was the rea-
son his hcaying was so enduring III
form and the inside work OF his posi-
ton It Is doubtful If there Is a more
finished pitcher IN any league than ne
showed himself To be.
OF couse. it is an open question now
much of Suggs' effectiveness was
caused hy the fact thai he was opp0s'
cd by team that had just lost four
games in three days to the Tigers ana
was not going very well Also IL
might be pointed out that, from the
way the Tigers ass2ssinated Crisis ana
Bailey. almost any old pitcher could
have beaten the Browns that day.
However. there was no denying the
effectiveness OF Suggs' performance
and. even should IL be desired now
Il Is pretty certain that the Detroit
management would have an awfui
time getting waivers on the soft-spok-
en- southerner. That IT has any inten'
ton OF asking for them now is a
doubtful matter.
other Gladstone Sights.
But there were other gladstone
sights than the incandescence OF
. Supgs one of these was the Joyous
abandon Of the Detroit hitting For
instance. note the prodigal manner III
which Sam Crawford whisthd two
baggers about the local lot. Five times
Wahoo Sammy strobe to the plate dur
ing the festivities. facing Crisis ana
Bailey Four times his twsty sapling