The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27
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Detroit, Cleveland, st. Louis and
! chissgo All Brace Up and Start
Pulling Eastern Teams
Down.
Deston Returns for Today's Game
With Tale Of Woe Of Injuries and
Zoo Much southpaw Pitching.
sy PAUL X. sRvskg.

~ PAUL n. DRUskE.
The western teams are waking up.
n while the Tigers were taking three
mt .of four from Washington, similar
|D9WD Of victory was being flashed over
(ne. wires daily from Chicago, ST.
4ouis and Cleveland. Particularly at
10th the Aforementioned cities was
here material assistance given the
Itgers In their efforts TO hold the
|leagne lead.
The Maps In particular came TO the
@ore IN me style. The two games
1hich they took from the Athletics
'onaoled the Champions TO gain a lead
9<sneorly 20 points over their nearest
0ompetitors. Sc. Louis was the big
|1ot surprise OF all, ON the basis OF
4lt years form. Ia 1908 the men OF
|MoAlesr could not beat Boston to save
|<1G1r lives and would have grabbed
~ Dennant, had they been able TO
|broek even with. that clue. This time
40 teams ran better to their normal
Iprh. McAleer's star southpaws having
- trOuble whatever with the Boston
1tDunsn, Waddell winning twice and
lEhazn once. The Sox have started
4i>(lng and things are looking up In
- camp Of Billy Sullivan
DOCS Prophecy Coming True.
The prediction Of Joe Cantillon that
- western teams would soon Do max
~ the running seems to be borne out
~ the developments Of recent date.
The slight amelioration In the
AA
1he western clubs to recover from
1holr unreasonable pastiming Of April
ona early May. Also. the cool weather
10 ho4 n erect on the eastern clubs
rho have been forced to come back
y bltf1n their condition.
11e Dfadls Of June will nnd all the
Gluhe pssformdng at normal clip. In
~ probability. In the meantime, De-
fro1t: - lucky 20 b ahead and can be
vpt1od o., n al probability, to improve
~ psrcsntase. barring accidents. from
now on.
Ne gxeusss for Yesterday.
A Tor yestsrday's game, there are
20 excuoss The TigsrS ran up against
x1ct poor hitting but good pitching
W1o the cause Of the sundolng Of the
C61mps. And Washington had .
S1eht 20 one game Of the four. under
Ne law Of chance which eventually
rQtu In tn work on all ball clubs.
Gray had been pitching = lot Of
raod bah Tor HE mates and unQuestfon-
n{ly deserved 10 win brackets once in
Ne nrst two months Of the season.
~ gave the Tigers but four hits.
1oD1icating his erformanes OF Sunday
Nm far better luck In the scatter.
mr. q the swats. But for the introdue-
giCos Of HIS only base on balls ut IN
stage hs would have got
- away with q shut-our.
4 There r. no cause fo- complaint
over the work Of George Suggs. He
pitched q highly creditable game and.
but for The clever work OF Jim Dele
hsnty, might have carried the COM
hat into extra innings.
Old Dsi's DECIDE Recalled.
3 Delshanty! what recoliections the
name calls up in the minds Of the men
who were watching ball games OF
Ave or ten years ago! The mighty I'd
has never had IN equal when II came
20 long distance slugging. though his
lnmiIy has contributed q round quar-
teS of younger brothers. Nevertheless.
I'm Dolehanty gave an exhibition yes
fSfday which was well worthy OF the
fsesFd of tie NAH bcf.re whom I'll
pltchers Quailed.
-Four times he faced Suggs and
George WAS right good, too. The nrst
dine he raised high foul and was
ont. That was the last occasion on
which the Tigers were able to put him
out, however
The second time up, Delehanty rip
nd screaming single TO center field.
The third time, with a man on frst
end another on second. he laid down
q perfect hunt. On the fourth and
nnal occasion he matched wits and
utrsngth with the North Carolinan he
rkung the sphere into left-center Tor
= clean home run.
Playing with the team which hts big
brother made SO famous for his deeds
q batting. Jim Delehanty means to
uoep the family name alive and prom
loes, to have q most considerable sue
60. doing 1t.
Boston's Tale OF Woe.
! The Boston club which arrived here
foday To play one game with the Tig'.
~ before continuing Its easterly dash
nd q tale OF woe to unfold OF what
Eappensd 10 II after leaving Detroit.
Leaving Cicotte, his star pitcher,
nere n Detroit, badly injured, the Red.
1x Journey to Chicago. where Lord
- his meat hand In the way OF a
9Irious liner and slit that very valu-
80 member. rendering himself avail
3EYo for pinch-hitting duty only. Niles
x~nt 70 thirc base and Capt. Gessler
Il the outneld. At Ct. Louis the sad
<ovs arrived. telling Garland Stahl
~ fhe death OF his little daughter.
koor lake had to leave the club. oil
49,. and wolter went to nrst base.
M a. Cnicaso and st. Louis the Redsox
ce~6 On : diet Of southpaw pitching
~ raised hob with their batting
Iv~rnGeo. This added to the gloom
- vh1ch the team was lunged.
\ On arriving here they were inform
- 800 n al probability. ed Kiilfan
mn - he man they would nave
49, A. The Afternoon, provided that
u .~nns voolo prove possible.
- ~ nod and right when ne
- 1hsn last time and won his
80 han1f1y
b ~ news fsiled to cheer np the Bos-
- hpee to any apprscisble degree
llssny's W. shsrmsn's.