The Detroit times., 1909-06-26
last CHANCE FOR
THE POOR BROWNS
. THIS AFTERNOON
McAleers Won't Be Seen Here Again
After Today Until Sept. 6 and
They Want To Win
This One.
McAleer Breaks Long Silence To An
nounce Declaration of Sticking in
4 Spite of Resignation Rumors.
By PAUL n. RRuskE.

sssve- BY PAUL ~. BRUSkE.
One more chance the men OF Jen'
nings are vouchsafng the minions OF
McAlcer to get game out OF the pro
longed series Ia which the two clubs
Nave been engaged for the past week
This will be the last occasion IN
which the McAleers Will be privileged
10 exhibit their manly beauty IA De
troit's ball yard till Sept. .. and they
have sworn a mighty oath OF venge-
ance.
The Browns have not yet been cal
loused to that taii-end position. they
haven't learned 10 take seven beatinsS
In a row from one club without feel
ing irate about II, anG for this TACT
McAleer raises his thanks 10 high
heaven. He will send Jack Powell 20
the box, in all probability, 10 stock tohis
batting order of yesterday and the
day before and start the game with
a fervent prayer for his share-and
q little more-of the baseball luck 10
be distributed during the day
Wild Bill Donovan is the twirler
selected for the Detroit club. and II
will be his first 1903 appearance on
the home park since his arm work
ed into shape
Browns Play Good Ball.
In the meantime. IT might be re-
marked that the Browns are playing
rafting good ball and have been do
Ing 30 in every one of the games play
ed here with the one possible e1cep-
ton OF the day Criss pitched bad
game. On all other occasions the men
from Missouri have been fielding like
tends, running the bases with rea-
sonably good judgment and hitting al
most as well as the Tigers. Thy
haven't been getting their hits az TIE
moments when they have counted.
however. Yesterday, for instance,
they had men on bases in every one
OF the first five innings and more than
enthusiastically they seemed 10 be
on the verge OF scoring. Only once
they pulled of the threatened stunt,
however. On almost every occasion.
though, somebody would hit a line
drive straight at the position occupied
by some Detroit fielder. The Browns
II aim that they have hit in the neigh
borhood of 20 OF these drives during
the present series. which, If yerieG a
yard or two in their trajectory, would
have gone through with a whoop. They
are not Understanding this figure
much. either. according to a detailed
examination OF the statistics.
Yesterday both teams were pulling
off this stunt, two or three OF the
catches being patent acts of self-de-
Tense. On one occasion Graham sim
ply had to catch line drive from
Rossman's bat to save his face and
avert the marring OF his well-known
Nneaments.
Graham Good as Usual.
The Detroit boy, as usual, pitched
mighty neat game for the Browns,
greatly delighting his east side friends
who were out in force. For five ia.
nings his team led by a score of /
to 0. Then Bush and Crawford bunch
cd drives and Cobb contributed a
sacrifice fly. which, with OLeary's sin
gle, allowed the Tlges to tie and pass.
Then Eddie Summers began to NOW
the enemy down in his happiest style,
The Browns never had q chance 10
score after the fifth, but three men
batting In each period
The irrepressible Bush and the re-
liable Crawford got together again Ia
the eighth and Jumped passes. COBB
sacrificed again and Rossman raised
q ridiculous little fly back of Ferris
which fell right in the center Of a
triangle formed by the onrushlng per
sonalities of Ferris, McAleese ana
Wallace, none OF whom could quito
reach. Bush had waited al third 10 see
about the catch but Crawford had
made up his mind that the drive was
good. When 1t struck the ground
'Donie" turned and dug for the plate
at full clip. Fast as he is he had all
he could do 70 keep out from under
the hoofs OF the flying Samuel who
was laundering along In close pursuit.
The pair crossed the plate almost to-
gether amid a roar OF applause and
the Tiges were. too far ahead for any
possible hope OF the Browns 10 be full.
filled.
McAleer No Gutter.
For the first time since mis- team has
been in Detroit Manager McAleer OF
the Browns, lying sick on ST Louis
bench before the game. spoke Of the
reports OF his resignation which have
appeared in various forms in one OF
the ST Louis papers.
There isn't a one OF all the fakes
that have been printed while I've been
managing a team in st. Louis. that
= hasmade me so sore as that one" said
1.-The boss of the Browns My only com
fort is that know none II my friends
who know me personally or by FeBtt-
tation will believe II. For eight years
now I've been running 4 Gall club in
that town and It's been eight years of
the hardest fighting the imagination
OF man could conceive. IYe been SUI.
mitted TO enough abuse 10 make a
man sick and tired, but lhe last thing
that could have entered by head vas