The Detroit times., 1909-04-16
PITCHERS
DON'T SEEM TO
SUFFER 50
Comparison With Much Touted
Chicago staff Shows Champions
Heavers To Be There
Imposingly.
Summers Wins Comfortably as Null
lin Did and DOME" Bush Per
forms Most valiantly.
BY PAUL II. sRUskE.


For some years now we've been
hearing good deal about the pitch
ing stan OF the Chicago Whltesox.
We've learned how Smith. White.
Walsh, owen. Altrock and the rest
have kept the rather cheap team OF
Mr.. Comiskey up there fighting for
the flag, In spite OF It's rather mediocre
personnel. outside the catching de-
partment. And we've considered IL
all gospel truth, too. which II probably
was.
Nevertheless II pehooves the De
troit bug to frisk about bit and make
few remarks about the pitching staff
of the aggregation for which he Is
pulling. Stacked up against two OF
the most prominent members OF this
great Chicago bunch of hurlers, the
Tigers selected for the first two
games OF the year haven't looked so
bad, have they?
Smiths spit ball was right up to
specifications Wednesday. 1t SHIN
mered, ducked, curved and angled.
But Big George Mullin went out there
and gave the piano-mover Roland
for his Oliver and then some more.
One hit George allowed the Sox
and never an opportunity for score.
The Tigers worked round couple OF
runs and that was No. 1.
White Out-Pitched, Too.
Then Doc White, strong with all
the majesty OF his record on Bennett
park strobe out 70 reverse the YER
dict In the second game OF the series.
Doc was good: there was no denying
IT, He had few OF the Tigers step
ping back. struck half a dozen of them
out. didn't allow a single base on
balls and seemed 10 be quite himself.
thank you. But one Edgar Oren Sum
mers, who Is quite some pitcher him
self. stepped out there on the mound
for the Tigers.
The Sox didn't get hit until the
seventh inning, when Cravath got In
one OF the blows that made him IA
nous In the minor leagues and per-
formed the unusual feat Of lifting the
ball over the left field fence. At that
juncture the Tiges had two runs and
seven hits. Later on they got the run
back while Chicago failed to add To
her total.
Pretty fair sort Of pitching stan
right here for the Tigers. isn't 1t?
Either that or else the Sox are even
a lighter.hitting team; than they have
ever been before.
Wichita Wizards Today.
And observe, Whom have we here?
None other than three ex-Wichita
wizards. one OF whom is on the Sox
rayroll while the other two owe AL
legiance TO Hughie Jennings and the
metropolis OF the fibest state OF the
Union. In case today's game comes
off. Scott, a big Highlander. who won
80 or 40 games for the Kansas club.
Is 10 be the selection OF the visitors.
In all probability Against him Man
ager Jennings has Wiiletts, the famed
"giant-killer' OF 1908. and Speer. a
team mate OF Scott last season. whom
Detroit took in preference to the
Highlander and who. 1t is confidently
asserted. has simply everything on the
basis of his showing at Columbus, In
the only game where he has really ex-
tended himself since Joining the Tiger
band.
The Sox are the only one Of the
western clubs against whom a south
paw is particularly appropriate. ami,
II Speer Is to get try-out in the near
future. II must be today.
oh, You. "DonIel"
In the meantime IL is not out OF
place to recur TO the fact that tho
short-stopping in yesterdays combat.
on the Detroit side was something
very much out OF the ordinary and
that is surely putting II ;nildly.
DOME" Bush got away with a neat
little boot on his first chance. where
upon he promptly started to cut off
few hits
Away back and TO his right he
raced and stopped grounder from,
Tannehjll's bat which Moriarty had
vainly endeavored 20 stab. Bush was
clear back on the grass when he came
up with the ball, but he tore of
long. quick throw Big Claud. on first,
changed his feet and lunged forward
into the atmosphere. The ball hit and
stuck, and Umpire O'Lougbiin waved
Tannehill out. Bugs and bugettes
shivered with their conflicting emo
lions.
Back and deep on the other side
went little "Donie" for a drive from
fsbell Up he came in short center |
field and sheaved the Kansan out by
feet.
The Crowd Liked This.
The first OF these plays was tho
one over which the ball players wax.
ed enthusiastic, but the crowd held !
its big shrek till the eighth. Two
Soxs were on base and two were out |
II was the crisis Of the combat For
the only time in its progress sum
mers appeared to be weakening