The Detroit times., 1909-06-05
BOsTON|ANs PEEvE
OVER COLLAPSE
OF REDsOX
But Claim That Tigers Are Laying
Players Out Is Silly on Its
Face, in View of Known
Conditions.
Mullin Pitches Best Game of His
Season and Wins Tenth Straight,
Schmidt's Homer Making 1t Easy.
BY PAUL n. BRUskE.

peevishness which they are display
ing while such Is the case.
After the Redsox had failed to scoro
IN nine consecutive innings of the
mastery pitching OF big George Null
lin, the Tigers in the meanwhile hav-
ing knocked Morgan on the slab ana
won by a margin OF five large runs.
the Boston populace, urged on by the
players and press, have let out
squeal which is puerile In the extreme.
They claim that the Tigers are sim
ply trying TO cripple their team by
depri;ing 1t OF its stars through the
medium OF rough play
Some foundation is given this claim
by the fact that both Wagner aud
Lord were compelled to leave the field
yesterday for time on account OF
injuries sustained In collisions. Wag-
ner being SO badly injured that ne will
be out OF the game for some time.
To anyone who knows the Detroit
players. however, this charge is alb
surd on its face.
Redsox Merely Got Gay.
The Boston bunch is merely suffer.
ing the inevitable effect OF getting
gay on the base lines, both on attack
and defense.
Take Wagner's case, for instance.
The shortstop was on 'third and
tried TO score on an infield grounder.
killifer got the ball and hurled to
Schmidt, who, with plenty OF time.
merely got set foi the runner as he
came in Wagner wallowed home in
staggering, head-first slide, straight
into the backstop. He might just
about as well have taken a header
into brick wall. He hit his shoulder
and put his heaving apparatus on the
blink for some time.
In the other case, Lord tried to
block Schmidt of third, and Charlie
slid straight for the bag. Only one
result could take place. CLASSY in.
felders who have played ball long
enough TO learn how TO touch runners
have a knack OF getting the ball on
the man without standing in his path.
Lord, like most OF the Boston crew, is
Splinter who has most OF his base
ball still TO learn. That he is prom
Using pupil has nothing to do with the
fact that he is as yet far from being
an alumnus.
The fact that Mcconnell Is still out
OF the game as the result of an injury
sustained in the Boston series hero
doubtless still further aggravates the
situation in Beantown. Carrigan. too,
is at his home In Lewiston, Me-, with
case OF gangrene, the result OF a
spike wound. Whether the cut was
sustained here in the famous Nor
iarty episode or not, Is not said. On
that occasion, however, Carrigan de.
MED, while waiting in the club office
for the mob to dispense, that he had
been injured In the least.
Not DetroIt's Policy.
or course, there is no denying the
fact that the poor Redsox are in bad
shape with all these men out OF IT,.
That the conclusion of malice on the
part OF the Tigers is the correct ex-
PLANTATION is, however. extremely i'm
probable. The Boston club is COM
posed of lot of youngsters who. in
toxicated with little OF that early
success that so often allows teams OF
their stripe to succeed in the early
games of a league season, began to
take chances OF all sorts and suffered
the inevitable.
So far as the general possibility of
the Tigers starting out with an assault
intended to do great bodily harm Is
concerned, 1t is only necessary to men.
ton the fact that one OF the Champs
once spent pretty nearly a whole sea-
son on the bench as the result OF an
injury sustained In an effort to save
man now playing on the Boston
club. Detroit devotees of the game
will identify this reference without
any stress of memory. Jake Stahl il
doubtless ready to testify to the fact
and Matty Mcintyre still bears the
scar OF his broken limb.
Mullins Best Game.
Mullins penegyrics have been sung
In these columns SO regularly this wear
that there is little left unsaid. II can
truthfully be commented, however.
that the gafNa<which he twirled against
the Redsox yesterday was the best OF
the ten OF consecutive victories which
have rewarded his efforts this season.
Boston did secure nine hits, but they
were so effectively scattered that Bos-
ton, though threatening often, was un-
able to score in any of the nine In
nings. Not a base on balls did he
give and his strikeouts were always
opportune.
Morgan was the Redsox starter and
lasted until the fourth when he gave
way 10 brainstorm, passed Cobb and
allowed Tyrus to make the complete
circuit on two wild pitches This was
the only run scored by either side in
the eight innings. In the ninth. how
ever, Moriarty singled, O'Leary's bunt
was handed 10 Stahl who muffed. the
runners advanced on a wild throw to
first and Schmidt came to the fore
with a clean home run.
The Redsox had run bases quite
freely on the pride of Coal Hill and
he took II all out in vicious slam AZ
the ball which tore past Speaker OUT
I'm center like frightened hare and
enabled the sturdy backstop to make
the complete circuit. herding the other
two in front OF him.
The remainder of the game found
Boston in very humble mein. McIn-
tyre hit safely and came all the way
home on Bush's double, raising the De-
trojt total-tn, the figures at which the
game concluded.
kllllfer for sehsefer.
An instance likely to have an i'm.
portant bearing on the pennant race
was the injury sustained by Schaefer