The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-06
q IN FOREST
||TY As T|GEs
beat BROWNS
10, Mich, However, Sorrows
} Fsvorite son--Peculiar Propo-
sition This Local Pride
Thing.
~ Debut Against Hard Club
oessfuIIy Crowned With suc-
CESS Yesterday Afternoon.

- peculiar proposition, this
|>1ball thing, as exemphfed In the
y OF city in its professional ex-
liars OF the great national pastime.
70 that case fin ST. Louis yester-
for Instance.
Gentloman of the Missouri met
11io had hired man from ONO 10
bat and buy O ball club for him
Ohio man, in his quest for talent,
4bed on pitcher from Michigan.
1ogday the St. Louis populace
I'd out TO see its club work and
FAD itself black In the face in the
ID to encourage that Michigan
&cher in hts efforts TO defeat the ball
*> from Michigan's biggest town.
lutte similarly, gentleman from
roit hired a gentleman from Penn
rnnia TO assist him In running his
ball investment. The gentleman
~ Pennsylvania, in an effort TO pro-
winning aggregation hired a
Ekcman from Missouri as one OF his
yers. Yesterday the populace or
>roit held it's breath as the gentle
from Missouri did his prettiest
There on the mound In his enoeav-
o down the team representing Mis-
.fl's metropolis
owosso and Forest City.
here are probably no more loyal
"a roofers than the denizens OF
ooso. Mich. The writer knows a
u them and can testify to that
Nevertheless, with an Owosso
I've son pitching for the opposing
a Is safe TO say that few of
5nm,s old friends were pulling for
Ttges TO drop that one game.
ne writer has never plunged on
moving train into the hay stack
hi George Speer says marks the
TER OF that fourishing burg OF For
City. Mo-. where he first saw the
n OF day. Just the same. 1t is safe
wager that Forest Citys fans are
nally. like all the other denizens
The southwest. bunch OF Brown
&ers. And it's just as safe TO say
when the st. Louis papers are
5Wn on the flyer as ii passed
.1uxh this morning, and the hangers
&nround the hay stack digested the
there was cheer for little
III q peculiar proposition, this local
~ thing, as we remarked above.
Few. Tises Left on Base.
he large and important news OF
second game OF the series in St.
Nh was. OF course, that the Tigers
&c. They were victorious chiefly
1se, rs has been commented be-
~ II these columns, they have stud
y successfdI1y the art OF reducing
10 left-on-base column TO the low
\ possible statistic. Two Tigers per-
"a on the sacks, in the whole 10
Engs. On the other hand, the
<wns left IL OF their pals to perish
|erabIy.
(hree Of the Tigers crossed the pan
! scored runs. But one lone st.
&is player succeeded in getting that
before q man had been retired.
The Tigers took chances on the
US, stretched a hit on every posi-
opportunity and placed what bat
they were able to conjure up, in
|ouple OF lunches. pulling together
az an experienced tug-of-war team.
The Browns played things safe,
kkered their hits. failed to take adj
3tage OF the Detroit errors, and
owed, as usual. the weakness OF
||r team on the paths.
Spcer Pitching Bush.
5peer himself deserves all manner
credit, IN spite OF the fact that the
|bWns were credited with IL hits.
Browns were not an easy team for
southpaw to face, as they lined up
<terdzy. Stone and Hartzell were
only left-hand batters OF the aggre-
pn. Holman. who leads the league.
~ sent to the stable. Wallace, VIII
-. Jones and Schweitzer are all
oo6ed TO be murderers OF left-hand
hing. But the midget from Forest
ecaftered the hits IN mastery
3 and pulled out of seemingly i'm
D1ble situation In the ninth, almost
~ o. the basis OF his own grand
plays his position in the box