The Detroit times., 1909-05-21
R0sSMAN .CL0UTs
BIC FACTORS. IN
TIGER VICTORY
Hard Hitting Frst-Sacker Comes
to Rescue Of Mullin and Slugs
in No Less Than Four
Runs.
Tiges at the Top of the List by an
Increased Margin as Result of
Two Battles.
BY PAUL II. BRuskE.

Before the admtring Wow OF the
paid attendance at Bennett Park yes
terday. Claud Rossman, our hard-hit.
ting first sacker, as we are proud &c
term him. gave an effective demon.
stration or the reason he appears on
the Detroit lineup by calmly breaking
up the pastime OF the day with two
vicious clouts. driving across the goal
OF all baserunning ambition as many
runs as fell TO the combined efforts
OF the Athletics. and scoring himself
another run which would have been
sufficient TO win.
Appius Claudius may have his faults
but, AZ was remarked on this page q
couple OF times before this year. lack
Of ability with the sapling Is not ono
OF them.
Claud may Ali our hearts with appre-
hension when he swings his stalwart
left wing around his head and pre-
pares for a throw to the plate. But
when there are men on the bases.
runs badly needed and Glands name
is next on the batting order the sight
OF the husky Phillmont yoeman strid-
Ing to the plate. slap-stick ready.
causes our chests to swell with pride
and our hearts to beat more rapidly
with the pleasures Of anticipation.
Clauds Marrow Escape.
Claud had a very narrow escape yes
terday Nothing but Moriarty's delay
In the Grace hospital baking oven kept
him from being sent out TO play the
bag against Plank, selected to twirl
for the Athletics. George was giving
hn ARR N a
ton for the game. The physicians In
charge made 1t good one. The re-
suit was that the process was contin-
ued up to the hour OF 3 p. m. thus
making him tardy. When he did ar
rive the arm was crisped finely, but
Rossman had started and Jennings did
not like TO make a switch until some
favored moment. That moment never
arrived.
Mcintyre waited them out on the
graceful southpaw and paraded. On
the hit and run Bush banged into
center and Mcintyre took third.
Zowie! Wahoo Sam landed for a
screamer TO center on which Mcintyre
scored and Bush took third. Cobb
didn't connect but Crawford stole Sec
ond.
Enter r. U. E. our hard-hitting first
sacker.
Bling! Through the box. past the
shivering Plank. Claud shot the ball.
Barry made a grand effort TO arrest
its course, but for once the meteoric
one-hand stop which has nipped so
many grand rallies during the first
week failed to put In an appearance.
The tips OF the shortstop's fingers
were all that touched and these de-
fected the ball into center field, Bush
and Crawford scoring amid loud ac-
claim.
From then on till the sixth Mr..
Rossman modestly allowed his mates
a chance to sun themselves In the ap-
proval OF the populace-an opportunity
of which they were not hasty In avail
ing themselves. so far as their efforts
at bat were concerned.
In the meantime the Athletics tied
the score.
Seeing that 1t was plainly up to him
again, Mr.. Rossman bided his time.
Rossman once Moro.
In the sixth, with one out, Cobb
teased Vickers-who had followed
Plank, after that eventful first inning
to pass him to first base.
Aha! Whom have we here? None
other than our hard-hitting first-sacker
once more.
Fire was In his eye as he faced his
old foe. the famous Michigan RUDE.
Memory Of an argument that had rag.