The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-01

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batting well. the
pitchers pitching
~ right up to snuff
the base runners running like all
Doooed- SO far as fighting for their
= concerned. that situation Is
III indefinitely In the hence. The
- won and tied in their double
Ior at Chicago. The Athletics,
E Jonrhanders used up in the battle
u<urdoys produced Coombs and
1or Tor tho Boston wind-splitters
- lost out to Cicotte and Morgan,
~ result materially tightening up
- scrap for second place, while. az
>o same time, allowing the Tigers
increase their lead over their near
~ competitor.
Today the Champs are In transit to
4oton where tomorrow they open up
INST the much-touted aggregation
oDxinters that John I. Taylor be-
1xoo will be the ones to make the
nning when the contest gets really
0QDored away.
Nine for MuliIn Now.
1IuIlin made II nine straight In the
ogn1ng game at Chicago. This is
IN All odds the pitching performance
~ the season in either league. That
~ veteran HEAVIER like the young man
Eom wabash should fall to and pro-
uco 20 tremendous string OF wins
~ \ time when, by all the tenets OF
~ Gomo. he ought to be losing in eff
oct1voness, instead OF improving as
7 ~ most obviously Is. stamps him as
- of the real wonders of the age.
& Uofro4t laughed at Georges DECLARE
Hon before the season started, when
~ ann0unced his policy OF making
0nu1Mr I'd Walsh OF q season or X.
- coch1nati0u was not born Of any
o0bt regarding Mullins pitching
<U6IIity but sprung from q long and
Gn0uring knowledge Of the big pitcher
1k'o habits which had never heretofore
nnxtaken o. the Spartan. when II came
Y - severe diet and close adherence TO
ne training regime. But this time
Uoorgo really meant business. He has
7n1tched BAN that would have won for
616oot any club. to say nothing OF
ehnmplon AGGREGATION which can be
6eDended ON to give him some bat
\ x1nx support once I'm q while. He has
Tono such sensational work that the
absence OF Bin Donovan has been felt
virtually not at all this spring. Just
Aow far George can go without having
.fhat record shattered by one defeat,
obody knows, Of course. There was
80 3 pitcher who accomplished the
- Al the National league for 20 con-
ncutive games. but this was away
nck "a the days when Arson was. a
1fing king. Five more games for
Mn win. however. set record
11oh the American league Is not
10y to see eQualled In a lifetime
7~4~-s -. Il - ha nrfHn ~
obnsh, Ind.
1900 ece's stars Regularly, Too.
rs ~ onnt,1rc OF Mullins campaign has
.ro tie fact that he has faced the
rakchers Of the opposition on al
Ev4ry appearance. The opposing
- ne All anxious to bring about
4uwnfnll and there are no soft
616 = the path ahead OF him in the
&. "a >cnacaxo yesterday Mullin met
nn Who held the Tigers to one
w ~ innings here last Friday.
ha~ GEORGES bat itself figure
- rally. the Tigers got together
knockod Burns on the slab In the
1{h inning. Mcintyre cleaning up
= lerrific double that came with
~ ~Ion On base. Mullin had allowed
2So' hit1 up to the ninth and. with
r(7 II -nve runs. weakened momen-
Allowing the Sox to I'LL the
"a ana bat in one run. Just as
~ vas about TO substitute VIII
however. Mullin braced, struck
40 next two men, and held the
" ~ force play at second base.
M Ao1o)ne Railroad Agreement.
"a anime railroad agreement OF
n % er1can league which makes II
- fnr the teams to use one
v11sneyer possible, was to blame
40 termination Of the second
~ ro7led IN the eighth inning with
- ( tie at seven runs all, 20
11@S - aox TO catch the afternoon
~ which they were due 10
There were plenty OF other
LEAVING later, that would have
~ a. ven. However. the agree
<S6 Is be made to satisfy the
r. loiaIs. and that was all there
~ -1( At that, the Tigers would
~ fhe1r game but for an error
nchaefer on a hard chance
" "a; IA ~ Gpeef. last year the
< ~ 49, r4e6 batt1e and neither last
n. S---~<~r vas knocked of the
!. (<>rl at which time the
q. q ~ sS4xrnu1nfcd six runs and
X <...s <~1 = supple. Speer lasted
K Pa ~. When the Sox explod
&< - hlto and scored four,
-, IN. Each side scored
~ rcrfod and there they
<.<~o a. Jennings yanked
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