The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-01

again 10 put the American league race
TO the bad. They hadn't lost game
out OF the last seven on the locai
park, they had been gong through
their rival western clubs with the ease
of a hot knife through a chunk OF oleo
and It's mighty -salHtaFy- piece u
business TO have il demonstrated once
IN a while that there are pitchers they
can't hit and teams that can pull on
batting rallies at their expense.
AS a result OF the trimming OF yes
terday, combined with the double VIC
tory OF the Athletics over Boston. the
Tigers lead has now been reduced 10
less than 80 points and the race, as
piece OF competition looks much better
than before.
e Bill Not Himself Yet.
What allied Will Bill Donovan is
still a mystery. That he wasn't near
" himself was evident after the sec
ond inning. Heretofore Bill has never
had trouble with that delicate ripper
Of his, after 1t was once III shape. The
st. Louis game which he pitched last
week made it look as II he had arrived
Yesterday the arrival again became
doubtful matter Bill wasn't whipping
them through as he does when he Is
right. He was fussing around with
slow one: he Tipped few in under
hand: he slung with an appearance or
ennui foreign 10 his normal style.
Perhaps wei be hailing Bill as the
old star again when he cuts loose next
time. Ii is as logical 10 expect that
as the other thing, at any rate. How
ever, there are those who recall that
Bib according TO past history, Is due
for bad season every third year and
he has Just finished up two dandies.
It's probably a lucky thing for the
Tigers that the mastodonic Mullln IS
still feeling well. They may need all
he has TO give them. before the year
is over
or course, Joss was the big show
ANY singer that can drop in and hold
the Tiges to four hits is going some
and Addie turned that very trick He
Is said to like best TO pitch in the cool
weather. II so. IL Is probably a mat.
ter OF congratulation that the weather
was no cooler than IL was. Other
wise. the Tigers wouldn't have gotten
more than a couple OF dilly fouls, in all
probability.
Tises Led for a While.
All went merry as a wedding bell
until the third when the Maps got a
run and tied the score. Things
gloomed UP preceptibly in the seventh
when the Maps forged ahead with an
other impression on the score board.
In the ninth they simply buried the
poor Tiges In an avalanche of blows
to the great glee Of the few Cleveland
Sympathizers who happened 10 be in
our midst and who hadn't had an OPP
portunity TO open their faces on the
day preceding
There will be an interesting syndi-
cate article making its appearance
along about Dec. when the name OF
the author. Addie Joss. in bold type
at the head, relating How | Tanned
the Tigers Back in June" And IL will
be worth reading. too for Addie is
almost as strong at the little typewrit.
er as he is out there on the slab.
Pay Day Hoodoo, Too.
The writer had the fact tipped off
to him before the game started by
supersttious bug who pointed out
that the Tiges had not won a single
payday game this year anyhow. As
IT was pay day yesterday, the defeat
was therefore according to precedent
However,. two games a month is the
limit OF that nemesis. The next one
Is not due until July Is
The Tiges are now in Cleveland
where they are due TO play three
games. Sunday they play a double
header In st. Louis and come back
with one more game Monday. Two
more games In Cleveland next week
complete the little tour and they re.
turn to Detroit for the second home
stand against the eastern clubs.
In all probability, Willett and
Rhodes will do the twirling today and
the former said yesterday that his
sore elbow still made its presence felt
Chance for State Team.
Morgan q Wright would like to hear
from some Out-Of-tOwn teams for