The Detroit times., 1909-06-02
|uss IS SURE TO
TELL IN SERIES
EOPEA|hG TODAY
nual Conditions Now Faced BY
Western and Eastern Clubs
Of the American
League Alike.
Tigers Will Go Through Their Trip
With Present Lineup in the Field
and Rossman on Bench.
BY PAUL II. 6RuskE.

Uf1cnn league is scheduled 10 lhau-
xurate today i'm which the eastern
clubs on their home diamonds, will be
entertaining the teams from the west,
WILL afford the first adequate opportu-
ni<y TO really get an accurate line on
be relative strength of the two sec
LIONS IN which the west held 50 com.
lete a sway last season.
During the first inter-sectional clash,
a0cently concluded on the western
I1omcnds. the eastern clubs surprised
sven their most sanguine admirers by
nfeaking even in the 81 games play
~, starting or with such rush that
looked as IL even a more disastrous
result would be the case. st. Louis
Rns. In fact the only club to do better
6an have its games against the
ngt. Detroit broke exactly even. Chi
ago and Cleveland were behind bad
~ as the result OF their clash with
1ho 1908 second division.
Nevertheless. II is argued in the
K west, this series did not prove that
q the balance of power had been redis-
"A trfbuted as the result of the shifting
q 81 players and the introduction of new
Timber.
Weather Was to Blame.
Last year st. Louis finished back
kof Detroit, Chicago and Cleveland in
i The league race. The Browns had not
&made q particularly commanding
*nhowing In their series against the
<okhor western clubs this spring.
<Anninst the east, however, they did
I surprisingly well. in comparison-a
4 condition calling for some explanation
The explanation is the beastiy
Ebunch OF weather under which three
Eof the western clubs were forced to
play their games through April and
Nay.
# Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland are
MI lake cities and the coolest in the
<Ioague In the spring. The players OF
khose teams were crippled with sore
<GDots and generally In poor condition
\ MI the time they had finished their
Z 10ening civil strife. The eastern clubs
kconne with a momentum which could
<moG be denied Only in ST. Louis,
where notably milder Climate ex-
zutn. was a western club able TO mold
<t6 own at the start.
But the weather began to warm up
4 before the eastern teams started on
their homeward paths. The western
+ clubs began TO improve. The east
orn clubs began to come back TO them
and injuries and sorenesses began TO
<nflict them too. The western pitch
ors particularly got back into form.
The result was the finishing dash OF
< the western clubs which, victorious In
B III the American league cities In the
IGna1 clashes, managed to even up the
count, In spite Of their bad start.
Conditions Even Now.
In the series that is to come, 1t is
Just to expect that the sum-
mer weather will shine alike on the
<oams OF both sections and class will
III. The western clubs have quit ex-
nrimenting and are settling away to
o steady grind with regulars In all
u1tions, and the pitchers who did the
oiness last year, in shape To again
nme command.
On the other hand, the trip or the
&rofern clubs round the western cir
<1,ff rave the western pitchers an OPP
nrfunity to size up the young talent
~ vas making its debut. IL took
.1v,A time and some expensive base
1111u ,wore registered before the in
1rrnStion accrued. The knowledge
mt To be at hand right now, how
Il can be taken for granted that the
I1rers will play the eastern series
fkrouxh without any shifts, other than
<f - made necessary by casualties
y var. This means that steriafty
iii pIay flrst and O'Leary third base.
|1ko Tirers have no opportunity for
ornfng practice and this would be
z11ceapary were Jennings to make any
1w1kch while on the road.
& when the team returns, Jennings
unv nut into effect his long-cherished
n 1nn Of placing Crawford on first.
H1fng Moriarty back to third and
(1knx Davy Jones back into the out
& 1S case OF injury to either Bush or
1r>1er this change will undoubted-
K~ made and O'Leary will go to
vacant spot.
osLeary Simply Trump.
fIkarlie's work this spring has been
vaiation to his mates, as well as
bn,eball public in general Down
~. while Schaefer was out OF y,
uecond-based In style that was
nn1y perfect. His third-base play
neen second to none In the league
mo regular season. he Is Tar
11Sr shortstop than at least four OF
men who are playing the POSITION
<&ker teams in the league, drawing
rnou1ar assignment.
{ 1.rSrnnn seems fated TO occupy the
rH for pinch-hitting purposes, IN,
<67v Unless he can be traded
"a ,~'s~ee man OF the Garland Stahl
., - VIII undoubtedly stick.
~ Tfrers open their series in Bos
va 90 S-..1e~ ana Killian will probably
.s5{<k go eame. II Stahl rejolns the
,ss~ 80 roes back to first base, Lake
s,S< - oubtedly send Wolter. his
~ - ~1nkhpaw. to the slab. Other
-S 4feIIanss 10 ss likely to draw
va ci11k = any Of the others, though
~ ~ Morgan are both ready.
- u speed wonder from the
y woo1lv. II also said to be at
~ for duty.
\ .= 1919 ~ RsesptIve Mood.
"a nrrfon populace is all fused
rs. <<~ eacf that the team is In
1suSrlon after six weeks OF
- - nrlor has been further
~ che Hub version of the
~~ 6oeVeen Moriarty and Car
~ 81 y &>ncrs were on the road