The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-04
tees DROP FIRST
CAME TO LEAGUE
LEfT-HANDER
ftcr Licking White Twice and
Graham and Bailey Once, They
Lost To the Georgetown
Dentist.
ore Southpaws the Order Of the
1 Remainder of the Week To Be
Spent in St. Louis.
BY PAvttt. 5RvskE.

Well, at last one OF these south
AVS has gotten to them.
Chicago 4. Detroit 0. was the result
yesterdays game AZ the Illinois
etropoIis, the Tigers being unable 20
inch hits on their old foe q. Harri-
IN White, ID. ID. S.. while Willett
tched well, but unavailingly. Thus
res down into the league annals the
st game which Detroit has lost To
llefthanded pitcher this year.
On four prior occasions the Tigers
Id looked the league sodthpaws In
eye-balls. Twice White had start
for the Sox and each time he had
EN- the victim OF the Tigers work
in the sapling Graham. the much
uted star of the Browns. had tried
re and gone away with the short
I'd of the score. Bailey, carried be-
use OF his effectiveness against the
ges and for no other reason in the
orid, was hit often and hard. Four
ctories and then White, in his thirc
tempt, managed TO slip one over
The Tiges had the bases full in the
9Th. with two out and BOSNIAN up.
aud had done his hitting the day
fore. however. There were one or
% other chances but White had luck
id effectiveness combined.
But Don't Repine!
Nevertheless there appears no valid
use to put out any morning for the
gers. They can't be expected TO
IA quite all their games and the
tcher whom they faced yesterday
ID had beaten In two former games
supposed TO share with Plank of
Philadelphia the honor or being the
pst dreaded man in the league.
There is an opinion rife among the
her American league clubs that al
ost any good left-hander has the Tig-
buffaloed. This opinion exists In
lite OF the figures showing that, last
,ar, the teams percentage OF vic
ries against left-handers was greater
an against the men who hurl from
& normal wing.
For the remainder OF the week the
gers are at st. Louis Games are To
played today. Wednesday. Thurs
iy, Saturday and Sunday. Next
onday they will open at Bennett
ark for the first series against the
istern teams.
More Lefties Now.
During the stay at st. Louis they
III probably go up against all three
yt-handers OF the Mound City stan
tn the very stronA possibility that
addell may be worked twice. Pow
tmay very possibly be the only right
lnfier who will be faced in the five
INES.
McAleer threatened early In the
inter 10 pitch nothing but left-hand-
8 against the Tigers all season Ii
: doubtful, however. IL he figured on
Getting he Tigers in five consecutive
snfests, when he made that predic-
On.
More than ever this spring. the Tig-
. have been giving attention 10 this
,uthpaw business. The entire Detroit
itfield, as well as Rossman and
.hmidt are left-handed batters and
ush bats left-handed against the
ght-hand pitchers, though he turns
'ound and hits right-handed when the
,uthpaws officiate In the oox. A left
and hitter. as all the world knows, Is
,mpelled to work under difficulties
hen facing a south-pawed hurler. as
" curve from this style of pitching
arts straight for the batter and us
ally prevents his stepping into IL
ith the confidence he employs when
Highlander is pitching.
Plenty OF Practice.
Practice, however, has gone far to-
ard improving the Tigers form and
lc other American league managers
ave seen to II that there has been
lenty OF opportunity. Hughie figures
lat his left-hand hitters should de-
eiop as much ability against left
and pitching as right-hand hitter
when facing the standard
Lyle. Events of last season proved
hat he was correct, as evidenced in
ne figures quoted above.
Considerable alarm has been Great
In Detroit by the fact that Jennings
,ok Moriarty out of yesterdays game.
her IL seemed certainly lost. and let