The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-08
ADVENT &.
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IElMs QUAKE
n '1Sfnsr- Seasons Tigers Have
Nss1sa. Wild Bill to Get Them
-Itxrtsd in Their Winning
Stride.
This. season When He Takes the
Tirht Line He Finds Them Far
Ahead and Running Nicely.

1.ta 0y FAOL ~. oHSSNes
Aud now for the debut OF the royal
BengaH y
The event which all the eastern
tsams have been fearing for some time
IL shortly to take place. It 10 announc
ed. with the Tigers leading the race
By 4 Koodly margin and showing aoil-
ity 20 beat the strongest teams in the
league about three times out OF four
and with colt pitchers dividing the
work with the three veteran regulars
without stopping the streak. Manager
JennipGs announces that he is now
about ready to cut loose with Wild
Bill Donovan. the king OF them all
lisa ane prospect. not so?
And the. eastern teams booked to
open their tour In the west in three
days now. with an excellent chance
that every one OF them will have to
face wild Bill once during the stay
which they are booked to make in the
Home Of the champions Help. Po-
Ne! Murderi
rThis is the third season in which
manager Hughie has saved up the
hurling monarch until the schedule
- been well along In the early
G0ages. Nevertheless the situation Is
1or different from that OF the two prior
HDringA -
- Mi senrted 'Em Before.
ssvIn 1907 the Tigers were maintaining
&precax1pus. bold on the lower steps
~ thu FIRST division when Bill cut
hose. He started In and won some
Hing like IL consecutive games. LEAD
11g the team In a sprint which. In Aug
Vt. saw II reach the top. That year
M record-setting work came TO a eli
lax In that trimming game at Phila-
aG1lphia where. after he had beaten the
H1hloticS earlier I'm the week, Bill
,1lGched back at them and knocked
Gnem out Of the only chance they had
"a bo1xing q cakaclysm, and len bis
team In the lead with nothing but easy
games ahead.
In 1908 the Tigers looked down and
ont when Bill made has debut AZ be-
fore, he started winning and they raj
ID to his call Again he fnaugurated
3btraight string OF victories, the other
tchers fell into line and the team
Ade its way to the top. there to re-
Xnin. with but one slight wavering.
- season, took nlace M Chicago
NIhen, with Wild Bill In the box and
fhot one game necessary to retain the
championship, they mopped the men
n Comfslrey about their own ball yard
I'D Won. 2 to o.
Bin His Old Self.
This year Bill has shown In several
WORKOUTS on pleasant days that he
NJ IA Of his old steam and curves.
1ursday he gave himself h thorough
tsy0ut at 81. Louis. with Manager Jen-
ulngs Iroking on. His stun was all
1oer< and his control was well nigh
Dorfect His arm has been IN apple
- order all through the spring. He
a .rondv - pitch, on Sunday and will
almost Qe<tRtnly take the nring line IL
the TIGERS lose today. Perhaps he
may start Sunday In any case.
Tho improved form which the Tigers
have always shown after Donovan's
advent Is pretty certain to be in evil
sdenco this year. AZ matters stand at
present the Detroit pitching stan has
shown Itself By far the best in the
league. The. team has always been
scoun16erod IN q class by itself In the
boff>ng and baso-running departments.
4>44A@A o@<n 9uAAAhCkb III WDn-
pt&h lnvincible shape, with willett go
1nG Nicely. with Killian In reserve and
Such good colts as Works and Speer,
ms well 90 Lantfe IN the Background,
and now with wild Bill ready to take
his turn. the Tigers are beyond Ques-
gtion n an excellent position to con-
itinue running away from their rivals
= Mere esUthpsw Opposition.
- Today WiIlett will take up the bur
den Of the pitching and Edgar is due
for Win. his last time out being sig
!. palised by defeat at the hands OF
. Chicago. No Detroit pitcher has lost
twice consecutively yet.
u Manager McAleer. OF the st. Louis
rlub, continues IN force the policy
which he announced early in the year
be will send Waddell back at the tt
uers today with Graham his Sunday
HSlection and Harry Howell in reserve
Jim says the way to beat the Tigers
Z. ~ TO keep hammering away with the
s port-sided artillery.
Mcintyre will be back In the game.
III Is announced.
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