The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-10
WAR OF LEADER S
SCHEDULED TO
OPEN TO-DAY
Tigers, Back From Period OF In
activities at st. Louis, to Take
Field Against Best
Eastern Club.
Colt Pitcher Weather Is the Com
ment of the Managers of Both
Teams as They Review Talent.
BY PAUL n. eRuskE.

The Tigers are back. the Yanks are
here and the first and most promi'
nent feature of the scencry which
greeted the eyes OF both teams when
they started the parade OF the down
town streets this morning was the
baseball nag flying high.
81 Miserable weather for game. TO
be sure. but q game was ardained, al
ways subject 10 the further displeas-
urt OF the gentleman in tue Majestic
building. who metes out the local
mettoiology.
Colt pitcher weather, | guess" was
the comment OF Hughie Jennings. but
farther than that he would not pre-
diet regarding the choice OF a HEAVIER
TO officiate against the New Workers.
Similar uncertainty was In evidence al
the Cadillac, where George Stallines
and his men are encamped. Stallings
was, however. observed in close con-
sultstion with little Mr.. Wilson. who
i pitched mighty good game against
4 the Tigers here last year and created
Nest favorable impression thereby.
Ii goes without saying that Wilson
ic left-hander. All games in which
riRht-handers are compelled to toll
against the Tigers sem TO be conceded
10 the Champs. with only the element
or luck making possible any victory
for the opposition
For Flag Day both teams will trot
out veterans. with .Mullin or Summers
Eretty sure to be on the mound for
the Tigers.
Moriarty Wants to oct In.
4 II had been the intention OF Man
ager Jennings to allow Moriarty 10 90
back 70 third base in the opening game
Cf the home series, but the weather
conditions are such that, in all prob
ability. this event will be deferred. II
Il Is. George viii be most disap-
roInted individual, for he has had his
Heart set on helping to defeat his old
team
Messrs. Jennings and Schumm. In
charge respectively of the playing AMI
financial details of the St. Louis series.
have returned with unkind thoughts
or the Tigers stay in the Missouri
metropolis. Friday was an on day.
and It rained Saturday and Sunday.
thus leaving the Tiges Idle for three
days in q row. Mr.. Jennings does not
Ike this q little bit. His team was
winning and delays like that are Ike
" 70 throw the Champs on their
stride The team did two OF the three
games played with the Browns. but
that Is far from satisfactory when one
considers there were Ave chances
scheduled. One defeat calls for
vengeance OF about three combats In
row now, from those voracious Ban
gals.
As for Mr.. Schumm the fact that
the team lost two days and that one
was Saturday and the other Sun
day in ct. Louis. nearly gets him wild.
He maintains a high standard in MS
returns from those road trips anil con-
ments with particular irony on the fact
that the games played were early In
the week when net mitch of n -efenvd- ID
present In st. Louis anyhow. From
his point OF view II would have been
better 10 have had oil the games OF
the series called on except Sndunday.
Today's First Of Four.
! The war between the league leaders
Fsnd their closest opponents-sounds
like last year again, doesn't It's
scheduled to consist OF four battles.
opening today. The Highlanders have
been beating the life out OF Washing
ION and Philadelphia all season and
have done pretty we'll against Boston.
On their showing here will be drawn
an idea OF the relative strength Of he
eastern and western teams In the
league. Up to date there has been
no lnter-sectional contest pulled on
and the western clubs ara wondering
whether or not they will succeed again
In niling up the first division OF the
race so tightly that no eastern club
was able to wedge its way In.
The fact that the Highlanders. tail
endcrs last year. have heen the team
10 lead the other fasteners in the
famet played to date. gives ground
for the belief that the general run OF
eastern opposition will not be greatly
changed from last year.
@. staiIlngs Back.
s A warm welcome awaits the veteran
George Stallings. formerly the mana
ger OF the Detroit club IN Westcs<n
lcague days and, later on In The carly
bistu-y OF the American. Stalings left
hest OF friends here emil his regime
r. baseball Is always pleasantly re-
called. He gave Detroit some good
hall stams~-as good as sNe town ever
irxsessed before the advent OF Hughie
Jennings---and they always played the
kame right up 70 the best OF their
abifLes-