The Detroit times., 1909-04-27
TIGERS STARTLING
BASEBALL WORLD
BY THEIR PLAY
Run of Victories Against Strongest
Clubs in the League Makes All
the Others Quail in
Fright.
Willett in Fine Form and the Maps
Got Hysterical Behind Rhoades
With the Usual Result.
BY PAUL n. BRUskE.

BY PAUL n. 6RUSkE.
when the Detroit fan got busy with
his little dope book last eyenir-zaan 4
figured out the results OF the day he
gave a prompt and timely screech OF
JOY for the Tigers, his hope for the
championship, were once more In the
pioud position In the league lead
which he expects them TO occupy fron,
Eow on To the finish. Swinging along
with a confident stride. they had licked
the Maps as usual and imp owed their
position In the pennant race by ster.
ping above New York which got into
light-htting game with Boston In
which the opposing team was the only
one To get run around.
Seldom has team ma lie more
Imposing beginning In the league
series than these same Tigers Pitted
against none but the two rivals who
last year chased them right TO the
wire. they have licked the team that
finished In second place In four games
out OF five. AS for the team that An
ished third, IL has won out TWO games
out OF six from the intrepid men OF
Jennings.
No clnehes There.
The Tigers have been going up
against no cinches. Had their record
been the result OF prolonged series
with some weak club. conclusions
might be different As matters now
stand. however. Cleveland and Chica-
&c were the clubs most dangerous TO
the Tiges. The former aggregation
VAS the only one to take the seasons
lao p
and was supposed to be the possessor
OF a full-hedged indian sign. Up 70
date II has been but a grievous dis
appointment and already the Cleve-
land populace has conceded the act
by It's desertion OF the park where its
team holds forth.
OF course. the season IL young yet.
Still all the argument for continual
ton OF the present string OF seldom
interrupted victory seems very strong
And They'll Get Better.
The Tigers are not batting at any
thing like their normal clip and will
undoubtedly improve In this depart
ment OF the game. They will soon be
play ing against teams which, In tho
Judgment of all baseball experts are
I'm class below the hostiles OF the
present. Their games have been about
evenly divided between LONE AMI
abroad. Already they have shown
that their Improvement in the box
end at third base Is very material
enc. All over the circuit the experts
ore conceding the claims made by the
Detroit sport writer's after the pur-
chase OF Moriarty. The Tigers arc
tremendously stronger than IN any
former year and IL behooves their op-
ponents to make the best Of II and do
so with resignation.
\ Edgar Willett was the husky child
who applied the pruning knife to the
Hopes OF the Maps yesterday. Edgar
was right-as right as Mullln and Sum-
mers have been in their brilliant
tgames up to date. He allowed the
MAPS three hits, got a mighty triple
Ehimself. scored run and felded his
Itposition in the grandest sort OF style.
III The Tigers didn't hit Rhoades very
lbard but didn't need 10. The Maps
were suffering from an attack Of
hyste les as the result Of their con-
.irued string Of defeats, and allowed
4he Tigers to make the most Of what
Aits they did get Lajoie led In the
kooting with two. Hinchman dropped
4 fiy from Schaefers bat at a most
appropriate stage. Mcintyre and Craw-
BIRD were numbering the sphere with
hen on the sacks and the final score
las 4 to 2.
Young and Muliin.
Today the Maps will probably play
heir trump card In the venerable Cy
Foung, only one OF their beavers TO
lake the Tigers bite the dust in the
ke games played up 10 date. Last
Inc out Cy didn't look so mighty i'm
lsing against the Browns and was
lupdly trimmed He won't be OPP
Thsed by Bumpus Jones or LATTE this
he but will have TO go up against
aat looks like the toughest PROPOSE.
In In the American league this time
iieorge Mullin with the champs be.
BID him II Cy fails. look out for
cries OF chair.throwing on the Clevc-
I'd aggregation. wxp
Hhe Sox continue 10 cdt a very re-
fctable figure in the race through
pitching of Frank Smith who has
-Ibeared on the rubber for win no
than three times In FIVE days.
Nterday trimming the Browns with
well In the box, / TO 0.
.,tmith is a big boy and well fitted
lstand the continuous performance
n. but nobody can pitch every other
and hold his form for any con-
irable length OF time.
ls for the poor. bedraggled Wash
son aggregation, there seems to be
hope. The Athletics we're in mourn
for Catcher Powers yesterday.
i-managed to concentrate their abil-
on the ball game nevertheless
~, J supported Chief Bender's COOL
Ming in fine style. winning out, 3
a efrom Burns and Groom.
h }otsh and Hack for Big Fair.
lATTLE, Wash, April 27.--FranS
d, the worlds champion wrestler,
wrestle George Hacken3cnm, DIT
he United States instead OF Aus.
h, II the offer maze by the Alaska
h Pacific exposition is acc, pied.
Exposition offers $4,000 for the
n. also half interest in the pic.
trights and travelling and train
y tpenses.
fmory Board Starts Sunday.
score board at the Light Guard
ny goes into active duty Sunday
joon and will be In use for the
OF the Detroit club away from
from then on. The Light Guard
2nces that Tuesday Will regularly
ebrated as ladies' day. Alex.
sran will do the announcing.
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Priptins done right. Times Print
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