The Detroit times., 1909-07-06
TIGERS START TWO
CAME SERIES
WITH MAPS
Broke Even With Browns and Will
Try To Humble Their Rivals
Across the Lake
Again.
Veteran Pitchers Going Badly But
Jennings Youngsters Are
Dependable Reserve.

After making an even break OF IL
at St. Louis. the Champs are on for
two-day engagement at CleYelahl-
where the Maps are waiting .or theh'
with the hope Of getting revenge TO-
some OF their early season deieats
In spite Of the absence OF LaJoie ana
Bradley from the lineup the Maps
ere going better than the did FOR the
first two months OF the season, their
defeats Of the white SEA Monday
showing them 10 % IN form 10 do
some winning.
Just now the Tiger pitchers. after
their magnificent work or me early
season. seem 10 be webbing little.
Summers is not quite himself, Done
van is not up 10 his best form yet, anG
Killian. although not hit hard. was not
quite at his best Monday Mullin
will 20 in for one OF the TWO Cleveland
games 10 retrieve himself FOL the de-
feat OF last week.
Works as Fnisher.
That confident youngs,er Ralph
Works. Is getting experience OF late
In homeopathic doses. Twice in the
last few days he has been sent in 20
finish games, once relieving Mullin an }
again performing such a duty for XII
ian. In both cases he acquitted him
self well and showed promise OF TAX
Ing his place ON the firing line as "a
regular whenever needed. With VIII
lett right and Suggs, Speer and Works
to FIJI up the ranks, jennings need
have no fear of a deficient pitching
staff even when the four big fellow
mentioned aOove are not going well.
Postponement OF the morning game
at St. Louis seems 10 have been UNI
called for and makes II hard for the
Tigers 70 play off this game with the
Browns. The Champs are only booked
for two more games jim the Mound
City, both OF these being on sundays.
with other contests scheduled for the
Saturdays and Mondays preceding ana
following. The shower which prompt
ed the ST. Louis management 10 call
on the game was slight one just
enough TO dampen the field, but II
served as an excuse.
Graham Got Even
II was Pitcher Bill Graham. OF the
Browns, who took the most active
part In whipping the Champs, Mon
day afternoon. So deceptive was his
delivery that only three safe hits
were garnered therefrom. and only
one OF these came where IL did any
good. Nevertheless. the game was
an exciting one, since Jennings war
liors were always threatening.
Doings started almost Immediately
after the game began, Griggs doubling
10 left in the second. advancing on
Wallace's out and coming home on
single by Williams Ferris was walk
ed and Stanage and Rossman caught
him mapping moment later. but he
was called safe on an error by Uin-
pire Hurst, that gentleman having
been engaged in a little siesta That
left williams and Ferris 10 try a
double steal. the former having gone
to third on the throw TO catch Ferris
off first. Stanage threw high to sec
ond and Williams got home on MS
steal.
Detroits lone tally came in the
fourth. Bush and Crawford were both
walked and advanced base each on
q passed ball. Then Cobb laid down
a bun, aud "Donie" squeezed in. That
was all for us.
The third Brown run came In tie
seventh on Criger's walk and singles
by Graham and HartZell.