The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-21


W against il. With
w the Athletics get
SMGd~4 ing bit too clDse
TO be comfortable. and asked TO play
Ia total OF four games in three different
tfowns in as many days, they simply
fgot their old dander up and, from the
Eime they piled OF their special car IN
detroit Saturday, up TO the moment
tthey left the field at st. Louis sun
lday, they have been simply tearing
Hhings wide open.
= There was never team which
&eemed to thrive so much on hardships
.as the champion Tigers. Bat them
around the country without chance
TO get good nights sleep or meal
OF a stationary table; cripple man
or two as was Moriarty by the result
OF repeated change in table waters;
give them just fieeting view Of home
and dear ones before whisking them
out on the road again and they are
in shape to meet anybody's team and
heat them In way to make them ad-
anti they like 1t.
Found Sex Here Saturday
on the train they leaped in Detroit
Saturday and found the Sox pracuc'
ing when they reached their home
field after an absence OF three weeks,
Into the box goes big Edgar Willett
and perspires for nine innings, the mid
die stages of which find the Tiges be-
hind, though their efforts have been
noble and sincere.
Bang, SMASH Stanage and McIn-
tyre bunch triples in one inning which,
with WiIlett's single, work the confu-
sion Of 6utor. the opposing southpaw.
Frank Smith appears To toll in his
stead and takes up the burden with
bis side one run TO the good.
Zowiei Big Sam Crawford tears of
n shot into the right field fence cor
ner which scored Bush from first,
where he had worked his way as the
result OF a bum peg by Purtell. Bush's
rush ties IL up and Crawford keeps
coming from third when ATT relayed
throw gets away from Manager Sui
livan.
The finish finds the score TO in
favor of Detroit and the 5000 and
over in the ranks of the paid attend
ance, gioating once more over their
great team.
s4--...- Grab TWO In ST. Lou.
an arrival just In time TO be whisked
out 10 the field there where two games
are carded. Moriarty has succumbed
TO the change In diet and is on the
shelf. Cland Rossman goes back 10
his old stance at first base. Mullih,
out to start another run OF consecutive
victories Is assigned the duty OF
pitching and the great Waddell OPP
l. eft hn
results of his illness in Washington,
but st. Louis does not hold the lead or
8 to 0 long, in spite OF the fact that
the long-awaited return TO the game or
Stone and Hoffman. demon hitters.
has delighted the fans of the Missouri
metropolis.
Cobb starts grand day with bunt,
Waddell fumbles, Rossman hits and.
in o dazzling bit of base running the
Tigers, aided by an infeld out and
some wierd play, get a couple.
- The Browns stop for the game at
their four runs and the Tigers must
get two to tie and three TO win. Nc
1ntyre drives 1t through Stone and
Cobb scores him with a screaming
homer. Two more runs they larrup
around in similar fashion in the
seventh. The score is 6 to and again
the Tigers were on the winning side.
slow Field for Second.
Just to add a spice OF variety It
rains a while and then the teams take
the field again. The soaked diamond
complete the list OF Detroit handicaps
and the fast base running where they
Awe is virtually out OF the question
ft,v, tv,er ha In
'fhe heavy going and have the Tigers
3 TO 0 when the eighth rolled around,
Summers and Powell battling with the
big. red-haired boilermaker having a
shade the better Of it.
II is now or never in the eighth and
Navy Jones comes out at bat for Sum
mers. He drives into left. Mcintyre
also hits safely and Bush pushes them
along with a sacrifice. Crawford makes
rood q slow teasing grounded 10 VII
liams which the fleet Jones beats 20
the Mate. The fans beseech Powell 10
mass Cobb and take a chance, but Tv
reaches out and hooks one OF Jacks
choicest into left field. Mcintyre scor-
ing the tfeiny run. The Browns
promptly detonate with a loud report.
The usually reliable Bobby Wallace
Hicks two in the most approved bush
league style. Schmidt finally singles
with the bases full and the stun is on,
The Tigers pccumulateing a total o;
teven runs before the game Is over.
The count this time Is TO 2, Suggs
doing yoeman duty In stopping the
Brewas IN their last two times at bat.
Today they viii place another game
Mt Sc. Louis, II the plans OF the man
ayers are carried out More than
probably VIII Bill Donovan VIII ap-
pear on the firing line for the Tigers.
Bfn Dineen IS his probable opponent,
though Graham Is also eligible TO duty.
IL g. .sui noted On the Iecaiiy.ygsii-ned
weekly statistics that Wild Bill
Donovan leads tho list Of pitchers
who have not yet won an american
league 1909 game.
me rfttshurn club continues to win
tts extra Ginning games In n way most
HratifyinK 10 the man who has
\ backed them 60 the extent OF mil
Hon -doIiar park, which IL TO be dedi-
y Gated Jane 80.