The Detroit times., 1909-05-12
|lhks DARBECUED
lat CHAMPIONS
HOLIDAY
Ancient Roman Custom Revived at
Bennett Park by Jennings
and His Beasts Of the
Jungle.
Tiges Again Forced to Demonstrate
\ Brockett Needs Still Another Year
Of Seasoning Process.
sx PAUL X. eRUsKs.

HVk 2STpeutint uahcc DdSh al" 49,
across tho field must have recalled
9eslerday TO the minds OF those emo
<1icnai New York youths the days
/Hhen. they themselves were In the
corner-lot stage AT any rate they
Z. erocseded to exude from their sys'
p (ems Immediately afterward series
4 OF baseball plays which would have
'cnused the Early Riser rooters OF 1908
Ito stand up and riot.
|;~ Alas for the much-touted ciasa De-
lweeJ the league leaders, IL was i
ZIG 10 farce. spun out in something
H lie two hours and quarter, with
q the Champs scoring ID runs IN the
N frst four innings and this before the
{yisitors had secured so much as
fscratch hit on the pitching Of Edgar
< Willett
Roman Custom Revived.
In the days OF ancient Rome when
they wanted to celebrate any great
victory on land or sea. they got to-
Y kcther In the amphitheater and cast a
4 few unlucky wretches 10 some wild
4 Animals while all the populace sat In
7 the grandstand, elevated 10 safe
height, and applauded the obsequies.
\ thumbs down. Such was the gladia-
< torial. spectacle presented yesterday.
The Wild animals were played by
n Hughie Jennings doughty Tigers. The
. Dart OF the doomed dinner was taken
Z III most realistic form by the visiting
. athletes from the little old town when
4 bsent from which one Is said TO be
only camping out.
"a The alleged game started with
z Brockett. formerly OF Buffalo. New
4 ark and other cities. on the slab Tor
the visitors.
More Seasoning Yet.
The New York management has
been trying for several seasons now
q % convince the American league that
& 81 Is the proper sphere for this young
kman. Every season this has been
tried the experiment has appeared on
the verge OF success until Mr. Brock
\ Mt Is started In some matinee against
the Tigers. This event Is shortly fol-
bowed by the return of Mr.. Brockett
TO the ranks Of the minor leagues fo-
3a little more seasoning. Yesterday
was no exception to the rule.
~ In the first inning. with great delib-
GRAFTON. Mr.. Brockett. whose first name
;@h King--save the mark--passed Nc
= sHsyre and pssn. Crawford whitfield.
trying to sacrifice, but the pair or
feet-foots on Base tore on a double
steal In which Kleinow's throw eluded
Elberfeld. Bush scoring.
But that was as naught to what fol-
y Vowed I'm the second. O'Leary and
MANAGE singled, willett was passed
Ind the bases were full with one out
Mcintyre drove one into left on which
EngIe made a two-handed muff after
q hard run. Bush singled and so did
Crawford Four runs.
~ One, two. three as usual for New
York aud Brockett took another whirl
! n 1t. Rossman singled. Chase FUN
bled. Brcckett booted. Willett doubled.
Mcintyre walked and the irrepressible
Bush singled. Three runs.
III Anal A southpawl
new face appeared. Whom have
! Ee here2 None other but Mr. Schmidt.
d tall southpaw who won great fame
.pt Baltimore last year.
Mr.. Schmidt was out TO get his first
taste of powder. The artillery was not
slow TO get into action.
Cobb. with the band playing Dixie, :"
hit the first ball pitched into the right
Z field crowd for two bases Rossman
3 hunted the second ball for a neat sac
Z fince on which Cobb. in a daring piece
:, Of base running, came all the way
home O'Leary hit the third ball for
Ia single. Schaefer did the same 20
|{he fourth. Schmidt baked. which
J Was no great wonder. Stanage singled.
y Mcintyre singled. Four runs more.
But Draw the curtainl
\ y But why prolong the agony? The
ranons OF baseball made IL necessary
Tor the teams TO play out the allotted
eight and a half innings. II is not
: prescribed that these must all be GOV.
cred In detail by any refined family
paper. Two items still remain untold.
however. In the general resume. One
OF these was the way Willett was
Y knocked ont OF the box The other
was the sensational flight round the
bases la the seventh OF that southern
wonder. Tyrus Cobb.
~ Willett had been doing nicely for
ave innings. In the sixth he weaken
Ell and allowed n hit Hughie Jen-
4 innings was observed to sadly shake
hts head. Herman Schaefer then fail
ed 20 take advantage of a rather diff.
dcnit chance and-Oh. horrors an.
<sother bit was produced To which New
= York actually scored a run. Willett
& W8t diiJWeu 10 unsn the inning on
euifrance. The score at that juncture
was IL to I. but Hughie Jennings re-
fused to let the Kansas Cyclone rage
any longer. IL was no time to take
*chnnces. Wild Bill Donovan was sent
20 stop the slaughter. Bill had every
Thing but refused to use II except on
: enough occasions 10 show that II was
!, there. New York got few hits and
Il, apparent lack OF entente cordialt
between Crawford and Cobb helped
quite materially, several swats into
the territory between this grand pail
~ euburbanites not being returned e
ne infield with usual yigor.
This waning OF enthusiasm MAJ
nrobabIy be ascribed TO the darinl
! 1aGh alluded to several paragraphs be
Ty's Desperate Dash.
As Wohoo was on third and Ty on sec
on1 IN the seventh when Rossmaf
<nnflod little srounder TO schmidt
~ pI(cher. Had n been a time wher
{ >1coDtro.e measures were In vogue
\ o. wford might have tried for tins
s Ho>e The score being at that time
" - /. sam held third Not so the
Rcnrh. however. With all that speec
whlch has made him 90 famous os the
f>.~x.<< l>ndina fleet-foot Iyfus