The Detroit times., 1909-05-03
BULLY
FOR
HIGHIE.

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his pitching stan
Bully On one occasion
Ht'GHIr, "Bumpus" Jones
got going wobbly.
> Hughie promptly
derrfcked the pride or Oxford. Mich.
and sent In Speer. who allowed but
ono hit during the rest Of the contest
Yesterday something similar took
pace. The Sox got to hitting Edgar
Willett. Hughie promptly had Mullin
warming up and shot him into the
breach before II was too sverlastingly
late. The Tigers had hard time win
ming but managed TO pull the game out
OF the fire.
Both oil these switches In beavers
have shown the fans that the Tigers
manager has materially changed his
ioeas regarding the propriety OF swap
ping horses in the middle OF tho
stream. provided the one he is riding
is showing signs OF material distress
he has taken pitchers out OF the box,
to be sure, but he has done so only
on very few occasions and often not
until the case vas virtually hopeless
He has always manifested an inclina-
ton to let the hurler work out his own
salvation and has carried this praise
worthy idea so far that 1t at times
seemed TO have lost its virtue.
The fans OF Detroit don't think one
bit less OF Edgar Willett because May
2 didn't happen to be his day. The
weather was miserable and Edgar had
plenty OF excuse. There isn't one Of
the local contingent but believes that
Willett, with III eTigers At bis back, Is
more than a match for the Sox on
any day when he Is 1T The same con-
ditions prevail in the cases of any of
the great pitchers. on occasion. There
has never been one who didn't have
his unlucky days and the great, ma
tional game will never see one who
Is as able TO do himself justice uni
formly. regardless of how great his
ability really may be.
Besides, when a team gets accus-
toned TO frequent changes OF pitch
ers the disgrace OF being knocked out
OF the box loses its sting for any In
telligent athlete.
Also. a switch when things are GO
ing bad or even threatening. is always
acceptable TO the friends OF the team
by which II is made. The sight OF n
home pitcher being batted about In n
highly disrespectful manner by the
opposition is not a pleasant one for
the crowds to watch. Changes show
good intent on the part OF the man.
eyer and a defeat loses much Of its
sting when the change has been made.
even when II Is unavailing.
Fielder Jones. of Chicago. last year
used three pitchers on as many con-
secutive ST. Louis batsmen who came
up In pinches and won the game by
this very set of tactics. Nor did any
body think any the less OF the pitchers
who did their duty and retired from
the scene
Detroit has plenty OF siab artists
and can make use Of such tactics as
well as any Of its rivals. You're on
the right track. Hughie.
II Matty Mcintyre continues TO lead
the Detroit Tigers at the bat through
the rest OF the season We can predict
q terrible mortality IN athletes, rermf-
form appendices next winter.
The Sultan OF Muscat has bought an
American launch. Is feet on the water
line. He explains by saying that he
expects TO try out the system with q
view TO getting one $50 feet long for
the purpose OF giving mis- family an
airing.
Augusta, Ca, fans have an added
interest In outside baseball this year.
Besides Cobb they have old friends In
Cicotte, OF Boston: Engle. Of New
York; Rucker, OF Brooklyn, and
Holmes. OF the Athletics, all OF whom
played together on the Augusta club
OF 1905. And that club finished fifth,
According TO laborious statistics.
four per cent Of the human race is left
When the eastern pitchers
begin work at Bennett Park the local
public will begin to think these figures
erroneous.
II you will recall, something like a
year ago this page advocated a policy
which would make Flag Day an an
nual feature In Detroit.
Though George Morfarty is giving
the best OF satisfaction we cant resist
observing that one Chick Lathers.
row Of the University OF Michigan. has
batted .453. making 10 hits out OF AZ
times at bat and most VI them for
extra bases.
g. E. g." wants to know II Jack
OBrien ever held thee championship OF
the world and who lost the title to
Tommy Burns O'Brien was never
champion. Burns got the title by beat
ing Marvin Hart.
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