The Detroit times., 1909-07-02
T|GES TURN OFF A
BIC INNING AND
GET REVENGE
Champs Cluster Their Hits Around
Sam Crawford Who Murders at
Steady Clip All the
Afternoon.
Bush Is Giving the Statistics the Lie,
Though it Takes Perspicacity
To Appreciate.
By PAUL n. BRUSkE.


It's n common saying among pitch
ers that no league finger ever Is able
to show the best that is In him UNI
III he has been forced 10 put up for
Il time with lame arm. Perhaps that
is the experience that Edgar Willett Is
undergoing at present. Al any rate,
the rumor became current on the De-
troit baseball club two weeks ago thai
the Kansas Cyclone had developed II
very lame elbow. This was substan-
tlated from time TO time by the fact
that Trainer Tuthill was making fire.
quent use OF his baking apparatus on
Edgar In the club house. Yet there
was nothing distinctiyely crippled
about the brand OF twirling that the
big fellow was handing out all the
while.
Yesterday was typical Willetf
game with the bad inning reserved
until the Last when the Maps punched
four OF their six singles. TO the great
confusion OF the imitation box score
In the Detroit extras that score the
final stages by guesswork. AT the
time the Maps cut loose, however.
Willett had his game won beyond the
shadow OF doubt.
That such was the case was due
very largely TO the torrid batting OF
Sam Crawford, the Pitcher Murderer.
Sam was caught red-handed in his
deeds yesterday.
First inning, Berger pitching, no.
body on base and two out. Sam pulled
of the stunt we were all expecting
In Detroit, by spanking the ball past
Hinchman in center. Hinch has been
playing close In on Sam Of late and
1t was inevitable that, when the
drive came, he would be unable 10
catch up with II In time.
Second inning and Sam came up
with Bush on third and Berger s
nerves unsettled by a spasm which
had beaten even the one the Maps
had turned off here the day before at
the expense OF Wild Bill Donovan. The
Murderer whaled a triple into the
hence and scored Bush from third
base. counting himself moment later
on Cobb's single off Iiebhardt, who
had relieved the Keeling Berger after
Sans second blow had landed.
Surely Some Inning.
Speaking of innings. that was surely
some period Into il the Tiges jam
med singles by Rossman, Bush anu
Cobb. triples by Willett and Crawford
and a fine assortment OF wild heaves
by Easterly, Turner and Stovall. SIX
runs Glory be!
Recurring TO Mr.. Crawford. he han
two other chances at bat his sac
rifce in the eighth was material ald
TO Detrots scoring off Liebhardt anc.
into the remaining proceedings ne
dumped an inocuous single.
From present appearances. Detrol.
Is going to show the league fine
demonstration OF the fact That figures
are the greatest prevaricators known.
Yesterday "Donie" Bush made two
more errors. swelling his total 10 pro-
portions which were already stagger'
ing Undoubtedly on his present
showing, Bush will be the worst-held'
ing shortstop in the league.
And yet he's the best. beyond the
shadow of a doubt, with the possible
exception of George Mcbride, OF
Washington. whose efforts at BAT
would make potato smile.
He Goes After Everything.
Bush turned of so many absolutely
absurd stops that he is of balance IN
his throwing about half the time.
when he gets the ball and let's IL
fly wildly but with enough speed 10
have beaten the runner to the sack.
the scorers have but one option anu
must penalize him for the error, re-
CARELESS of the fact that the wonder
ful little infielder has made possible
q chance which, with other shortstop-
pers on the field, would have Delonge"
~ some outfielder. while the runner
trotted 10 first base without the least
Interference.
OF course. Bush accepts a lot OF
these chances and gets away WIN
them I'm which case they are clear
gain. II is this which makes him SO
valuable TO his team, In addition u
his inveterate habit of getting on mrs.
base and making the circuit with neat
ness and dispatch
Here's hoping that he continue 10
manifest a continued contemptS TO-
the error column. His number or ac-
certed chances will be speaking for
itself and the fans will know. II they
are OF the knowing kind. that ms ran
IRE 70 top the record players Is occa'
stoned bv the fact that he is handling
balls they would never get 10.
Summers and Rhoades.
Another game in Cleveland today
and then a July 4 double-header with
the Browns and their southpaws. In
all probability. Summers will twirl to
day against Rhoades.