The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-16
ORGY Of BUN TATION
PUTS THE k|BOsH
ON ". JOHNSON
Tiges Cop a Pair From the Senators
and Increase League Lead bJ
Goodly Margin in
Points.
Cobbs Homers and Willett's Deadly
Pitching Also of Mighty Assistanc;
To the Champs.
BY PAUL 4. RRuske.

In buntation orgy which has PROP
ably never been equalled IN the all
nails OF Bennett park. the Detroit Tlg'
I ers COPIED two games from Washing
ton yesterday increased their league
lead TO a point which makes them
virtually secure there for some time,
greatly dehghting the faithful bugs,
and did IL all in spite OF the great
speed Of Walter Johnson. the terrinc
batting OF George Browne, and The
most obviously strenuous efforts 'or
! the Washington manager 10 en~on-
/ pass their defeat. by placing in the
/ field his strongest lineup and shifting
/ pitchers whenever there seemed the
remotest chance of benefiting by such
! a change.
For long hours under the broiling
sun of Texas, the Tigers had prepared
| for the conditions which prevailed at
the park yesterday. They had hunted
away at the delivery of their own
pitchers. right-handed and left. They
had continued the preparation morn
ings at Bennett park. and ofteh
Hughic Jennings had gone on;
on the firing line himself. after his
available twirlers had been worked 10
finish Buntation was preached un-
I'll every regular on the club was an
expert and then the time came.
Then the Occasion.
A slow field. an untried third. base
man. pitcher OF almost unequaled
speed on the slab for the opposition
the time. the place and the. emer-
gency.
Six perfect hunts the Tigers inject.
ed into the proceedings in that first
game. exclusive OF two sacrifice hits
which were also bunts that Mapped.
Two OF three more came near going
safe end one of them was followed oy
the error which really gave the Tigers
their chance to win. When the game
settled down To the steady grind. az
ter the fiurries of the early stages,
Johnson had faded from the landscape.
Hughes bad followed. Haviick was
toiling on the mound. poor Speed
Kelly was again minor Lacquer. and
the Tiges were leading, 8 to 2.
Wild Bill Donovan looked pretty
fair, didn't have to use quite all the
stun he had, and would have grabbed
shutout in the seven innings he Of
! ficiated OF the mound but for a hectic
| first inning in which two plays at
first went wrong and the Senators
counted a couple OF lucky runs.
And Then the Peach!
All batting deeds on the surface OF
the local yard of recent years paled
into insignihcance before the doughty
deeds OF Ty Cobb In the second com
bat Had The Peach been eliminates
from the contest. IL is easy to figure
how the Tigers might have won 2 10
0, with only one OF these runs cara.
ed. of the really excellent pitching OF
Charlie Smith
Up in the first inning with one out
and Wahoo on. Ty swung his war club
with vim. He connected for line
drive that Lilivelt vainly tried TO cut
of and then pursued to the fence Sam
cantered home, and Ty followed close
on his trail. The crowd rendered the
Georgian a proud whoop and settled
down to await furaer developments.
The next time up, Ty found nobody
on the sacks and beat out bant In
the fifth. however. he found Bush wait
ing at third and Crawford at first.
Again he mashed his copyrighted sap
ling against the ear Of the abused
sphere. Again the crowd beheld with
Joy the burly back OF Mr.. Lilivelt as
he pursued his course to The bieacher
the occupants of which rendered him
the glad cachination as he arrived.
Jennings, stralghtArmed.
Touching every base. tn Peach ca.
reered around the circuit as he only
can. he turned third as Unglauh
got the ball from Liivelt out in right