The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-01
SECOND COURSE OF
S0UTHPAW DIET
IS DUE TODAY
Waddell Or Bailey Sure To Do the
Singing For McAleer's Band,
But Tiges Hope for
Rube.
Graham Course, Served Yesterday,
Proved Fairly Toothsome Morsel
To the Champs.
BY PAUL n. 6RuskE.

Merrily this little dftty, 30 remlniS
cent OF pink tights and bright lights
floated out of the Detroit teams mod
est little home out at Bennett Park
this morning.
The robust baritone OF George Nor
iGrty started IL and support gathered
Immediately. And the coryphees who
did the singing seemed just as an
ticipatory of good time. following
the advent of the hero If the song
as the shapely maidens nad who sang
IL llrst before the footlighrs that shone
back from the counterfeit paves and
lofty stories OF New York's famous
Great White Way.
RIeben was In town, according to
the most veracious report. In fact,
he had been seen on the day before,
but had remained for the tiine In semi.
obscurity. The real reception OF Reub-
ell was booked for Saturday afternoon
May /, ut 3 o'clock-note the hour
and a disappointed bunch Of Tigers IL
was surely going to be II Jimmie Me.
Aleer decided to keep the RUDE In
retirement another day, for use later
on in the series at st. Louis
Tiges Have a Plan.
The name OF the great Waddell used
orce to send the chills ~ fear down
the spines OF the batsmen who we're
due to oppose him. But that was long
ago. Only once in while does he
come out OF the shell OF comparative
ineffectiveness and pitch a grand game
OF ball.
II he shows signs OF doing so to-
day. the Tigers will be waiting with 4
plan that has been In process OF In
crbation for period ante-dating even
the departure OF the team for San An.
tCrio.
Whenever Rueben Is good this year.
the Tigers will devote their sole eff
forts for Ave innings toward making
him pitch many balls ami field many
hunts. That is the whole plan in q
rut.Ehpfi.
III every batsman who faces him
during this period. makes RUDE pitch
him three balls and two strikes and
then fouls of four more. Hughie Jen-
rings won't care. III evory man fin-
ishes up by bunting bail where the
Rube will have to handle II. the scrap
py little boss OF the Tigers will not
be down-hearted.
Waddell has of recent years, deveI-
oped marked tendency 10 start OUT
with all the stun for which he was
famous in the old days and then begin
to weaken after the middle OF the
game has been passed. That Is what
the Tigers are counting on.
And IL Mr.. Bailey proves TO be the
opposing pitcher. program very sim
liar Is likely TO be called into play.
Southpaw Diet Suits.
This ataady pronositiou ~ .o,+b
paw diet. promised by Mr.. McA1eer Is
not so extremely tootbsome, one must
admit. but the first course, served
out there on the soggy held OF play
Friday. was digested nevertheless, and
Graham has been considered the Nc
Aleer leader and head-liner. too.
Two patient walters on the Tiger
batting order were really the primal
cause of the Graham undoing. The
discontinue of the left-hander came
in the third inning. Oscar Stanage
got hit and Summers hunted out
Mcintyre and Bush were passed, fill
ing the bases.
Aha! Whom have we here? Why
none other than trusty Wahoo Sam,
hearing on his shoulder his famous
large copyrighted stick, copies for sale
at all sporting goods stores.
Sammy took a poke at ii. as was
eminently fitting. Past Tom Jones The
abused sphere squirted on its way.
over the pan came Gathering the
hurrying footsteps OF Stanage and Nc
lntyre. Graham cut off the throw to
the plate from right field and tried
to get Sammy at second. The heaye
was wild. hurried by Sans swell head
first slide, and Crawford was safe.
Bush observed the error and never
stopped at third but kept on to The
plate. Three runs. Two were the best
the Browns could do, in spite OF the
climatic difficulties which prevented
Summers from pitching the sort OF
ball TO which the Detroit public has
become accustomed.
Bush Had to DO II.
Not to be forgotten was the way that
IRE pressible "Donie" Bush short-stop-
ned all day. The Hoosier midget has
n double motive In killing of base hits
Yesterday. In the first place. he was
saving the game for his fellow-towns-
man and personal chum. In the set
ond place, he knew the fans were COM
paring his work to that OF Bobbie Wal
lace, long.famed as the king OF the
American league shortstops. In the
first portion OF the endeavors he was
successful beyond question. He rang
ed of to do either side with equal
brilliancy. but sensational throw of
a ball Moriarty had tried for In vain
was his brightest effort. Several OF
his stops came In pinches. Time and
gain the yells OF delighted fans
echoed across the oozy mud. az
"Donie" pulled of some corking play
AS for the Wallace dope. there was
no comparison The famous star or
the Browns. however, was right "n
deck, though not favored with the op'
portunity 10 make the stirring plays
turned off by Bush. The reverse may
be in evidence today. for Bobby must
realize. after yesterdays display. that
his reign Is as indeterminate as that
of a Turkish sultan, with so young
marty springing into such prominence
Cobb Wins Argument.
Secondary among the events of the
day was the manner in which the
crowd gloatlng in narrowing the soul
OF Mr.. Criger. who had mentioned,
according to the st. Louis papers,
what he was going to do to Ty Cobb
on the bases.
l..