The Detroit times., 1910-05-04
BY PAUL HALE sRusKe,

Well, the two clubs that have scrap
ped It out to bloody finish in the
American leagues race OF last years
and two years before. are at il again
locked in warning embrace which is
likely TO last through large share
of the season.
Detrsit or Philadelphia? Mack or
Jennings? Crawford and Cobb or Col
Inns and Baker? Mulin-Willett'Sum
mers or PIank-Krause-6ender?
Barring most unexpected sprints ON
the part of Boston or Chicago that
now appear likely To be the contend
ers for third place the answers 10
these above queries viii Just ahoul
settle the league championship TINS
year.
Boston doesn't seem TO have the
pitchers and has apparently lost The
art of manufacturing runs ont OF base
hits Patsey Donovan has as lei
shown nothing i'm the line OF man
agerial genius and is likely 90 behold
any time now the staiwart hgure on
John l. Taylor approaching stoaltRiy
through the forest Vistas tomaAaWh
in hand Duffy has a team stlll prone
20 fits Of hysteria and. great manager
though he Is conceded 20 be, VIII hard'
" make q remnant winner ont OF the
Sox for al least a season or two.
NO Love Lost Here.
THE DETROIT-PHILADELPHIA
FEUD IS BY ALL ODDS THE MOST
CLASSIC AND BITTER IN THE His.
TORY OF THE AMERICAN
LEAGUE
II far surpasses the old-time rivalry
between Detroit and Cleveland. while
the little WESTINGHOUSE. Louis ami.
mostly is only a touch OF burlesque In
comparison
ANY time the Tiger onslaught is
due at Connie Mack s park, the hood,
lums and chivalry Of the Quaker city
join in pulling for the repulse Of the
marauders. Similarly. when the
Athletics drop in at Detroit. they are
assured of welcome with similar
reverse English. though the support
ers of the Tigers have never yet de
scended TO unfair means 10 assist
their favorites in winning the victory.
Mack says that he Is going TO win
a pennant this time If ever Jennings
comes back with the statement thar
the Athletics will be lucky 10 finish
in the hrst division and calls atten-
ton 70 the way they quit cold in the
last series OF the season Of 1909 In
Detroit. The halo publicity that en-
veloped the form of Tyrus Cobb Of
the Tigers, rests very materially on
the prominent part he has taken In
these engagements. Any time a Phila.
delphia bug meets one from Detroit
they go 10 the mat Immediately over
the argument that has so long ragged
lin the world of baseball: Resolved.
THAT Ty is dirty ball player.
The Big Series.
The series which Detroit begins in
the home Of the Athletics. May 10. is
going TO be the first OF the scheduled
30 clashes between the teams and its
result will be noted with breathless
interest all over the world OF base
ball.
Last year the Tigers managed 70
beat St. Louis, Washington and Chi
cago, badly enough to Offset the fact
that the Athletics trimmed them neat
~ on the seasons inter-club games.
THIS YEAR 1T is MORE THAN
PROBABLE THAT THE WINNER
OF THIS SERIES Is GOING TO BE
THE WINNER OF THE AMERICAN
LEAGUE PENNANT
Macks bunch is undoubtedly much
better in its team-play this year than
in 1909 On the other hand, the i'm
provement of the Tigers in this re-
spect ought to be fully as great. Mack
has practically no new material to be
used in the battle. Detroit. on the
other hand, has been strengthened