The Detroit times., 1910-01-13

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4 ] have "A friend who bobs up at the
conclusion OF each OF the Tiger sue
cesses and at various periods in be-
e-~ tween, with the
M,rrY AND statement that the
| DAVN reason Jennings
LEID 'EM. pets lick 'em all
In this league-is
| the proficiency which Davy Jones and
Matty Mc'ntyre cover that left field.
! or course. he Is willing To admit
| the strong points OF the Tigers IN the
other departments. and doesn't con-
tend for moment that the left-held'
ers are the whole club. for he's too
wise a baseball man. What he really
means is this: the Tigers would have
lost enough games 10 put them our OF
first place az the finish OF any OF the
past three seasons. had left tield been
covered in mediocre style
And beyond reasonable doubt the
hypothesis is true There are no left.
fielders in the league who bring 10
their task the thought and speed COM
bined. which the Detroit pair have al
ways exhibited. Though less in the
limelight than Crawford and Cobb.
Davy and Matty have really starred in
watched either member OF the pair AT
work on one OF their busy DAYS, from
a point where the PLAYERS movements
were necessarily in the foreground.
will note with surprise that. on some
occasions. the outfielder will work
away back OF third base and out near
The club house. Next time he catches
sight Of him up close behind the short
stop. AS likely as not his third glance
will reveal the man out near the score
board almost in the shadow OF the
fence. Almost always the batter seems
10 hit the ball In his direction. Left
! field is admittedly the hardest garden
20 play for " receives more balls than
either of the other two. and the balls
are as rule. hit harder Thorough
acquaintance with the batsman Is nee
essary and the baseball hug who aP.
preciates inside work enjoys putting
/ i'm an afternoon watching one OF the
/ Tiger veterans 60 TO H.
Jones and Mcintyre have been with
the club for four years now and right
now nobody can tell which member of
| the I'air Is the regular It's safe TO
say. however. that the umpires are all
pulling for Mcintyre For Davy is
&. their nemesis. No ball player In his.
: tory has. in all probability. been so dis
/ liked by the arbitrators as the Tomah
+ terror. and the most narrowing part
/ of IL all is the fact that he seldom
gives them real excuse for punish
I ing him. heard a new one illustrat-
ing DAVIS tactics. the other day.
The Tigers had Just concluded a ser
les in ST. Louis and Tim Hurst had
| been officiating Tim had celebrated
one Of the games by most appalling
decision. robbing Jones OF hit. Then
he had come back the next day with
one just as bad. I'm which the Browns
were the sufferers. At the conclusion
| OF the series the teams left on the
same train for Detroit. and Tim was a
member OF the party.
| Enroute the Browns got after Tim
and spoke frankly their opinion of his
I ability. Tim &as inclined TO argue
that he was right. Finally Tim and
Jack Powell. the leading debater on
! the Browns side. agreed 10 leave II
( to Jones. who happened TO be passing
! through the coach.
"Davy." inquired Tim. tell US your
honest opinion of the way | worked
in the series"
Well Tim." replied the Tomah ter
ror meditativelv. Iii you want 10 know
nv frank opinion. I'll tell IT, ! though
you were rotten"
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