The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-22
It LOOKS LIKE A
Bic YEAR FOR
{. W|LLETT
Slowly But Steadily Mastering His
Faults, Edgar Is Getting Notice
As the Leagues Coming
Mathewson.
Perhaps Those Tiger Sluggers Apol'
ogized To Old Cy Young Gray
Hairs, But Perhaps Not.
Az PAUL HALE eauskE.

Steadily. slowly but nevertheless
surely, the American league is being
forced TO the conclusion that the com
ing pitcher in it's circuit-its emor!o
Nathewson. as 1t were--is very likely
TO be Edgar Willett.
This statement isn't made on the
sole basis OF the kansan's shut-out VIC
tory over the Maps on their opehlhs
day. al home IL isn't made because
in his one prior appearance this sea
son he should also have registered
row OF ciphers for his opponents. u
comes because Edgar has now arrlVen
very near the spot in his career where
he will be able to use, and use 10 the
utmost. that marvellous assortment or
suecd and curves with which we nave
known for three seasons he has Deen
equipped
He isn't there yet, but he is getting
closer all the time His control Is
becoming less and less OF source or
worry to Manager Jennings. His big
gest fault-failure TO keep runners
close 10 first-isn't quite SO much III
evidence as heretofore. These TWO
points are always the last learned By
a young HEAVIER. He will learn them,
beyond doubt. And when he does,
look out.
Why All That Is True.
If pitcher who, though prone 10
fts OF widness and the other failing
alluded TO. can win % out OF 81 games.
as Willett did last year, succeeds in
laying his faults low, as he seems
bound TO do. il is going TO be seldom
oh SO seldom-that anybody is going
10 beat him. Isn't that sound logic?
The average habitue OF the grand
stand littl erealizes the terrific speed
that accompanies the ball that Willett
throws Edgar is so eminently equip
ped and his burly form is so tremen-
dcusly strong that he seldom seems TO
exert himself. when handing up ball
so fast that there are few pitchers in
the league able [ oduplicate II. And
the ball twists and curves and shoots
Ia toward the batter, all with appar
emily the same motion in his delivery
Ills underhand ball Is not included in
the repertoire of any ether hig-league
twirler today Added TO which .
fielding ability of the best. courage
that never falters and a batting eye
" hich. on many occasions, as yester-
day. proved OF immense value 10 his
club.
Clevelanders could not Tail TO be
impressed with the improvement which
Willett showed Yesterday. Before an
enormous, hostile crowd. he was as
composed as If the game was only
piece OF batting practice. Four hits
he allowed, scattered in as many In
nings. and two OF them came after
Detroit had won the game beyond a
chance OF doubt. They never ran
bases on him because so few OF them
made first that they were entirely
negligible quantity.
Swell Support BY Tiges.
II has been said in the past that the
Detroit club has lacked confidence in
Edgar. That is the reason generally
assigned for the fact that he did not
start a game in the worlds series.
though he was most effective In tho
stages when used. after a game had
been lost. There was no apparent
lack OF confidence yesterday among
the Tigers, however. They gave Ed
gar tlawless support all through and
when one man hit. IL was usually the
office for a barbecue.
Today all Cleveland rs mourning
over its fallen baseball heroes, while
Hughie Jennings is arranging TO hand
them a dose OF Eddie Summers. VIII
let's companion young star. today.
And. speaking about fallen heroes,
recalls the venerable Denton +.
Young
Cy was the goat OF the to D defeat
which his team sustained at the hands
OF the Tigers They didn't hit him so
awfully hard but they hit him just
when he was trying hardest to escape
the clubbing. Nineteen years ago. Cy
won an opening game for the Maps
He was the dean of the twirlers and
the occasion yesterday was arranged
as a sort OF testimonial for him Home
and outside experts heralded his ad-
vent in the slab and discanted on the
sentimental nature Of the AFFAIR. And
then came the Tigers and their ruth.
less little bats
Tigers Sorry Oh slushl
A couple OF reports have IL that the
Tiges We're themselves sorry to see the
veteran BUNDLED Take II from me
that this is gush Any time that team
OF ours takes the field there is no SEN
t,ment connected with the affair on
The tapis and Cy has given them TOO
many hard games to endow them with
ANY feeling ~ regard for his gray
hairs. The way they pestled his
shoots is best evidence Of their feel
ugs \ bail game is a ball game and
Ia fight with that bunch of athletes,
don't 30 wrong And every opponent
.is not only a technical but also a per
gOual foe
OF course. it's all very fine To pic.
ture Sam Crawford and Tom Jones
.rcmarking on how they hated to do 1t
and only slugged the ball because
stern duty babe them. But it's the
bunk.
In the meantime. the Tiges are
third, aud going up.
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