The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-06
DETROIT TEAM
d is NOT GAME

All OF the Detroit teams gameness
has been displayed in tbe American
league Fans who have never been
on deck when the Royal Bengals
matched swords With an equal OPP
llonent have constantly praised them
for their skill and lasting powers. In
three worlds series, two with the Chi
cagO Cubs and one with the Pittsburg
Pirates, Cobb, Crawford 6. Co played
very ordinary ball. particularly In i'm
portant stages. For Instance, there
was that so walloping in the final
battle last fall, after the Detroit-Pitts-
burg series stood tie at all Phil
adclphla writer's. nov that the Atblct-
les have Mr.. Johnson6 flag safely
won, are getting back at Hugh Jen-
nings and his band for referring to
the Mackites. last fall, as band OF
oultters
tBy Gordon Mackay. Baseball Expert,
Philadelphia Times-)
If to he game means TO lose Il flow
OF verbal sewage In vocal slrlceway
throughout a game, then the Tiger
Is the gamest mortal In the land. II
II means to call man who Is doing
his hardest to win games. what would
not dare be repeated of the field. be-
cause the man 10 whom they were ut
tered would smash the offender s
head, then the Tiger Is courageous
Where has the Tiger shown SIM
gle iota of gameness this season when
the pace has been hot? Jennings quit
three weeks ago. He has not shown
a Of a Of tur tina oil Ia L. tn1
started 10 find that the going was
rough. He has not been "ee-yach' =,
ing his way as he did last season.
Nothing succeeds Ike success, but
II takes gamene5s and courage to go
plugging along Tor years making the
running like the Athletics in order to
make n winner. and that's showing
gameness. Take the series in Detroit.
This game" team was pitiful. When
ever they were In the lead they
showed something. but once the Ath-
letic5 overlook them and started to
pass them, and all their sap and gin.
ger died Instantly.
The Tigers Laid Down Cold.
| know what I'm talking about be-
cause | saw the Serles II there was
an even chance 10 lie down and 1ic
easily it was the Tiger who died In
the first game Winett allowed only
four hits. SO long as the game was a
tie the Tiger was on his feet But
when the Athletics came through and
made couple of runs into the van
were the Tigers game then? No, they
went TO the plate, to face Plank like
men walking to the gallows,
The worst case of lying down
through sheer fright was in the game
when Plank pitched the second time.
The Tiger went TO the lead with the
Athletics bobbing the ball about with
IA multitude of errors. The Tiger was
gleeful. and thought the game was
cinched Did the Macks quit? Not
on your life. They got those errors
out Of their system md started IT, re.
gain the ground Did Plank let up
for = minute? No, he only pitched
the harder.
Thomas Homer Settled Them.
Then what happened? The Athletics
tied the score. The tall of the Tiger
dropped 10 feet Along came the
home run of Thomas. What was the
result9 Detroit walked TO tho plate
hope Ask the average Detroit ian il
there was anything savoring OF game.
ness in that series except on the part
Of the Macks. He will tell you no.
banked by a big d. In speaking about
it.
Nobody wants TO take away any
Gtle or portion of credit from Detroit
But this continual harpIng on the
str Ing OF "gameneSs" when none eX
ists is getting too monotonous. How
abo,1t the worlds series?
The Cubs found the Tiger game
so game that, after Donovan failed 10
win tlle first game in the opener. the
Cubs walked right through the Jungle
and Kicked the Bengal aside for fouI
games. The Cub was great animal
himself, and perhaps no team could
have whipped Chance and his bunch
that year, But they would have tried
at least, to make a respectable show.
ing
Not on Your Portrait, Hughie.
Bah on his game" business: II Is
a trlne too monotonous and a trine
TOO nauseati ng to down Do YOU sup.
pose that In the Athletics were IA
games beh'n the Tiger at this stage
of a pennant race Connie Mack would
be admitting. as Jennings has, that his
team Is down. and out.
Not on your portrait. Mack would