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The Detroit times., 1910-08-27

Not since the days of Lydia Thomp-
sons blondes has there been such q
magnificent looking bunch of bur-
lesquers on the road as Bobby's
Browns. II they are not moved out
OF the American league suburbs soon,
the newspapers will begin billing them
as the st. Louis Rloomer Girls.
They may get better when they
move away from that dear old Baws-
tcn-the home Of Emerson, and Low
ell. and OF more Irish than any other
three towns In America There is al
why's something doing In Beanvflle-
the home OF John I. Taylor. There is
no room to talk Of the Browns when
you get on this Taylor thing. Do you
know what is Johnny's cherished am
bitionf
Ask any dozen of the most rabid
baseball fans In America, and they
will answer. the whole twelve of 'em,
ITO have his Red Sox team win the
1910 pennant-" And the entire twelve
will be wrong.
President Taylor does aspire to have
his 6ox land the Ban Johnson bunting,
but way down deep in his heart John
I. has another ambition, an ambition
that he sees no way of gratifying.
John LIS desire, which he secretly
cherishes, IL to be the manager Of his
own ball team; not manager In reality
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27

the man obviously willing to be re-
tired, to advance him.
Why, when the hit-and-run Is on
and the runner tips or the play,
doesn't the batter make a blum to
bunt, draw In the infield and then
slam the ball through? Because 1t
isn't regular" But 1t would be the
unexpected.
Have you seen batter bunt with
q runner on and two out? Not often.
But the play will advance a runner
and get the batter to first more times
than 1t will fail. 1t isn't regular"
No well balanced infielder expects a
batter to turn this trick. That's why
It's good baseball.
You've watched batters let two
strikes go by, when the bases are
empty. Then he fans. This Is the ex-
pected. Is there any reason why they
don't take toe-hold and swing on the
first ball pitched, usually fast and in
the groove?
It's time managers came out OF It,
got away from the old 40 game, threw
away the book that provides for the
regular" game, and injected variety
into the sport. Anything honorable
that will win or befuddle the enemy
will be as welcome as a check to a
spring time poet
An injection of brains would be a
mighty valuable asset for about half
the teams In this league. Forget the
old soldier game and get wise.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27
TOO MUCH REFORM SPOILS
FOOTBALL FOR SPECTATOR

we did not know anything about foot
ball. l, for one, do not believe In per-
hitting every Tom, Dick and Harry to
talk US out OF this and that feature of
play that have made American foot
ball SO much better than the gridiron
sports of other countries.
II we take one thing from one style
OF game and something else from an
other. what name Is there under the
sun that We can give to the composite
creature? The trouble Is that We were
not content In the beginning to leave
good enough alone" Then, when
once the doors of experiment were
thrown open. one change required an
other, until now, we do not know just
where we are at"
American football for years has
been writhing under terrific maui
ing. Figuratively. 1t has been crying:
II wish you would leave me alone, and
give me a chance" But that was only
the signal for more mauling. until, to-
day, the game Is too weak TO make
even a peep.
Conditions have developed that have
made IL almost impossible for any
team to maintain true and steady
standard of efficiency from year to
year. They have imposed nerve
racking task on coaches. and exposed
all players to q variety OF dangers.
The coaches have found 1t necessary
to take chances In order to overcome
new fads OF play, and the players, not
having had time enough to thorough
ly master new requirements, have not
been able to learn how to avoid new
dangers.
II play during the coming season
under the new rules Is American foot
ball, all we'll and good, and let's stick
to It; II not. it ought to be called
something else for the sake Of the old
game which probably would have
been all right today II lot of frills
had not been tackled to its fundamen-
tai principles.
Nobody can say at the present time
what the season will bring forth, un-
less It be confusion both on the field
and In the stands.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27
TOO MUCH RAIN
SP0|LS BALL GAME
Grounds Are Wet So Tigers Have No
Battle With Washington This
Il Afternoon.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-A copi-
Gus rain earlier In the day prevented
the athletes from toiling Friday after
noon. In consequence OF this the
Tigers did not leave their hotels, but
sat around and discussed the possi-
bilities of the Athletics collecting in
the worlds series and what chance
Sam Crawford has Of catching ball
dropped from the Washington monu-
ment.
Sam allowed II Street and Sullivan
could grasp the sphere he could
catch It with q little finger glove. He
didn't set a time for the feat. II Sam
does the Job he will furnish great
ad for A. G. Spalding Il Bros. An
nually the Wahoo barber purchases q
felder's glove at the magnificent price
of 81. Sam disdains the $2.50 appa-
ratus and says one can catch just az
easily for $1.50 less. 1t is rumoreo
that Matthew Mcintyre. being also
left.handed, falls heir to Sans dis
carded utensil. The truth OF this as
sertion cannot be verified.
Being in Washington Is no speciai
pleasure when not busily engaged
with work, 90 the players did not
relish an afternoon of idleness.
A double-header will be played Sat
urday, the first game being at z
o'clock Eastern time.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27
WHY7 THE CRITICS ASK, WHY7

fielding, base running. pitching and
hitting.
have often said "the UNEXPECTED
wins ball games" The team upon
which the opposition can't figure to
follow precedent has an advantage,
whereas the team that plays In grooves
finds sand in the bearings.
How often have you read, with
two out, So-and-So reached first and
died stealing?
They always try to steal with two
down. Why? Because some one once
declined 1t was good baseball to steal
and score on single, at such time.
Sure! 1t Is always good baseball to
advance, but is there a particle of
sense In always doing the same thing?
Are players like the calf that followed
In the path another calf nader
You've seen the battery play for
the runner, with two gone. The pitch
er wastes two or three, 80 his catcher
may have o free throw, and the rum
ner's nipped seven times out of nine.
Is this baseball7
Wouldn't II be better IL the runner
occasionally forced the pitcher into a
hole and didn't run? Then the pitcher
would have to stick the ball over. or
walk the batter. II he walks the bat
ter the runner Is advanced. and when
forced to get It over the batter has the
advantage and has chance to make
a hit. So why the steal? The time
to steal Is when the play isn't so ap-
parently the thing that should be done.
Then the sacrifice? A man reaches
first and the next man tries to sacri-
fee. Maybe he does. Maybe he fails
twice. What then? He looks to the
manager and Is told to "hit It out"
The infield falls back for a drive.
Everyone is ready. The drive Is the
expected.
How much better, at this point, II
the batter would take a chance and
dump the ball" The infield Is set
for drive and with the battery, Is
caught fiatfooted. What II the batter
does go out on q foul bunt? If he
makes good occasionally. he has done
something. The bunt is unexpected,
hence II Is good baseball
Why don't managers teach third
base men TO stick. to the bag with a
runner on second and not more than
one out? Tho batter bunts and the
baseman tears In to field the ball, while
the runner jogs to third. It's better
BAH to get the man nearest home than
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27
~ BURTON s. BROWN.

IL must have required lot OF ether
for the operation on football that the
rules committee performed.
The experts have reformed" the
game to meet public demand for re-
form. Now II is up to the public" to
decide what sort OF a game II has re-
ceived from the operating table.
Football has been practically re
formed" to death. For several years
everything has been more or less ex-
perimental because of reform. Spec
tators have not been able to get the
run OF things. II has been impossible
Tor coaches or players to settle down
and work out any system of play that
would endure. Everything has been
topsy-turvy, and many of the essen
tials Of the great American game have
gradually been lost.
Some of the most stirring contests
In the history OF football we're played
years ago under the old rules. Serf-
GUS injuries were few. Then. the ex-
perimental period began, and the
game has been on an unsteady founda-
ton ever since.
We hear q lot about the little man
coming into his own at last. Real
American football Is a game for big.
strong men. and when 1t becomes
sport In which little men can indulge.
II 10 no longer American football, but
merely hodge-podge affair for, ath-
le&es who are not quite good enough
to make their marks In departments
Of college sport for which they are
better. suited physically.
or course, II the American public
should proclaim In loud voice that
American football is too strenuous
sport. presume It would be possible
to get a substitute. II substitute is
required, why not introduce 1t out
right, and stop torturing the old game
which has been the standby OF the
universities for years?
We might take that Canadian game
which proved such a disappointment
to New Workers. last fall when two
visiting teams tried to show us that
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27
BUSY DAYS Ar
WINDSOR TRACK

Busy days at Windsor. Horses and
Jockeys and owners are piling In by
the carload and the autumn running
meet across the way promises to be
even a greater success than the affair
OF midsummer.
The meeting starts Monday and
runs during a period Of seven days.
Tonight a special train from Saratoga
will come, bringing the late starters
there.
The officials for the Windsor meet
ing have arrived In town, and include
Judges Charles r. Price and Francis
Nelson, Starter A. B. Dade and Clerk
OF the Scales Fred w. Gerhardy. All
are familiar figures at the Windsor
track, and all are enthusiastic as to
the success of the approaching meet
ing across the river.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27
TIGER RECRUIT PITCHES
3 1-HIT GAMES IN 9 DAYS

Let's send for this Covington per-
SON before he gets all the baseball
out Of his system. For consistent per-
formances the young man who will
be q Tiger next season seems to be
leading the parade.
On Aug. II he pitched a one-hit
game for Evansville Central league
club against FIT. Wayne. Three days
later he held Dayton to a single safety.
Six days after that, which was FRI
day, he gave GAINESVILLE but one hit.
Covington has pitched three times
in nine days, which Is working quite
often. Looks like Evansville had it's
money and was trying to work the
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27

: This seems TO- bo = bq1
year for queer stunts 1n
ball. The Cubs came t11
Friday with the star rum
freak. The Cubs MGto
tallies against their deor ~
the Giants. All three co1
home runs. Schultz mG1o
of them and Tinker IL T.
Tho other two hits Tor ~ q
were singles BY Holman. e
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27
WILL TRY OUT LERCHEM

Up to the time that he joined the Bos-
ton team he rad never played profess
sionally, but. as a member of the De-
troit Athletic club, he had earned a
brilliant reputation in semi-profes-
sional ball and had many chances To
go with clubs of the western minor
leagues. VI
He Is fast on his feet, fine fielder
and comes to the test with the reputa-
tion of being hard hitter. II he can
bear this out he Is bound to get a
show with Boston, as the season for
trying out experiments has pretty
nearly arrived
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27
FIVE P1TON NER9
SHOW " SIN

Not counting Dode Cxina
Louis and Hunt OF Boston, 0
whom have won one gamA .1Q
American league pitchers dHxO
OF .750 or over. Chief He15Eo Y
Athletics is the leader, with .oIU Y
ming 20 and losing but thr0o m
Jack Coombss teammAte o. tho
follows, with .750, winning 81 O.
ing seven games. Ford Of New
and Karger of Boston are uo1 n
Coombs, but have not worried q
many games. The former ho6|
Is and lost six, and Karger haa ~
and lost four. Atkins OF the All
has won three and lost one,
mark.
Eddie Plank, Of the AthIe<1c
lows. with .696. Then come
Tiger pitchers. Donovan, lnxI1
Willett. with averages Of .683s .otl
$50. Etiff '
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27
CHASING
THE AUTO
PASSES TWO BATTERS.
NEVER THROWS a BALL
Giving two passes without pitching

Giving two passes without pitching
ball was the unusual feat performed
by Cantwell of the Brewers Sunday
afternoon in the eighth inning of the
opening game at Toledo. Cutting had
been pulled in the first half of this
period to allow Breen to bat, and Nc
Glynn was warming up In order to
succeed the fouthpaw.
Stoney did not get his whip limbered
up quickly, and John McCloskey sent
Cantwell to the rubber in order to
"stall'' until the veteran arrived. Um-
pire Chill announced that Cantwell had
succeeded Cutting, and was ready to
proceed when McGlynn arrived.
Cantwell left the mound, but Chill
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27
SHORT LENGTHS

.Babe~ Adams, hero Of the last
worlds series and punk pitcher
since, has come back He gave Brook
lyu six hits and famed nine batters,
Friday No runners reached third un-
til the ninth inning.
SAGINAW has failed to score In the
last five games, total OF 4S innings.
one game lasting only seven periods.
Jackson handed out all the blanks.
Jackson business men have pur-
chased that club in the South Michi-
Ean league. Conflict among old d.
rectors ruined the chances OF the team.
The Canadian athletic champion
ships are scheduled for Toronto. Sept.
"a Which means that our old pal.
Timothy Tomothy Flanagan Will run
the show and Brother Jawn will do
things with the weights.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27

ordered him back and insisted that
according to the rules, he must pitch
until the batter, who happened to be
Hallman. had been retired or reached
first Then frantic argument start
ed and the arbitrator was surrounded
by wild and whooping Brewers.
Chill finally ordered Ha1lman to the
plate and began calling balls. He soon
tolled OF four and Bill went to first.
Hinchman was ready as soon as Hal
man started for the initial sack. and
Chill quickly called four more balls.
BY this time Cantwell and the other
Brewers came to their senses, and the
twirler started working, luckily get
ting through the round without allow
ing Toledo to score.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27
The Boston Post says:

The Boston Post says:
Now that the pennant race seems
settled as far as Boston Is concerned,
the local fans will watch with consid-
erable curiosity to see IL young Bert
Lerchen, the young infielder picked
up in Detroit by the Red Sox, has the
ability to make good. Lerchen was
under fire for three innings a week
ago In st. Louis and acquitted him
self very creditably.
Lerchen is only % years OF age, but
he is possessed OF unlimited conf
dence and has no doubt OF his ability
to hold his own In the major league
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27
AMERICAN LEAGUE
RACE In NUTSHELL

CIcotte, upon whom waivers
were asked earlier In the year,
held the Maps to q pair Of hits
Friday. They made no runs.
FanweII did we'll against the Red
Sex, the hIts against him totaiIlng
six. half Of which were made by
Speaker.
Jack Coombs struck out IL St
Louis batters and allowed but four
hits. Only one Brownie passed
first base. Petty was hit hard
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27
BY TIP WRIGHT.

Pennant winners don't play the old
soldier game. That's why Washing
ton, the St Louis teams, Cleveland,
Brooklyn, and few others are trail
ing.
Brilliant individuals like Cobb, La
ole, Bresnahan, Wallace, Mathewson,
Evers waste their efforts unless the
team is a unit, mixing brains with
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27

Truly James McAleer is an affable
person and a baseball director worth
while, for has he not upset the vener-
able paraphrase: Washington, first
in war, first In peace and last In the
American league?"
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27
NEW YORK RACES
GONE TO CLOSE
Last Day Of Grand Circuit Sees
Defeat Of Mare, Dude
Archdale.

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-The Grand
circuit meeting at Empire City came
to an end Friday. The meeting was
as successful as had been hoped for.
although the racing was very medi-
ocre compared with that In Detroit
and Cleveland.
The big surprise OF the last day
was the defeat OF Dude Archdalc by
Joan. The M. & M. winner finished
second In straight heats.
BONNER MEMORIAL STAKES. $500.
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Time-2:12; 2:07.
Starters-Iiinois trophy:
o. Falcsr. W. n Psarcs; No. !. Kissei
Kar. H. Endicott; No. Z, Falcar. J. II.
Gelnaw; No. s. Midland. r. Ireland; No.
6, Marmon. ]. Dawson; No. z, National,
A. w. Greiner; No. 8. Lexington. H.
Draeh.
Kane County trophy:
No. 81, Corbin. J. Matson; No. -.
L. Heinemann; No. "a, Marion. A. Mon
sen: No. 26, Kissel Kar, q. Schoeneck;
No. 26. Marmon. d. Buck; No. 81. Cino,
w. Fritschke.
No. 80, Staver. c. Cheney; No. 80,
Cole, W. Endicott: No. 81, Staver, ~.
Crane; No. IS. Benz. K. Hearne; No. 80,
staver. @. Mockmier: No. 81. Warren
Detroit. A. w. Miller.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27
(, "Besgar Sam" Lansford,

man for all he's worth. II Covington
can show anything like the class In
the American league he has in the
Central he will be the pitching sensa-
tion Of 1911.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27
<</F''

paper suggests that IL the versatile
Seattleite knows of any line OF en-
deavor than wrestling. he'd better get
busy before the cold weather sets In.
or words to this effect.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27
SOUTH MICHIGAN LEAGUK

Yesterdsy's Results.
Adrian 3-5, Kalamazoo 0-7.
battle Creek 3--2, Bay City FL.
lansing 30. Flint 0-5
Jackson 14-2, Saginaw 90.
Today's Games.
Lansing at Bay City.
Flint at Saginaw.
Kalamazoo at jackson.
Battle Creek at Adrian.
lin, savage and Frank klaus ere
matched to box in Pfttsburg early I'm
S.ntember Klaus is the fellow whom
piitv Papke declares no one can beat
with a club in his home city.
wufni, Tiger recruit from saginaw,
h.d a tough time, Friday. He had four
errors Saginaw had 10 misplays al
torether. Looks like the Says had
rsschsd the II Don't Care" stage.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27
BASEBALL STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
Athletics 6, st. Louis 0.
Boston s. Cleveland 0.
Rain elsewhere.
Today's Games.
Detroit at Washington.
Cleveland at Boston.
Chicago at New York.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27
oh, Cruel Jest.

OH Cruel Jest.
Before the contest the large Mr.
Rowan gave an entertaining exhibi-
ton OF fungo hitting, driving the ball
on the fly from the home plate over
the center-field fence. If Mr.. Rowan
could only bat against his own pitch
Ing, instead Of that OF other twirlers,
he would win that prize auto to a GER
tainty.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27

Yesterdays Results.
Pittsburg 4, Brooklyn 2.
chicago 3, New York I.
Cincinnati s. Phillies 2.
Todsy's Games.
Rain at st. Louis
Brooklyn at Pittsburg.
Phillies at Cincinnati.
New York at Chicago.
Boston at st. Louis.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27

Terence Tiddlewink had musical
tastes. He was the only one in the
family so afflicted, but they hoped 1t
might wear of.
Not so. Terence joined the high
school glee club and commenced
practicing at home on the mandolin.
One eve he was twanging the man
dolin in his chamber when his father
was trying to twang real estate
deal in the library.
The glee club wants a mandoljnist
lThe End.)
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27

Busfness-lfke Printing, 10 fuss and
no feathers. The plain. neat kind that
looks right. Times Printing Co, 1s
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The Detroit times., 1910-08-27
HEART Wlt5 n.
- Sporting
HEART EdItsr.
Hv HARRY NELLY.

When they pass around the base
ball praises quiet. almost sad-faced
man In Washington must not be over
looked. James McAleer is the one to
whom much credit Is due, and James
Is getting full measure OF approval
In every city save st. Louis, where
some Of the scribes seem to think
anything McAleer does is q personal
affront to the writer's OF the town on
the muddy river.
As a result of Fridays games the
Washington outfit, directed by Nc
Aleer, passed Cleveland and now heads
the second division of the American
league. The Nationals are 15 games
behind an even break, but they have
been a whole lot worse OF until this
season.
Some idea Of McAleer's achieve.
ment can be obtained from the figures.
On Aug. IL his club won more games
than 1t did all last season. The mag
nificent standing of the Nationals for
1909 was AZ games won, 110 lost, per-
centage of .276. Today his club 10 far
ahead Of that mark with 81 games
won, 60 lost, percentage .434.
1t must give McAleer deal Of sat
isfaction to pass st. Louis and Cleve-
land, clubs he used to manage, and to
forge ahead with Washington, which
always has been very poor last In
the American league. McAleer must
chuckle in glee when he reads the st.
Louis papers and beholds the roust-
ings which come his way frequently.
One scribe from Brownville printed
this gem OF baseball criticism q few
weeks ago. ''It isn't true that Nc
Aleer conducts q haberdashery In
Youngstown, o. He runs barber
shop"
McAleer takes none OF the credit of
the Nationals showing. He gives II
all to the players. Last time Wash
ington was in Detroit. just after win
ming more games than In the whole
Of last season, McAleer said: IL never
saw such a game lot OF ball players.
The boys have worked harder than
any club ever saw" At that time
McAleer had Just IL men available
for play, and the Tigers had tough
time beating the crippled IL.
Since going to washington Nc
Aleer has passed up coaching and
runs the club from the bench He
has been welcomed at the big clubs
in Washington and Is one of the ma
tional capitals leading citizens. He
hobnobs with statesmen and buys
cocktails for diplomats. He attires
himself In glad raiment from his hab-
erdashery in Youngstown. o., and Is a
man OF many parts. In the meantime
his ball club goes out and plays bet
ter than It ever did.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27

speekins q pltsAsee .Np11
troll. Louie Shelter. Philltqo I
EoSiisasi. OF the .Ginning c. 4
q home run with the baoo4 G
spite OF all these things the ~
only eight runs -- --s-. ~. x
The Detroit times., 1910-08-27

Totals ...l,1sl s.7s1 sos $50 '.25s
'Tsam average.