The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-22
~ PAUL MALE eRusKE.

Well. IL the hood0o works today
and then works again tomorrow. and
II the Athletics manage to cop those
next two games remaining, the Tigers
viii find themselves almost where
they were when they unwound that
sonI-stirring sprint and caused sport
Ing writer's all over the country to
lament the sad condition that again
makes the American one-club
league.
ZoWie! Right In the neck was
where the Tigers got II yesterday and
then. In the hour OF our humiliation.
what did the local Representatives OF
the Camorra do but light on our
doughty little manager and our star
ball player and bounce them from the
field OF play In way that II likely TO
result In all sorts OF woe.
Il won't be known until well along
fl the afternoon whether the exiting OF
Jennings and Cobb Is likely to draw
punishment from Ban. Should such
prove the case, ii will surely prove an
awful bunker In the path OF the Tigers,
who never play as well when their
ecrappy little manager Is on :he
bench and who win naturally miss the
monarch OF bali players from his
stance In center field and his place
ct bat and on the sacks.
However, IL Ty. is suspended for a
few Gays, the penalty may work TO
his advantage In the long run, as he
has been In bad shape for a week,
with q severe bronchial difficulty, and
the rest may bring him back, fresh
and strong. As matter Of fact, ne
hasn't belonged In the game for some
time, anyhow, though he has insisted
on playing.
The American league rightly recog-
mixes no excuse for a ball player's
kicking himself out Of a game and
then refusing 10 promptly obey the
mandate OF the arbitrator. Ty. tarried
long after his run-in with Egan and
!. this undoubtedly viii count against
him.
Yet. II there can be palliating cir
cumstances, Hughie and Ty. can GER
tainly plead few.
Connolly and Egan are undoubtedly
the weakest OF the league umpires
just now. The formers slump during
the past season has been a source OF
great regret among those who once
proclaimed him the. most satisfactory
Jump In the business. The genial little
Jump has gone back terribly and the
saddest part Of his work this season
seems to be his loss Of confidence in
himself. He has apparently abandon
ed work behind the bat altogether and
seems fated to run up against a couple
or close ones on the bases every day,
which the entire crowd recognizes as
bad guesses.
Yesterday Tommy was unquestion-
ably wrong twice. as every occupant
Of the press box would be willing to
testify In court of law. He called
Moriarty out at third In the sixth,
when Hartzell missed him by fully
six inches. He let Knight leave third
before Dayy Jones caught Chase's ny
n the eighth. and the run counted.
The Tigers thought themselves
Hfeheed on several other occasions ON
which the press box commanded a
less favorable view.
AZ Tor Egan. no comments are re-
Quired. He has long been considered
the least efficient OF Bans excellent
stan, and IL existing In fast company
solely because Of the scarcity Of good
umpires.
The element OF comedy in the
bouncing ARRAY conferred in the fact
that neither Ty nor Hughie drew exile
FOR kicking on an adverse decision.
Ty's trouble was over an argument
with Egan over the alleged lack OF
rotandity possessed by the sphere that
was In play, when Detroit came to