The Detroit times., 1911-09-07
~ PAUL HALE sRusKE.


These are the day when the crafty
big-leagne pitcher, Injured by q sea
son OF toll and fully acquainted with
the weaknesses OF the opposing bats
men. struts about the diamond In all
|. his glory. The lively ball has been
thrown into the discard, the cloudy
skies OF approaching autumn make
speed doubly battling and the poor
batsman has his troubles.
The day OF the big score is seldom
In evidence and the result OF the daily
league combats Is more often decided
BY one run than a half-dozen.
II has been q tough year Tor the
lCAmerican league twirlers. but they
have come back 10 their own at last
and are alumizing batting averages
at a prodigious rate.
Yesterday Tigers and Browns iao-
ored for two combats In vain, so Tar
as concerted batting was concerned
Nine hits was the best that either
. team was able 70 accumulate. Tne
Tigers did this In the first game. In
rfhis combat the Browns got nye saie
blows. In the second game the two
teams garnered only a dozen hits
evenly divided.
Wiilett, Hamilton. Taylor and
George were all In fine form and
Ralph Works pitched an inning with
only one scratch hit registered against
his delivery. Several sterling bats
men-among them the doughty Wa
hoo Sam Crawford-went absolutely
.hitless for the entire day, and others
had to be content with lone blow.
I r. Cobb, however, kept pecking away
and quit a disastrous batting day
without material shrinking In his
marvellous slugging ratio.
But an exception In the hitting de-
partment was one Z. Willett.
- Being q pitcher and supposedly q
mark for all hostile heaving did not
trouble the Kansan a bit. He disre-
rarded all conventions and failed out
two corking drives against the left
field wall, thereby performing that
unusual feat OF a victory in his own
rame by virtue of HIS own little NAL
let Each time K. Willett swung his
eledge there was somebody on base
ahead of him. too.
- ff things continue to bust this way
for r. Willett, they will soon be pass
ing him to first base as they do Tyrus
and Sam, on occasions when a run or
two Is imminent
Willett also twirled the most effec-
tive game OF ball seen by q Detroit
-uitcher on the home lot In some time.
Nor IL this fact to be lost sight or In
The performance OF Mr.. TAYLOR. OF
Texas. who twirled the second game
In most promising style, losing IT
only because of the sad support 70
which he was treated, particularly by
Cobb and Bush.
Had Taylor been able to bat as had
: 4. vVillett. all would have been well.
But pitchers who can hit the screen
twice IN one game with men on bases
ara 4 race nearly extinct, and II ID
not seemly to expect too much OF Mf.
Taylor at first
In the double pastime which the IT,
gers and Browns 30 neatly halved,
Bobby Wallace produced span OF
new ball players, and Detroit one.
Compton. the Battle Creek outnelder,
and K1ftina, the Saginaw nrst Dase-
man were both in line for the Browns.
making their maiden start In fast
company. Both looked good. Comp
ton showed himself fne outhelder
and looked like a fair hitter, though
I. time must be given the pitchers union
70 discover II he IL really without a
.veakness. Kutina fielded his position
IN nice style, and, while far from an
antelope on the sacks, Is probably
able 10 hold HIS own with a number
81 the league regulars. He did the
best hitting of his team In the second
rame and looks well worth the money
paid for his release.
It's 4 BIT tough when the Browns
discover talent right in Detroit's back
ward. as It were. Yet the Tigers did
virtually the same thing by digging
M pitcher Taylor from Austin, Tex,
right in the center OF the territory
where the Browns have always done
= large share OF their recruiting: : !.
~ Also. It's q safe bet that. II offered
the chance, President Navin would
right now spurn to trade his phenom
for the ST. Louis pair.
Taylor's debut was marked by oe-
feat but the loss Of the game was not
49, go ~. ~.,,uh a hit Wild and SUI