The Detroit times., 1911-06-13

Just 10 demonstrate how many
hsndicaps they can shoulder and still
win, thereby maintaining their proud
position at the top OF the list, the
Tiges sent Edgar willett into the box
At Boston yesterday and proceeded to
claw the Red Sox outfit for total Of
ave runs. Patsey Donovan's men
amassed four. The result was accord
ingly hailed In some quarters as .
glorious victory for the team and q
complete vindication of the Kansas
twirler.
But hold! Is this the correct
analysis?
Close examination of the box score
discloses the fact that Tyrus Cobb
was four times up and gets total OF
four hits. Further delving into history
brings out the development that one
OF Cobbs drives was double, and an
other triple. The trailing OF this In.
formation to its lair shows that, with
one exception. Cobb virtually batted In
every run secured by his club.
II was great day for the Peach.
Also, his performance brings up an In
teresting line OF thought
Suppose that Cobb, instead OF
scourging the singer OF the foe for
four. had made It only three hits,
thereby cutting OF two runs from the
Tiger total. Boston would then have
won ths game. to 8, and this would
have given willett just as good
game, so far as hostile blows are con-
cerned. Would he then become elig-
ible to welcoming congratulations for
safe voyage back from Hasoeen-
vile?
No, indeed! MT. Cobb deserves credit
for winning that game with his little
slapstick. while Edgar as a real come
hacker has still TO convince the skep-
tics whom he has SO sadly disappoint-
"a BY his pitching mp to date this sea-
son.
At that, Edgar did shows symptoms
tyesterday. He held Boston to ten hits,
OF which four were for extra bases.
Y He scattered the blows more than
fairly well and the Tigers gave him
fhree-run lead which he carried into
the seventh, losing two of the runs but
\ hanging onto the other to the end.
IN all probability, the. Tigers will
get Karger today and Jennings is due
to oppose with one Of his right-hand-
hitting beavers. The choice seems TO
Ne between Summers and Lafitte.
So long as the Athletics continue to
win by one run. there is little chance
for the Tigers to increase their league
lead. Yesterdays game at Philadei-
phia was surely a heart-breaker from
the standpoint of the Browns, as Petty
pitched Jack Coombs to standstih
for eight Innings, only to see the Atm
lefics break the long row OF cipners
Z IN the ninth on A hit, q passed ball Dy
= Clarke and another hit.
Luck like this can't last forever,
however. II the Tigers can suck
ahead out there while the Athletics
Are getting their windfalls, the league
leaders ought to find Ii comparatively
. easy TO continue the process when
things settle down to a normal break
b the luck.
One OF the pleasant features OF
the Tigers play of late has been the
way Joe Casey has stepped into the
breach and delivered the goods pacK
of the bat.
Joe may have been to blame for the
1oss OF the last game in Philadelphia,
. but he needed at least one chance TO
ret his hand In. Since then he mas
been continually on the alert. His
throwing never left much to be de-
sired and he seems to be using good
Judgment In the working OF his pitch
ors. Stanage is about ready to re-
sumo pastiming, should II become
necessary, 30 there IL little worry
felt now, regarding the catcher posi-
\ ton.
II a. q peculiar fact that Joe had
his chance right in his home town or
Boston, with friends, relatives and ac-
Quaintances all pulling for his success.
Undoubtedly he will continue the mo-
mentum thus attained, In the move