The Detroit times., 1911-04-25
BY PAUL HALE eRuskE.

The Detroit public, the management
OF the Detroit Baseball club and the
players thereof will all be equally
overjoyed when Manager Jennings
has had an opportunity to look over
al OF his young pitchers and make
his seasons selection. When this
event has occurred and the twirlers
ret settled down into the regular
swing of their work, the team will
+ play even better ball than II does
right now and there will be fewer OF
those ninth-inning let-downs such as
Willett showed at Chicago Saturday
and Lively gave at our own ball yard
& Yesterday afternoon.
Detroit is right now suffering from
4 plague of too many good pitchers!
IT'S a complaint that Is positively
unique in the annals of local baseball.
In fact, it's an affliction which many
other clubs in the league would well
come with becoming avidity.
The Tiger pitchers don't have
enough chance TO work. Their APP
pearances are averaging about nine
days apart. This doesn't permit OF
enough toll to keep twirler in trim.
There was nothing in the world the
matter with Willett at Chicago but
lack OF work. The same was the case
with Lively yesterday. Jacks splitter
was erratic and broke as it should
only part OF the time. AS result, the
Browns either struck out or hit the
ball hard, for there Is no ball that is
easier to hit than a splitter which
doesn't break.
n However, Ii Is necessary for Man
ager Hughie TO get accurate lines on
all OF his men before the expiration
of the date on which waivers can be
6ecured. He has still TO have a look
At Cavet, Mitchell and Covington. In
All probability, the first mentioned
will get his chance today. In week
Or SO, Hughie will have his stan sys-
tematized. Summers will be in shape
10 take his turn and the twirlers will
6ettle away to the long seasons grind,
bach with his turn assigned in ad-
vance. In the meantime, the club Is
Excessively fortunate to be able TO
hold its lofty position at the top, while
experimenting at the same time, with
y stan Of young pitchers. Surely,
argue the fans, IL the club can lead
/. the league consistently in such cir
cllmstances, it will not slow up when
he pick of the present unwieldy pitch
hg staff gets down to regular work.
n The epidemic OF opposing south
laws is now temporarily over. The
Browns have nothing but right-hand-
ers left for their fray and will prob
ably send in Pfeffer, rangy young
Gter from the Western association, to-
day. The youngster is a brother or
The Chicago Pfeffer, at one time one
81 the Cubs, most talented fingers,
Ind Is said to be even better than
bis predecessor of that name,
4 There Is no denying the fact that
HE Tiges are sick of the southpaw
diet Their latest affliction was one
Hamilton who has heretofore perform
ID In the wolds of western Missouri.
1t Joplin. Mr.. Hamilton appeared with
j red-sleeved undershirt and had a
windup which made him look like a
gorgeous pinwheel, doing its part In
IN unsafe and insane cerebration OF
July A. He had fair speed, medium
control and a very nice curve ball.
He held Detroit to four hits, OF which
three counted in the scoring of the
Tigers seven runs. Represensible
work by his mates was all that saved
The Tigers However, the men OF
Jennings helped themselves nightly
with the hits they did get, Cobb's
homer to right coming with two on
The sacks, while Gainor's neat single
ID the eighth found men on second
and third. yearning to score. The
other two runs the Tiges secured by
trace of the foes slips and their own
eelerity In taking advantage Thereof.
The official scorer gave Bush a double