The Detroit times., 1911-09-25
ARE BOX
| OFFICE CHAMPS
At LEAST
& They Can't Pull Down That Pen
nant From Athletics Flagstaff
They Can Pull Crowds To
Baseball Parks.
Mondays Battle at Philadelphia Is
Probably Last Big 'If' Of the Year
In Pennant "Raoe."
sy RALPH Z. YoNkER.

Nv RALPH L. YoNkER.
Il unimportant things IKE pretty
Remnants to ny from masts In the cor
*e.s OF ball yards are 10 De consiu-
red IN figuring championships, Dc
<rolt hasn't champeen bunch OF ma
.,onal uaetimers this season, but when
on pasr from the corner or the oox-
If6ce window at these Tigers tney
Iook TO be pretty nearly the goods
Foilowing them around their pres
M eastern trim there have been big
crowds TO see them than to see
NV ~ the other teams, the Athletics
included.
the Quaker city, q measly hand
fuI that had been watching the St
r ouis Brownie Baseball testers jump
"a TO \ mob that made necessary the
enforcement of ground rules. Al bos-
ION. the men who write the game lor
~ In that city, wanted to salve a Ut
lie. perhaps, so they told about now
'tlf an attraction the Tigers were. Al
cleveland, where q Detroit salesman
doesn't dare mention baseball IL ne
wants to sell goods, they turned out
Is see the Tigers when they Wouldn't
u. anybody else. At Baltimore the
FIeers played before the biggest
<rowd assembled this year in the
orioles nest, and yesterday they re-
heated at Wiikesbarrs.
IS Not only American league cham
Xeens, but worlds champeens, are the
|hmous Bengals, as baseball attrac-
Ions
. The reason that crowd wants
- see the Tigers car u Iung on Few
.1layers. Just at present the American
.oeople would rather watch Ty Cobb
<rot out to the field, pick up his glove.
walt out In center field In bored sort
cf way, for while and when the
side Is out. wander aimlessly back TO
the score board where Tiger pitcher
IS warming up, than see the whole
Brown outfit In action.
Hugh Jennings Is another big at
fraction. and II Hughie should decide
not TO coach any more from the base
ines. much OF the interest of Tigers
&ames would be lost "wahoo" Sam
crawford. with his smuggling. "Donie.
lush. the base-hit killer, wild Bilr'
Donovan with his smile. and Stanage
18th his whip all delight fandom.
There IL q curious correspondence
- the payers that we like to see and
hose We Ike to read about. Ask
Yourself what All-Star team you would
Ire TO see In action and you'll pick
% II the men who faces you have
1een oftenest on the sport page.
Star baseball players are much
<nore fortunate than star actors In
heir publicity lot Every sport writ
"a wants 10 &C the press agent for
Ms own PAPER 70 the baseball men.
YER stage star has to nav for what
ne baseball men get gratis.
. OF course. you understand that the
/hades have been drawn and the
andIes 1T and that the Athletics are
preparing TO hold q wake over the
remnant hopes Of the Tigers Monday
Hfternoon. BY administering an an
aesthetic at that time, the end will
probably be less painful Unless the
Tigers prefer to lay down the way
hey did Saturday In that IA to 3
catastrophe and refuse TO run out
uheld hits or play for men at the
plate. the Quaker bunch ought to
make Il IN overtime contest or some
thing Of that sort to make the agony
less disgracefuI.
All the Ifs" that have been strung
long through the season have com
IIned TO form one big one today. II
ne Tigers lose this game. then the
thietics can lose every one remain
-ng this season and the Tigers can
yin every one with no effect on the
Remnant.
The latest reports look very good
/pr Cobb and that Chalmers trophy.
#obn still leads the league In batting,
|ase stealing and run getting. That
me Tor playing Sunday ball without
|ermission isn't going to be of any
#rent help to Cobb, though. when the
Eommish think about that clause
bout discipline that the Chalmers
#eople have inserted in the condi.
IONS upon which their automobile a
70 Be awarded. Respect for club
I |iscipline is one OF the points to be
/pnsidered by the judges.
A complete comparison of tho worL
"a Cobb and jackson Is very favor.
#1Ie % Cobb. Look Il over.
q. ABB. r. H2BaBHEp pc,
cpn ~. sse ito 2s3 IS 30 los .sis
|1ckson ~ lte sac 12s ale 40 rs I 9S too
The Athletics win have one ad.
vantage over the Giants II they at
[Hek the worlds Championship series
#hiIe The Giants still have to Keen
d winning games In order TO see thai
|t Cubs don't come up from behind
~ SOP that rag. the Mackmen can
using their younger pitchers
never necessary to give Bender