The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-04
TIGERS MAY MAKE
GAIN TODAY ON
ATHLETICS
DOuble-headers at Philadelphia and
St. Louis Offer Chance For
Jenningsites To Make
Big Gain.
coVinston and Works Likely To Do
the Pitching For the Runners.
up in Flag Race.
sY PAUL HALE sRuskr

Once more the Tigers and Athi.,,..
isce day OF play which, 40 Far ss
the wild possibilities are concern.S
may make a big difference IN the nsa
occur. eouiu
The Athletics take on the Wash,ny.
ton club for two games In PhiIadei.
phia, while the Tigers are due To NAV
twice In the metropolis of Missouri
should the Tigers clean up and shouid
Washington win both games-Helni--
the Mackmen's lead OF Ave rama.
would almost be cut In two and hopes
would again revive of a Detroit team
In the worlds series.
odds or ten to one against such an
exceedingly pleasing chronicle can be
secured. however at any handbook
The Athletics have been notorionsIv
great double-header club. Thex
havnt been defeated In both games
or an attraction OF this sort all year
and. as rule. have seemed 10 play
doubly well any day they have been
called on to pastime twice. On the
other hand, double-headers have been
sort OF nemesis. Jennings pets seem
to so their limit to win one game out
OF pair.
Works and covlnoton.
Today. In all probability, Jennings
will send Ralph Works and Tex Gov
ington TO the firing line. where they
will be opposed by Lake, Petty, Pow
ell or some Of the other right. handed
Browns. They are all supposedly
| ready
On form, the Tigers, OF course.
ought to sweep. They got their bad
game out Of their systems on Satur-
day when, after apparently winning
for Wild Bill Donovan, despite field
ing misplays, they tossed thegame on
In the eleventh inning. permitting the
Browns TO score three runs after they
themselves had made two. II was an
other case Of Hamilton who. against
Detroit. seems TO be about the most
effective left-hander In the league.
| Sunday they seemed In fine order and
whaled Moser. formerly Of the Boston
Redsox, In merry style, while Willett
and Summers were holding the
Browns safe. The Sunday game gave
them back a bit Of their lost ground.
while the Saturday game cost them
nothing but q chance to close In on
the Mackmen, as they too. were de-
feated.
or course, the time il past when the
Tigers can win the pennant by
sprint OF grand baseball The best
sort OF winning sequences would fail
unless the Athletics strike a slump
and begin losing more games than
they win.
This lump hasn't yet put In an APP
pearance. 80 the local bugs can do
nothing but hope.
May Bench Bsuman.
There Ia a chance that Manager
jennings may shift his batting order
bit In the closing stages. TO give q
chance to Capt. Moriarty, Will IL yearn-
ing to get back into the play To do
this would require, In all probability,
the benching of Bauman, who has
completely fallen down on his hitting
at st. Louis and. In fact, has done
little since the first game OF the SER
les with the Athletics. Whether Del
ahanty is ready yet to go back TO hts
old position at second base, 10 the
doubtful matter. II he Is, few days
on the bench might do the New
England league graduate real good.
Immediately after the close Of the
second game this afternoon. Tigers
and Browns will hit the road for De-
troit. where they are scheduled TO
resume play tomorrow.