Evening star., 1911-08-27

moneys worth. and they are satisfied to
watch him and allow the game to go for
the populace and Sweeney, but Schaefer
hurt his back in practice and couldn't ap-
pear. He will be able to play again in
a day or two.
It's funny how they figure out things In
base ball. Last spring when Detroit won
twentythree out of the first twenty-five
games the owners tried to farm out a
asked, but every club in the league re-
fused to let one of the recruits get out.
| Every club figured that Jennings must
have bunch of young world beaters. As
soon as Detroit began losing games the
other clubs gladly consented to waive.
Walter Schaller was today released to
Kansas City. Schaller is a utility out
fielder. He is one of the men on whom
Detroit could not secure waivers last
spring. Detroit. got him from Springfield.
ILL.,, last year. He played In the same
outfield with Mclean. and was considered
a much better man than Mclean, who
created sensation with the White Sox
last year. and who blew" this season.
schaller PLAYED professional ball but one
year. Still Detroit had to wait nearly
five months till 1t could get him out
of the league.
Dayey Jones seems gone as regular
beat all records for jumping clubs, when
jumping was the proper thing in the
national pastime, appears to have passed
his stage OF usefulness. He can't hit,
field or run bases with any Of his old
time skill Although possessing wonder
full natural ability for the line of en-
deavor he followed, Jones never took full
advantage of 1t and had a timid spirit
that prevented him from becoming a
speed of Cobb. good Judgment and a
good arm, besides plenty of base ball
knowledge, still the initiative was lack
ing.
Becker may be a conner, but Detroit fans
can't see 1t that way tonight. The first
Tiger to face Becker was Lively: he
walked. Then came the midget Bush; he
Becker walked three men In one full
inning and hit two. He has the distinc-
tfOn of hitting two men in succession.
-Four hits were made off him.
Del Drake is looked on as a regular
Tiger outfielder During the spring prac-
tice Drake looked to have 1t on Schaller
in ten different ways:
Superstition. plays an important part
in the game. Jennings changes his line
up to change his luck. Nothing doing
there he uses Schmidt, who can hardly
throw to second. and keeps Oscar STAN
age admittedly the best backstop in the
league. on the bench-just to change the
| luck.
Somehow managers will never drop the
belief that southpaws are effective against
Detroit. They continue to send them in.
Even McAleer sent in one southpaw who
was pounded In awful fashion, and then
came right back with another port-side
HEAVIER, only to see him sacrificed in the
same manner. If the Tigers can play few
more series with the Nationals they will
be better off. The series that closed this
afternoon was the first Detroit has won
since it's last visit to Washington. Be-
tween the two series with Washington
Detroit lost six series. And they had to
play their heads off to take two games
out of the last three they played here.
They are thinking Of calling Washing
ton "The Walker Club" Today's game
also gave Jack Lively a chance to come
back and win a game Jack has proven
one of the giant lemons of the season.
He was touted as the real star OF the
league before the season was long on its
way. He had a splitter. Idvely's failure
recently caused certain successful club
owner to remark that was the reason he
wouldn't give $1,000 for Marty O'Toole.
Lively is a spitball pitcher.
They say only two spitball pitchers
ever made good in the big leagues.
Two hours before Schaefer was hurt
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operated on for an enlarged gland. He
will be unable to play for a week or So
When Schaefer was q member of the
Detroit team he and O'Leary were in
separable pals. They chum in Chicago
during the Off season.
Young Mr.. Morgan whaled out four hits
in a row this afternoon. His last
grounder gave Bauman a chance to rob
him OF hit. Morgan looked like an
immense pastimer.