The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-03
By PAUL HALE eRUskE.

4 Headed by the praiseworthy exam.
Die OF Dell Gainor, the Detroit inneld
Appears TO have started on batting
hmboree very similar 10 that In which
Ihe outfield INDUCED for the first half
of the season up To date.
The most effective batting OF the
Dast ten days and more has been done
BY the infielders. This is doubtless
on account OF the large number OF
1eft-handed pitchers who have been
Encountered All the infielders hit
right.handed, as well as Catcher stan
age. They are consequently in fine
position TO punish the opposing left
handeds. The three regular outfeld-
ers hit Ieft.handed. They are rightly
relied on to knock the ball down the
throats of hostile right-handed pitch
ers.
It's a grand little scheme and it ap-
pears to be working finely.
or course, the smuggling brigade OF
the day will expect-and will get
some assistance from the other gang
The infielders, for instance, didn't do
III the fiogging yesterday. They did
yet twelve OF the Is safe hits secured
oif the delivery OF Southpaw Bailey,
however. Gainor--you can't lost him
secured three of them. including a
fine two-sacker with men OH. Bush,
Delahanty, Stanage and Mullin each
rot two Moriarty had 10 be content
with one.
q IL isu nderstood that Manager Wal
lace will work Hamilton, his other
southpaw, against Willett today. The
Tigers are beginning to regard this
southpaw business as grand boon.
They're about wishing that there
wasn't right-handed pitcher in the
league, so far as the rival teams are
coneerned.
81 Yesterday in this column the writer
milled the opinion that President
Navin would hold Gainor at a figure
between $1,000 and $4,000. Before
the story saw light Mr.. Navin gratuit-
busly confirmed this impression.
THE way that West Virginia boy
is playing seems TO be too good TO
last. he sale. but I'm convinced that
he's enough Of ball player to be
worth $4,000 to us. In fact, I'd will
tngly give that much TO get him, II
he were on some other club and had
fhe chance to buy him.
Yes" remarked Bill Donovan. who
was sitting In, Il think he'll be all
right when he gets his confidence"
This Jest OF Bits worked overtime
ht headquarters all day. 1t was culled
from the stock expressions current
during the first week OF the season,
when everyone knew Gainor was bat
ting far below his normal clip.
There isn't any lack of confidence.
In Gainor's work now, either in the
ffield or at the bat.
A correspondent who appears we'd
ided to the idea that a big league ball
team, fighting for a slice OF the
worlds series money, is a sort of so
tcial club, writes TO ask me II the
other Tigers are really pulling for
Gainor to win. He calls to mind the
dozens of bad throws which the
youngster has smothered and con
verted into outs. These in his judg-
ment constitute attempts to show up
the young first baseman.
Bunkombe!
There Is this year just one idea
Auppermost I'm the minds of the mem
beers of the Detroit club. That Is to-
win the ball game which happens to
be the days task. To achieve this
end they would willingly take the
HELD with Judas Iscariot in the box
and Pontius Plate behind the bat.
4 AS for Gainor, they have taken him
TO their hearts, both OF the field and
ON. The West virginian is quite. self
contained and is the last man in the
world TO become unduly swelled with
Temporary success. Much of his sue
cess Is undoubtedly due to the careful
|coaching OF his mates who, from their
positions on the field, can often hand
/out hints which Hughie Jennings is
mot In position to give from theb ench.
In this connection little anecdote
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