The Detroit times., 1911-05-13
BY PAUL HALE sRuskE.

III ey PAUL HALE 6RuskE.
1 And now for Boston and her plague
Iof ieft-handers!
I The Yanks have gone and were 70
iported to be still suffering over that
game OF yesterday, while getting ready
flor their days pastiming In Cleveland
I'm their places we have the Boston
RED Sox, Manager Patsey Donovan and
all
Today we are very likely TO see
TEX" Karger, last year without an
exception, the hardest pitcher for the
Tigers TO beat Of the entire run OF the
big league. More than probably, kar'
ger win be opposed by Clarence Elmer
Mitchell, the Tiges' lone southpaw,
who has been groomed to take the
place OF I'd Killian as the staple fooler
tof the Red Sox this year. with an occa'
isional chance against Washington ana
the Athletics.
r The arrival of the Red Sox gives De-
ttroit q look at the team that Is now
In second position In the league race.
I3 Donovan has q good club this year ana
has them going ut top speed. There
are two men ON the indeld who VIII
be making their first local appearance.
One OF them IL Yerkes. short stop,
who has Jumped from understudy To
fame that Is 90 great that predictions
are made that Capt. Wagner Will have
trouble getting his job back, when he
RECEIVERS from his hurts. He 10 bril-.
liant fielder, according to the advance
notices, and has been hitting the ball
in fine style.
In place Of Jake Stahl at first base
lis big, rangy youngster named VIII
liams who n said to leave little 10 be
desired In the fielding way, though
\ his deeds with the bat have not been
<particularly noteworthy. He is con-
vorted catcher, developed into first
tsacker on the spring training trip.
4 Carrigan, Hooper, lewis and Gard
ner are playing their regular positions.
Though Speaker has been out OF the
4 play with some minor ailment his
place being taken by Riggert In yester-
days game. Clyde Engle, formerly
an outfielder Of the New York club, Is
tthird-basing and doing the best he can.
4 In the box will undoubtedly be seen
1during the local series, Karger, Col
Inns and Wood, with Cicotte, Hall and
one or two others to pick from, for
the final game.
The Tigers are in an advanced state
B OF readiness for their opponents. They
have lost but one game all year to the
left-handers of the opposition and have
beaten more twirlers of that variety,
than those who hurl from the orthodox
Upper They have had a series OF the
left-handers, but ought not to forget
their prior experience In the short
Espace Of four days. In case Karger
takes the firing line today, Drake will
undoubtedly 60 to left field In place OF
tSchaller.
Furthermore, the Tiges have their
old fighting dash. II took O couple OF
freverses to teach them that there are
teams which occasionally can't be
trimmed by the regulation methods.
The discovery dazed them temporar-
fly, but yesterday their blood was up.
The way Cobb, Crawford and Bush
ran bases was a source Of unbounded
delight to the club. There was q lit
tie hitting ut the expense OF Cald-
well, but what there was, the Tigers
made the most Of.
Il will be long before those present
Eat yesterdays game forget the sur
<passing expedition of Tyrus Cobb
about the sacks In the seventh inning.
Ty came up with two out, men on
tfrst and second, and the score to 3
I'm New York's favor.
Dispensing with preliminaries, he
lust poked the sphere into left field,
down the foul line Covington from
second, scored without difficulty. Bush
legged IL all the way from first to the
plate and met the relay throw from
1.-The outfeld, right at the finish. From
<he stand II looked as II DOME was
<1t, particularly as, after sliding
ross the pan, he scrambled back on
TOURS and made another paw at II.
nDire Egan. however, ruled him
No, Sweeney having missed the n.y.
Ms Detroiter on both his dives at the
platter.
Sweeney tore his hair and called on
nigh heaven TO witness this terrible
miscarriage of justice. He ranted
land he reared. Mates gathered about
him and encouraged him to redoubled
forensic nights.
In the meantime what Of T. Cobb,
the Georgia Peach? Was he spell
bound by the oratory Of Mr.. Sweeney
s OF New York? Well, not so that you
Icould notice II.
Ty had taken second on the drive.
lin the first burst of the Sweeney ora
+ tory he streaked for third, the New
York bunch paying no attention TO
him. Nobody being at this station, he
sneaked along up the line. Sweeney
still held the center OF the stage, the
ball In his hands his back to third,
and his vocal cords responding nobly.
Tyrus unwound his sprint once
more Straight into the little knot Of
players around the plate Ty slid like
"a rocket. The first Sweeney knew Of
his presence was when Ty's spikes, al
ready red with the gore Of Hartzell,
bit into his shin. Sweeney made a
little dab for Tyrus and touched him