The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-17

cusable bulls by the sox, scored d
couple OF runs.
Ralph learned how TO pitch at Med
icine Hat. where all the weather
comes from. He is the greatest
snowy-day pitcher in the American
or any other league. Those two runs
spelled victory The Sox threatened
I'm their final time at bat but Ralph
grew better as the flakes thickened.
He struck out Dougherty and Tame
hill in pinches and there were two
of his mates on and one out when
Umpire Perrine mercifully called the
game i'm Detroit's half of the eighth,
We. Us & Co. winning, TO Q.
II IL would only snow every day
Ralph pitches. he would never lose
game.
A Little Cold For Lively.
Lively wrapped up in seven sweat
ers and watched Ralph's game. IL
was the worst weather the Alabama
magnolia had ever seen and here
were these maniacs playing ball in
II! Kind Providence deliver us! Just
for that, Jack got his chance the day
following.
Sunday wasn't showing but II was
far from warm. To Jack the day was
Arctic He expressed confidence In
the result, however. providing his
splitter didn't freeze up. Then he
grabbed a big chew Of slippery elm
and assumed the slab.
Well, il Jack is going to be better
in proportion as the weather grows
warmer, he will surely pitch nothing
but no-hit games along in July and
August
The Cleveland Maps were the oppo-
sition and they we're fresh from hand
trodden Browns.
Jack started on the apparent n.y.
pothesis that ii would be necessary
for him to break that splitter a foot
farther from it's true course in the
American than in the Pacific Coast
league. The first two batters natur-
ally walked. The terrible Jackson
lifted a fly which either Jones or Cobb
could have reached but they CASTOR
Alphonsed II and 1t went for two. q
run scoring Laioie whaled on a line
to Crawford. however. Jones got
Fasterly and doubled Turner at the
plate. and the crisis was past.
Just to make Jack feel good, the
TIGERS forged ahead in their half
Jones singled-how Davy is hitting
them these days-and Bush sacrificed.
Cobb walked after long duel with
Hi West who was the twirler select
ed by Mcclure for the fray.
Crawford to the Fore.
Aha, Whom have we here? Why
none other than Sam Crawford. It's
a mouth-filling name. Yes?
|. For a wonder they didn't pass Sam.
He knocked loose couple of clods
In center as only he can Jones scor-
ed. Cobb took third. beating Jack
sons throw to Turner. Sam tore for
second on the heave. Turner threw
to Lajoie. Larry chased Sam back on
the bag Cobb broke for the plato
which he made without really extend
ing himself Thus we score runs on
the unsuspecting opposition.
In the fourth the crowd was treat
ed TO rare and hitherto unknown
sight. The foe earned a run. II came
on a single, by Jackson. and terrific
double by Lajoie. Then the outfield
butted in, each member making a
corking catch.
The Tiges got their lead back on
hits by Jones, Cobb and Crawford in
the sixth, and for some time 1t looked
as IL they would come to to the
finish. Lively pitched great ball after
his first furry. His splitter Is by far
the moistest ever seen in these parts
and resembles a sloppy SNOWFALL in
its path to the plate. II really travels
In a sort OF nimbus. Small wonder
that it gives the batsmen troubled