The Detroit times., 1912-07-30
HALF OF EASTERN PART
OF AMERICAN LEAGUE IS
HERE DEEPLY PLOTTING
Washington Team Joins Macks
Bunch-Want To Get
Red Sox
C. BROWN PUT TO TEST
Tigers Had the Youngster in.
Many Holes-Finally Con-
ME Yanked Him Out
!. BROWN PUT TO TEST
BY RALPH L. YONKER.


1 Half OF the eastern department or
the American league Is AT the Cadillac
hotel plotting the overthrow OF the
Red Sox.
Before the Athletics were able TO
get away from the jungle, In came the
Senators. Both teams are staying al
the same hotel and there Connie Mack
and Clarke Griffith have the finest
I kind OF a chance TO plan the downfall
OF their most formidable enemy, the
Red Sox.
Naturally enough baseball talk is
predominant about the hotel lobby.
The old timers OF the worlds cham
pion crew are exchanging observa-
lions with the youngsters OF the
worlds champion kid team.
Although the Athletics are general
ly conceded by their enemies 10 De
out OF the pennant race, leaving the
struggle to Boston. Washington ana
Chicago. the Mackmen are as yet not
SO sure that they aren't going 70
snatch some OF the big series coin.
However, they will have to play bet
ter baseball than that which took II
innings TO win from the Tigers, MT
ting Works In punches as they were
Yesterday, to win any pennant. MACK 5
using his young pitchers as he Is Is
taken to mean that he Is just trying
them out preparatory TO making stars
OF them next year.
This man Brown, for instance, whom
he used yesterday was put TO the Dit
terest kind Of an acid test by the Zero
cious Tigers. Time and time again
Tigers were ready to score, but the
kid kept his nerve and kept the Tiger
nostrils just below water.
II was hard for Connie to have TO
yank Brown. He would have liked TO
have seen the boy stand the strain and
won his game Young pitchers are
fragile pieces OF machinery. Conf
dence is the one thing that must be
inspired In them. That Is the reason
SO many pitching recruits are saved
until a game that Is almost sure TO be
won comes along. Winning the first
game gives them that poise that they
find so necessary.
Brown stood most of the game, but
the Tigers ground him down In the
eighth and completed his humiliation
In the next inning.
II ever a kid was hut put TO II that
was Carol Brown In the eighth inning.
Louden and Moriarty had popped out
when our newcomer, Deal, started
rally with a double A hopeless lead
OF three runs stared the Tigers in the
face. But we find II necessary to
have two men out before we can start
winning games.
Stanage surprised himself by a
surprise In that II was such a neat,
surprise In that II wass uch neat,
clean hit. Spin usually hits down on
them and drives them fast past the
infielders. He tried to hit this one
to the ground, but II raised and shot
on line out to left. Well. Deal scor>
ed on that.
Then Bill Donovan, who had re-
placed Works In the box. celebrated
with another single IL looked very
much like the stitches necessary TO
sew up that contest, so jennings de-
cided to remove that whirlwind on the
sacks, Oscar Stanage. and replace
him with another Oscar, Mr.. Witt.
Davey Jones put the sign on Brown
and hunted perfectly along the third
base line, filing the bases.
Whoa!
Contemplate!
Bush, Cobb and Crawford coming
up. two runs needed TO tie and the
bases stopping over with fast man
at third.
Rather an embarrassing position
Brown was plainly nervous. He hitch
ed his trousers up enough to have
pulled him to the moon, II somebody