The Detroit times., 1912-08-31
MERE THE TIGERS GLAD
TO SEE HAMILTON FITCH :
HO-HIT GAME9 hEHl!
Every Man in the Bunch Was
Trying for the Only Hit
From Earl
WHANGED THE BALL HARD
But They Didn't Hit it Where
the Fielders We're
Not
THE BALL HARD
BY RALPH L. YoEKER.


trnmple on them on his way to the
no-hit hall OF fame.
They did everything they could
TO prevent II. The Tiger hitters
slammed the ball hard at times but
they failed TO obey that famous in
junction to hit 'em where they
nin't." John Dubuc even went so fal
as TO bin Earl on his arm, but that
did not deter the intrepid hurler.
All suspicion that the Tigers laid
down towards the latter part of the
game to let Earl get the credit for q
hitless game were laid away properly
cmbalmed by the Tigers after the
game.
Il was suggested that Cobb didn't
try when he hit the ball straight to
Hamilton the last time up. At that
Jones, Moriarty and a few others
waxed indignant.
Never" they averred. Cobb
would have given good deal to have
got the only hit on Hamilton
Everybody wanted TO get to him. We
could hit him but We couldn't get
,em safe
Jones biffed one to short in the
sixth that nearly knocked Snowy
on his feet, but he clung to 1t. Busn
had the same man fielding so deep
Cor his grounder In the fourth that
Il was only on doubtful decision
that he was out Cobb lined stin
one 10 Compton In the first Craw-
ford hit hard twice to no avail. And
90 II went. Hit as they might they
couldn't get one into uncovered ter
ritory.
Hereafter. II Is reported. Manager
sSfoyall is going to insist that his
pitchers allow themselves TO be hit
In the arm every game. Dubuc
stnng Hamilton In the ninger. After
delaying the contest a while. Earl
gamely stuck to t.
His greatest anxiety was very ap-
parenty over Cobb. Yet he didn't
faltef when the Georgian faced him.
II was Cobb's eighth birthday as a
Tiger and he wanted to do things by
way OF celebration. But Hamilton
was cautious and gave him nothing
that he could land on after the first
aiming. He was forced to walk him
fwice trying to deceive him. But
ne pitched to him all the time
There was none OF this walking him
purposely made evident
Cobb did blot Earl's record as
much AZ he could after he was walk
Cd In the fourth, the first time .
Tiger reached frst. When Pratt let
Crawford's grounded through him
Ty went tn third and then slid home
while they were trying to get Sam
going TO second.
Navin field seems to be the lucky
place for no-hit games this year and
the Browns and Tigers are the bill
ken teams.
When Mullin pitched his hitless
game against the Browns TO celebrate
his birthday and the Four OF July
here last summer fused adyisedly)
there were some who wished to make
light Of his feat by contending that
It was against the Browns"
We can't take any OF the bright
ness away from Hamilton's feat that
way for he had the mightiest slugger
I'm the world. to face and q gang OF
hitters that II likely to break up any
kind Of q game In the ninth. There
was many q sigh OF relief In the
Brown camp when Cobb and Craw-
ford failed to hit I'm the final frame.
Hamilton In q young man OF only
q years OF age. He has been with
the Browns three years. He Is prob
ably the youngest man to pitch q no.
hit game. His feat and Mullins are
the only two OF the kind In the
American league this season.
Hamiiton's victory was clean-cut.
There was no doubt to any OF the
scorers about his deserving the no
hit record. There were only three
balls lift that had any license to
cause any fear whatever.
In the fourth. Crawford damned
one down the middle OF the diamond
y and Pratt let the ball through him.
He was right In front of II. however.
and had no excuse for missing the
pellet.
In the seventh, Corridor slanted a
hot one at Austin who sat down and
kicked it q while before trying 70
throw TO get the runner at first.
Austin redeemed himself In the
eighth. however, by making a pretty
stop and throw that got Stanage and
snvco Hamilton from having a hit
charged against him. ~
C0rridoc made his debut at second
for Detroit fans. With Il he made a
good impression. He Is a little bit
OF 4 fellow but he is quick and &C.
tive He fields well. though he made
one bnngle yesterday. As for hrt.
ting. none OF the Tigers distinguished d
himselL Corridor came from Kan.
ens City.
by winning again from the Atm.
Ictics yesterday, the Red Sox prac.
fically foreclosed their mortgage. on
the American league pennant which
they have held for some time.
II took Charlie Hail NJ relief man
10 nnish for young Bedient. but the
ruffblnttion won out.
IN the meantime. the Giants are
net going 80 well and Il looks as n
there might be a hot fight In store
</f IN the National.
wl>< cnrelln~ Pni.ter, % Chicago, re.
|||M1I her golf title of champion o'
~ r.tai Yesterday at Chicago. defend.
/1N n aUcceesfuIly against Miss Ruti
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