The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-09-07
WHElTLEY LOOKS MIGHTY
GOOO DESPITE HIS FIRST
DEFEAT BY THE BROWNS
Acts Like a Man Who is at
Home in Big League
Baseball
USES SORT OF SPLITTER
MoMist Ball Seems To Be Bluff,
But Speed and Curves
Surely Art Not
BY RALPH L. YONKER.
Wheatley looks mighty good.


The kid pitcher from the Spring,
field, Ohio, club In the Central league
made his debut before Detroit fans
yesterday. He had his work cut out
for him when It was announced that
the Browns would use Hamilton, who
shares with George Mullin the Ameri-
can league no-hit honors of the year.
Wheatley, In the first place, con.
ducts himself In the box with the
same non-challance that II usually re-
Quires several seasons in the majors
to acquire. He acts az cool as O vet.
eran on the slab.
Then as TO his ammunition, he has
worlds Of speed, good curve ball,
some sort Of q splitter, blum or other
wise, and fairly good control.
To make his resemblance to a good
pitcher without flaw. he hits like
a man trying to kill an active fly with
q wobbly fail
Wheatley had one hid inning, the
seventh, after which he was derrick
ed TEX" Covington. taken back
from Providence. relieved him.
The Browns were not entitled 10
the first run they made. wheatley
fell trying to field q unit laid down by
Williams. II went for q hit Pratt
singled to Louden who couldn't re-
cover his balance In time to make a
play. Stoval got Texas Lacquer,
flling the bases.
Then while the Tigers were making
a fast double play, Louden tagging
Stovan and throwing out Austin az
first, the Williams man scored.
The Browns really got to Wheatley
In the seventh. Louden made fine
stop Of Austin's bounder, but couldn't
throw out the feet third baseman.
Wallace was grazed by q pitched ball.
Two more hits and two passes In sue
cession netted the opposition three
runs.
Wheatley famed two, passed four,
hit one and allowed 10 safeties.
Paul Hale Bruske who gave up this
page just about year ago for q posi-
ton In the advertising department of
the Studebaker Corporation, was in
the press box yesterday.
He enthused much over Mr.. Wheat
ley. What the former sport writer
liked above all else about the kid was
the composure with which he conduct
ed himself while working.
He looks like big league pitcher
to me- said Bruske.
Red Corridor also met favor In the
eyes OF the critic. He reminded Paul
OF Red Killifer In looks and actions.
Hamilton, who held the hard-hittihg
dau IN IN. y 4 u
innings, Is q much improved pitcher
over what he was when he first Joined
the Browns.
Old-timers in the stands were yes.
tcrday recalled the time when Hamil-
ton Hrst began work In the big league.
Ho was q lean and lank kid with little
weight and less experience.
The Tigers themselves had chance
to take Hamilton themselves when he
left Joplin. But they turned him down
because they thought that he wouldn't
stand the gan. Beating them two
games in quick succession this fall,
one Of which was one Of the two no
lift games played In the American
league, was the result.
Hamilton hated to be removed yes
terday and Stovall hated just as bad
to remove him. Hamilton was wild,
however, nearly all the time and he
kept Stovall on the anxious seat most
Of the time. Manager George kept
Allison warming up nearly all the time
after the third inning when the Tigers
first showed their teeth.
It's seldom that pitcher who al
lows his opponents only four hits and
no two Of them In the same inning has
walked forlornly to the bench as
Stovall ordered him to quit, his glove
hanging loosely from his limp right
hand.