The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-13
|lUCEEST EVENT IN /,
PERRrS BASEBALL LIFE
is THAT BIG PINCH HIT
Hit Directly Over Third Base
Would Indicate That Henry
Is Good Pincher
is A MATTER OF LUCK
This Bingling In Emergency
Stunt Depends Much on
Horseshoe
BY RALPH L. YoNKER.

The luckiest moment in HANK
Perrv's life may have been when the
train in which he left Detroit last
fall after signing with the Tigers
kept its head up after leaving the
track and thus saved Henry his
precious life, but the luekiest mo-
ment In his major league baseball
career was in the final session OF that
second defeat at Cleveland yester-
. 1ay
To open our side of the convention.
Henry climbed through the transom
and took his place squarely in the
most prominent position on the
stage. right up in front of the dish
where they serve up all the delicious
delicacies from the fast hops to the
Sarah Bernhard benders. He was
our official chairman. He was our
Mr.. Pinch Hitter. There was nobody
down. The score was Al in the
enemy's favor.
Young Mr.. Pitcher Baskette,
newcomer to Maps, former To-
ledoan, was very much peeved at Mr..
\ Henry, Perry's announcement OF his
candidacy as delegate TO the con-
Vention OF Baserunners OF the Third
Degree, who gather at the corner
where the keg used to be placed for
the refreshment or the doctors, law
yers and other professional players
IN the good old amateur days.
Mr. Baskette was peeved at Mr..
Perry But the gentleman from
Michigan refused TO give way. In
that inimitable way OF his. Hank
grasped his big bat savagely. and
leaned forward In loop-the-loop
curve over the plate, as II posing for
The Modern Gladiator Strangling
Lion Bare Handed. Henry always
does this, It's his form at bat
But to get down TO baseball, Hen
fy clipped the ball sQuarely over the
third sack. taking two bases. A hit
between the third haseman and the
extreme corner OF the sack Is always
finged with luck. One right over the
stopping place is especially lucky as
II gives the greatest possible chance
20 Stretch a. good single into two
bases, Henry did this. A~$s
To add TO Henry's good fortune
Easterly let him amble TO third when
he let one OF Baskette's go by him.
This was indeed fortunate for
Wixom, for its mayor then proceeded
10 score when Gamer hit a long one
out TO the far garden.
The reason that this clip through
the third sack was so fortunate for
Henry Is that 1t starts him of well
as q pinch hitter. The only reason
that he will be kept with the Tigers
Is that he Is a good emergency man
Henry has failed to make good as
regular. Now, of course, he must
& be a good hitter. Nobody could go
AL season In that Eastern league and
lead IL In batting unless he were a
crackerjack. But Henry's form is
against all baseball precedent. He
haps his bat around with the swing
OF his body, his arms apparently
stin. Hitting at straight balls in the
south, II looked as II he were going
great, but when he got up against
real pitching on the trip north he
fell down.
Henry Is good against right-hand-
ers. Moreover, he seems to be lucky,
IL Is very probable that Perry
VIII be kept as a pinch hitter this
season, said Manager Jennings.
Pinch hitting is mostly a matter OF
luck, IL Henry is lucky he'll be a
good emergency batter"
Well, now, has Henry been lucky?
The Tigers biggest enigma OF the
season thus far, outside OF WHY is
the hotel at Monroe is due to pitch
today's game against the Maps in an
EFFORT to start getting back some OF
the prestige that has been los by the
Two successive defeats. Bill Burns
Is a mystery.
But Just because you haven't heard
anything OF this William in connec.
ton with the Tigers up 10 the time
~ was announced from Joe Cantillon's
nome at Hickma, KY. that he was 10
Dc citizen OF the Jungle is no reason
70 think that William isn't in prime
shape to work against Jackson joie
Ct al
Burns has been working out all
spring at Hickman, Kentucky, with
the Millers OF Minneapolis. He was
allowed to stroll with Cantillon's
bunch after working with both Phila.
1eIphia and Cincinnati Nationals last
YEAR. He trained at Hickman until
the Hoods and his contract with the
Tigers forced him to leave.
Hughie likes this big, sleepy fellow
who is In baseball not because he has
% be but because he likes the game.
When Il was first announced to the
Tiger manager at Louisville that the
deal between Navin and Burns had
been nearly closed, Hughie grinned
broadly and said that he certainly
hoped II would be.
Hes q fine pitcher. that fellow"
r0mmented Hughie
That was evidently Just exactly
what Hughie thought II he intends 10
put him on the firing Line at this
Early hour. Bill must have already
shown some clasp stun in the short
fine Hughie has seen him this spring
1Incs signing at Toledo.
This failure OF Cobb and Crawford
10 hit Is going TO take on a serious
nature N they don't hurry ilp and get
out OF that ri1t.
Joe jackson certainly has some
well start on Cobb in the race that
mere ls bound TO be between the two
for batting honors.
Every little lift counts.
N Cobb had started out last sea