The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-12


time they opened the season, back IN
1910.
The year after George won from
I'd. Walsh, 4 to 2. allowing six hits
while his big opponent gave the II
gers eight.
That game yesterday at Cleveland
was a mighty hard one for Mullin to
lose. Pitching good ball, evidently,
he lost out largely because Oscar
stanage had bum finger and
couldn't throw the way he should
have.
That in FIVE attempts to throw, Os-
car should have tossed well only once
Is evidence enough that he wasn't in
shape.
Now that II is all over IL is only
natural to wonder what the result
would have been had Kocher been al
lowed to catch as had been originally
banned. The "Rube" has been show
ing great stun, all right, but IL Is
very possible that Oscars superior
knowledge both OF the game and OF
the men to whom Mullin was pitching
was sufficient to make up for his lack
of condition.
That Mullin deserved TO win even
when he didn't is no solace for the
hig fellow Ne has the spirit that
makes him work his head on to cop
every game that he can and he finds
little comfort in the fact that III
ought to have been different"
And the phenom, Buddy Ryan,
blew! That is, he blew Ii he ever
! had any major league stun to blow.
Buddy was picked by men who saw
him work in New Orleans with the
Pelicans as a bloomer. II Is certain
that one of two things is true. He Is
Y either that or he hasn't struck his
gait yet.
The latter seems reasonable for
only one reason That reason Is that
Harry Davis isn't flling up his out
field with a bunch OF deadwood. He
must realize that Buddy has the stun
or he wouldn't be using him where
he Ia.
II seems that the Maps can thank
Buddy again and again for the extra
innings played, for had he come
across with the needed bingles, in
two cases at least, he would have
stopped the contest at the regulation
limit with Cleveland on the long end.
Twice was Joe Jackson on and
Lajoie ND when Mullin passed the
slugger to get at Buddy Twice did
Buddy come to Georges rescue with
an easy out ~. IL.
Ryan grounded to Delahanty;
RYAN an easy out, Bush to Mullin;
RYAN forced Lajoie at second" That
sort of stun doesn't look as IL the
Pacific Coast record-breaker and
fence buster and home-run magnate
IN going to tear the carpets loose in
This American league household.
We cant expect that he will repeat
mia minor league stunts here, but we
ran at least expect him TO get the
ban out of the infeld.
~. AZ the same time that we chuckle
. little because Ryan looks like Nap
lemon we can hand ourselves a few
Eoouets for having the wise men and
rood fortune to cop this Oscar Witt
Cff the coast.
fine catch and great stop and
<,row in left field, a position he had
rorer before played. and two hits,
-.hcn Cobb and Crawford went bing-
loo. isn't SO bad, y'know.
glance at the results In the two
liz leagues yesterday is all that is
4 &c ssary to be convinced that the
roerican league teams played much
IN = better ball for the opening day
mat extra time contest the Tigers
. we're In was evidently the best game
Al the American league. That B-S
Giant Dodger farce, caeld at the END
me sixth scene for lack OF foot
;,1hfs. was evidently the worst in the
National league.
ia willett is slated TO work today
<.r the Tigers with Kaler the prob
+:,;c choice for the Maps.
>riilett has been pitching good bal
1nrine the spring trip. His work has
-, been up to that OF one or two
.ihrrs OF the veterans, but he is the
Io3ical choice for today -
- prisftng Dose RightSz,gims:
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