The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-03
LOOKS Ikea LOT OF
ENGAGEMENTS FOR ONE
R, WORKS THIS YEAR
Magnificent Pitching Was the
Biggest Factor in Winning
Yesterday
NEW SHIFT WORKS WELL
Moriarty Was Good in Fielding
and Running Bases; Witt
o. X. at Second
NEW SHIFT WORKS WELL
BY RALPH L. YoNKER.

BY RALPH L. Y0NKER.
There will be plenty Of work IN the
Jungle this year for Pitcher-Lawyer'
Philosopher Ralph Works, Judging
from the magnificent baseball he
twirled against the rejuvenated
Browns at Navin field yesterday,
when he held the far westerners TO
1--WE hits and enabled his own Tigers
to win by a single run.
There will be plenty OF work In
tie Jungle this year for Third Base
manson writer-Soloist George MORT
afty, Judging from the excellent
baseball he played in the field when
he took Bill Louden's old stand at
the keg-o-beer corner, and Judging
+ also from his thieving way OF hauling
himself around the towpath when he
got on bases.
Also, II IL were not for the fact
that Oscar Stanage Is so perfect a
model for promising young catches
IN this fair city, Jack Onslow might
be considered for a regular job be-
hind the bat for he caught good ball
Yesterday, handling Works well and
pkgging out everybody who threaten
ed at theft.
shift, so long expected. looks as II 1t
had come to stay. 1t all depended
upon how Oscar handled himself
aroun the keystone. He did exceed
Ing well. so there seems to be no
reason for the reverse English IN
Hughes next command
The wholesale shifts made by
Manager Jennings yesterday were so
numerous as to require jobber for
their proper distribution. But when
once properly delivered, they gave
& entire satisfaction. While not hit
ting any stronger than usual, the
club played together in the lot so
well and Works pitching was so
good that one run was enough to
y win.
d For once in his baseball history
since leaving the far-famed Medicine
hat, Ralph Works achieved victory
for which no alibis can or need be
offered. This Is not the first victory
that Ralph has given the Tigers. Not
3 by any means. But many OF his
former success came when his team
3 mates were hitting out bales of runs
to cover him up il he were wobblya
h But there was none of that yester-
day He pitched a great game and
hd deserved to win Scattering the
five hits to as many innings and in
sisting that all OF them should stay
within the infield Is some job. Not
hit from Works was ticketed TO
leave the downtown district. Pratts
bounder to Bush In the second, got
away from DOME into the suburbs
Otherwise there wouldn't have been
a ball touched the outfield.
Works didn't win because the
Browns were on a day OFF either. He
had all his music with him and he
played with technique and expression
that made lovin' melody for the
crowds In the stands.
As is the general custom among
the Tiger pitchers he confined his
duties on defense mostly to pitching.
& He showed fielding weakness in the
very getaway when he muffed one
roller and failed to get to another
That game OF yesterday was
stun that will hold him TO the Tigers.
Starting out strong early In the
spring. Ralph weakened Waivers
F." were dSkeu OH MIN, III the same lllue
as. on LATTE. Then Ed blew at st.
\ Louis and was sent to Providence.
Yesterday came Ralph's turn TO
show himself He is assured OF his
regular turn in the box II he will con-
tiLue 10 work as he did
Ralph has looked good In the
spring before; its up to him to keep
Il up and be a regular Tiger in the
future
George Moriarty got a big hand
when he came TO the bat to start the
second inning He had just started
double-play that retired the side
and had had hand in the retire.
ment Of Mr.. Pratt, touching him as
he tore into third.
In spite OF the fact that Georges
lack OF hitting last year and his per.
sistent failure to improve. he has
kept lot OF friends who insist that
he is still better than William Lou.
dem
Bib has been given a chance to
strike the stride that his apparent
ability shows he ought to be capable
OF, but he has been unable TO do so
yet. At times he has been brilliant
and then again mediocre In fielding.
His hitting has not been good.
When the season first started II
was thought that the third sack was
the only position outside OF the box