The Detroit times., 1912-09-09
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EXTREME l8HGHtSS OF
ONE WIElMAA NEARLY
ROBS TIGERS OF GAME
He Liberates Himself Into At
mosphere to Pull Down
Would-Be Hits
ONLY COBB BEATS HIM
After Much Futile Effort -Ty
Gets a Lucky Three-Bagger
and Scores Later
ONLY COBB BEATS HIM
BIZ RALPH u. YoNKER.

in his stocking feet but he looked Il
be nine feet tall to the Tigers unit
Ty Cobb cut him down in the seventh
Inning OF that final farewell for tn,
Erowns on Nayin field yesterday, His
name Is Wielman and he Is the ST
Louis pitching recruit from Paris IN
the Blue Grass league.
Never since the days OF Cy Falken
berg was there such a correct imita
ton OF the usage Of a stepladder given
on the local baseball amusement com
pany's property, as that furnished by
Wielman.
This Wielman IL sure some pitcher
He had the Tigers number and held
them TO few enough hits, seven for
the day. Had he been facing a team
with anybody but Ty Cobb to break
up the game there Is little doubt thai
he would have won.
Just as an example OF the use II
which the man from Paris put his i'm
men stature, take that fourth inn
ing. The Tigers would have stitched
the game sure as shooting then IL II
hadn't been for the ability of the
pitcher to shove one hand up into the
clouds and pull down the tallest Of the
skyscrapers.
In that inning O'Mara, the Tiger re-
cruit from Hannibal, Mo-, a former
st. Louis sandlotter, drove a grounder
to Wielman and died with little agony
Then Corridor slammed another at
him. With SO pitchers in a hundred,
It would have been hit With War
hop or Eddie Cicotte in the box. the
pitcher would have needed field glass
&c get glimpse Of the ball. But Well
man extended himself over nine feet
In the air straight above mother
earth and pulled down the high bound
easily.
Then Sam Crawford came across
with a triple, q clean whack over
the score tied, one and one, II looked
as II Ty would freeze the game then.
He billed a bounder towards the box.
Il hit projection In the diamond and
hoped high into the air. But Wielman
was after IL. Like jumping jack he
went into the air and pulled the ball
down. out al over ten feet of atmos--
It took Cobb and all his quickness
in taking the advantage OF the breaks
that came his way to beat. Wielman.
Ty had been unable to get hit up to
the seventh inning. He lead on then.
He swung at one ball, a curve that
Just missed the end of his bat He
was desperate. His feeling showed on
his face. He thought TO try the bunt
game. But theb all. dropped below
bis hat and Ty cursed. His final whack
clipped the pellet towards Brown In
LETT. That man tried to rob Ty eta
hit by great running catch. The
only objection to the play was that he
didn't reach the ball and 1t bounded
to the fence while Cobb raced to third,
getting that transportation on a lagitL
mate single. A wild pitch set loose
by Wielman allowed him to score. the
winning run -.
In the series with the Browns the
last on Navin field for the year the
Tigers saw three recruits given trials.
Two OF them made good with several
kinds of vengeance. Another showed
up fairly well.
Bobby Veach made his debut Satur-
day and what he didn't do to the pill
ifn't worth mentioning Following
Cobb in Tvs cleanup position. veach
himself did few stunts In the clean
up line himself. getting three hits and
a sacrifice In four times up, giving him
perfect batting average.
Besides hitting nicely, Veach show
cd that he has an arm that is, to be
feared. He throws like a cannon.
AS. FOR Ills hitting they. may. say,
"OD. well, they all do II when they
FIRST break In until the pitchers find
their weakness" Nevertheless. Veach
has made an impression that few re.
crlits have equalled.
Wheatley's success as a pitcher I'm
the first game against the Browns has
been commented upon before. He lost
the game but he showed that he had
the stun. =
o'Mara, the little shortstop from
Hannibal, Mo, was In DOME Bush's
Place yesterday. He did nothing start.
Ing. = =
New men are constantly being sent
for by President. Jensen, from the
New Haven club arrived Yesterday
Troy from Adrian ought to make his
appearance soon. Other men are ex.
pected also.
Taking advantage OF Speakers
paucity OF hits the past few DAYS.
Cobb has not only passed the 200
rark which Iris crawled over Friday
hut he has taken the Red Stockings
lead In number OF hits.
Cobb has been I'm fewer games by
nine than Speaker and has been al hal
fewer times, but he leads the Boston.
ian In average and in the number of
hits secured.
Friday Speaker got hts 201st hit.
Saturday he failed to connect safely I'm
three times at bat. Yesterday the
Rsx Sox were idle.
Friday Cobb got his 2OOth hit. Sat.
ufday he moved ahead OF Speaker one
pee with two hits and yesterday he
took another.