The Detroit times., 1912-05-06
LEAGUE LEADERS AND
THREE SECOND SECTION
TEAMS INVADE THE EAST
Baseball Lull in American
League Western Division
AS Players Travel Today
TIGERS TACKLE RED SoX
IS.
Jake Stahl's Team, Revived
Principally By Stahl,
Looks Formidable
BY RALPH u Y0NKER.

By RALPH Il. lONhER,
FeheFe Is baseball IHH I'm The west
ern section OF the American league
territory, while the league leaders and
three second division teams, compos-
ing the western section are spending
day on Pullmans, making the jump
rom the wild and woody TO the efiete.
Detroit opens with the class OF the
effete and with team that looks like
one OF the best OF the good ones in
the east, the Boston Red Sox. Since
they were taken in tow by the come
back manager, Jake Stahl, the Sox
shave been taking the dust Of none
bur- ashington.
Strange as II may see mthe once
lowly Nationals lead the fasteners
with ten games won and six lost. All
eastern teams nave been boosting
their averages at the expense OF Har-
~ Wolvertonis Yankees and besides
this Washington has been using Wal
ter Johnson in the box. That accounts
for the toppiness OF their position.
Chicago, the leader OF the west,
starts its eastern invasion against the
Nationals This series win do much
to show whether either team is
bloomer. Critics have said that the
White Sox are ON "a winning squirt,
which will soon tire them, They have
not the real class, they have been
saying. In spite OF that they looked
pretty dunn good when they were here
with the Tigers.
Now the Nationals are acknowledged
to be III at home In the sky parlor.
That they must take the elevator go
ing down soon Is adpltted. II that
be 50, when they meet The soI is the
time to begin. IL. they. do not IL
would seem that they must show the
Sox mp. 60
Cleveland. tired out ~ith It's unsuc-
cessfuI struggle with the White Sox
on their home mat, has 20 stack up
against the demon Athletics. They
are not so demonish. however, that
they can boast Of any better than
cellar position in the first division.
In New York there will be a battle
royal for the basement position New
York has lost twice as many games
as n has won and st. Louis three
times. St LOUIS has TO take the series
to get on the last round.
The Red Sox Of last year, whom
the Tigers meet are strengthened
1 principally BY one man, Jake Staht
Nut he means a lot TO them. Stahl
has taken an outfeld which was &C
knowIedged to be about as good as
any, a good stedy inheld, and fairly
good battery men and put them near
the top, with his pep and skiIlful
Suffering last year from too much
managefnenta the Sox didn't show as
well as they might havt considering
Of the men they had. This year Stahl
and McAleer are working In harmony
and all seems TO be well
Stahl had his ankle injured and has
been attending the games with cane,
Bradley taking his place al hrst, but
he ought 10 be back In the game be-
fore the Tigers series is over.
The Tiger pitchers are an unde-
pendable lot Edgar Willett seems
20 be the most reliable one Of the
bunch. Mullin, OF course, is pitching
some mighty good ball but then as
he rises higher be falls down further
than Robert Edgar.
Tex Coyington, pitching mag
noIious ball against Cleveland away
along towards the first Of the sea
son. tries a couple Of times TO come
back and makes a dismal failure.
Prom the highest pinnacle he drops
with d. ;. thud.
Here we have Ralph Works. Weak
and wobbIy, he is being properly
shrouded with garments BETTING his
burial in the international league
Lifting him gently % his sorrowful
cot. Hughie prepares .endeTly 20 set
him up in the box. Ralph peels OF
his wing collar, hangs up his nicely
pressed coat and jeans in his locker.
shows his teeth In an engaging smile
and pitches the best game OF the
season. Cor. the Tigers, Next time he
Is used be may be black and blue
from pounding
Bill Burns conyinees the fans that
he II q pitcher Of rare class and that
the only reason that he doesn't win
a. that.the Tigers don't bat behind
him. Thereupon, he Te-enters the
box and 10 pounded into scrap iron,
Dubuc, the most highly touted
pltcher OF the Eastern league last
year, shows great in the south. There
IL without doubt no better hurler
among the newcomers Yet he
pitches only fair ball here Hub Per
noll, early slated to get the z. b.,
comes back and sticks.
sure a queer assortment. this Tig.
er lot Of pitchers
Another surprise in the arrange
ment Of the Tigers sprung Sunday
vas when Paddy Baumann remained
Al third base after the gong annoUnc-
ing the beginning OF the bout had
changed
Managed, Jennings has not been
safisfied Win Bill LOBden's wotk Al
third and PAddy Baumann was given
his chance 70 make good there sun
fay. Re carna acres with some good
work, both An the fielding and RIFT
ting d<partnnsufs, bal did nofhine
that wolI1d marx him-as a star.
George Mofiafty a. ..firet Was in
r0od form on the defente. acceptinr
IS cha1ces during fle two contests
Without q miscue. some % thess
rhhnoss. weren't any efnThez. eitlf.r
ne hAd,lo do kouhe ofne-ha "a stOppjng
and sorbe gooa 'clineiBe 20 the hall
InrfnR the rs innfnga
Oscar stHnEgg restored 70 grace