The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-25
DETROIT (5l.

league on April 20, 1911.
'. DETROIT CO...
F1rst--With bush out, Witt singled,
Cobb doubled. Crawford fouled out; and
home Gamer walked and he and Del
stole, but Louden skied. Two runs.
Third--cobb singled. Crawford beat
out bunt. Cobb taking third. Del fan
ned Gamer lined to Hogan. Cobb
scoring. Crawford out stealing. One
Foufth--Louden hunted safe. Stan
age flied and Mullin grounded when
Bush quadrupled. Witt grounded TWO
ST. LOUIS co...
Efrst--Shotten walked. Austin sac
rinced. shotten took third on wild
Stovall's pop in the sun. Stoyall died
stealing. Laporter grounded. One run.
second--With Covington pitching
and Hogan out, Pratt singled Hit and
run was worked twice I'm a row, Wal
lace and Kricheil singing. Pratt scor-
Ing. Witt threw wild, Wallace scor-
inF. Frill singled Kricheil An. LATTE
replaced Covington. Cobb muned Shot
fareed shotten. stovaiI walked. nil
ing the bases. Frill scored on wild
pitch. Austin out trying TO score on
play. Four runs
led and Pratt sacrificed. Laporte beat
home Bush's return OF Wallace's
erounder. A double steal worked, Ho-
gan scoring. Krfchell doubled, Wal
and shotten fiied to Cobb. Three runs.
Eighth--Pernoll pitching. Krichell
singled. stole and scored on shotten
That Is the official status OF the Am
erican league race at the present
time.
What Is the matter with the Tigers?
Condition. say the confident fans,
who have watched league races since
Jim Mcclure began earning his year.
" stipend on the diamond
Delahanty's getting past his time
or usefulness In the infield. say others.
His legs are going back on him.
Youth Is needed at the second sack.
Del Is the last of the old-timers to
stick It's up to him to go-and the
usual bunch OF hammers are keeping
time to the tune. Get the hook! Get
the hook.
II looks from this corner as IL Witt
would be at second today--if Hughie
Jennings thought that Del couldn't
hold down that job any longer.
Witt Is slated to replace Del. as soon
as he can be taught the fine points
OF the game, II is said. There Is a
whole lot for Witt to learn about play
ing the keystone bag but he has been
shifted without warning before and
has made good. He knows the infield
He could learn the new position quick
" once he was in there. judging from
his past performances.
Hughie evidently has confidence
enough In Del. to keep him there on
the Job at present in spite of the
fact that il looks as IL the Vitt-Dela-
banty shift were to come sooner or
later.
II doesn't seem that all the blame
Tor the Tigers bad showing can be
laid to the door OF Jimdel.
II seems rather that 1t can better
Be laid to the lack of condition OF the
old-timers. Crawford's lack OF con
eistent hitting, Delahanty's poor hit
ting and fielding and Oscar Stanage's
feeble work coupled with lack of form
. and luck of Del Gainer-that all have
combined 10 lose games.
Spring training this year was more
Of haphazard proposition than it has
ever been before. There is no chance
for the usual line of work which has
been tried and found good.
Every club had to try some new
ideas out on its men. Indoor work
and all that sort of thing was expert
nented with. The result is that the
men whom the work just happened
10 hit are In shape; the others are
not.
OF the teams In the American league
The Athletics at San Antonio, had thu
xrcatest chance for the usual routine
(raining life and the benefit they re
ceived from II is evidently showing
IN their present work.
Detroit left the south last year, &C
knowledged to be the best condition
"a team In the league. The men wer
- far ahead OF those Of all othe
clubs that there was no disputin
that. They started out in the pink o