The Detroit times., 1912-06-22
|EDDIE SUMMERS MAY BE
GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE
TOT PROVE WORTH AS TlGE
Manager jennings Refuses To
Admit That Big Chief
Is Through Yet
ARM is NOT IN SHAPE
Kickapoo Has Been Taking Good
Care of Himself But
Finger Won't Work
By RALPH L. YoNKER.

mis- poor showing yesterday. Manager
Jennings refuses to admit that sum
4 mers Is done for.
\ Eddie hasn't been of any use TO
the Tigers except in one game thus
Il far this season His arm has been
\ unable to get strong In spite OF the
4 fact that Il has been given all kinds
\ or time to do so. With kckapoo IN
\ shape. he Ii a great pitcher. ms
\ wear he hasn't been In shape.
\ II IL not Eddie's fault at all that
\ he has not been able to pitch he
I has taken good enough care OF HIM
\ self. but, through some freak OF Ma
\ tuners. that goddess has refused to let
\ the chiefs finger get to working.
\ Summers may be given anolne'
4 chance a little later. Waivers have
\ been asked on him, the same as on
NMullin, but they are considered 10 Do
merely feelers- However, one more
: chance 10 all that, yes even more tnan
Eddie can rightly expect
4 That game yesterday was tossed
away In an effort to test him Eddie
/ had nothing but his uniform and his
reputation and the Maps didn't give
acuss about either. Graney, nrst UP,
spilled a roller past Gamer that the
irst baseman didn't even try TO get.
That went for hit
Then Olson drove a clean single TO
right. and jackson followed with one
10 center. Cobb fumbled the ball for
a while and then sat on IT, Graney
had already scored on the single and
Olson counted on the error, while
FJackson took second on the THROWN.
Lajoie came across with sacrifice
TO Summers that sent Jackson TO third
and Griggs sent a long sacrifice TO
Cobb that brought Joey In. Birming-
ham walked and scored on Turner's
stinging triple. Then Summers was
yanked, covington replacing him.
The Maps came TO life yesterday.
There were several things that might
have caused that. One was the re-
. turn of Lajoie TO second base. The
King inspires confidence in his men
when he is lowering around the Key
stone. Banding was pitching almost
Unbeatable ball. also. Then too. the
Maps took an easy lead In the very
iirst inning that kept them on inches
|pf velvet all through the game.
a Any of these things alone might
fhave given the Maps the necessary
pepper. Everything was with them.
But just the same there Is no little
credit due to little Mr.. O'Neill, the
Maps catcher. He had enough ginger
yesterday for a spice shop. He talked
continuously TO his pitcher. He didn't
even stop his chatter when chasing
Ito the stands after foul balls but kept
Everybody enthused every minute.
O'Neill is one OF the smallest, IL not
the smallest, catchers in the league.
(, He weighs about $50 pounds. He re-
sembles Buddy Ryan In stature When
he and Rubber Knapp worked for
Cleveland the other day, they m
doubtedly formed the smallest bat
terry in the big leagues, for little War
hop OF New York, is the only Ameri-
can league pitcher who rivals Knapp
for petiteness.
The Tigers seem to have the
shadow of ink lurking In the pitching
box after two strikes have been called
upon opposing batsmen in critical
times.
The Tigers lost one game with the
Athletics recently on account Of what
looked to be a poor decision on bali
that seemed TO be the third strike.
The next day nearly the same situa-
ton was presented.
Yesterday the final run scored OF
Tex Coyington might have been pre-
vented had Umpire Dineen seen one
m the balls pitched as~ft looked from
the press box and stands.
In the eighth inning Olson singled
through the box and Jackson followed
with bingle TO right, sending Ole to
third. With the mighty Lajoie UP.
this was indeed ticklish situation
for Tex Covlngton. He passed Larry
to get Griggs.
With the count 2-2 on the Nap first
baseman. Covington speeded one over
that seemed to cut the inside OF the
plate a little above the knee. II look
cd wide to Dfneen, however. Instead
OF being called out then, Griggs hit
into double play, while Olson scored
The calling OF the third strike might
have prevented the score. Then again
II might not have. There is chance
for speculation.
Tex Covington pitched good game
He held the Maps down to a score
small enough to have won for the TT.
gers even against Blanding's great
pitching. Starting with a man on
third, he had one run made of him
the very first thing when a passed
ball let the runner In. That. how
ever. could hardly be marked up
against Tex.
; Covlngton has been waiting long
!, FOR q chance to show that he still
. had the stun. He has wandered on;
/ 10 the vsfvery grass near the left field
4 pavilion with RUDE Kocher and
! warmed up nearly every game Tor
4 weeks. awaiting such a chance as
came TO him yesterday.
This season has not been one thus
~ 70 gladden. the hearts OF the Tiger
owners 70 any great extent Thsl-
only hope Of having as successful a