The Detroit times., 1913-04-19
.Errorless Ball Would Have Civ
en- Tigers Five Games Won
and Two Lost
RUSH LEADS BENGALS
IN SEASONS MISPLAYS
Everybody In the Infield Has
Contributed One or More
Boots to Collection
BY RALPH l.. YONKER.

n While the Tigers attack Is not any
Thing that would inspire coolies OF
Isnthusiasm, had their defense been
lup to standard TO date the count II,
1.-THE American league standing wouid
Ibe ave games won and TWO ios'
rather than two won and i've lost "a
liz Il now. The Tigers would be thira
tplsco with q percentage OF TIA in-
,stoAd Of seventh place with per,
Icontage Of .286. The Tigers wouio
then be following only Washington
land the Athletics. rather than lead
ling only New York.
a The two games that the Tigers lost
because their pitchers were out
Iclassed by those of their opponents
tvero the ones in which Muilln OPP
'poeed Weilman, at st. Louis, and the
one In which George Boehler. the
recruit, opposed Cy Falkenberg al
cleveland.
Yesterdays Browns victory over
lJoo lake was the third game the
!Tigers tossed aside through bungling
idefensiye work. While Lake was hit
hard and often, ne kept the bingles
well scattered and was steady in the
pinches. Two of st. Louis three
runs came as the result OF misplays
by the Tigers.
In the irst inning, Johnston sin
glod but should have been out steal
inR on one of Rondeau's pretty pegs.
but Bush dropped the ball Deal then
4 booted Williams grounder from shoe
to hand, Johnston going TO third.
Johnston scored when Pratt forced
2Vaa1anuns
In the nth inning, Shotton singled
and died stealing. Johnston singled.
\ Gamer let Williams' hit hopper
through him, and Johnston scored
&rom third, which he Aad taken on
Williams grounder. when Pratt went
ont. Louden to Gamer.
j The Browns earned one run IN the
Sourth, Agnew's double following
4 otnyalrs. single. ~
M qAe Tigsss aost the first came OF
HE seldom becsuse Weilman, .no
iNon yesterdays game, WAS mtcnine
inst 8 little better baseball than Null
|1n snd Bush's lone error didn't lose
10 game.
Klawitter bupgisd away his came
n ST. Louie against Hamilton when
kotlnil6d to Aeld the Browns hunts
Is. gUod shape. Deal also had couple
~ errurs In the same contest.
Jean Dubuc won his game at
lClsvsland. the opener there, by mag
sniHcent. pitching despite wobbly de-
tense. The Tigers made Ave errors
!behind Dubuc but he stayed by his
guns and won out 6-4 The Maps made
IL hits OF him to the Tigers ii on
Kahler at teat.
# There was nobody very much to
blame for the third beating the Tigers
took except George Boehler. the
recruit pitcher. and Cy Falkenberg'
the Cleveland Toledo veteran hurler.
The Tigers had no chance TO win.
They took advantage Of this TO play
almost srrorless ball, Bish getting
the only black mark.
Mullin lost his second game of the
season through hard luck and bob
BILE by Deal. Although Deal was
scredited with the only Detroit error.
Il was not the one in the score card
that counted In the run making. Deal
failed to cover third at critical time
which left q runner on third who
scored on Birmingham single.
les Mark Hall won the opening Detroit
game by nervy work in spite of an
other wobbly day by the Tiger de.
Tense In the pinches. Bush dropped
dinicult fly and Stanage a moment
later threw to center field 10 get a
sman stealing. putting the Browns In
spoSition to score.
| The Tiger outheld Is the only part
v of the club that hasn't joined in the
work OF the society for the advance
Iment Of the Browns and Maps by
Imeans of errors. Moriarty has made
lone error, 1t Is true, but in view OF
his inexperience I'm the outneld that
tmay be excused. High and Crawford
are err0rless.
All around the Tiger infeld there
Ihave been bungles. Gamer broke
Into the society yesterday when he
llet hot one through his legs. Up tC
that time his playing had been with
out Flemish as far as his work on de
tense was concerned.
Bush has been the worst offende
with six bungles marked up agains
him. Bush hasn't struck his strid'
a. yet. that Is certain. He is In goo
shape and in good spirits and cal
play better baseball than he has BEEF
| in the field.
Charlie Deal at third. whose lon
II suit II the handling of hunts and no
ones. follows Bush closely WI nv
errors. Charlie also Is not putting u
the defensive game OF which he I
capable.
Louden has three misIlays agains
his record. Gamer has the one mer
toned. made yesterday, and Stanag
has . peg to center field to accoun
for. Added to this array Ia anotre
lby q pitcher. Klawitter getting
marker In the last column.
The Tigers have sinned IL time
| that could be showed In the box scor
In seven games and several time
more when they couldn't be scored.
\ o brace 10 needed II they expec
their pitchers to vim games for them
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