The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-15
I'D TO Yesterday the Mackmen
Had Lost No More Than Two
Games Straight
LACK OF SLUMPS SECRET
OF THEIR GREAT SUCCESS
YANKEES Prove the SOftest For
the Athletics Who Win ID
From Them
BY RALPH L. YONRER.

BY RALPH L. YONKER.
For the frst time this season the
Athletics have lost three games IN
row.
BY taking yesterdays game after
beating the Mackmen a double-header,
the Tigers accomplished feat that
no other club in the league has been
able to put across this year.
The Athletics have lost two games
in a row only twice this season. The
Tigers were the first 10 take more
than one game from the Philadei-
phians without break. They won
from them on May l9 and 20. The
Boston Red Sox are the only others
to get more than one victory in 3
row from the numbering Mackmen.
The Sox beat them on June 20 and
repeated June 81
The Tigers have always been strong
est against the Athletics. Losing 10
tho Browns and other cellar champs
has again and again kept the Tigers
down when they were winning from
tho leaders.
Like the Red Sox last year. the
Athletes this season are at the top
OF the percentage column with a lot
Of space separating them from the
runners-up, the Cleveland club, be-
cause they have kept up remarkable
consistent pace. Neither winning any
wonderful number of games in a row
and never suffering a slump they have
set the pace all through the season FOR
the rest Of the clubs.
The Yankees are the softest thing
that the Athletics have struck. They
have won 10 straight games from the
Chance outfit. These alone have been
enough TO give them that big lead that
they now have.
The Tigers have won FIVE OF the
eleven games played with the Athlet-
les. II they can cop Tuesdays game
they will be even up with the league
leaders.
Unless Connie Mack can And a
way to give Chief Bender a rest, the
,redskir may blow enough to give the
other clubs a chance to catch I'D to
the Athletics.
II looked yesterday as II the big In
dian had been overworked. He Ger.
tainly was not himself. IL may have
been, of course. that his weakness
was something very temporary, just
for the day, and it may be that he Is
going stale on account of too much
pitching.
Certain II Is that he doesn't look
any too good right now. Eddie Plank,
too. hasn't been at topnotch form the
past few days. The Red Sox hit him
hard and Cleveland beat him at Cleve-
land. II these two men are In q
~, IL mi ~. fnr a
American league race.
While the Athletics have big lead
on the rest OF the clubs, a weeks
slump with brilliant play at the same
time on the part of Washington and
Cleveland. would bunch the leaders.
Just now the Nationals and the Maps
are trying to cut each others threats.
but their series with be over IN short
time and they can both fatten up at
the weaker clubs expense.
None of the Athletics pitchers look
ed very good here. The Tigers got to
all OF them. But even with the pitch
Ing weak the Mack hitters time their
shots so we'll that the club Is always
dangerous. whether they have any
pitching worthy OF the name or not.
The Tigers old defense worked well
yesterday. The club as II Is now ar
ranged looks to be the strongest that
Manager jennings can put in the field
with the material at hand.
The Athletics pulled a shift In line
up. Recruit Daley was put in center
field in place Of Rube Oldring With
the Tigers using nothing but right
handed pitchers, Manager Mack want
ed to use q complete southpaw bat
ting organization.
With the exception OF Mclnnis and
Barry, all Of the Athletics outside OF
the pitchers hit left-handed at they
lined up yesterday. Daley had good
day Yesterday. getting couple OF SIN
giles, a walk and life on Moriartys
error.
Probably before Manager Joe Kelly,
~ the Toronto club In the Interna-
tional league. leaves Detroit he Will
have an understanding with the Tiger
management as 10 Bill I.ouden.
The announcement, Monday after
noon. that Louden was being looked
over by Kelly and that he would prob
ably be sold TO Toronto, explained why
the Tigers were recalling Bauman
from the Providence club apparently.
Manager Jennings doesn't intend 10
user Paddy In the regular lineup. ne
saws. SO that means that he Is to be
brought here simply 10 protect the
club in case of injury 10 a regular
rn.u nc Duden was doing.