The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-03
Kid Says mix on Atlantic City;
l Want Batting
Practice"
Is CONVALESCING FROM
BAD CASE OF TYPHOID
Fosters Value Shown in the
Slump in MOeller's Run
Factory
BY RALPH l.. YONKER.


Washington has a bitter cup OF
gloom from which to imbibe. The Ma
tionals hold the hospital champion
ship by the length OF daschuhd anu
are constantly gaining.
Boehling, the recruit southpaw, VINO
pitched cleyerly against the Athletics.
after George Mullins. former Tiger.
had been knocked OF the mound. yes,
terday. is now out with twisted
ankle
Cashion. the big fellow who doesn
know yet whether he is pitcher OF
an outfielder, is out With few Nga-
ments in his arm twisted awry, Kay
Morgan has his hand cut from FRANK
Bakers spikes, reminding Philauel-
phians of Cobb and causing them 10
hush spike talk, Howard Shanks VIII
be out for some time with a sprained
ankle.
Laporte. Milan and Altrock are all
playing with bruises and cuts ana
sprains which interfere with their
z work.
" But in the midst Of all this bitter
ness. there is some sweetness III the
thought that there will soon return
Ito the Nationals line-np, one EDDIE
1'Foster. third sacker, called by -Presl-
sIdent Ban Johnson OF the American
league the greatest OF the organlza-
tons 1912 recruits.
2 Foster has been out with typhoiu
fever for several weeks He has been
. convalescing lately. lie was advised
Ito go to Atlantic City for few days
Tin which to get into tip-top shape but
J. Eddie said nix on Atlantic City;
4 want little batting practice.
! So Kid Foster, the second Willie
] Keller" has been out with the rest
OF the Senators flirting with the ma
I tional pastime mornings in an attempt
! to recover that eye OF his which has
made him one OF the most feared
sbatters I'm the league with men on
ahead of him.
The loss OF Foster for several
weeks has been the biggest handicap
that the Washington bunch has had.
X When 1t Is remember 4 that Griffith
has had to do with only Walter John
son as his real mainstay. il is marvel
Gus that the Nationals have kept up
where they are.
Fosters worth to the Nationals Is
shown by the slump that Moeller has
taken In his run making since Eddie
has been out. Moeller Is getting on
Just as often as he used TO but the
Kid isn't back of him to send him
along as of yore.
Manager Jennings, of the Tigers,
thinks lot OF Foster. Hes good
man for the other clubs TO have out
Of there" said Hughie OF him, and
q mighty valuable man for the Wash
ington club to have In. When he gets
back In shape Washington will be
greatly strengthened"
Foster is valuable because he can
i sacrifice. hit in the hitand-run, or
. hit straightaway when he's up there
with one man or more on. Once on
B the paths himself. he Is fast and
clever
George Moriarty thinks that he Is
the best third baseman in the game
since the time OF Jimmy Collins. man
ager OF the old Boston American
champion club
Frank Navin. president of the Tig-
ers, said that he considered the story
that the White Sox had obtained Hal
Chase for Zeider and Borton In order
to trade Chase for Cobb absurd
{ enough In itself to need no official
( denial from him.
The story was started by Chicago
paper on authority OF 'one close to
the affairs of the Chicago club
II Navin had wanted Chase. whom
he did. and had been willing to trade
Cobb for him, which he wasn't. he
could have obtained Hal direct from
l.. %
n think that he would favor the White
4 Sox rather than the Yankees In this.
Isl Furthermore. Comiskey believes
that Chase Is the man the Sox need
~ TO win the pennant, SO what's the
X use?
II. George Mullin had another bad day
yesterday. George has started for the
Nationals four times, been bumped
three OF them and won one game. al
though he was found for nine or ten
hits at tb>t time.
Four hits we're secured of George
In 2-3 innings. He also walked two
men.
sWhere's Walter Pipp?" Frank
Nhvin was asked yesterday after
noon.
II dunno"
Walter Pipp is the college first
sacker bought from the Kalamazoo
club.
The Tigers open four-game series
with the Athletics at Philadelphia to-
day, starting the invasion OF the east.
The Tigers have two reasons 10
fear the Athletics greatly. One Is
extensively, the other defensively.
Outside OF that. they look beatable
The Athletics defense that must
be feared is the Plank-Bender pair
Eddie Plank is slated TO work against
the Tigers couple OF times.
4 The oRense that must be- feared is
Home Run Baker, who Is making
four-ply biugles on an average OF one
3 day.
y ohould Follow Through.