The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-30
Callahan Shifts Pitchers When
Ty Appears-Russell Lets
Go Wild Pitch
COBB HASN'T HIS EYE
ON THE BALL AS YET
He Shows Old Time Dash in TAX.
Fl ing Two Bases on Infield
Out, However
RY RALPH L. YONKER.


b The mere fear Of Tyrus Cobb. who
Emade his American league debut yes
Fterday at Navin field in the contest
Ewith the White Sox, was sufficient 10
&force the game into three extra Inn
k1ngs before the Pale Hose could WIN
rs to 8, and was nearly enough to give
Ethe Tigers 5 TO 4 victory In the
Eeighth inning.
Cobb is evidently not ready To race
major league pitching. He hit only
Zone ball hard yesterday. that one go
for single that scored Crawford
Fan the third inning
but that-old fear OF Tyrus still re-
mains In the hearts of major league
Emanagers. whether he is able TO hit or
mot. That they are right in respecting
q him Was shown when he dashed from
Esl1rst to third on Gamers inheld out
Elm the eleventh inning, putting Moriar-
Hts Ia q place where a single from him
would have meant the winning run.
Nh How Cobb nearly won the game Is
! this. In the eighth inning Doc White,
1.-The Sox's venerable portsider, showed
E1nclinations OF weakening. With two
*guns needed to tie the count. Bush
$Twalked, Witt got on on a single that
EWeaver stopped but couldn't throw.
k:and Crawford got another lucky single
&When he swung viciously and tapped
THE ball so slowly that all hands were
E6afo and the bases choked before
EEnsterly could lay violent hands on
*1he ball.
Then ND came the mighty TyruS
who hitherto had tapped weakly TO
1.-THE pitcher. raped single to lett,
&nud walked In the three times that he
Ehad stepped to the plate.
Manager Callahan stopped the
Name, brought in "Reb" Russell. the
f0ox's recruit southpaw, who looks at
Hpobb and Jackson and Crawford and
&Iatoie with the same eyes that he
E1oeo It Lake and Stanage. not know
- anr better. being fresh from the
TGxns league. He and Schalk replaced
5White and Easterly. He was not
Euuite warm enough for excellent con-
&fro1 but put one strike over to start
with. Then he hit the plate on q wild
$pitch and Bush scored. the other run
k2ers advancing. Cobb fouled the next
fball pitched and then tapped to Hus-
k06u. who tossed Cobb out. Witt scored
EOn veach's sacrifice to Collins. but
&Qainer drove another to Collins and
6the inning was ended with the score
tied.
The work of Walter Schaller. the
& player turned over to the Sox by the
Tigers this apring. was watched with
Einterest and Schaller certainly made
tit Interesting.
Walter didn't have any chance 10
y diatinguish himself in the outer gar
dens. but he made up for IL by his
work ct the bat and on the bases.
The two times he was up In the
second and fourth innings he walked.
& the last time stealing and scoring on
kWeaver's single. In the sixth inning
4 he singled with Borton waiting on
third 70 score. In the ninth he again
mingled but II merely went 10 fatten
his batting average as the side was
! retired runless. Schaller drove one
* to Cobb in center In the eleventh.
The uhpirinE was poor yesterday.
liildebrand. behind the bat had one
Of those on days that the umpires are
\ entitled to now and then. He seemed
{ to be judging some OF the balls and
strikes poorly and then trying 10 even
mp on others later.
A decision in which Cobb Was in
\ yolved In the twelfth inning caused
K much dispute also. With Collins on
eecond and Borton on frst, Cobb went
after Schalk's single and apparently
trapped II. He then threw home TO
y head on Collins score and later claim
ed that he caught the ball.
Tia worst part OF the poor umpiring
h was that 1t came at places where II
N meant the shifting Of the tide OF bat.
tie from one side to the other.
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