The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-16
Won His Game Against the
White Sox. 40; Weaver
Got Only Blnele
WORKS ALSO FIGURES
PROMINENTLY FOR REDS
Held Chicago Cubs to . Single
Hit After Leaving the
Tigers

4
Jean Dubuc is credited with one o.
the ten one-hit games that were pitch
ed IN the two major leagues last sea-
son. lie Is the only Tiger 70 have one
10 his credit. George Muilin beat him
to the highest honor, having q no-hit
contest on his record. Dubnc won his
game from the White Sox az Chicago.
Ralph Works pitched sew
lsing nne-hit game during the se1II1.
Il vas for Cincinnati after Works had
.eer released to Providence from the
Tigers and then drafted by the Reds.
Cine, won the game from the Chicago
club, 12-l.
Of the ten pitchers. there were Ave
iof the oid-timers admitted 10 the one-
hit ball OF fame and i've raw recruits.
The two pitchers generally acknowF
edged to be the best IN the american
league, Walter Johnson. Of the SEN
Etors, and Joe Wood Of the Red S0x.
together with an oldrtimer who u nov
worn out and gone TO the minors. Cy
MorEan, we're the veterans In the
American league to get near-no-h,t
places.
Art Frommc, OF the Cincinnati club.
and Otto Hess. Of Boston. were the
1.-TWO decrepit hnrlers In the National
league to get into the same class.
4 The achievements OF the youngsters
are naturally the more interesting:
Jimmy Lavender Is the boy who pain
ed Chicago a purple hue when he de-
| lveloped into the hero Of the Cubs.
lie and Works were the. only newcom
ers IN the National league 70 get into
j the front seat.
Brown is one OF Connie Mack's
lyounEsters. He failed TO develop -
l1nuth as was expected or him last sea-
son and II Is due TO this fact that
Mack lays part or the blame for the
loss OF the pennant. But Brown ala
develop enough to hold the White Sox
to a lonely hit.
wfeiman is the stepladder man.
who Joined the Browns late in the sea-
soh. He In shout feet 4 inches In
height and resembles one OF these
srossed-stick centrivances made for
jumping jack heads.
Although there were ten one-hit
games played, only eight clubs won
tnem and only IL clubs were concerii-
ed in them ~ all. IN the American
league, the Tigers. Red Sox, Senator's
these spectacular victories. In tho
National league only the Reds tho
Cuts and the Braves were on the
right end.
The Yankees and the White Sox In
the American league and the Pirates
and Giants An. the National were =.
the wrong end OF one-o more une.hit
games without a corresponding entry
-. a. -
The White Sex were particularly un-
.ioriunate. They allowed Dnbnc for
the Tigers, Johnson for the Senators.
Brown for the Athletics and WeilmaE
for the Browns, to let them down with
The Cubs allowed Works FOR Cincin-
natl and Hess for Boston to- ward
them OF with the lone hit.
Six Of the ten one-hit games were
won from the Chicago clubs.
Dubuc won his one-hit game from
the White Sox at Chicago the Sunday
after Mullin won his Fourth OF July
no-hit game from the Browns here. He
passed seven men and failed TO strike
out one. The only hit made OF him
was by Buck Weaver, who clipped
a clean single to center In the eighth
.rnlng
Detroit and Cincinnati were mixed
m peculiarly in the one-bit games.
uuDpc, whom Cincy Let go to the min
ors, where he was drafted by the
Tigers, pitched their one-hit game.
Works, whom the Tigers let go to the
minors where he was drafted by the
Reds. pitched their onehit game for
them.
According to a letter published IN
The Times several weeks ago and ac-
cording to a report sent out yester-
day from South Bend. Dubuc has an
nounced his retirement from the Am
erican league. The report from South
Bend saws that he will coach Notre