The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-07-09
CLUB THAT POPS OUT in The
PRESENT INVASION WILL COP
Five Teams Are Crowdlng the
Heels of the Flying Ath-
so Ietics Now
TIGERS HAVE HARD ROW
TO HOE REST OF YEAR
Easiest Half of Their Schedule
Is Gone; Cobb May Help
More This Half
By RALPH /. YONKER

Bp RALPH L. YONhEk
FRANK J. NAvIN, president OF
tne Detroit Baseball club hs-
Il ,,res that during the present
vary iuportant eastern campaign one
30 The ave clubs punched SO closely
a. the heels OF the dying Athletics IS
likely to pop out in front by spur
such as Chicago made just recently
when they took IA out OF 10 games
the Tigers being among those VINO
were at their mercy.
The squirt made by Chicago brought
them from nowhere In close coinpah
gionship with the league leaders a
Z similar squirt al the present uiue
would put them out ahead or the Atm
letics.
II any one Of the I'VE clubs clus,
tered around second place does MAKE
a sensational sprint during the cam
paign In the east, NRYin believes thal
il will take the American leagne pen
nant Detroit. Washington, Chicago
Boston and ST. Louis all have a
chance.
n seems generally agreed that any
remarkable development during the
nresent series In the east will prove
of utmost Importance in the pennant
race. One OF three things must nap
pen.
The Athletics will win so many
games on their home grounds from
the three western clubs who are
crowding them, the Tigers, White SoA
and Browns, that they will set them
back out Of the running and at me
same time take bigger lead IMAM
ever over Washington.
Or. some one Of the five clubs men
toned will pop out ahead and come
near TO cinching its lead in the race.
Or. the battle In the east will be so
evenly contested that there will stll
be a chance for everybody after the
campaign is all over
If any club is going TO reach out
In front during the present trip, y
might as well be the Tigers. II
Coveleskie and Dauss hold up, II
Dubuc keeps going the way he has
the last few games, and the hltters
connect as timely as heretofore, and
II Cobb gets back soon, the Tigers
stand very good show OF being the
club to make that squirt, II they
come back from the east with a re.
spectacle lead over the Athletics,
President Navin will feel comfortably
assured that he can plan on world 5
series here.
# The Tigers have a hard row ahead
OF them. BY the necessities OF the
American league schedule, they still
have to play the greater part or their
remaining games with the eastern
clubs, WHICH are the stronger.
( About tbe>enly good fortune that
has come the Tigers way In the
breaks OF the schedule is that they
cleaned up a lot of games on the
White Sox before they went into their
squirt On the other hand they lost
three of four TO them during the
sprint.
4 The Tigers have only six more
games with Chicago. They have al
ready played 10. The same figures
hold with the Browns. They have
nine TO go. They have played nine
with Washington and have l3 left.
They have eight with the Athletics
up TO this morning and IA TO go.
Seven with New York and Is 10 go.
Nine with Boston and Is TO 90,
II may prove unfortunate that the
Tigers had SO many games in the
first half OF the season with St. Louis
That club is young club with the in.
spiration OF a new leader II has
been playing at top speed and is
likely to slip at any time now Should
lit do so and prove easy for the III.
gers rivals that will be unfortunate,
for Detroit met the Browns l6 times
when they were going good and Will
have only six chances at them again.
New York may prove a stumbling
block for the Tigers IN the 8 games
TO be played. inasmuch as the Yanks
have been strengthened by deals with
Baltimore. The Tigers have sat down
TO the feast offered by New York
only seven times this year They
may find them tougher IA the future.
IL can be seen that the Tigers
haven't any easy proposition ahead
of them The easiest part OF their
schedule has already been passed and
they are not at the top OF the heap
IL is hoped that neither CoveleskIe
nor Dauss will get into that slump
that is allowed almost every player
III tlIneT goes Ddu TOT rev weeks II
may mean the loss OF the pennant II
is believed that neither will slump
badly for neither has been up TO the
highest pitch this season. They have
both had their bad days now and
then, Manager Jennings would rath-
er have them take their slump out
piecemeal than when the clubs are
turning into the home stretch.
IL George Boehler would pitch some
more real baseball, he would be joy
and comfort 20 Manager Jennings
lie ls constantly improving and is
overcoming his weakness, witness.
IN he could gain reliability in time 10
help on the last LAP now, IL would be-
a great boon 20 the Tigers
The Tigers have had their share ~
misfortune and they look forward 10
finishing the season without furuer
injury. Cobb has been out nearly
whole month of the three so far IF
ee can stick during the remainder
Of the season II will be another boost
Tor the club