The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-11
Coach Lundgren Has Seen Two
Rah.rah HArlers AS Good In
Rixey and layers
MICHIGAN MAN is BEST
ALL-AR0UND PLAYER
He Can Hit and Run Bases As
Well As Pitch-Gets a Home
Run Saturday
BIZ RALPH L. ToNKER

George Sisler. the phenomena -
y,rsIty Of Michigan pitcher, hitter and
base runner, Is as good college OF
university pitcher as Carl Lnnagren
coach ~ the University OF Mlchlsah
has ever seen. sey
Bu, Coach I.ungren refuses 10 say
that Sisler is the best ne mas 49,.
seen. There are two others hlHey
who went 10 the Philadelphla NaIIVn
ais from the University OF llsi ilL,.',
and Eavers. who left some university
near washington and went 10 tue
Columbus club in the American ass"'
citation arra,
These three men whom Lundgren
n,cks "a the best college pitchers he
has aver seen are southpaWs'
IL Sisler is as good pitchet as
either Rixey or layers he is Wltnou ~
doubt a more valuable all arouhu pa''
PLAYER. for Sis can not only hurl, pu'
he has lead his club in plain ana eA.
ira lengthy hitting and ne Is las.
and clever base stealer instead OF
hitting last where most pitchers 90
he hits in the cleanup position LOT ms
club :
sisler has tremendous speed, and
fast. deeeiying curve. He has talrly
good control. What he lacks is a good
slow hall. He has one that is pass.
able. but Il could be improved ana
Sister will undoubtedly take pains 10
MAKE IL as good as his speed ana
curve. Like most southpaws with
lot OF stun Sisler lacks somewhat In
control
In pitching against the first real
opposition that Michigan has raced
AT Ann Arbor in Syracuse Saturday
SisIeT was not right, his coach saio.
His arm was sore and tight. lie
couldn't loosen II up properly az any
time during the game.
n Sisler was very far from beng
right Saturday, Syracuse and other
clubs OF its hitting strength might as
we'll play their games with Michigan
by telegraph when Sisler Is going 10
work. There is certainly an economic
waste in transporting all these men
frsn. New York state TO Michigan sim
ply TO have them fan weakly at Sis's
sfsslers
Sisler famed men out nine times
Saturday, two OF them succumbing
TWICE anu Only lNO VI AANhi tSNoRiAH
from the big set.down In the third
i1ning. I'm which Syracuse made two
runs, Sisler famed all three men for
the putouts. four errors and hit Civ
ing the Salt City boys their tallies.
Only three things that looked any
thiag like hits were grabbed from
Simler and two OF these came from
Pitcher Turnure Turnure got a clean
single on the first ball pitched him
I'm the third inning when he raped It
right through the box. That started
the run.making inning for Syracuse.
1urnure got another single in the
fourth inning, but 1t was wasted.
The best hit ball as far as Syracuse
was concerned and the only one that
stood a chance TO give its author an
extra base was a line drive by Farber
strsight TO the center fielder in the
ninth inning.
Slater got lucky hit In the second
Inning After pulling away from the
plate and swinging weakly twice, he
managed TO connect the third time.
Although righthand hitter he swung
50 late that he drove the ball over
first base for his fuke hit
Sisler himself got a home run off
Turnure. Sis is a left-hand hitter and