The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-07-18
Tigers Left Fielder Is Very
Timely With His Hits
Breaks Up Games
THEY PASS CRAWFORD TO
GET B0B-AND BlNGO!
Veach Comes Through With the
Hit That Scores a Couple
of Men
BY FALPH l. YONEER

RAY Demmitt, the White SoX star
who was secured from Detroit at the
waiver price, would have to De very
very good to replace bob Neach, me
Tigers left fielder
Veach has made a big reputation
for himself this season for breaking
up games. No man on the club, win
the possible exception OF sam Nfa",
ford, has inserted hits with men on
babes at times when one or TWO runs
we're needed 10 win more times IMAM
Veach.
There is probably 40 man IN The
league whose hitting value IS so
slightly represented In The batting af-
erages. Veach is only fair hitter
in the averages but a great one on
the diamond In the plnches. lie mas
hit .251 up TO today in the ayeraAes
and 500 on the diamond Ia the
pinches.
Veach has broken up game after
game on the White SoX and the Maps
in particular, as the follower of sam
Crawford. These teams have had the
habit OF passing Crawford IN order 10
X0I v EACH. Llt bao A'NANA N''N
clans and dashed their strategy 20
earth with bunch Of solid ciouls
that have scored runs and won Oah
games.
Crawford is passed purposely by up-
posing pitchers more than any man on
the club. Sam has a reputation thaN
makes opposing managers quake LOT
their pitchers when they see men on
the bases. the score close and DIG
Wahoo there with the willow Ihel
pass Crawford purposely At every op-
portunity, whether he happens 70 ot
hitting that day or not lheIe are
some DAYS in which Crawford lal4s
utterly at bat But no matter II ne
has been hitting absolutely 600 ioE
the day. he Is walked when be comes
rIp when a hit means the game.
One reason that It has become such
a populRr pastime 10 give Sam free
TRANSPORTATION is that tor some time
the opposition was pretty sure OF
aasy victims once Crawford was by
They found Veach not particularly
damaging and there followed him a
gang that was not strong with the
stick.
But the tide is turning and the
bosses will pass Sam less and less IN
the future if Bob keeps up his say
age hitting Not that Sam VIII De
any less dangerous, but what follows
him will. "....
One reason that Veach is SO sue
cessful in breaking up games IS that
he has a disposition that needs 10 be
prodded TO be made the most Of. II
nothing but a base hit depends upon
what he does at the bat, Bob is IN,
clined TO be easy going. But II he
ia up there as the victim OF the IN.
territorial passing of Crawford his de,
termination and concentration are
greatly increased The tougher the
situation Veach is in, the better he
looks.
He won Thursdays game from the
Red Sox with couple OF hits that
came when men were waiting 10
score. One hit was triple and an
other a single. The single came
with the bases full after Crawford
had walked and forced In a run.
Demmitt is hitting for better
average for Chicago than Veach rs
for Detroit. But Demmitt isn't win.
ming so many games by out and out
hitting. The Chicago man is Older
than Veach and is likely 10 give out
sooner than the Tiger
The securing of Hoblitzel, a cast
of OF the entire National league, all
jof whose clubs granted waivers on
him, by the Boston Americans 20
play first base. makes 1t look as u
they we're absolutely through with
Del Gamer. former Tiger, as first
base prospect.
Navin undoubtedly made lucky
move when he got rid OF Gamer and
his thTee-year contract Gamer
couldn't hold his job against George
Burns. Boston needed a first sackel
and Del looked good To them. They
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