The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-05
nch Gets 4-Base Swat and
Writes Name Among Heavy
Sluggers in One Game
EICERS ARE SECOND IN
LEAGUE; CRAWFORD LEADS
George Burns Had a Remarkable
Home Run Record in First
Philadelphia Visit
By RALPH l.. YoNKER,

little Tiger pitcher was going to pop
1.-The ball up much as the predecessors
at bat had done. Even when the ball
3 left the bat II seemed TO be going high
and slow.
Dauss swung easily at the first ball
n handed him by WARRIOR. He didn't
{. seem to be trying 10 kill II, But the
hall scared on past Pete Daley and
e dropped far over the left field fence
VI for home run.
This was not the first home run
made by the Tigers. Harry Heilman
rot one that he had TO stretch his
legs to earn He lifted the ball far
over Birdie Cree's head with Veach on
third In the first inning. The ball roll.
"a far and by the time Cree bad recoy.
cred II and got II back to the infeld
B Heilman had scored, standing.
The Tigers are very close to the top
% the league In the home-run column.
y The Athletics, thanks TO Frank Baker.
y and his nine four-base swats, are first
4 with total or 81 homers. The Tigers,
\ thanks to Sam Crawford and his seven
circuiters, are second with total OF
4 10. Chicago Is third with IA, and st.
{ Louis fourth, with l3. The other clubs
( trail.
Sam Crawford's long drives to right
field are the big noises In the Detroit
home-run record Crawford's best
drive In a league game this season
Waa that at New York, which sent q
ball IN the upper tier OF boxes during
the Tigers last series there. His best
3 drive OF the year was at Louisville
4 during an exhibition game when he
planted the ball far out on the street
over the left field fence. the longest
hit ever seen at the Louisville park.
George Burns, the Tigers new first
0ocker, made one OF the most remark
able homerun records ever hung up
" Tiger during the first series at
EEhiladelphia. Making his first appear
B onco IN his home city he received a
e tliamond stick pin and boquet from
( hts admirers and then hit the first
e hall Plank threw him for homer.
The next day he got another home
81 un or Bender. Marty Kavanagh got
= foureacker the same day.
Edgar Willet put two balls over the
Gcoreboard at the new Navin field one
|6ny last season.
Here are some other famous hom-
HANS. wAGNER's four-base swat
|ot Pittsburgh which broke the wind
y ohield Of an automobile standing out
61de the grounds.
big BILL" LANGES homer over
the center field fence In Cincinnati.
IS smashed through plate glass win
dow Of q saloon and broke up pin
uochle party
LARRY" McLEAN'S peculiar wal
1np, made on the Pacific coast The
hall went through the only knothole
n short right field fence.
JAKE, STALLS homes at Hot
cprings II sailed over q tree SO feet
(r0m the fence and splashed into a
~BILLY" ALvORD'S homer at the
va Cleveland ball park. 1t knocked
three bricks on q chimney near the
BUCK FREEMAN's drive OF
CHER Bender at old Columbia park,
Fhiladelphia The ball went over a
Mock Of houses beyond the fence and
4 Innded In the second-story window OF
8 house In q side street between
and Twenty-ninth-sts.
Uogies drive that broke .Christy"
IF u.
HEINIE' ZIMMERMAN'S two
1omers made over the left field fence
< - Cincinnati. He was the only play
f ~ that ever put the ball over that
WALL
~CY" SEYMoURs hit from Boston
~ New York. The ball fell into a
coal car attached to fast freight
md was found by brakeman when
~ train reached New York.
MAP LAJOIE'S drive. which
Etuck In the screen In the old left
cpnter subway at League park, In
c1eveland
FRANK BAKERS crash over the
1ht field wall In Washington of
hitter Johnson. which made the man
ment decide to enlarge the park.
KILLER HIGGINS lift In Cincin-
which fell 20 feet behind the
>1 nelder, who lost the ball in the
~ and did not locate II until Hug
- had crossed the plate.
HARRY DAVIS, clout over the deep
enter field fence at Bennett park. II
e!pared that long fence by It least
80 feet.
WAITER JoHNsoN's drive in
washington The force or the blow
<cxp the cover OF the ball.
FRED LUDERS' two homers
ninst Pittsburgh. the first one tying
- score and the second one winning
~ game. to l.
~ NIKE SIMONSf ciout at Forbes
Md. the ball losing itself behind the
Eonvas diamond cover In short right
FRANK SCHULTE'S smash which
\ vent through an open gate In the low
fence near the score board at Forbes
held and beat the Pirates The gate
e 1aD been nailed shut ever since.