The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-22
Detroit Has Dropped Ten Games.
Five Defeats Can BE Traced
Directly to WahOO
HEAVY CLEANUP BURDEN
RESTS ON HIS SHOULDERS
His Bat Is Barometer of Club;
When His Hitting Goes Up,
So Does the Team
BIZ RALPH L. YoNKER
low valuable is Sam Crawford
Fl TO the Detroit club?
~ n Here Ia Soma dome that may

. II TOh ID sam Manu-
n to the Detroit club?
n Here is some dope that may
help answer the question.
The Tigers have lost 10 games so
far this season OF these 10 defeats
four can be traced directly TO Sam
failure TO hit and another To the fact
tnEt ne was passed. purposcty IN a
pinch.
This is a rather strange way oil
showing the value OF man TO cluO
this showing that the club loses
when he isn't there with the blud-
geon. IL is pretty conclusive evil
dence OF Sans worth TO the team,
nevertheless.
over In Boston the other day when
Crawford got his first hit in the east,
the Tigers jumped out of their dug
out, crazy with joy. They gave
demonstration such as might have
been saved for the winning OF
worlds series game or a pennant
They were hilarious because Sam had
come through with safety and had
broken the ice that had held him out
In the hitless sea in the east
II is apparent that the Tigers feel
that when Sam can't hit their pros
poets for winning are far less than
when he can. They feel that when
they can get Bush. Kavanagh or Cobb
on the paths. Wahoo will be ready TO
drive them around for the runs that
win when he is right. They feel that
even though these men get on they
are apt TO die on the paths when Sam
is not right.
Sans hitting is the barometer OF
the club. When be is going well, the
club is winning. When he is of his
stride, IL is hard for the club TO get
even a fair break of the games. They
carried Cobb along the early part oil
the season In spite of the fact that
Ty was not In form. They carried
Sam, hitless, through the New York
series, but they felt his slump in BOs-
ton and IL was not until he started
hitting there that they perked up a
bit.
When the Tigers lose by one, two
or three runs in game with few tai
lies you may look right away at Craw
fords hit column If IL is filled with
big cipher you have the reason the
Tigers lost by low score, at least
the greater part OF the time
Sam had two chances to win from
st. Louis when Weilman beat the
Tigers at st. Louis, 4 10 l. lie failed
In both chances. In the eighth inning
the score was 3 TO l with two men on
and two out and Sam tapped to Well
man.
In one game against Hagerman at
Cleveland, Crawford was up in
pinches twice. Both times he was
passed purposely TO let Veach hit.
Both times Veach failed.
Cicotte beat the Tigers 10 in Chi
cago because Crawford hit into dou-
BILE plays twice with Cobb on ahead
of him This was a remarkable game
in that respect. II Is seldom that
this pair get caught once week in a
double killing. TO say nothing OF
twice in the same game.
In the first two games lost at Bos-
ton Crawford had chances to break
them up. He couldn't do so. but II
was not altogether his fault The Bos-
ton outfield proved to be a terror to
Sam, covering several acres OF ground
while he is at bat
Sans best chances came in the
first Boston game In the first inning
there were two on, due to Kavanagh's
double and Cobb's walk. and one out,
but the best Sam could do was TO
ground to Collins, who held Kavvy at
third while he/fhrew out Sam In
the third innt6g there were three on
when Crawfofd popped out. The final
score was 3 to 0, SO that a good
cleanup hit at that time would have
given the Tigers enough TO have
tied.
With Cobb on In the second game
Crawford got what ought 10 have been
hit for three bases. but Hooper
stuck his sticky mitt in the way OF
the ball and Cobb was doubled on
first.
Crawford bears the brunt OF the
heavy artillery work of the Tigers.
Upon his shoulders is the very inn
portant cleanup work of the team.
II he is going at top speed. the Tigers
can generally be depended upon 10
give him something TO clean up. r.
he fails, they fail to carry the punch
20 win.