New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-13
Lefthander of the Tigers
Keeps Yankees from
the Plate.
CLAN OF JENNINGS
HOLDS LEAGUE LEAD
Bush Makes Best Display of Day,
but Kavanaugh Gets
Watch.
By HAYWOOD BROUN.

who used 10 kill only Giants, is getting
so brosdminded that he will STAY any
body. The Yankees were his victims at
the Polo Grounds yesterday The pitch
ing Pole received fine support from his
teammates. including the great Ty Cobb,
and Detroit won its first battle in the
East by a score Of 4 TO Q.
The MAYOR OF Harrison. y. j., and
several hundred citizens from that town
did their best 10 mako Marty kayanauSb.
recruit secondbascman of the Tigers, the
hero OF the day. Marty received sold
watch. but Ownie Bush got three hits,
nor did the jewelled case Of Kavanaush's
timepiece glitter more brightly than
some Of the plays which were made by
the little shortstop.
When Kavanaugh came TO the bat in
the first inning, out OF the stand dashed
Joseph P. Riordan. Mayor Of Harrison.
and a group of leading citizens. Aided
by the Detroit players they succeeded IN
surrounding Marty while the Mayor made
a speech. Players who stood close by
said that il was a good speech, but 1t
was strictly a family affair. and no part
Of the eloquence carried 10 the stands.
Long before Mr. Riordan had succeeded
in tracing the life of Marty from his
days of barefooted boyhood to big league
manhood. the rooters who were not from
Harrison grew impatient and strongly
urged that the game should be allowed
TO proceed. The Mayor needed the ad
vice, for he left Marty In mid-career and
ended the speech with a terse Here's
your watch
In one respect Kavanaugh rose much
above the common run of players. 1t
always has been customary for a diamond
hero, upon receiving his basket of roses,
set of dining room furniture, or what
not, TO strike out as rapidly as possible.
but Marty hunted and beat ii out.
The hit of Kavanaugh's was part Of
an attack which made the game certain
for Detroit in the very first inning. ,
lIeinie Schultz was the pitcher who was
hammered by the Tigers. lie was re-
moved in the first inning. and Warhop. .
who followed. worked in fine fashion.
But as the proverb says The broken
pitcher is often put In the stable after
the horse has been stolen"
King Cole took up the pitching burden
for New York. The low temperature IN
1uced a large number of people 10 see
certain humorous possibilities in the fact
hat Chill. an umpire. and Cole were both
n the game. but the Baseball Writers
Association, after brief conference, de-
,lded to taboo the coincidence.
Kavanaugh was not the only PLAYER
whose past was exposed during the af-
ernoon. Billy Murray. who was man
ger of the Phllies when Covaleski made
MS big league debut with that team. dis
,ussed the headwork Of the big Pole.
No" said Murray, "Covaleski was
never what I would call a student of
baseball. I remember in one of the first
Games he worked for me he took a long
although there was man on
irst base. and let the runner make an
easy steal of second. l mentioned the
matter TO him when he returned to the
bench. and he said: Why Mr.. Murray, l |
forgot all about that guy on base
Eddie Grant. Kitty Bransheld and Otto /
Knabe all took verbal crack at Coval- /
eski when they came in. but I stood UP
for him.
Lay of. Harry said. After this. /
when you have a man on base. Eddie. or /
you. Kitty, or otto you go out TO Coval- 4
csli and tell him about II. I'm not going
10 have any secrets I'm this club "
Hughie Jennings. manager Of the II
gers, had no secrets. either. He stood on
the coaching lines and shouted TO lis
men. telling them just where to put
their home runs and triples. Harry Fa-
81, ha
game. lie knew that he could not stand
by idly and watch the mastcation Of his
young grass without being moved TO in
tervention.
The first inning drew most Of the war
cries of Jennings. Bush banged double
10 centre field. and took third base when
Marty Kavanaugh hunted safely down
the third base line. Ty Cobb got
double on a hit TO left, which Walsh
could not quite reach, and Bush scored.
Sam Crawford's sacrifice fly 20 HartZcll
sent Kavanaugh over the plate. When
Schultz walked High. WARRIOR came IN
10 pitch. Burns brought Ty Cobb homo
with a long fly TO Walsh
Jimmy Walsh tripled in the latter half
OF the first. but there were two out and
ne was left NJ thlrd. MalScl : uouOIe III
The third was also wasted.
(Cole was chiefly responsible for the run
Which the Tigers made in the eighth. for
he passed Moriarity and then made
wild toss in trying to catch him off first.
4 sacrifice by Stanage and Bush's sin
sle brought Moriarity home. The Yam
kees showed fight in the eighth and ninth.
but Bush robbed Maisel OF hit in the
earlier inning. and Sam Crawford mis-
used Holden I'm the ninth by running far
back for his long drive.
Jennings says he Will use Covaleskl III
the first game OF the worlds series.
The score follows:
prTpo1T A l. NEW YORK A. L.