The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-17
Donovan Given Con-
test BY Error Fest
In Eighth
GET FOUR RUNS
WITHOUT A HIT
Dauss Wild, But Gives
But One Earned
Tally
BY HAROLD Y. WILCOX.

In the words OF Laura Jean Lib.
beys immortal line, the Tigers are
more TO De piticd than scorned
for thu fiasco into which they turned
a splendid bail game yesterday II
10 just ard proper that something
unusual be introduced into a Sunday
contest, for that is what plcascs the
fans. But nothing Hike the eighth
round 90 the Donovan day bout Is
legitimate That sort OF thing Is
amusing N an exhibition game with
the Chlans from Cincinnati, but not
In championship contest.
II the league standing did not say
something about Is games won and
bur / lost-just The reverse OF what
WAS expected month ago-some
queries addressed TO Mr.. jennings
relative 20 the merits OF his BAH
club might be IN order Jennings
has corking good team. however.
and the things that happened yester.
day was just the momeutary loss OF
seltconirul thai occasionally shakes
up the best OF folks The blow up
happened al a-costly time. ana Il
lost very necessary game. from "A
pcnnant standpoint, bur the pTinci-
pies therein were DOME Bush, pre-,
mler shortstop of the circuit. Del
Baker. newly discovered Arst string
catcher George Dauss. who leads
the American league hurlcrs this
year, and Oscar Vitt. emergency man
dc luxe This quartet has a perfect
right to ayiate and be forgiven
once In while.
The inning in which occurred the
things to which the foregoing com
ment pertains is recorded in detail
elsewhere on this page. with II Is
stuck on by Itself. the tale OF fair
ly interesting contest can be writ
ten
After some / 600 fans had brayed
the storms OF the day To pay HON.
age 20 Blll Donovan and after Smil-
ing william had been made the re-.
cipient OF an ovation and some jew
elry. including loving cup Uauss
went to the mound for the purpose
az hurting his seventh consecutive
victory Hc was opposed by Marty
Hale. who ,oted a horseshoe IN
each pocket and had rabbit foot
hung around bis neck
Dauss was Wild n. the getaway
md therein l}os The secret OF His
defeat tie had a lot on the ball
cd himself into holes and kcput his
cCmpatfiOts on ncttlCg Maisel
walked % start tho game. and after
TAX ne second on Pcckupaugh out.
registered on smashing double by
High. who thus responded TO an eva.
tion given him by the stands Pipp
got great greeting, TOO, but Dauss
: tossed him out In the second inn
ing. nauss again walked the first.
Old Man HartzcIl being the recipient
Of this favor He was forced at sec
ond. but Boone, who replaced him
on the paths. stole and scored on
Sweeney a single 10 right. This was
the FIRST 81 three hiugles by the
catcher during the day That ended
the Yankee scoring until the eighth,
when four runs were added without
the aid OF n hit
The Tigers did not feel moved TO
disturb MciIale until the fourth. The
Yankee twirlcr was lobbing the ball
over. taking splitter and heaving
them wide Of the plate. but h. seem
cd to get away with thot sort oi
thing without difficulty. Cobb did
double of him in the fourth, and
veach sent home the Georgian after
era wford performed his new found
task Of grounding out to first That
was SANS stunt thrice yesterday
pipp slipped on u throw TO McHale,
who was covering the bag, in the
nth. and Young got on. taking sec
ond. Baker sacrificed neatly, and
Dauss came through with splendid
sacrifice fly, tleing the score.
The rest OF the contest was on
even terms. except the blooming
eighth. Dauss worked we'll, and Nc
Hale. for some unknown reason, es-
capped n bombardment.
There Is no question about Dono-
van having ball team this year
According 10 the advance notices.
tho Yankees ere looking like first
division club aud playing like one.