The Detroit times., 1915-05-22
May Reach Top Today
if Yanks and SOX
Tumble
WIND IS BLAMED
COR WEIRD CANE
Nobody Could II a Y
Much Real Ball ard
Nobody Did
BY HARoLD =. WILCOX


The Tigers m.En have been H
nrst place today HAD ,1ry u.er
tao bis end OF The score IN ,he tr,-s
contest IN which they engaged l.r
Athletic YESTERDAY ,Eey woul- at
back IN the lead. ius cad ui -rr prr
dlcamcrlt IN Whtch they noR aaf
themselves. said prcdlcsmear as E-
THIRD place IN the league >ta0dpe
There h. a single p.t az Coa-oia
ton. however. Certain comulra sons
O. circumstances can pa aHy 70.
three teams on Top todsy and h'
troit Is one OF the favored trlo 3.
both New York aud Chicago shoU.t
lose. the Jungaloers should come to
their senses and make hay HHiie
the sun shine SUNDAY morn'n-
would find Jennings back IN the Ole
to- story again enjoying pleas.ne
panorama
IL Chicago should lose 70 ths Red
SoN. the first division would be- 81
closely punched that biz of smut
fing might send team from nrs'
10 fourth place In a DAY Is
great race. anyway, AID B.ll Bono
van still leads the three iaVoriies
II should be prominently mentioned
that Clarence Rowland has put nc
White Sox In second place The
busher is making good wiki ven.
geance.
Those romantic souls who can
lear back and dream OF the o!u days
back at Perkins Corners when coun
tryside teams engaged in r'o;ous
combat, when bat one umpire vas
LEGAL. when any hall 10 the oqthe.a
was a single and likely 10 be worth
more and any grounder was almost
as GOOD. when runs came thick ans
Snst and the fortunes of the team
vavered. wigwagged and changed
eauently--those old buffers lad a
fne time yesterday az Sav.n field
For they could dream OF them hap
~ days" to their hearts contents
and then open their eyes and SEQ
their Who'll. reminiso eare re-enactel
n their presence
YESTERDAYS game was = typical
rural contest, except Tor The lacl
that nobody present lost a conseF'a.
tive neutrality The Illness o. lvi5n.
nan Mulianey compelled Billy Evans
10 umpire the contest al by LIS
ZONES ONE. and that gave tn rura!
atmosphere al the start The neV
anu highly press sgented uniforms
OF tie Athletics also featured N The
rustic aura that enyeloped tn park.
Something rare and enhancing was
expected OF Connie Mack when be
finally broke away from those color
less buds that made his champion
look like garage helpe tor many
years. but much cannot be handed
HIM on the change II IL an improve.
,aent, but the light sreenish gray
and the green stripe together with
tho new cap affected by tho Fhla
ds,ph!ans. are a disappointment
II is hard TO pick out any one
thing and say that ~ was uhat
was the matter with tne Same fs--
terday Probably the safest things
70 abuse would 10 the high Mid
which blew over the field. and which
seemed To develop into gale
ur in the REGIONS whore IS balls
roam II n hadn't been for tho Wind
there Is no reason 20 believe ths'
there would not have been a real
ball game
The Athletics started ont win
three runs and Ave hits. one ~ them
double. There wasn'' binglo in
the whole batch that sho1ldu't have
Been an easy put ont Ru, the guil.
" wind PLAYED antics with the ball
IL mid air. and the outhelders seem.
ef 10 have no idea where The bali
was going TO drop After a trial or
two they played safe. taking All
short flies IN the FIRST bounce A.
nice easy A. was COON for % SINGLE
Any pop that bounded badly went
for extra bases That explains tho
heavy hitting the box score records
Frequently runners aid not advance
nt all on singles not know ln. lust