The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-12
Whole Mound Staff In
Form; Three Ready
Today
DEFENSIVE WORK
is BRILLIANT
Veach Batting Star
Sunday; Yanks Easy
for Convey

With the home record now IL vic
tories In II games. and the winning
streak six games strong, the Tigers
are preparing TO clean up on the
Yanks. The first game is tucked
safely away, and the long.awaited
truce with the weather man has been
made. Wednesday provides an open
date, and all OF the present series
can be cared for without any hang.
overs unless the weather man turns
traitor. Following the Yanks come
| the Athletics. who are growing
| weaker each day. Even their big
man Myers seems 10 have blown.
for II is recorded of him that he has
shown nothing in his last two starts.
Meanwhile the Tigers are breezing
along. Crawford is rapidly return
ing 10 form, Harper will be back in
two weeks, and the rest OF the team
is in great shape. Right now every
member OF the pitching stan is avail
| able except Coveleskie. who flung
yesterday, and there isn't a chucker
on the bench but what should go in
and win, according to the June form
sheet. Reverses may come. but Tige
Is having happy time OF IL now.
There is no telling who will pitch
today. The food last week shook
up the pitching scheme for all the
clubs, and so many men are ready
that IL the managers desire 10 switch
TO new slabbing order, they can
easily do IT, Dauss wouldn't be
/ harmed by good workout today,
and he is expected by the strate-
gians- But Cunningham and Hamil-
ton need work. too, and the day
providing the sun holds OUTS ideal
! for them. Donovan thinks he will
\ shoot in Cullop, his left-hander. but
there will be no surprises IL Fisher
is his choice
There was plenty in the Sunday
/ game 10 please the huge Sabbath
! throng While the Tigers were hit
! ting. they punched their blows and
| got some runs, and their fielding was
superb. Detroit is now leading the
league in fielding as we'll as every
thing else except games won. and
Il is not surprising. for no better In
! fielding has ever been seen than
| that dished up by the local inner de-
/ Tense during the past two weeks
Coveleskie's pitching. yesterday.
was just as fine as that which Wash.
/ ington saw. The Pennant Pole al
lowed only five hits, and only one
inning saw more than one safe blow.
That was the fourth. when lusty
thumps by Gedeon and Peckinpaugh
saved the Yanks an inglorious shut
out. There wasn't a chance 20 beat
the sort OF twirling Harry served
Caldwell was good after he quit
growing the ball, and utilized his
splendid control TO give the Tigers
nothing but bad balls TO hit at. For
pitcher whose arm has gone back
on him as much as Caldwell's has
that sore OF pitching Is his only sal.
walton.
Veach was the hitting hero OF the
game. From the Tiger standpoint
the first inning was perfect. Bush
got on through an error. and Wit
singled. Cobb sacrificed, and then
Veach cleaned the sacks with a siz.
cling drive TO center. The second
vas about as good Witt singled
Cobb was safe on a poor play by
Peck. and another single by veach
scored Oscar and put Ty on third,
where he could score on Heilman s
drive. After that. the Tigers took
things easy. content with helping
Convey hold the foe down.
An unusual break came in the sec.
ond inning. With Cobb on third and
veach on first, Robert started 70
steal Nunamaker tried TO work the
old gag OF throwing TO the pitcher,
and catching the man on third on
the bag. or sliding into the plate.
Cobb saw the throw and Rugged
third, as he should. But Caldwell
let II get away. With Tyrus on the
hot corner. anything ike that usually
means a Georgian streak flashing
across the plate. II was Nunamak.
er's fortune. however. 10 have the
ball slip by Caldwell and take a per.
feet hop TO second, where IL arrived
In time for Gedeon 70 tag Veach