The Detroit times., 1916-07-31
TIGERS STILL
HAVE AN EDGE
Start Game Today With Series
Standing Two to
One

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lead and game 10 the good In the
! Boston series, the Tigers are not
discouraged by the loss OF Sunday $
game. Any time the Tigers have
better than an even break with the
Red Sox 10 their credit. they are
happy, although they realize that
they passed up good chance 10
gain some more yesterday. The
pitching OF Mitchell Sunday was an
utter failure. but IL is not believed
that he has lost altogether the spec.
isculsr form he showed In the east
Even II he has. the excellent work
OF Cunningham yesterday Offsets
Willie's lapse. so far as the dope
was concerned. Not that IL helps
any in the standings at present. for
there wasn't a chance 10 win after
Mitchell got through.
The second guess says that Gun
ningham would have won his game
had he started. for, while he was in
occasional holes. he improved as
he game proceeded. II is probab le
that Detroit could have given him
az least five runs. for there were
several chances 20 score lone tai.
lies Off Mays which were passed up
because IL was necessary. in view
OF the Boston head. TO play for a
dock OF tallies or none at all
Boland ard James were the pitch.
ing stars Of Saturday. Bill perform
"a splendidly IN the second game
and never was in danger OF defeat.
Boland replaced Coveleskie. who
=uccumbed 10 the heat. and had
= tough time getting away. Man
ger Jennings. however. viewed with
alarm the use OF many pitchers In
the present series, and stuck by
Bernie His guess was right, for
Boland was able 10 hold the excel
lent lead given him. The winning
OF both games Saturday was not.
able triumph. for II was the hrst
double header that Detroit has cap
tured this year.
Today II is expected that either
Ruth or Leonard. both OF whom
were pounded from the box Satur.
day. Will start for Boston. and Bo-
land or Dubuc will be the Tiger
choice. Probably Jean will mount
the slab. Crawford, who is hitting
ike a fend against all sorts OF
pitching and fielding very well. In
deed. Is slated 10 again appear IN
right, thus keeping the old wreck
ing crew intact. II the heat wave
continues as II has, however. there
may be many substitutions on both
sides, for the players are getting
wobbly. Few OF them have found
IL possible TO play all nine innings
without slowing up perceptaoly 10
the last quarter.
The Tigers slaughtered all the
Boston pitching Saturday except
that presented by Foster, who arriy-
ed too late 10 help. Boston DID al
the heavy sticking Sunday. A sacri-
hce. four singles and An error IN ne
second round gave the Red So1 four
runs, and two walks. three singles
ard two thefts brought four more
IN the fourth. The shortest TWO
Dagger Of the year resulted In one
more tally in the ntth. Scott hit a
scandalous high fly and II came
down corkscrew fashion right over
the plate Mckee missed IL. and me
ball rolled FAR enough 10 let Scott
reach second. Two sacrifices brought
him home.
The Tigers got runs in the hrs'
and third. when Bush singled IN
each case. took second on the play
., pprrx and ran home on singles
by Cobb Ty had a perfect day, and
Bush go; three hits. Crawford GOV
two. and that was about the extent
OF Tiger batting.