The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-12
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Today
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is BRILLIANT
Neach Batting Star
Sunday; Yanks Easy
for COvey

With the home record now Il VIC,
tories in IA games, and the winning
streak six games strong. the Tigers
are preparing 70 clean up on the
lanks The first game is tucked
safely away, and the long.awalted
truce with the weather man has oeen
made Wednesday provides an open
date, and all OF the present series
I 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 n 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 Coyeleskie, who flung
yesterday, and there isn't a chucker
on the bench but what should 20 in
and wiz, according TO the June form
sheet Reverses may come. bur Tige
is having a happy time OF II 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 70 switch
10 new slabbiug order. they can
easily do H. Dauss wouldn't be
harmed by a good workout today.
and he Is expected by the strare-
gians. But Cunningham and Hamil-
ton need work, too, and the day
providing the sun holds outs ideal
FOR them. Donovan thinks he viii
shoot in Culiop, his iett-hander, but
there will BE- no surprises il Fisher
( is his choice
There was plenty IN the Sunday
game 20 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
I. league in fielding as well as every.
thing else except games won. and
f. 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 Tho Penna7t Pole al
lowed only Ave hits. and only one
inning saw more than one safe blow
That vas the fourth, when lusty
thumps by Gedeon and Pecklnpaugh
saved the Yanks an inglorious shut.
| ont. There wasn't chance 70 beat
( the sort % twirliug Harry served
/ Caldwell was good after he quit
+ growing the ball and utilized his
/ splendid control 70 give the Tigers
! nothing but bad balls 20 HIT az. For
a pitcher whose arm has gone back
on him as much as CaldwelTs has
that sore Of pitching Il his only -al
walton.
Veach was the hitting hero OF the
game From the Tiger standpoint
the first inning was perfect Bust
got on through an error, and VIZ
singled. Cobb sacrificed. and ther
Vesch cleaned the sacks with a liz
cling drive 70 center. The SECOND
was about as good Wit singled
Cobb was safe on a poor play b.
Peck, and another single By Veaci
scored Oscar and put Ty on third
whore he could score on Heilman
drive After that, the Tigers tool
things easy, content with helpinJ
, Coyey hold the foe down.
An unusual break came in the sec
ond inning With Cobb on third an,
Veach on first, Robert started Il
steal. Nuuamaker tried 10 work n,
old gag Of throwing 20 the pitcher
and catching the man on third Of
the bag. or sliding into the plate
Cobb saw the throw and nugget
third. as he should But Caldwell
LEI II get away. With Tyrus on tn,
hot corner. anything Ike that usual.
means a Georgian streak hashinI
across the plate IL was Nunamak
er's fortune, however. 20 have ID,
ball slip by Caldwell and take a per
feet hop 10 second. where II arrived
IN time for Gedeon 10 tag veach.