The Detroit times., 1916-06-01
CHANCE TO Win
SERIES TODAY
Tigers Can Get In Good Posi-
ton To Meet East BY
Beating SOx Again

The Tigers this afternoon will
battle for an advanced trench In the
path of the first eastern invasion
! OF the west. The invasion starts
Saturday, with Washington the first
club 10 call on Tige. BY winning
yesterday. Detroit slipped past Chi
csgo in the standings, but slip to-
day would drop the Tigers back
again in sixth place. Victory would
give our side full game and a
half advantage, and make the rec
ord AT home six victories OF eight
games. That could we'll be con.
strued as a young winning streak.
Cunningham is slated 10 work
again today. Dubuc also is ready,
but Jean is still considered goo,
man TO work against Washington,
and it is likely that he will be sent
against the Nationals. Saturday
Coveleskie and Dauss then can nm
ish the series and work against
DoctOls anu IL
wishes TO spare Dsuss TO open and
close the series with the Red Sox
Hamilton will be available for
Sunday or Monday game.
Cunningham has pitched only one
game against Chicago. II was his
first game in the major leagues. and
a combination Of wildness, hits and
poor support gave him bad start.
The next week he won his game
against Cleveland and established
himself as a regular. Cunningham
is a hot weather pitcher. but il haa
Seen his misfortune TO be called
upon almost invariably this spring
To pitch In rain or in a raw wind
Even when the day has started fine
the clouds have rolled up and the
rain cut loose the moment he TOOK
the slab. As these lines are writ
ten, the outlook for an ideal Gun
ningham afternoon is bright. but the
fact that the spitball lad is on the
program should be kept secret from
the weather man.
Changes in the Tiger lineup TO-DAY
are not probable. Heilman's hitting |
undoubtedly will hold him in right. |
although Crawford got out yester |
day and practiced bit. Sam has
been far from well, and he will not
do more than pinch-hit until he has
worked out few days. Holman |
showed some dazzling speed on the
bases yesterday, and there is now a
hope that he will yet show the same
improvement in the outfield that he
has on the paths.
Had Eddie Collins been able TO
hit the ball yesterday. the Tigers
would have never been able 10 win
that to 4 game. Dauss was hit
hard Fourteen safe blows were
scored of him. and included were
three doubles and triple. In three
innings three hits were punched
Jackson had a perfect day and !
Weaver did nearly as well with |
three blows. Schalk. who is usually |
a deadly pinch-hitter in Detroit !
also came through with two blows |
But as rule, Collins came up in
the real pinches, and Eddie was
easy for Dauss
The Tigers did not do nearly SO
well on totals. but they took ad.
vantage OF Danforth's wild streak,
and won a neat victory. They laid
for Danforth from the start OF the
game. Evidently under orders.
every batter insisted on working for
base on balls. The policy didn't
get them anything until the fifth
inning. then Dauss. Cobb and Veach
walked. Bush singled and Heilman
tripled All this was worth four
runs. In the next inning Young
doubled and Stanage sacrificed
Danforth got wild with Dauss and
Wolfgang replaced him. Dauss
raped the FIRST ball pitched clean
over the fence into Cherry-st. and
added two runs. In the eighth
Stanage doubled, Dauss singled and
so did Witt. scoring another run.
The funniest incident Of tho game
was when Cobb was hit on the
ankle by a pitched ball He limped
to first and promptly stole second.
Cookingham. the Kazoo Normal
southpaw. who Is TO be given a
trial by Detroit, Is In town and IL
working out. He Ia chaperoned by
Coach Spalding. OF the Normal, who
is taking advantage OF an oppor.
tunity 10 watch the Chicago series