The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-31
TIGERS STILL
HAVE AN EDGE
Start Game Today With Series
Standing Two to
One

SAAA otAAf TOUR games nom the
lead and a game 10 the good In the
Boston series, the Tigers are not
discouraged by the loss OF Sundays
game. Any time the Tigers have
better than an even break with the
Red Sox to their credit they are
happy, although they realize that
they passed up a good chance TO
gain some more yesterday. The
pitching OF Mitchell Sunday Was an
utter failure, but II is not believed
that he has lost altogether the spec.
tac1lar form he showed IN the east.
Even II he has. the excellent work
OF Cunningham yesterday Offsets
Whites lapse. so far as the dope
Wis concerned. Not that II helps
any IN the standings at present. for
there wasn't q chance to 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
the game proceeded II Is probable
that Detroit could have given him
at least five runs, for there were
several chances 20 score lone tai
lies off Mays which were passed up
because II was necessary. in view
OF the Boston lead, TO play for a
flock OF TALES or none az all
Boland and James were the pitch
Ing stars OF Saturday. Bill perform
ed splendidly in the second game
and never was in danger OF defeat
Boland replaced Coveleskie, who
succumbed 20 the heat. and had
tough time getting away. Man
ager 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 70 hold the excel
lent lead given him. The winning
OF both games Saturday was a not
able triumph. for IL was the first
double header that Detroit has cap
tured this year.
Today it 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
like a fend against all sorts OF
pitching and fielding very well. in
deed, Is slated to again appear IN
right, thus keeping the old wreck
ing crew intact. IL the heat wave
continues as IL has. however. there
may be many suostitutions 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 IN
the last quarter.
The Tigers slaughtered all the
Boston pitching Saturday except
that presented by Foster, who arriV-
ed too late TO help. Boston did all
the heavy sticking Sunday. A sacrl'
sca. four singles and an error In the
second round gave the Red SoI four
runs. and two walks, three singles
and two thefts brought four more
In the fourth. The shortest Two
Dagger OF the year resulted in one
more tally in the nth. Scott hi
scandalous high fly and II came
down corkscrew fashion right over
the plate. Mckee missed IT. and the
ball rolled far enough 70 let scou
reach second. Two sacrifices orought
him home.
The Tigers got runs in the hrs'
and third, when Bush singled IN
each case. took second on The play
on Burns, and ran home on singles
hy Cobb. Ty had perfect day, and
Bush got three hits. Crawford so'
two and that was about the extent
OF Tiger batting.