The Detroit times., 1916-05-06
SOUTHPAWS TO
MEET TODAY
Dope Has C0veleskie and Well
man On Mound This
Afternoon

A battle Of southpaws Is sched-
uled for this afternoon at Navin
field. II is whispered that Harry
Coveleskie will oppose Carl Well
man, and IL these two crooked arms
are right, u memorable dual may re-
suit. There Is a hunch afioat that
this will be o pretty good day to
get out to the park and see Q bali
game. II the Tigers should lose
again. they would 60 into q virtual
tie with ST. Louis for seventh place.
That possibility has them wild. The
loss Of i've consecutive games IL
bad enough. Yesterday they regain.
ed some OF their batting form, and
the manner in which the game slip
ped away from them has them raw
ing, Jennings is leading a club that
performs best under such circum-
stances. and while tho impetus of
Tige's toboggan ride may continue
TO drag him back, the gamble on q
great tatbest is we'll worth the price
Of ticket 10 the SHOW.
Yesterdays game was horror,
with the ninth inning responsible
for all the shivers, both peeving and
thrilling. Eddie Flank had . great
day. The veteran southpaw was pos
sessed with everything that he needs
to make him effective. For eight In
nings he allowed Detroit but one
run. aud that was chiefly the pres
ent of an outfielder who failed to
properly field q ny. The Tigers
worked hard on him, and aid get to
him In the ninth with one OF their
picturesque rallies. But there wasn't
chance To worry him before his
final frame.
Meanwhile the Tiger hurlers were
having q hard time. CunninghaH
wac scored upon twice In the first
inning, but a slow assist by He'll
man and a bunt that wasn't felded
because George slipped on the wet
grass, were responsible for the tai
lies. Cunningham had an uphill
fight all the way because his control
was shakey, but his work as a whole
was very effective. In the eighth,
Dalton was sent in 20 bat for him
with two out and Young on first,
and Boland replaced MIN.
Bernie continued to hold the
Browns IT. check, but ne was remov.
ed to allow Dubuc to ground out to
second.
Then came Bill James to the
mound and blooey went the game.
James had nothing, not even pres
ence Of mind. He walked Plank and
Shotten, and when johnson bunted
to him, ignored An easy force out
at third and threw low TO first, get
ting no one out and filling the bases.
He was very properly jerked and
McTigue sent In to take his place.
The southpaw had tough job ahead
of him. and the situation was too
much for him TO handle. although
his slips were not altogether unfor-
giveable. He started fine. making
both Crandell and Sisler force run
ners at the plate. With two out,
he wound up to pitch 70 Pratt. John
son. who was on third, doubled cross
ed Mac" and stole home, the other
runners advancing and making q
triple steal of II. That break cap
tured the pitchers angora He
walked Pratt and allowed Marsans
to plant . single in right that scored
two more runs. Boehlcr finished the
game and made Deal pep up.
Cobb tapped 10 Plank to start the
ninth. veach, Heilman and Burns
all singled In order. Young hoisted
q sacrifice fly. Crawford pitch hit
and his single scored the third run
Of the inning. With the tying run
on third and the winning run on
first. Bush bstted for Boehler and
walked. Then johnson threw out
Wit and the rally Wns pfpped