The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-14
PITCHING DUEL
ON SKED TODAY
Mogridge or Shawkey to OPP
pose Best Tigers
Can Offer

While there has been no lack Of
! spectacular baseball at Navin field
for the past two weeks, something
unusually fine should be served up
this afternoon. For a pitcher, Man
ager Donovan, OF the Yanks. has a
twirler who has not been defeated
this year. and who has allowed but
one earned nun 20 be scored against
him. His name is Mogridge, and his
adherents assert that he really Is a
swell finger. Yankee camp follow
gets on the slab, the Tigers will see
some pitching OF the sort that they
have not witnessed for many days.
II might be that Shawkey will be
used today instead of Mogridge. be-
cause this Highlander has worked
we'll as 4 relief man against Detroit
II Donovan thinks Shawkey can win.
he may pitch him, and save Mog-
ridge for Cleveland.
Whatever sort OF pitching duel
Donovan is inviting Jennings 10.
Hughey promises 10 be we'll heeled
His surprising stunt in sending
Hamilton back a second time leaves
him Dubuc. Dauss, Cunningham and
perhaps Coveleskie available for
this afternoon. Dauss is the man
10 pitch this game, but Hughey may
have other ideas.
Hamilton pitched fine game OF
ball yesterday. Cullop was cred
tied with great work. but Hamilton
was his equal in every respect.
Neither pitcher went so we'll in the
later innings as in the earlier ones.
but still ii was a well-hurled contest.
The Tigers played plenty good
enough ball 10 win. and would have
won had not Cobb interfered with
Walters throw 10 catch Wit steal
ing, and made II necessary for
Umps Chill TO call Oscar out.
There was no scoring in the game
until the fifth inning. Up TO that
time, Hamilton did not allow a hit
Two had been scored OF Cullop and
both happened TO be doubles by
Burns down the left field foul line.
One presented fine scoring chance.
In the second veach had reached
first on an error, and Burns blow.
coming after Holman had lined TO
o. DnhnFT ~
only one out Young popped up
and Stanage was purposely passed.
This brought Hamilton up, and he
was called out on strikes This
saved Cullop for this inning, but
brought up Bush 10 lead of the
third There was lively interest in
how this strategy would work out,
but il developed that Cullop had
guessed right in passing a weak. but
sometimes obstreperous hitter like
Stanage. because in the third Bush.
Witt and Cobb were retired in order
on inheld plays.
The frst scoring was in the fifth.
when Peckinpaugh walked. went TO
second on Highs sacrifice, and
scored on Walters single to right.
The Tigers tied the count in the
sixth, when with two out, Veach
singled and Heilman doubled To
start the eight. Magee singled and
Gedeon doubled. Baker couldn't hit
the ball hard enough TO score Ma
gee on an inheld play. Bauman
batted for Pipp, and was purposely
passed. Peckinpaugh showed Magee
home with tap to Young. Charley
Mullin hit for High, and that was
where the game went blooey. He
tripled, and Gedeon and Bauman
registered.
The Tigers started rally In the
eight, and would have put across
three runs had not Witt been called
out for Cobb's interference, which
did not appear 70 be intentional.
Kavanagh started the ninth with a
double, but was stranded when
| Shawkey took the mound and
stopped Dubuc, Crawford and Bush.