New-York tribune., 1917-06-01
Southpaw Of Tigers Puzzle.
Yanks-Miller Makes a
Great Catch
By W. J. MACBETH

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Riu Donovan's Yankees got back
home yesterday and found no more
trouble awaiting them than farmer
one time after his first visit to the city
: Everything vas all right with the
farmer; but in his absence the barn,
with ali his implements and stock, had
/ been DESTROYED by lightning, his wife
had run away with the hired man ana
| a houseful of kids had the measles.
/ The Yankees were intact, but hugh
/ Jennings and his Tigers were camping
on the doorstep. The score was 10 q.
Having to break out in a regular rasn
| Of success. Of course. Jennings selected
l Donovan as a comforter. New York
was put IN the American League TO
keep Detroit from falling out. Every
time things get so bad with Jennings
that they cannot possibly get worse
either he traipses to New York or the
/ Yankees traipse to Detroit, and then
Hughie is able 20 start all over IN the
right direction. There is suspicion
abroad that Hugh has a bosom friend
on the schedule committee.
\ Day of Triumph
Yesterday was indeed day Of tri-
umph for the mewing and hide-bound
Felines. as the action developed a
couple of seasons records for the tribe.
First off il was the third consecutive
win of The year for Detroit, all the
earlier winning streaks having been
abbreviated at two. IL was Detroit s
second shut-out victory, and, strangely
enough, Willie Mitchell, the southpaw
who turned tho trick against Caldwell,
won the other when he BANKED the
White Sox.
Certainly Ray Caldwell pitched. He's
the only tosser on Donovan's stan that
rarely gets the encouragement or a
run. II was lust his luck TO bump into
Mitchell on one of Willie's best days.
Willie is either very good or very bad
| When he can't hang up a shut-out IN
variably he is shelicd Off the hill IN a
hurry. lie ofon'J seem to have great
deal Yesterday, but when a good pitcher
can fool the critics in the stand ne
generally can fool the batters, too.
Caldwell himself has seen many
better day when he lost. Certainly ne
did not deserve 10 win. lie was az
rectly responsible for both OF De
troit's runs. He practically forced the
first one on the Tigers with a couple
Of poorly placed bases on balls; nc
tossed off the second by pitching 70 d
batter before Maisel got back to MS
position.
There were several other times when
Sims wits seemed to be wool-gather
ing. as. for instance. when he handed
Pen Young a base hit through failure
to cover first when Pip was draw
by a grounder too far from his base
to make the play single-handed. Al
another time Caldwell overlooked al
easy double play, though neither of the
bones" was damaging.
Only twice during the afternoon die
Yankee runner get past second base
; ard only one had a chance 10 score
Elmer Miller, who played an otherwis'
faultless game in left field for th'
Fugiliers, made one fatal mistake thai
may or may not have decided the issue
lie failed to hit the dirt coming into
the plate from second IN the tourtf
! inning on Aragon's clean single to Hell
|, man.
Fails TO Slide
The Detroit right fielder was forced
TO make the play from an awkward
} position and his throw which travelled
a couple OF yards TO the third base side
|, Of the plate bounded so high that
Spencer never could have made tho
play for slide. As 1t was, he Just
managed 10 tag Elmer on the shoulder
. as he sped past foot from the wait
: ing ball. Be il remembered that Mr.
Mitchell IL a fighty southpaw. A
knotted count at that moment migh'
have had ii verv depressing effect
Mitchell outpitched Caldwell lie al
lowed only seven hits, as against eign'
Off Caldwell. He famed four, includ
ing the mighty Walter Pipp on one
particularly ticklish occasion. Ant
while Mitchell handed out only a couple
Of masses 10 CaldweiIs four, he wa
particular tc "hard-boil egg the bat
ters when there was none out. II
short. Mitchell was better IN th'
pinches. and therein lies the answer.
Caldwell's lack OF control eventuaIl
proved his undoing. Bobby Neaci
drew the first pass 10 start the secoh'
inning and Heilman singled. Burn'
sacrificed. Witt also walked, hlllnl
the bases. When Spencer rolled slo"
ly to Peckinpaugh. Witt was forced al
second. but Veach tailed on the play.
Veach opened the sixth with mi
and Heiiman walked. Miller raced tt
The fence twenty feet beyond the chal'
line for fine catch of George Burns
foul. Witt flied short to HendryX .,
Caldwell might have pulled through
easily enough had he not pitched 70
Snencer before Maisel got back to his
patrol after trying to sneak in behind
Veach al second. Old Tub" rolled a
law grounder right through the spot
where Maisel should have stood in po-
sition. The hit scored Veach with the
second and last run of the game.
Good Throw by Walters
The rest OF the way Detroit was not
particularly bothersome. Young, who
4 SINGLED with one out in the first, was
caught city block By Walters when
ne tried TO steal. The same thing hap
pened in the fifth after CaldwelFs iail-
ure TO cover first had presented Yep
with single.
The indeld singles of Hei man and
W.T. were sandwiched round Burns
second sacrifice in the fourth. Spen-
Ger rolled weakly to Caldwell. lheh
Peckinpaugh went back on the grass
for a wicked clip from Mitchell and
saved the day with wonderful throw.
Bush walked to start the seventh ou1