The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-26

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~ carefully surveys the OBJ
gtacles that lie in, his path and. Civ.
ing all due consideration to them.
reduces his task to q mere mathe
NAUTICAL problem. which, when
worked out. shows that the Tigers
should be in front at the end.
We have almost completed our
work against the western teams, !"
says Ty, ''but we have two more
sets to play with each Of the east.
ern teams. On the other hand
the Yankees are about through
with the eastern clubs, but have
two series to play with the western
contingent.
These intersectiOnal clashes
favor us. We will have broken
east to oppose while the Yankees
will have an improved west.
Now that Boston and Washington
have cracked, they should be
easier to beat in the future than
they were in the past. But the
Yanks have few games with
them. while we have many.
1.-THE western teams are getting
stronger every day We are prac.
ucally through with them, while
the Yankees have many contests
70 play yet with the stronger
west. It is in the intersectional
clashes that / figure we must win.
since It is apparent that the
New York team is, not as strong
as It was, that the Tigers are
stronger, that the east is weaker
and the west stronger it appears
plain that in each OF the inter.
sectional sets of games we should
gain game on the Yanks.
AS we meet each OF the east
ern teams twice more and the
ranks meets each west team twice
more it would appear. assuning
that my estimate Of the Strength
q the two divisions is approx.
mately accurate, that we should
gain eight games in this wav.
In the fntersectional clashes. we.
should be, ahead Of the Yanks Nv
Six games net. Then, assnnnin.,
Inat IN the games between the
Ilgers and Yankees we do no bet.
ter than break even we should still
lead by four games.
'This does not take into RON.
sideratiOm what the Tigers may
do against the western teams nr
what the Yankees NAV m WIFI
tile eastern teams IN the, few re.
naming games. It Is fair Il,
suppose that the Tigers win do as
wen with the West as the Yanks
40 WOth the East. IL that Is true
we should still lead with four
games to the good"
Every man on the club is as con.
Mdent as the fiery leader that fha
Tigers viii come into the pennanr
TINS year. There is no longer anv
indifference shown by the PLAYERS
They are all fighting mad and filIa1
with more pep" ana Confidence
than any other Tiger team has
shown in dozen seasons,
Ihe fellows have got to that
point where they bawi each other
head plays" says Larry woodaII
When you find a bali club 6oi,c
that you will find a good BAH cI1S
and one that is desperately sincere
It is the fighting spirit that will
win and the attitude Of players to
one another keeps the whole crowd
on the jump and alert
This is true. There has neve,
peen time when the club fought
90 hard for victory and suffered 81
much in defeat. They are wild to
win and refuse to believe thew ere
not going to win the pennant.
Because he believed the nlavers
should have their minds on tna
game the whole time. Ty has OF
dered card playing to cease. For.
1perly the boys killed their idle
time counting the goddess OF
chance. This took their minds OFF
their business. Every man gave
up his card playing without a word
OF protest II talking and think.
! ing baseball all their waking hours
will enhance their chances for =
pennant all hands are anxious to
do that. For the most part thew
have. even given up theaters.
ABOUT all they do when not ON
the ball field Is talk baseball, Dlan
Tor the future games and anaIyze
the games that they have PLAYED.
with the idea; of prOfiting 81 aIIy
mistakes that might have been
made.
IN ADDITION to the lofty ambition
and the wonderful morale of the
team the physical condition is good.
They have an abundance OF reliable
pitchers: Good pitching has been
the rule. An occasional costly
error or weak hitting has cost most
OF the games. The club batting
now is improving. The slumps that
Were had by Harry Heilmann and
Heinie Manush are being overcome.
Cobb himself is setting a wonderful
pace for his men and they are re.
spending to his challenge and irving
to follow his pace. Ty and the
whole club are noted for their fast
finishes. Al finish like they made