The Washington times., 1925-07-16
COVEY THINKS
HE'S READY
FOR MORE
Rip Collins outpitches Ruether
and Griffs Fall Be-
fore Tigers
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER

DETROIT, July 16.-For to-
days second game of the series
with Ty Cobbs' Jungle Cats,
Bucky Harris may send Stanley
CoveIeskie back to the mound.
The Silent Pole, who came here
ahead Of the team from st. Louis,
says he Is ready, and today is his
turn, anyway. Harris had planned
giving him an extra days rest,
and may yet, calling upon Ogden
to do something besides adorn the
bench. Cobb is expected to use
Whitehill. Stoner or Holloway.
He shufhes up his pitchers so
much that nobody hazards guess
TO his final selection any more.
The world champions lost theii
first game here, 5 to 2, largely
because they could not hit Rip
Collins at the right time. Ruether's
wildness also figured in the defeat,
two of the Tigers scoring. reaching
first base on free tickets. Everstt
Scott tore loose one of his wild
pegs, letting in a third run. 1t
certainly was not a nice day for
the slumping Griffmen.
Haney's single and steal, opening
the game, became a run when
Cobb bounced single over Rueth-
er's head into center field. The
champs tied 1t up in the second
when Bluege singled to right and
went all the way around on Scott's
double down the left field line.
Cobb led off in the fourth with
a pass and scored from first when
Blue doubled to the corner In left
field. That put the Tigers ahead
and they ronped away with the
victory in the fifth.
RuetI1er passed Haney to start
the fifth and FothergiIPs hot shot
through BIuege sent him to Sec
Ond. Cobb doubled to the lumber
yard in left field, scoring both
men ahead of him.
Scott took GosIin's return throw
and, for some unknown reason,
hurled it into right field. That let
Cobb score, waving his cap and
showing his bald dome. The Tigers
scored no more, but they had
enough runs to win behind the
Woodworking Collins.
The champs fooled two fine
chances in the sixth and seventh.
In the sixth Harris and Rice singled
to left. Goslin tried with all his
might to kill the ball and struck
out. Judge sI1ied to Cobb. bit be-
fore Bluege walked, Harris and
Rice worked a double steal. That
probably induced the free ticket
to Bluege, filling the corners. A
hit meant two runs and untold pos
abilities. but SCOTS best was
sailer out to Cobb.
In the seventh Ruether plast-
cred two Dagger up against the
center field wall with one down
and McNeeIy followed with a
sweet single to CENTER. BuCky
Harris merely rolled into. double
play, snuffing out his teams
chances.
Goslin got his lone hit in the
eighth with one down. 1t was a
terrific drive back at Rip Collins.
striking him on the neck and
bounding away off toward right
field. Collins was severely shocked
but he insisted on finishing the
contest and did. doing a good job
of it, too.
Cobbs hitting was the one real
feature of the combat. The old
man walked once, but hit safely on
his other three trips to the pan.
He singled to- center and poked
doubles down each foul line. He
scored two of his teams five runs,
all in all having a good day.
Memo I,eibOld bec9ma too ear
splitting with his remarks from the
bench and Umpire Moriarty chased
him in the ninth. giving the midget
CT On the ShnurarS