The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-24

on him continuously as cid johnson
but for fifteen years he had been
almost as useful to the Detroit
Tigers as was johnson to Washing
ton. His name-George DauSs, OF
Indianapolis.
Manager George Moriarty Of the
Detroit Tigers will tell you that
had Dauss been available for reg
ular work last season his club
would have won at least fifteen
more games. Dauss, in top form,
probably would have saved that
many as pinch hitter.
As a matter Of fact the season
of 1926 really marked the end Of
George DaUss as a big league
picthing star. Illness early put
him out of the running and UNI
fortunately he failed to regain his
health and was unable to pitch a
single game for the Tigers in ~.
TN the passing OF George Dauss
4 from baseball, baseball loses u
pitcher who, while not the equal Of
johnson in natural ability, was one
of the games greatest. There was
never a fined character, a man of
better ideals, connected with base
ball than George Dauss.
George Dauss began his profess
sional career back in 1909. This
season would have been his twen-
tieth. He joined Detroit in 1912 and
had spent sixteen years, his entire
major league career, with that club.
His greatest year was in 1915, when
he won % games while losing 10.
In 1918, Just five years later, he had
his second best year. with 20 victor
les against just half as many de-
feats. His good luck appeared to be
five years apart, as he had his
third best year in 1923, q wins and
IS defeats. In twelve of the years
spent in the big show he had an
average of 500 or better.
A pitcher who has spent fifteen
years with so great team as the
Detroit Tigers. featuring the ire
pressibIe Ty Cobb, naturally has
run the gamut of emotions. Ono
day early last spring, while sitting
on the Detroit bench discussing
the old days with Dauss, asked
him what he regarded as the big
gest thrill Of his career.
"NNE week before the close Of
" the 1915 season I beat Boston,
to /, and that game stands out
above all other games 1 ever
pitched.
when we arrived in Boston for
this series of four games we were
trailing by one full game. Boston
was in first place. We had q chance
for the pennant and felt that we
would win the flag if we could take
the series.
IT pitched the opening game Of
the series. George Foster started
against me. 1 never have been in a
game where the feeling was so bitter
and the rivalry so intense. pitched
as I never pitched before, and every
inning brought some new incident
of thrilling nature.
II II n
'DetrOit knocked out Foster in
the fifth or sixth inning and Mays
finished. But even with the long
lead we had I kept bearing down.
A FTER the game the police es-
IN corted Ty Cobb from the
field. We all ducked for cover. By
winning we tied Boston for the
league lead and the fans were OH
us when the ninth inning ended.
"The following day Boston beat
Bill James and in the third game
Harry CoveleSkie and Ernie Shore
hooked up in a pitching duel that
Boston won,
IT was sent back in the fourth
game and had Boston beaten ? to
l until the last inning, when Bos-
ton scored two runs and beat us,
3 to-.
"This last game should have
been the most exciting, on the
face OF the score, but it wasn't,
for Boston started the game lead
ing us by two full games and we
could not tie them for the lead, no
matter what happened. The eX-
citement had subsidized. Boston
had the series and the pennant."