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SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY, GATH ' ’RED FOR THE DETROIT TIMES
GOODE’S FATAL MUFF SETS
MARK IN PICTURESQUENESS
By PAUL H. BRUSKE.
FV>r Uve long years the writer has
tarried- in memory certain muff
made by Charlie Hemphill in the ninth
• tuning of a game with Ht. I»uls which.
? waning with two out, enabled the Tig
er* to fnatchm game from the tire.
L * Thu Hemphill stunt was performed
on *o easy -a chance and in such a
picturesquely nonchalant manner aa
to. make tt Incredible that the feat
could ever be equalled.
But time and the law of chance
will do wonders.
Yesterday’s feature play by Mr.
Goode has displaced the Hemp
hill effort In weirdness and now
* stands on a pedastal of memory
4 all by itself. It was indeed the
' weirdest thing the big league dia*
• monds have seen in recent years.
Pieture* ilte scene!
Two runs in, two men out, runners
on second and third. Jones takes his
place at bat and (loodo Is motioned
In by Bradley till he stands right
back of the shortstop. Jones pops up
u little fly. Bradley could have hand
led It. It would have been peaches
and cream for Perrtng. For either of
these to grab It would have made nec
essary a disturbance In the pose of
Mr. Ooode, however, for he was camp
ed so squarely under It that he hard
ly needed to take a step. Hands out
spread he presented a position of
beautiful symmetry ami poise. The
ball descended, Ooode made a graceful
clutch and then the transformation!
The sphere bounced out of Goode’s
hands to the ground and the crowd
lifted up a mighty yell.
The runners had Btarted with tho
crack of the bat but Ooode still had an
excellent chance for a play at tho
plate. On hands and knees he endeav
ored to plot up the ball whjch seem
ed suddenly to bocome endowed with
life. Every time ho would grab it it
would wriggle out of his hands again
like a thing possessed. Not until the
second runner was over the pan and
Jones the man who hit It, was roost
ing on second did Goodo finally choke
the Bphere into submission.
A great guffaw rent the air. Bound
second base Lajoie enveloped himself
in a cloud of epithets, some French,
others Intensely American. On tho
Detroit bench a gleeful mob slapped
each other on the back and shook
hands on the completion of tho losing
streak of the team. Another hit and
another run scored, mnklng the total
of the inning five, three of which
VETERAN SKIPPERS
SWAP OLD YARNS
By GROVER FARNSWORTH.
On© of the features of tho D. T. C.
swcepat&kea regatta which escapes
the attention of the casual spectator
is th« Jack that ca<-U y ear lt ,s t “ nd *
ing word hO.ll piore to sen’© as a re
union of the “old salts." who have
made I,ake St. Clair their summer
playground for so many years tu the
past. Now time nml more close at
tentlon to business interests have
caifteff’tlKmi to Rive up the moro ac
tiv<n>«Tt of the yachting game. Yes
terday there was a conspicuous num
ber-of-these “good old tars" in tho
make-up of the rocking ohalr branch
of the yachting fans. To them yester
day's strong wind was the same wind
that blew their own boat a victor
across the finish a few years ago. To
“Alex” Mcl.eoil. the hero of many a
grand "luffing match.” It was the
1 name pressure; —b**Mwd tl>«—-hUlowa.".
which ruffed up the lake when the
Cadillac and the Detroit left the rest
of the fleet "hull down" in 1901.
"And it was the same which blew
me down to ‘the bay’ in 1904." said
John Dexter, who for the first sea
For the Statistical Fiend
DETROIT.
▲B R H O A E
Mclntyre. It S 1 0 4 0 0
Schaefer. «i 4 1 1 2 S 0
Jon«B. cf 4 1 0 3 0 0
Cobb, rs 4 0 2 3 0 0
HJtWMunan. lb 4 0 1 * 1 •>
Schmidt, c 8 J 1 4 o <>
i Cough Mn, lb r....... 3 0 0 1 1 1
Perry, lb 0 0 0 0 1 0
Downs. 2b 3 1 2 1 2 0
Dodotot, p- rwri.»...! 0 0 2 0 II
Totals 2# 6 7 2T H J
CLEVELAND.
AB R H O A E !
Ooode It R 0 1 4 0 1 j
Bradley, Sb 6 1 2 1 3 01
flirt rs 4 1 1 0 0 rtl
S ftsjole. Ib ....... T 0 1 4 2 IF
15* ? 2
£cnd. c * o 0 1 0 0
Birmingham, of 3 0 o 2 0 0
Perrlng, SS 4 0 1 1 2 0
Berger, p > 5 ® 0 2 $
Byatt. p.............l 0 0 0 2 0
I* ' Totals 36 8 8 14 12 1
1 28456789 R
I Detroit 0 0005000 *— 5
I Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0—
Iftte —Ofl tferger. 7 In 5 Innings; oft
' Rvan. 0 In 3 Innings. Two-base hit*—
Schaefer, RoMtnan, Hohtnidt. Down*.
Jhree-basa hits—Ooodr, Flick. Sacrifice
Its —tumovan 2. -First bean on ball*—
I By Donovan 8. by Berger 1. First ba*s
r~on error* —Detroit 1. Cleveland L. Left
I oh ba*e* —Detroit 3. Cleveland 0. Struck
i eut —By Donovan 5. by Berger 3. Time
fc—4:Bs. Umpires—Egan and Rherldnn.
8, Attendance — 3,267.
THE BIQ LEAGUE RACES AT A GLANCE
AMERICAN LEAGUE
ITAXDINO,
W. 1m Pc.L w. L Pot.
f>«4**t< . HP 49 .&*« Athletic* 4h Cn .•»*
Chkaro. «s 52 .557 Ronton.. f.4 44 .447
AtnEoJli «7 tt .542 Wash* on 60 44 .411
CI«*»1» <1 «7 54 JH New T k 39 II .116
THterlar’* HfinK*.
fVtrolt ». Cleveland I.
Ctrfeago 4. lit Louie 1.
Washington L Boeton 3.
Philadelphia 5. New York t.
Ted ay's daaiee.
Cleveland at Detroit.
* Philadelphia at Net* York,
j CJUaago at *t. Louie. ✓ %
Boston *t Washtngto*.
liftrs Mem? tie Sox Is
Rials in the lina! Sprint
By the virtue of their defeat of
the St. Louis Browns yesterday,
the Chicago Whitesox step up into
second position, and must be re
garded as the most dangerous riv
als of the Tigers for today, at
least.
The Sox are welcomed by the
Tigers, for there is no team in
the league which Jennings’ men
fear less. Had It been the Naps
who had stepped into that second
place there would indeed be ap
prehension in Tigertown
The Tigers themselves feel
greatly relieved over tn« first vic
tory they have won In seven
games and believe that It pre
sages a run of better luck.
Wild Bill Donovan is the man
who gets the lion’s share of the
credit and It Is not the first time
that his timely pitching has en
abled the Tigers to pull up and
sand the slide. The Tigers al
ways play their best ball with Bill
on the slab and the*" opposing
pitcher usually gets well bumped,
regardless of reputation or p„st
feats.
To many It Is a matter of sur
prise that Manager Jennings so
long delayed the debut of his star
fllnger.
should never have crossed the pan.
As It turned out, the muff was the
one element which enabled the Tigers
to win out in the end, though Just
how much of the Cleveland batting
that rame In the closing stages was
due to tjie let-down of BUI Donovan,
pitching his typical sort of ball when
well ahead, remains undetermined.
Oh, It was a wonderful play which
Mr. Goode turned off, all right, all
right! PERHAPS SOME OF US
WILL SEE ITS LIKE IN THE BIG
LEAGUE AGAIN. AGAIN. PERHAPS
WE WON'T.
Nor was the Goode muff the only ac
cident by which the Tigers profited
during the day.
The first one occurred at morning
practloe when, as the result of wbat
turns out to have been an accidental
ly-thrown ball, O'Leary and Summers
exchanged some hearty fist cuffs. Char
lie landed so hard on Eddie s durable
jaw as to put his good right hook
son in 30 years ts without a boat.
After all the famous races of tho
past had been resailed, the question
arose of the recent trouble during
the deciding Upton cup race
“The worst mistake of tho whole
affair," said one of the critics, "was
that Barth, who was sailing the Cleve
land, turned back for a restart, in
stead of finishing the race and then
making tho protest oyer his start.”
Yesterday racing was devoid of any
protest or mistakes on the part of
the officials.
It was remarkable to hear the dif
ferent estimates of the velocity of tho
wind. The yachtsmen in most cases
estimated 20-26 miles per hour, whib*
the captain of the Steamer Pleasure
said “about 12 miles.” Asa mntter
of fact, the United States weather bu
reau gave 19 miles at the time.
Meworlhy Events in the ~
American League Race
The Tigers won their first game
In seven attempts when Goode
allowed them to score three runs
on a dropped fly and a hit, after
the aide should nave been retired.
Donovan licked Berger.
Walsh was Invincible and the
Box batted Dlneen out of the box,
oopping and going Into second
place.
The Athletics did most of their
hitting In the first Inning and beat
New York, Lake losing to Plank.
Hughes had the better of Steele |
and Washington trimmed Boston
again by the score of 3 to 2.
In Bill we trust.
The Nana were much Incensed when i
flehaefer butted into a confidential con
ference betweon the hostile batteiy.
Immediately after h< hit f<>l two bases
scoring Down*. perhaps he hcimi
something.
Many Individuals had the temerity to
attend the guine In straw hats A few »
of them did bring overcoats, however.
A foul hall ftorn Schmidt’s hat broke
a finger nail for Nig Clarke. These are
sad day* for the CMarke family.
The cold weather seemed to refresh
Flick, who played better hall than on
any other day of the series
patter Infield play than that of the
Cleveland, gang has not been seen at
Bennett Park this year.
Two -baggers by Schmidt, Downs and
Schaeffer, Mclntyre’s walk and Cobh’s
hit, combined with Goode’s large error
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
STANDING.
W. L Pet W. L Tct.
Naw T k 71 46 .41f Clno'rati 61 43 .47#
Plttab’rg 73 47 .404 Poston.. 49 fit* .411
Chicago. 72 48 .600 Proukl n 44 Yj 3<o
Philips. 4| 62 .662 Ht. Louis 48 .364
kesterdny’s Result*.
Pittsburg 4, Cincinnati 2.
Chicago 4. Bt. L«-uis 0.
Philadelphia I. Brooklyn 2 (17 Inn
ings).
Rain at Boston.
Today’s name*.
8t Louis at Chicago.
Pittsburg at Cincinnati.
New York at Boston (2 games).
Brooklyn at Phtladslphla pfc~
Tigcs 5, Naps 3; Great Excitement Round Bennett Park.
THE DETROIT TIMES: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. 1908.
out of business for a fey days and he
was necessarily übs*‘nt from the fray,
thus forcing a substitute into the in
field.-
The man picked was Jerry
Downs and Jerry was really the
individual who broke up the game,
showing the Tiges the way to
hammer Berger’s inshoots in his
first time at bat, bring in Chatley
Schmidt with the first Tiger run
in the scoring Inning, and scoring
the second run h oself, besides
playing a neat fielding game all
through the contest.
If the Detroit Infield keeps going as
It did yesterday, It is more than like
ly that It will not bo switched hack
again soon, for there has for some
time been a question as to whether
It was stronger with one combination
or the other.
MURPHY-CROSS
IN FAST DRAW
By TAD.
NEW YORK. Sept. 3 —Tommy Mur
phy and Leach Cross ripped and tore
through six of the most hair-raising
rounds that have been seen In Now
York sine© Peter Stuyvesaut blew tho
old farm on the Bowery.
In the opinion of the writer the hour,
was a draw
The Murphy rooters claim that their
man should have won for having
forced tho fighting and followed the
other around the ring most of tho
time. The Cross men say that
should have won because he had Mur
phy bad on one or three occasions
and did the most damage.
Jack Ryan Holds Tifers
Rises lor lira Innings
Oneo more Mr. Jack Ryan, formerly
of ML Clemens, more lately of Gulf
port. most recently of all from New
Orleans, now of Cleveland, showed
himself the man of the hour when it
came to the heaving out of the life
line. Entering the box as he has so
often after one of his mates has been
hammered off it., Ryan pitched the
finest sort of ball, not a Tiger so much
as making first base oIT his offerings
during the three innings In which he
occupied the slab. Ryan’s under hand
hall was working finely, and his fast
one was placed wherever Grover
Land called for it.
Quite an number of Detroiters who
in former summers have haunted the
Mt. Clemens ball yard in afternoons of
| leisure when the Tigers were on the
road, recognised Ryan and gave him
the glad hand which he so certainly
deserved.
Some day Ryan will blossom out
as a starter as well as a stopper, if
Ms present form goes for anything.
Sporting Notes
The Cubs have bought Pitcher (oakley
of the Rods.
• • • •
l.nrge fields prevail In the State Fair
races which will also be of con
siderable class.
• • • •
Squires bn* rhnllenged Tommy Mums
for another bout. Doubtless he will ‘
he accommodated.
• • • •
p. .trt*: —gees Is - Monroe toils* -s»4
Bunch will pitch. The last time the
club nine tackled the Navarre com
bination It shut It out.
• • • •
Tommy Burns lleked Bill I nmc.
Squire*' most formldlble opponent i
for the Australian title, in six !
rounds.
• • • •
While Ofslketn end Spite were srrnp
plng for the lead In the D. V C.
sweepstakes they collided yesterday.
Rte. Claire was the winning 21-
footer. Pirate, Faw When. McontvdOs
rape and D. Y. C. eat nailed by
Schmidt. being the class winners
A gale prevailed and there were sev
eral upsets.
The 2:10 8lr».
With three new 2:10 performers
sired by himself and three more to i
the credit of three different sons. Mr j
Kinney, 2:111-4, but further clinches
his title to the most sensational pro
genitor of 2:10 performers.
alb>w.rd th# Tlges to score thetr five
runs In the fifth.
Berger come* down a peg lie was
the Naps' leading allnger In the per
centage s though, of course, ho hadn t
pitched nearly as many game* a* Joss.
The Jubilation of Herman BchaefTar
when he pulled up at second base after
doubling with Down* on. was some
thing well worth while to see.
ltynn seems to hava cut out the spit
hall which was hla most effective de
livery at Mt. Clemen* and is going in
for a aide arm thing which sometime*
curves and sometime* doesn’t.
Nine Tlges faced Ryan
The crowd appreciated the good
•work Downs had done with the stick
»nd ovated when he came up for his
last time at hat.
Mradlcv s drive In the first hit Wild
lltll •!! the leg and rlCOChettcd. Pill
vainly flung to first, allowing Hrad to
■get to third
Matty Mi Intyre seems to be having
iblea In k dng hark after high files.
At tearing in fur the low onss he re
i tHlna all his pristine cleverness, how-
| eVer • \
The Peach made two frattflfi stabs at
, halls hit Just out of hie reach and did
succeed In stopping one of them. The
I other got over nls head, however.
nearly took Jones off his pins
with the hardest ltne drive seen at
ltennett park In some time but Davy
hung on manfully
Hossman furnished a oomedy atunt
by ht» gaum of tag with Ptovall’s
scratch hit in the stxtn.
H haefer made one of the classleet
plays of the game when he speared
Birmingham’s bed-bounding grounder
In one hand end got hla man at first,
j Kor once ws also laid the Tom
, Walker hoodoo.
Mullln and Hhoades are pretty sure
ito do the firing today. In former years
George has pitched hit heat ball against
the Napa.
After Bummers and O'Leary had
lakakea bands and caltsd tt alt off
Founds Fast Tribe.
Tho California stallion Nu
Wilkes, 2:164, is taking hi
among tho leading extrem* ed
producers, he being the sit* .1 du
Oro, 2:03*4. and the dons
Wilkes. 2:03V Those t pae
ers an* the fastest st i . mare
of their gait ever raise Golden
State. He is also tin i John A.
McKerron, 2:04V an
Issy Is Retiring.
Isbell <f the White Six stands far
ther ar of the plate than
u:i< ... .ed batsmen.
c McGralfo's Big Reliance m the Otd
League's Championship Campaign
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WILTSE AND MATHEWSON.
The upper photograph it that of the Giant’s star southpaw. Below It a
close-up view of Matnewaon, who hat recently volunteered to pitch
every other game If necessary for the remainder of the season, and in
th« world’s championship aeries, should the Giants be contenders.
again, Jennings Is said to have
•a that It would cost either man |2"O
to aver mention the little rumpus
again.
Jim McGuire stopped off on his way
home and admits still that ha can't
understand it.
f A three-base hit and a thr<'e-run er
ror form the contribution of Mr.
flood** for the day.
Tt's farewell till 190I» to the Napa to
day. Anybody feola badly.
The Clevel«n<l rooter* were mean
1 enough to remark that they could af
ford to drop one game out of five
Firadley Is still tha king of tho Amer
ican league thlrd-baanmen
Ittll t*mighltn was stngntnHy un
fortunate in his effort* at bat as there
were men on and ready to scoro on a
hit twice. Once he grounded to the
fdtchcr. The other time be stoned. tr>
tik to «i rifl e.
Wild H*M eewnllv ek*d e*d- (wo tut.- .
orlllce hits, therehy preserving his
•*et-hat” record from great enlarge
ment
They’re All GrOggy.
The strain of the big leagues rato
Is such that It looks as If tho respec
tive pennant winners would be so i
tired when they come together that
they won't he able to do more than
lean against each other.
Ti Jeaiou*.
In an effort to overshadow Catcher
Street's stunt, ChArley Dootn will (
catch a regulation big league sphere
from Mr. Wrights aeroplane, which
will ascend a distance of 15.000 feet.
This will he done directly before »
next Saturday's game, if Dooln can
get W’rlght and the aeroplane.— j
Philadelphia North American.
WILL PATCH RACE?
JUST READ THIS!
Minor Heir, by genetal admission
the fastest pacer who has appeared
on the Grand Circuit of recent years
and the winner of the Chumber of
'Commerce aud other pacing stakes.
linppel in at the Minnesota state fair
[grounds the other day and paced au
WITH THR AMATEURS.
The Emeralds will hold a meeting
at the home of Frank McGuire, 877
Larncd-st. east, Friday, Sept. 4, at
-2:00.
The F. W. Cubs want games. Phone
City 2393-K, or address*29l Ueaublen
st. Harol! Klawunda.
The Herald Jrs will bold a m««tlng
Friday nLht at Alex,.McDonnell's resi
dence. All members report.
Miles College will play the S. A. C.
at Fort and Wheelock Sunday at 2:3b.
and will play two games at Radford
LAbor Day morning and aft* moon.
Any good catcher deviling to make
the trip kindly phone. Davenport.
Grand 2921-W, or City 1143-R. ac once.
Taylor Recalls Army.
Among the players tecalled bv tho
Reel Box at the close of the season In
their respective leagues, are Glaze,
Oatdlck and Donahue from Provl
deuce. Speaker from ~TJTTTo Rock,
Pitcher Robertson from Clinton. Pa.,
Mjlddcn and Dantzlg from Portland,
Ore., and Gardner from Lynn. ThU
means that another nr/ny of plavers
will make the prtdlmlnary fight at
Utfie Rock next spring.
Ban After A. A. Umpire.
Pan Johnson is after Umpire Owens,
of tho American association and has
offered that organization sf>oo for tho
*4 Uuu. arbitrator’* services.
Owens will remain In the American
association for the rest of the teason,
however, but will he with either the
American or National league next
season, as he has received flattering
offers from both,
Tlir \atlnnal pommlolnn ha« ml ihnrt
the waiver rule to three «]■▼■ tn
which a club has chance to put tn a
slnl tu
exhibition mile with hut one puce
maker. and that one at the aide, lr.
2.01 1-2. As the performance was
made under very favorable weather
auspices, and a portion of the mile
was paced agaiust a veritable gale,
the people up in the northwest at
tached to It enough Importance to
make a certain Minneapolis gentle
man a bit roused.
That gentleman was M. W. Sav
age, owner of Dau Patch, 1:55.
It had been thought up round Min
neapolis that Dan was the only real
exhibition pacer in the business, and,
while Dan has turned the Hamline
track lu considerable faster time
than Minor Heir made, any sort of a
comparison was unwelcome.
The idea of a muV'h race between
the pair has been hinted at more than
once In the turf press, in spite of the
fact that, for many years Dan has not
been raced except against the wutch.
and, on more than one occasion, he
has passed up challenges for a match
race.
Now, how’ever, the Minor Heir prop
osition —The Times is able to state on
the best authority—has the Dan Pater
folks riled to an extent where it
may be confidently assorted that,
should any proposition for a match
race he advanced. It would find Mr.
Savage In a very receptive condition.
The Dan Patch folkß are ready to
race Minor Heir before any associa
tion that will offer a reasonable purse
for the pacing championship of the
world. If anyone desires to throw
down the bars to Hedgewood Boy,
Lady Maud C., The Eel or any of the
ether fast ones, In all probability, this
will also be agreeable. It Is under
stood, however, that the Dan Patch
Man Whom Johnson Licked in
a Punch Makes Burns Go Hard
MELBOURNE, Sept. 3.—lt took Ton'my Burns six rounds to knock out
BUI Lang, the Australian champion. In this city. Lang made a favorable
showing during the first few rounds, but tired fast.
The bout was witnessed by a larg.* delegation of American sailors of
the American battleship Meet, which !s now In port here. Burns was the
favorite in the bi tting and the tars Licked him to the limit.
The bout proved that Burns woul 1 boa mere toy in the hands of Jack
Johnson, the burly black heavyweight of America. Johnson put Lang away
In one punch when the two met her* a short time ago. l,ang has no class
whatsover, and, if he could stand off Burns for six rounds, Johnson should
have little trouble in disposing of th« American champion.
liters Presenl Btribiontd
Saus-3?e lo H. Ber?er
When a team breaks a long losing
streak there Is usually some sort of a
celebration, anj the Tigers had ono
coming to them yesterday. After los
lng six games in a row and beinn
nearly knocked out of the league lead,
the Beugals. as the result of some
good hitting and some considerable
luck, .succeeded in taking a game
from Cleveland —the second of the
year, by the way, on the surface of
Bennett park.
When the five runs came In that,
with Wild Bill doing the pitching,
made the game a victory beyond tho
shadow of a doubt, the Tiger bunch
resembled a volcano in active erup
tion. From then on, they began to
cut loose all the oratory they had
been compelled to bottle up during
the scries, and some of them got off
personalities that had obviously been
the result of many moments of dedib
eratton.
Then Charlie Schmidt sent out the
mascot on an errand. An Inning or
two later a hoy arrived, hearing a
'sausage aind a small "package”of"TTry~
goods. The latter was comprise!
chiefly of colored ribbon. During one
of the moments of rest on the bench.
Schmidt affixed the ribbon to the sau
sage, transforming the outfit Into a
gala day array. This was presenteu
to Berger nmld great applause.
At that, the Tiges were handed a
life-sized scare when the Cleveland
bats tuned up in the eighth.
The Washington team is so tickled
at being permanently out of last place
that they have blown themselves for
new uniforms.
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i side will insist that tho race be limit
| eil to u one-mile dash. Dan la now In
hla twelfth year, and It Is generally
I conceded that, after this season, ho
will be retired to tho stud, his Bpeed
i to be carried in the future by his sons
i and daughters. It is surely a debat
able matter whether he would be able
to rough it out in a race of three
| heats. Hut. for one mile, be it an
'exhibition or a real horse race, Mr.
Savage believes Dan to be the super
I lor of any pacer who ever lived. Ho
is not a betting man and would not
i risk a cent ou the outcome of the
| even from conscientious scruples, but
he would be placing in peril his
horse's title us champion speed mar
vel of the present generation of pac
ers In training and that would bo
(on.sidered plenty by most folks.
There can be no doubt of tho in
i tentiou of Dan Patch’s owner to send
him to the limit after his 1:65 record
here on Tuesday. It Is Dan’s only
scheduled start of tho year, and he is
in fine shape. The state fair track is
i good enough to give Dan an ideal sur
face and. if tho weather is favorable
on Tuesday, the big crowd will mosi
(certainly enjoy an opportunity of a
i lifetime.
And here is a hint which may do
velop into something almost just a a
' sensational.
If Dan succeeds in bettering 1:65
I Tuesday, he will, In all probability, be
s* nt after Star Pointer’s record of
i1:59 1-4, with pacemaker at tho side
!—a performance still on the books as
the real technical world s record an ■
which has never yet been beaten at n
bona fide race meeting. This a'
tempt will naturally come later ou In
the week.
Two Gcol Bi? Itd’ut flcvkes
Hade Their Debuls Teslcfday
Two now players made their respec
tive debuts In ih*- game played by the
Naps and Tigers yesterday and both
|of them looked like the real article,
i When Nig Clarke was forced out of
the game with a broken finger-nail—
the result of a foul tip from Schmidt's
bat —Lnjoie c alled in Grover Land, his
Cleveland recruit. So far as backstop
plug went, Land handled himself like
a veteran and Tlger'e weren’t on base
enough to take any chances with his
n r m, had they been so disposed, which
is doubtful, ns l.and was pegging down
the practice throws to Manager Larry
on a line and true as a die.
At the bat Land didn’t look like
much, hut he wasn't secured as a hit
ter, and In these days, good catchers
don’t need to smash fences to hold
! Jobs.
The other youngster was Mr. Perry,
1 late of Montgomery, who third-based
I the last two innings for the Tigers.
I It was a flnep lace to try him out, and
| he made good as much ns his oppor
tunities permitted. He didn’t have a
'"cTiahce at tlu* bas, but'he-UTThdled tbo
on** ball hit into his territory with ar.
ease and poise which showed that ho
knew his business. The Tigers sa>
that he is doing finely in practice.
Perry Is a mighty husky boy and
will be remembered In college circles
through the fact that he was for two
years one of the members of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin football team.
The Eel, 2:02 , £, now has the dis
tinction —df such it be—of being the
champion hoppled pacing stallion.
Hazel Patch, 2:02*4. formerly held
I the record.