Show 19 19 Bobbles in 7 Games Show Tiger Collapse Shakeup Needed to Put Putt I Detroit Back on I Its is Feet By Frank Getty United Press Sports Editor NEW KEW TOnIC TORR April IS NIneteen 18 Nineteen errors in the tho first seven games The figures tell the story of the time collapse of the Detroit Tigers one of the time most promising ball clubs in the American league at the time start of the 1928 season A shakeup which will put in the shade the time corrective measures Undertaken undertaken un Un- b by a D. number oC ot other un-I un major league managers this year is I promised by George Moriarty manager manager man- man i ager of the time Tigers FAT BENCHED Already Fat Fal Fothergill veteran outfielder and one time batting king has Imas been benched b by Moriarty but mt Fats offense was hit hit- ting Other regulars are due to follow follow tollow fol tol- fol- fol low Fothergill to the bench as fast as their manager can can arrange re re- re placements Nineteen errors in seven games A high school ball team would woul be discredited by hy a record such as as s that It undoubtedly constitutes a record for major league baseball And a D. majority of the bobbles were costly and directly connected with opponents' opponents runs HIGHLY TOUTED Before the season opened the Detroit Detroit De De- De- De troit Tigers were rated as one of the tile strongest clubs in the league an aggregation bound baund to make trouble trouble trouble trou trou- ble and certain to finish in the tile first division The Tile Tigers still are one of the best clubs in the junior circuit circuit cir cm- cult and they probably will finish fourth but It will be some time before before before be be- fore they will get over the nightmare nightmare nightmare night night- mare of t performances during the first week of or the season NOT WEAK AT BAT The Tigers have not been noticeably noticeably noticeably no no- weak at bat but have tossed away what opportunities they attained on the attack by atrocious fielding Paul Easterling who took Fothergill's place in the tIle outfield did some hefty sticking against Cleveland yesterday esterday and Jack Tavener smacked out a home run run scoring the rookie from Se Seattie Seattle Seat Seat- tIe tle ahead of him but four costly errors deprived the Tigers igers of the lead and the tile ball bail game gain If it were not for the fact that the Philadelphia Athletics owing to tho weather and other difficulties s. s have not been able to win a D. single ball bail game this tills season the Detroit Tigers would be so far in the cellar that even the tile Boston Red Sox could look down upon them as from froma a great h 11 ht |