Show Detroit Contracts World Series Fever While Tigers Claw Way Toward Pennant r V 7 4 I I i f v 1 C t r Li Lii I i 4 LI 4 ri t 1 y I MICKEY COCHRANE E Fans rans Wildly Enthusiastic as Cochrane and Mates Scrap for American Lead Editors Editor's Note Note This This Is the first of six articles article analyzing the amazing dash of ot the Detroit Tigers to the forefront fore fore- front font of ot the the- sizzling American league race ace and describing the reaction of Motor City By EARL J. J HILLIGAN DETROIT Aug 2 Where can canI I get a couple of ot tickets 1 7 Detroit Is io in the grip of ot world series series se se- se ries fever Hungry for the first American league flag since Hughie Jennings Jenn ings eee ed his Tigers down the stretch to the pennant in 1909 1909 Detroit fan are pulling for Mickey Cochrane and h his to cop the flag and dont don't let letus us down Four games rames here against the New York Tork Yankees Yankees at attendance t at That tells the story of the fight for lor seats at the July world series In which the Tigers won three out of four lour from the Ruppert Rifles RUles Long lines of ot fans along the ticket windows at Navin field for weekday as well as lS Sunday games show how Detroit long recognized a as 35 one of the best sport towns In the nation has bas gone Tiger Ti er craz crazy Color fire lIre dash dash call call it what you ou will wIll the the Tigers have it jt this year ear and the fans love it A scrapping crapping bunch of ball baU players second divi divi- minded jion in other years suddenly sudden sudden- ly has rallied behind a new leader and aroused the city to a baseball fever le unknown In years Cochrane and aud men women women wo we- men and children point out the BenSal Bengal Bengal Ben- Ben gal Sal pilot and catcher as he com comes to the he plate Boy Boy it if the Tigers win today and the Yanks Yank lose Iose it will be another game lead The man on the street In the office in the factory Is talking baseball arguing baseball One fan may tell you the Tigers will vilI fold lold up late in the season season- but he will be howled down by others who can mathematically prove that they cant miss noOn new no now On street corners are found lound groups of or men men and and women who women who can quote Tiger averages and tell teU just why Cochrane picked the pitcher he did I for t today's as game Cochrane was on 01 the spot and came through That's why Mr Fan likes the Tiger manager and his team More publicity publicity pub pub- was accorded Cochrane when he arrived in Detroit troit last spring than any manager in recent years ears He lIe was the toast of or the town town town-a a town which began early to speculate peculate on ona a world series this fall And Cochrane showing the fight and color that marked his play playas as a member of ot the Philadelphia Athletics ics irs has led kd the Detroit team in a pennant charge In which every fan fanIn fanin fanin in the city Is taking a part parL Cochrane has In truth often orten put himself on the spot and has come through Pinch hitting In tight situations In which he could have ha sent one of ot his Ms players to the plate Mike has taken his rut cut ut and produced when his hit meant the game gamt Fighting for lor every game the Tigers Tigers Tigers Ti Ti- gers have won victories after trailing trailing trail trail- in ing opponents to late innings s of the contest Fast sparkling double plays which cut off oft opposing rallies great rallies great base bas a running a tight flashy defense in ill the outfield outfield and and power at the plate plate that's that's why the fans like the Tigers and believe e they will ilI take the American league flag lag Already world series reservation reser requests are being received at al Navin Nasin field and field and ticket sellers who answer that the pennant isn't Int won yet are arc met with a scornful in in brother brother they're they're in now |