The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-08

gooa righthaudeh batsmau out he
entertains Tie idea tina. tAe present
trip j. sort o. a loN-protession ana.
doesn't mean 90 lose much persplra'
ton He has yet 10 sho" The proves
or his .eti throwing arm which Is sald
to have entirely recovered from .hc n
jury il sustained TWO Years aso a.
Little RocA Neither OF The colt Qua
aelders have been hitting or throw.
ing IN Mcintyre class down here
Neither Lister nor Ness = going 70
put Tom Jones on that first bag r1S'-
away Ne, there are TWO mighty prom
Using nrst.sackers Most manages
would probably prefer lister Nho -
nuguest!onabiy u finished bail PLAYER
With Detroit, however. Pete Is al
disadvantage on account OF his .eIt-
handed batting He Is also y Years ''
age ana had probably reached he very
top Of his game right now
Ness or Simmons
This man Ness grows ON one
Facially and Ia MS quiet. deieFmlAel
methods OF play. he reminds one Feis
much OF the man Nhom he may some
time displace AS the regular lisef
Arst.sacker. He is very fast man
on the bases. when his size Is consiI-
cred In this respect be Is superior ID
Lister AS a fielder he has sul. some
mannerisms which stamp him "a new
20 the fastest company in the world
a fact which cannot be aheEed u
Lister But Ness j. r.ght-hand hl'-
ter aud. up 10 date has MADE most
imposing showing With the stick. ne
hits them hard and far ana 10 eIlhe1
field though much preferrlng the third
base line as an alley down which ne
hits them ~ the rate 90 mile mn
ute
would not be at al surprised were
Jennings 20 decide 10 retain Ness
Oh the bench and as suoeN-
tute Tor Jones during the com
ing year The job would also
include pinch-hitting against ieft-haud
pitchers Al any rate the cholce
seems 10 lie between Ness and sim
mons. the chances OF The latter being
considerable lessened by the presence
OF Lathers who Will De ready 20 MI "a
d, third base. II necessary and who
viii assuredly be kept on the cluo
for the wear simmons - however
right good ball player and hard
hitter Compared 10 Ness il mus q
admitted that the German is taste
and stronger.
The Legal Tots is 25.
This resume il will be noted leave,
the Tigers with the four catchers ~
last years closing week The seven
pitchers OF last iall-SDeer harin1
been eliminated--an Pernol and
Browning Ness cor simmons and
Lathers added 10 the 1903 ipheld. and
the good old veteran outtield intac.
This. with Manager Jennings. Will give
the Tigers exactly the lezal limiI ~
25 men which understand u is the
intention OF the clun to approach very
closely al season
As for Drake kirk Lister Ball and
the other iuheider who viii 60 De Z
Ness or Simmons. if must be admitte!
that il is through no lack OF class on
their part that they have failed to
} break into A champion CLUB which com
prised in the first place almost All al.
star cast Stroud and Hardin ar
/ pitchers who would almost certainly
receive prolonged attention on At
eas six other American league clubs.
They will undoubtedly get a chance
in the south with the Tigers IN 1911
even II they are forced 20 spend the
coming season with Class league
clubs
Until Vance gets his control II win
be impossible 10 form an estimate 81
his real abilit.