The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-25
nY PAUL HALE eRuskg.

Since the Tigers started Winning
American league pennants they nave
come 10 be regarded as an aggregati"h
swif. on the bases, proficient at the
bat. a little better than the average On
the defense. and with battery force
comprised OF one star pitcher with
others appearing from time TO time IN
the box, and catchers who were
Justly or not-esteemed the +. T.
Marks OF the league,
n seems In order to venture right
here a prediction that they will DC
qivina the Tigers defense a great deal
more credit before the season is over.
Particularly will this be true Of the
Detroit pitchers. in fact. il is doubt.
fpl- ~ there aEe-nore than TWO teams
out Of the other rs in the big leagues
that have anything on the Tigers right
row, when il comes 70 the hurting OF
the elusive.
The Rebuilding of the staff.
OF the pitchers who took prominent
parts in the winning OF the 1907 flag
Detroit's first In 20 years-Georse
Mullin is now the only one counted
on as a real reliance. Ed. killian and
Bill Donovan are still with the team
and will undoubtedly remain. on &C
count of the weird. uncanny way with
which they can drop in now and then
IN a tight spot toward the end of the
season. and drag out dozen or 50
fames. Siever Is gone long since
and so has John Eubanks
Mullin. In his regeneration. which
was the big feature of the Tigers
work last season, still remains and
seems to have started after another
string of consecutive wins. As regr
: iiaafs he Aas as his-SIppnrt- Edgar VII
lett. Summers and Browning-ali
pitchers who have been developed
into real stars in the last two years
If. as now seems likely. Detroit is
going TO add a star young left-hander
TO its list, there will be no American
league club with the possible excep-
ton OF Chicago. that can claim to be
on a par with The Tigers remarkably
equipped pitching staff. And this
enumeration hasn't taken account OF
the added strength that the club pos
eesses in Works, Lelivelt and Stroud.
All Eyes on Pernoll.
The debut of Pernoll, which is due
10 take place at ST Louis in the series
which the Tigers are scheduled To
start today. will be accompanied by
even greater interest than the inaug-
ural of Browning. Pernoll divided
with Browning the honors of the De
troit training trip. The fact that he IL
left-handed makes his presence on the
club particularly desirable. for the
possession OF a couple Of left-handed
pitchers Is commonly considered
almost an essential of a real cham
pion ball club.
So far as the catching department
Is concerned, Detroit has seen but one
of its four. In fact. Oscar Stanage has
caught every game played yet in such
style as to leave little to be desired.
His opportune batting. excellent throw
ing and perfect backstopping have
been obvious 10 the multitude both
here and in Cleveland. A department
of his work for which he is not gener-
ally credited is the phenomenal way
In which he has been out-guessing the
league batters and baserunners. and
coaching his pitchers. A goodIy share
Of Browning's success must be attrlb-
uted to Stanage. The younoster has
been wise enough TO throw just what
Oscar called for every time and 10
aim II just where il was demanded.