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

good right handed bstsman. but he
entertain, the idea that tne present
rIp r. sort or Il JOY procession ami
doesn't mean % lose much perspira'
lon tie has YET TO show Tie proweSs
az hi, Left throwing arm which is said
tn have entirely recovered from the N
mry i sustained TWO years ago a.
Little Rock Neither OF the colt OUT
delders have been hitting or throw
Ing in Mcintyre class down here
Neither Lister nor Ness is goins 70
nut Tom Jones OF that FRS oag right
away Yet there are TWO mighty prom
Using drst.sackers Most manageFs
would probably prefer Lister, VINO =
unuuestiouably a finished pail PLAYER.
With Detroit however. Pete is al
disadyantaee on account OF his .ell-
handed batting He is also 2S years or
age and bad probably reached ne very
OF OF hi> game right now
Ness or Simmons?
This man Ness grows on one.
Facially and IN MS quiet. determines
methods OF play. he reminds one yerf
mn, b OF the man whom ne may some
tim. displace a. the regular Tiger
Hrsr-sacker. lie is very fast man
ON the bases. when his size il consid-
cred In this respect he Is SUPERIOR %
Lister. As a fielder ne has still some
mannerisms which stamp him as new
10 the fastest company in the world
a faci which cannot be alleged 81
Lister But Ness Is a right-hand hit-
ter and. MP TO date. has made mos
imposing showing with the stlcA. re
hits them hard and far and TO either
field. though much preferring the third
base line as an alley down when ne
hits them an the rate OF mile a mn
ute
I would not De at all surprised were
10 decide 20 retain Ness on the Dench
and as a substitute for Jones during
the coming year The job would also
include pinch-hitting against left-hani
pitchers Al any rate The choic+
seems 20 liz between Ness and sim
mons. the chances OF The latter being
considerable lessened by the presence
OF L.athers who will 0e ready 10 hll IN
az third base II necessary and who
will accusedly be kept on the ciuo
FOR the wear Simmons is noweve
right good ball player and hari
hitter Compared 70 Ness, II must 70
admitted that he German is taste
and stronger
The Legal Totsl IS IS.
This resume. it Will De noted, leaves
the Tigers With the four catchers of
last years closing week the seven
pitchers OF Iast Iai-Speer having
been eliminated-an Pernoli and
Browning Ness cor simmons and
I.athers added 10 the 1903 infeld. and
The good old veteran Outfield intac'
This. With Manager eJnnings will give
the Tigers exactly the lega limit OF
% men which ! understand IL is the
intention OF the club 10 approach very
closely all season
As for Drake kirk Lister Ball and
the other iraelder who win go BE- =
Ness or simmons. it must De- admitted
thar IL is through no lack OF class on
their part that they have failed 20
break into a champion cluo which com
prised in the first place almosl an all
star cast Stroud and Hardin are
pitchers who would almost certainly
receive prolonged attention On AZ
least six other American league clubs
They will undoubtedly get a chance
IN the south with the Tigers IN 1911.
even n they are forced 20 spend the
coming season with Glass 4 league
clubs
/ Until Vance gets his control IL viii
he impossible 70 form an estimate Of
his rea abilitt