The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-09
TIGER VETE RAN s
HAVE STR UCk
THEIR STRIDE
Crawfords Improvement Notable
and Sam Now Leads the Team at
Bat, Barring Stroud's
Scratch Feat
Jones Tipped Of First Base Solution
Weeks Ago and Must
Get Credit.
BY PAUL HALE sRUsKs.

BY PAUL HALE 6hOSh
Well. perhaps those Tigers haven I
been waking up 20 their opportunities
during the past week.
Belated their symptoms Of return
to form may be, but they are unnis'
taxable. The veterans have started
TO hit, the fielders are getting their
hands, eyes and legs moving IN har-
n,ony and the pitchers have been show
ina form that has proven the despair
Of the minor league teams all along
the route.
Were there any doubt remaining re-
rarding the identity OF the Tigers
regular first-sacker, IL would be dis
PEELED by a furtive glance at the ac-
companylng statistics which sum
,narize the work o. the entire Detroit
SQUAD in a nutshell Tltre IL will be
observed that the venerable Thomas
Jones has batted .279 and fielded per
fectly in q total OF 1853 chances. The
batting record is nothing 10 brag about
but il has been accumulated chiefly
in the past week, with a bad start han
Gicapping its flight into the coveted
realm of 800 or better. AS compared
TO the work OF Ness, who has hit for
200 and felded only well, Toms rec
ord is conclusive. lie wins.
Called the Turn.
IL is only Justice at this time TO
give Tom credit for tipping of the
final result anyhow Down at San
tone" he had watched Lister and Ness
for a couple of days prior TO a stroll
with the architect OF this piece
through the Mexican quarter ono
evening.
Lister looks like a grand ball
player" observed Tom, apropos or
nothing in particular. But can ne
hit?"
"rhis Ness boy looks mighty prom
lsing. | think he will be big Lacquer
In couple OF years
Note The final phrases. please
WILL HE HIT?" and IN \ COUPLE
OF YEARS"
Perhaps the veteran didn't have tho
proper dope. bur then, again, perhaps
be did. odds strongly favor the lat
ter alternative.
Just Lock at. Stroud!
The batting averages, which are
eomplete up 10 the games OF FRIDAY.
show Sam Crawford in the premier
position on the team. his prestige
: nlaYred only by. the auke. record OF
!. Ralph Stroud who, though. a good MT
ter for a pitcher, hasn't shown any
ability which would warrant the be-
lief he might out-hit Sam on the sea
son. Drake has fallen off bit but Is
etiiI going great guns. Stroud, Cra~-
ford Drake, Mullin, Simmons, Brown
ing. Mcintyre and Delehanty comprise
the squads 800 list.
Simmons Hits EN- Hard.
The record Of Simmons will tickle
Manager Hueh:c greatly. when ne
ices II. The young man has pounded
the suffering spheres for .312, In wnlen
nc less than II o. his IS hits have been
two-basers, many Of them coming at
time when they have saved MS eIuo
from defeat. "Hack" is designed by
Huehie Jennings as pinch hitter and
the fact that he has been delivering az
such a clip will surely call for re"
Gladstone wee-ahs.
Bush has braccd up remarkably III
his work in the field and is batting
npely. as we'll as fielding out OF sight
Oelehantys big jump In the batting
averages and nearly perfect record ID
/ the field show him 10 be Mt. Stanage
! Is catching the best ball OF the quartet
of backstops. with Casey right at ais
elbow. Oecar's ability 70 swing the
sIapstick makes him, OF course, the
more desirable, and he will undoubt'
edly start the year as first choice.
Poor schmidttyl
Scbmidt's work continues &c furnish
the material for many merry jest
4 poor Charlie seems utterly unable TO
GO. his hating eye frightened up. he
HASN'T MADE A HIT IN "A GAML
YET. AND HE HAS BEEN IN
PARTS OF il.
pernoil, Works, Browning and
stroud have continued their excellent
nItchina. Browning's Improvement De
inc perhaps most notable. His % m
nlnas on the firing line with only n
hits for the opposition is really
notable performance and shows him TO
be no to all specifications.
Kiilian has been following out
definite line OF training right along,
reserying his good stuff for the rear
season. Ed believes pitcher mas
inst so many good games in his syS
Sem and means to make them oil count
a. the big race As a result, oppou'
ants have managed 20 score winning
rms off his delivery couple OF times,
but re doesn't care
All in all, the players OF both teams
have shown radical Improvement d''r
inc the week and prospects now seem
IN indicate that tie Tigers VIII stai'
The YEAR IN as good form as their OF.
ponents.