The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-08
FOR N
REAL FEATURE
Of WEEK
Big Chicago Twirler Is Making Good
Last Springs Promise at Last
and Is Possibly League
Seasons Find
Pernoll, Browning. Lathers, Ness
and Casey Almost Sure To Be
Added To Roster OF 1910.

SAN An ONlO AfN-f 'A"' go
pref. Jennings infant class today
completed its first week al "oI" d
this. the most salu1rous OF all me
southern training camps. While tAe
work has necessarily been OF the prep
aratory nature ane ouly one game mas
been PLAYED MS a sort OF a ouIiesq"c
contest at that--there IL ALREADY poe
sible a very intimate knoN!eds "'
the abilities and limitations OF the
men from whom the Tigers addlllohd!
strength must come for The season OF
1910.
Generally speaking, there is NOT
lemon In the dish Some OF the Dos $
have. OF course. shown themselves s0-
perior TO others Several OF them
have demonstrated they are Weak ~
one or more departments OF the game.
But they are all ball players VINO have
been worth the expenditure 10 uy
them out and undoubtedly there are
"a considerable number OF Them Nho
will be seen on the regular roll OF tue
club through this and many more
league seasons.
There have been 20 men in uni
form. OF whom Beckendorf, Mcintyre.
Mullin. Donovan. Works and jennings
must be classed as veterans ana reg
ulars.
Tab This Big Bill LeIivelt.
Put IL right down ON your little
handbook that Bill Lelivelt will be a
regular pitcher next year--a man who
Is very likely 10 pitch as many games
as any twirler on the club except the
one and only George Mullin
Detroit has never yet seen the I.eli-
Welt who is now working with the
team in the south. The sore arm
which he brought north as heritage
OF overwork at Mobile. is strong and
whole at last and Bill is showing his
mates the continuation OF hat bril-
liant work which he did FOR the Tigers
while they were transforming through
Cuba Big, strong. cool. game An
sound, Leliyelt should come mighty
close 10 being the American league 3
pitching find OF 1910 And the season
ing which ne received while on the
bench last year will be OF great use
10 him in his coming campaign.
IL Is not the intention OF Manager
Jennings 10 take much of a chance
with Lelivelt's arm in the early stages
of the race. while the weather Is cold.
When Il warns up. he will be there
with the bells on. barring accidents.
PernoIl and Browning.
Regarding Leliyelt one can speak
almost with reasonable certainty.
With less opportunity for formal judg-
ment, the writer confesses TO similar
Belief in the cases OF Pernoll and
Browning The big left-hander has
yet to demonstrate his GOODNESS under
fire and The deceptive qualities OF his
curve. But he is certainly the sort o,
left-handed pitcher Detroit has been
looking for. insofar as he has yet
shown himself His tremendous speed
and strength. his perfect control and
the excellent form in which he deiiy-
ers the ball are all inspiring.
Browning's case is Ike that ~
Catcher Casey Both are surely prom
ising and the Detroit club has no pos
sible chance of getting either over
the waiver route before ii has been
formally demonstrated that they are
shy the class There isn't a chance
for either To be allowed TO go 20
strengthen a rival club. The catcher
is a beautiful thrower and good back
stop. The pitcher simply must be
good Up 10 date he has shown that
he has an excellent head and right
good arm. in spite OF his attenuated
physique.
Hard Luck for Ball.
There doesn't seem any real like
lihood OF vacancy in the Detroit out
field. Mcintyre may have come down
here on trial. TO a certain extent. bu;
there is no doubt now over his ability
To come back His ankle =
stronger than IL has been al any time
since his injury years ago and. with
Davy Jones in reserve IL looks like a
berth with some Glass A league club
for Ball and another for Drake The
little South Michigander has made 2
tremendous hit. nevertheless. He is
fast. a free-hitter. turns around and
bats righthanded against the south
paw pitchers and will surely be- ~
fast company some day Drake has
yet TO cut loose and show what Is In
him. He Is graceful PLAYER and =