The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-29
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1 Bellefonte institution and three years later was graduated.
 It was while he was at college that he took mp the study of forestry. His ath- letic career while at Penn. State was di- vided between baseball and football He was boarcat at both. He played the in field on the nine and was the star quarter back on the varsity eleven.
 But@te paid strict attention to his studies. However, when he was gradu- ated he was the recipient of number of offers to eschew forestry and devote him. self to the snaring of smashes. He fig ured that he could earn enough money from baseball to allow him a good living and give i'm some sport besides for 10 years at feast. And after his usefulness on The diamond had passed then he would take up forestry.
 Cree in New York
 Therefore, he was quick to sign a con tract with the Washington, Pa. team when iAade an offer. Burlington. Vt, was his next stopping place, and then the Niliianfi crt. Pa, club secured him. He played such grand ball in the Tri-State club that Connie Mack signed him for the Athletes. But Mack had a corking good outfeld at the time, and after keeping Cree for short time, Connie ] sold him to Detroit. The Tigers sent him | back to Williamsport, where he per formed the next two seasons. In 1908 the Yankees were having a terrible time. In ternal dissensions had wrecked the club kd Eberfeld, then manager, having taken the team from the top round of the pen nant ladder to the cellar position in about 30 days.
 Frank Farrell appealed to Frank Navin, owner of the Detroit club, and the lat l ter agreed to turn over Cree and Pitcher Jack Warhop for George Moriarty. Far | rell accepted the offer and Birdie came to 1 gay Gotham.
 And as Yankee he has developed into player of the Cobb type. Just keep an eye on this young man this season. He IS likely to set the league on fire.
 Detroit to Win Rag
 The wonderful burst of speed displayed by the Detroit club this season has the fans the country over guessing Before the race started 1t was hard to figure how Jennings and his Tigers would have a | look-in for the gopfalon. But after hay ing watched them play four games with the Yankees, I want to say that with the living start they have made, the
 
 pennant
 1 Philadelphia and the Yankees alone hE- urea to beat them out The latter team has been shot to pieces through the ill., ness of around dozen of it's athletes and l doubt very much if Connie Mack's men can oust the Tigers from first place. Fer three years Jennings won the pen nant Tor lerot with only pair of high class out1elders and couple of good | Tacf Of fba ordinary. Ills infield didn't class and | he didn't have catcher of major leaque calibre. But it is different now
 Something of Team
 Gainor al Ness, two youngsters, are performing credi,ably at first base. Both are as good as Rossman or Tom Jones' Delehanty at second, Bush at short and Morlarty at third are playing corking good bali. Altogether the infield is a pretty sweet one For the first time since Jennings took hold of the Tigers he has a really first | class catcher. Oscar Stannage is pip linr He has quick working thought l factory, can peg to second with lightning speed and is a perfect judge of a bats mans strength or weakness Of cource, Cobb and Crawford are two of the greatest outfielders that ever pulled on glove And Jones is an old reliable Altogether Detroit has the greatest out field in either of the big leagues. f And now for the pitchers. Jennings has Li1e ely, fLafitte and Covington. all young- sters who have shown marked promise. He has Wild Bill Donovan, with every promise of being the same old puzzle. and ] Mullin, wbo is one of the greatest box men that ever decorated a mound And then Willeft, Works and Summers are sdie to come along during the hot weather and repeat.
 Best of all, the Tigers are overflowing l with pop and ginger, and they are con hdorce personi1ed. And that combination is hard to beat in baseball, or any other