The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-03
TtGE R PITCHING
STAFF IS IN BAD
SHAPE
All Of Jennings Twirlers Oppressed
By Some Handicap Pre-
venting Their Best
Work.
However, the Tigers Still Have Some
thing Up Their Sleeve in
Clarence Mitchell.

WIN pltcnlng stan, every men,
Der OF which was suffering from some
sort of complaint requiring the min
istrations of Trainer Tuthill, the
Tigers left Monday night for St
Louis, there TO begin a series OF four
games which will be followed by two
more in Chicago
The unfavorable weather has raised
havoc with the Detroit hurlers. When
jennings took his census yesterday,
before the game, he found the condk
tons to be summarized as follows:
v L L N - Catarrhal nose
ianced for the second time and
strictly ordered by his physician
to take part In no violent exercise
for a day or two.
WIlLETT - Sensation In his
pitching shoulder like grating
sand. whenever he attempts to
deliver the ball.
SuMMERS-About ready two
days ago, but suffering from lame
arm as result Of his first spring
try-out which he had given him
self In practice Saturday.
DoNOvAN-Not ready.
LAFITTE-Wiiling to pitch but
bothered with a lame elbow.
lVElY-Tied up In a knot by
the cold and unable to extend
himself.
WORK Son leave In the
grandstand, after pitching the
game of the day before.
This left Hughie with Covington.
CaYet- and Mitchell available. He
~
with IL, more through the terrific scor-
Ing ability of the Tigers than through
any surprising performance by the
slender young Texan who was hand
ling a big handicap in the high wind
which interfered with the big shoot
on his fast ball which is so prominent
characteristic of his pitching and
is, In fact his main reliance.
Having won his game, TEX" was
left behind with Schmidt and the
other reserves. Summers accom-
panied the party that went to- st.
Louis and, 1t is believed. will be In
shape to pitch one OF the games OF
the Mound City series.
As matter of fact, none OF the
pitchers Of the four western clubs
have had an opportunity as yet To
demonstrate their best stuff. Alright
twirling has been conspicuously alb
sent in the cold. and this Is but
natural. The Tigers consider them
selves favored by the schedule which
sends them TO the most southern city
OF the league at this time. They hope
that three or four warm days will be
encountered, which will put the sore
arms again I'm shane
The wisdom of keeping a large
pitching staff about IN the early
spring, is noticeable just now. In
fact, the entire Tiger strength has
not yet been shown. In practice
Clarence Mitchell. the young south
paw, has been delivering a brilliant
brand OF goods. His team mates all
believe that he Is destined for bril-
liant future Jennings hasn't started
him yet, this being largely due to the
fact that the Tigers haven't found any
particular soft spot into which he
might be wedged for getaway. Jen-
nings is particularly anxious TO win
every possible game while the Tigers
have their opponents on the run.
When the race tightens up-as will
inevitably be the case sooner or later
Mitchell will get his chance. IL
will be against some team weak
against southpaws and the score will
probably be at figure where Detroit
has either won or lost by such a ma
jority that will imply no personal re-
sponsibility on the Nebraskan.