The Detroit times., 1911-03-04
~ PAUL HALE BRuskE.

~ uc8bOu ID Undoubtedly thO bcsOS-
Ion OF the three or four young pitch
rs who will be relied upon to sup
lement the efforts OF Detroit's vet
ran quartet-Donovan, Mullin, Will
pit. and Summers.
Undoubtedly, the main burden OF
he season will have to be borne by
hese four. But there Is an excellent
Spening on the Tiger stan for a good
bft-hander or two, and for a couple
gentlemen who sling In the normal
hethod.
The party OF athletes now training
ere, boasts nine colt pitchers, includ-
hg Ralph Works who Is still on pro-
alton, after towering for two seasons
b the league. Stroud OF last years
eam IL also a member OF the squad.
The others are Loudell, Covington'
y. w. Smith and Lively. righthand'
70; Cavet, Mitchell and Peasley, ieft-
anders. In addition to these 10 La
tie who will join the club shortly
fter Il takes the road and who, on
.ds record and the knowledge which
kanager Jennings has OF him, must
considered as well worth another
Fial.
Ralph Still Best Bet.
Works IN unquestionably the best
et of the bunch. With all Ralph's
&ring of misfortunes. 1t can't be
enied that he has probably as much
peed and natural equipment as any
ttcher In the American league.
Ralph grew up to be a man before
De- mind was really mature, said
ughie Jennings the other day, In dis
issing the causes that have con-
fibuted 80 much to his failing to at
lin unquestioned success. Then
ughie added that he thinks Ralph Is
pw In a position to go ahead and
kalize on his ability. Ralph has cut
ht lot of the, boyish stun that
obably went well when he was
Itching for the Bloomer Girls, but
bsn't helped him In the American
ague. At heart he Is a real gentle
Ian.
"Fve talked too much In other
BARS" Ralph told the writer on the
lay down: I'm going to play this
bar more with my hands than my
outh. Watch me and see II don't
Pep that promise"
II Ralph masters the problem OF
Itching, with men on bases, and
eeps the curve which he developed
|st year, as an Offset to his remark
bic speed, he'll be pitching oftener
Ian once q week all through 1911.
Another Chance For Stroud.
Another pitcher sure to get thor
arh trial Is Stroud. Like the other
hlph, he has the natural equipment,
b right, but has fallen . bit short
conclusive success. The enemy
dn't hit him very often, but when
ey did land, their blows were for
ira bases and at the most expensive
mes. Stroud Is inclined to regard
first year with the Tigers as one
which misfortune camped on his
all. He also tempted the bride
Dom hoodo which seems about the
st-founded superstition in baseball.
Everything else being equal, Stroud
I'm get another chance. His expert
ce will count strongly In his favor.
This brings US to the men who
aduated from the minors last fall.
these Lively, the spit-ball pitcher
bm the Pacific Coast, Is the most
perienced in appearance and the
ct In allround baseball skill. He
indies himself like a veteran both
the mound and, bat In hand, at the
ate. He knows how to bunt and IL
easy to believe the statement made
those who know him, that he won
any q game Of his long 1910 string
triumphs, by his own bat and his
ility as fielder.
Lively reminds one very much OF
elk Powell. before the st. Louis
an grew to his present aldermanic
oportions. He's tough-looking,
ught-and-ready sort of a customer.
here has been no chance to judge
J splitter yet, but he has nice turn
speed and. unlike some spit-ball
kchers, he has very pretty curve
In which he. throws with little APP
rent exertion!
Working For Control.
Covington, whose sensational rec
q in the Central league was prob
|ly unequalled by any minor-league
|irler last year, hasn't shown us
,ch. an yet. He is working solely
conquer either Of the other two.
20, for a man Of his tremendous
Be and strength, his speed has been
disappointment in way. But that
bit a fatal fault, by any means. A
tt-hAnder with good control and
ce curve ball only needs fair
Iility to field his position to make
cd In the American league.
Undoubtedly the most promising OF
southpaws right now Is Pug"
vet. The writer has never seen a
kt-hander whose practice work has
pressed him more and this opinion
shared by Joe Sugden. The Texans
llowy six feet two, present pitch
poem In action. He's an athlete
over and has a college football
Ia basketball record at his back.
ough only Il years old, he has set
% leagues on fire with his two sue
Isiye seasons of labor. There il no
nying his speed and curve. His
cord shows him with control that
better than fair. His gameness is
questioned. II he proves a good field
Of his position, he ought to be a real
nsation, and there seems no reason
dubt HIS ability to help himself in
udIing batted balls and covering
4 base or the plate, when necessity
ses. His perfect form ought to
Cd him permanently free from arm
bubble. II he turns out successful.
should be able to pitch and repeat
any series desired--an unusual i'd
ntage for any left-handed pitcher.
rhen there IL this big Mitchell boy
bm the Nebraska prairies. II he
Ikea good, he will show the Ameri-