Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
special pispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLEVELAND, January 49, believe
that Detroit will give the Athletics
hard battle again this year. l. will not
concede Philadelphia the pennanf- ad-
NIT that we do not look so strong IN
spots as we did year ago. but, just
the same, we have a team that can be
weak in certain positions and still hold
its own with the Athletics. although the
latter are the worlds champions. We
won the series from the Athletics last
season. although crippled, and had we
not been without Gainor on first base for
the best part Of the year We. instead OF
the Athletics, would have met the Giants
in the post-season series. .
NV reasons for believing the Tlgers
are just as good q team as the Atn!e..
les are these: We have better catcner'
out pitchers are younger and coming,
while the Athletic pitchers are likely to
show signs Of going; our outneIo Is
stronger according to the 1911 ngures,
The Athletics are stronger only at SECOND
and third bases, being even up with U.s.
in my opinion, at short and nrst.
Let's take the two teams man for man.
think every base ball man VIII asTee
with me when I say that Stanage Is
the best catcher in the country. In1inas
and Lapp are good and they say Egan
ooks like a star, but Stanage has II on
any other catcher in the business Fnil-
adelphia's second-string catcners may De
better than ours, but Stanage can eaten
practically every game Snouio ne os
injured our chances would be knocked
out, but he seems to be able to eaten
day after day without getting hurt. Casey
is a pretty fair catcher. but has not mad
much chance. They also tell me that
Kocher, whom we get from ane Eastern
League is a mighty good man.
IN taking UP the pitchers, | would pair
Render with Mullin, Plank with Donovan.
Summers with Coombs. Morgan win VII
EFT, Gov ngton with krause ano Dan-
forth and Martin Win "'cnoi'' "oiAo'
Wow Render can pitch but a limited
number of games during season. Son-
ME Mack has had to nurse MIN aions.
although I will admit ne oio . come ~ the
worlds series after he had worked two
davs before. Mullin, though, Is much
more able to work. He Is too Wiinng.
Had he taken things as easy as !,1n. :
good record. although he was sick most
Of the wear. Considering the state OF nus
health, he had a phenomenal RECORD anu
as he has entirely recovered ana WIN DC
himself again this year nora i9 tSan ~ Bender.
Plank and Donovan are two pltcners
who have been In the game Tor long
time Plank had a splendid recoIu .a ;.
year but 1t was largely que 70 we an
that he had a team behind him tna1 coaaa
bat IN a lot Of runs. He was MT na1 Ne Sv,
than ever before Donovan has nad put
fair records during the last two seasons.
but he is a man who has taken great care
Of himself and as his physical conoitio on,
is excellent and his arm all r1gnt' ! io9k
for a fashy season for HIM. He snou'd
be every bit as good as Plank.
willett and Summers are two young
men who can hardly be expecte" to be as
bad ever again as they were last year.
Neither had anything the matter with
him. It was simply a case OF tnings
breaking wrong We are counting on
them doing great work this year. COMBS
should be good again unless he suffered
more Of strain In the worlds series