The Detroit times., 1912-03-14
TIGER PITCHERS HAVE
I LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
\ BASEBALL OFFERINGS
Spit Ball, Change of Pace, Fast
Ones, Curves. All in
a Heap
no NEED THEM SOON
Playtime Has Gone-Tigerettes
Must Show Their Best
In Future
no NEED THEM SOON
BY RALPH Z. YONKER.


arm curve.
This is the list of specialties nam
ed by the Tiger recruit pitchers as
the wares that they depend upon 10
make Of themselves hurlers out OF
the ordinary.
The big youngster Remneas uses
the spitball as his best bet Duouc
4 has a peculiar slow ball that he likes
McCorry depends upon his hooks 10
null him out OF the tight holes. ray
lor has a fast one and an out drop
that he calls upon in emergency.
Moroney uses speedy shoot with q
0uick lump on IL, a straight drop, ana
cross fire for his dirty work. Mike
Maurer prides himself upon having A
side arm slant that has fooled the
hest of them in the semi-pro ranks at
beast. Hub Pernoll doesn't name any
lpafticular brand as his favorite, but
uses his speed and curves in heap
ito win his games.
It's getting to be serious work for
these pitchers now. This playtime
Istuff of tossing the straight ones over
for the batters TO hit at TO get their
eyes and arms and legs into shape
will soon be a thing entirely OF the
mast for this season and II Will be
knp to each man TO show all he has
lii he wants 70 stay with fast com
'pany.
4 AS the pitchers are loosening up.
they put new proposition up 10 the
batters. Thus far most OF the effort
REQUIRED OF the man with the willows
has been to meet balls meant for
them to bust. When the pitchers be-
gin to open, up. Their efforts Will be
Required TO find the slants first and
then bust 'em.
Judging from the way both Onslow
and Koclrer. the recruit catchers, are
making good, there won't be any nee
tessity OF worrying about the receiv-
ing end of the battery department for
Is >me time. These two young fellows
Iare not only there with the catching
liability and the wings for the pegs.
hut their hitting so far has been Of
1.-THE kind that promises fine things
from them.
n the Tigers had had once upon 4
thine the catching stan they have now,
<they would have Lcen twice world q
fchampions. That Is practically the
Statement made by Manager Jennings
Tin discussing the Jungle catchers the
iother day. Re figures that in one
OF their duels no team on earth could
I have beaten the Cubs for the worlds
title, but that tie Tigers with star
catching would have had a license
TO cop. from them the other year and
once from the Pirates. /
The Tigers will carry only three
catchers during the coming season
alfd N the two youngsters now show
I ing up so well keep up I the gait
( they are going. there is more than n
possibility that they will both be kept.
That means that Joe Casey will have
Ito show his best form TO beat either
zone OF the men out of the job as a
Stanage assistant.
Casey has somewhat OF a disad-
Vantage over the two men here now
in that he has to work for some time
Ito get into shape Fhe=twe= recruit
tcatchers have had a fortnight OF good
work, in spite OF the cold weather of
last week. Kocher has had to do very
little to get into shape as he was not
Overweight 0nslow is still super on
the avoirdupols but is coming down
right along.