The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-15
SUMMERS ARM HAS
HAD STRANGE ROUTE OF
DEVELOPMENT THIS YEAR
Starting Out Well, 1t Suddenly
Lost Capacity To Become
Strong
FAILED TO GET SORE
After Second Attempt Eddie
Finally Gets Finger
Into Shape
RY RALPH .. YONKER.

dered 10 report 10 Jennings In the
$50 has had n peculiar experience
this spring In getting his arm In
shape.
Xil through the training trip and up
20 the present time, Eddie mas Deen
bothered very little by a sore arm.
This may have been pleasant for Eo
but Il was anything but dividend-pay-
1ur for the owners OF the Tigers.
a sore arm IL almost as necessary
40 pitcher In the spring as the cali
are u to n growing boy. us just as
unpleasant to the pitcher 10 nave ms
4 arm 30 sore that It hurts him every
time the rubber touches II as II Is 70
1 The Young man to have little fuzzy
roatee pointing forward from his un-
shaver chin. But 1t is necessary
leyil.
Summers started out In the spring
IL his usual gait but soon started
working too much. He thought that
Ne was able to stand II but 1t evil
dently proyed his undoing, for his arm
instead of getting sore and then los
ira the soreness simply went BACK on
MIN He could get no strength In II.
Summers pitched one fine game AZ
Jackson on the southern trip. but
frnrn that time on, almost, he seemed
weaker until he had to start all over
again to work his arm into shape.
There Is no accounting for the course
his finger took except that II was,
prescribed by nature 1T was new
one. both to Eddie and to his coaches,
brit Il cost him a months work.
The last week Eddie has been
showing his old-time form, according
TO Joe Sugden who has been catcnins
him. He Is beginning to whiz EN-
through like Eddie Summers at his
best. His speed is fine. His curve
Isn't breaking cutie so much as II VIII
later on, but he shows that he u
about ready to start work
How much depends on Tiger pitch
ers was aptly Illustrated yesterday by
Mr.. George Mullin, official demonstrat-
or for the day. when he allowed the
Yankees four hits. one Of which was
q scratch. and enabled the Tigers TO
canter home TO to victory.
The only thing that helped the
Tigers out TO any considerable means
outside OF the usual course OF their
hitting was the hawkness OF one Cald-
well who arranged for free trip for
whole baseball team, granting nine
single passes.
Even these passes would have been
unavailing had It not been for the
timely hitting of the fore part OF the
Tiger run-making squadron. There is
no betting away from the fact that this
crew can stack up at least four runs
In about every game for the Tiger
hurlers II said hurlers are In condition
TO keep down the ambitious eenmy TO
. respectable number Of tallies.
II Tiger pitchers aren't working
well, however, there seems to be no
limit to the number of counters that
the junglemen will help them acquire
BY comedy stun So. now that Wahoo
Samuel has been lined up for the prop
or party. II is a matter OF pitchers.
What Is that rocky bunch going to
do now that the old standby, George
Mullin. has set the Tigers on their feet
again?
IL Tex Covington going to get down
70 work and pitch real baseball? This
young man has given himself the lie
thus far this year. He started out In
great shape against Cleveland and
later fell down.
IL Bill Burns going to steer around
. sharp turn and prove himself to be
the goods. after all? He likewise has
been disappointing.
n II Works going TO keep up the rec
ord he made In his first game OF the
Z season against the Browns? Will Per-
noii improve and be the Tiger south
paw standby?
There is q deal that hangs on the
answer Of these questions.
New York youngsters distinguished
themselves more than did our new
conner yesterday. Martin, the Yankee
shortstop, and Dolan, the third base
man, both showed that they are OF a
nigh caliber, while Louden, replacing
Bauman, did something in the field
but little at the bat.
Doian has been conceded his post
ton &C third ever since the season
started He Is a great fielder has
good peg. hits well and Is fast on the
sacks. Martin at third, they tell us,
II due for thorough try-out He that
he cannot get IL any younger and that
while he IL getting II he will be worth
H|||AuE-
Louden, our only youngster of the
day, since Witt was out OF the game
came across with a miscue In seven
chances, which was neither so good
nor 20 bad. He failed to get a bingle,
his best EFFORT at bat being working
Caldwell for a pass when he suffered
from . pitched ball
There promises 10 be little scram.
BILE for the future services OF Pitcher
1issler OF the University of Michigan
inoligfblcs and for those OF Shortstop
Layens OF the varsity team, for Con-
ME Mack and Hughie Jennings are
both said % be after them.
8Issler. 4 A. said. had had confer.
ent1s with emmissaries OF Cornelius
MtEtc even before he entered Michl.
$40. Bin Donovan, when umpiring the
MISUNDERSTANDING game noticed
H|I1ns
mn noticed him principally because
~ uns the one bright and shining In
deal o. darkness Bill hasn't q very
high opinion Of the general quality OF