The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-26
Veteran Catchers Will Coach the
Young Tiger HurIers
Again
ARE IN THE BEST OF
COMPANY IN DOING SO
Willie Keller, Wilbur Robinson,
Kid Gleason and Others
in List
BY RALPH L. YoYKER.


ball veterans. will be back with the
Tigers in the spring OF 1913. at Gulf
port and In the early American league
leason. helping Manager Jennings dc
velop the young players. They VIII
both pay particular attention to the
pitchers.
II there is anyone who is going to
get all that's In him taken out and
shown up to the Tiger boss this
Fprfng, III the young pitcher who has
ability concealed about his person
anywhere.
One outhelder must be obtained
from the news batch of material, hut
he Is a minor consideration when The
needs OF the team are being talked of
for pitchers. pitchers, pitchers are
the players who are needed.
Jennings says that he would rather
develop two new .hurlers than have
Two OF those who have apparently be-
ing slipping come back and be stars.
Eddie Planks and Chief Benders and
iawn Coombses are all right fer Co..
,nie Mack II the lanky one wants that
kind of a pitching stan. but jennings
would prefer that his young buds
would bloom.
Mack's kids refused to make good
last season. There we're several
upon whom Connie was banking heav-
fly and when they failed TO come
through, all hopes for the Philadcl.
phia pennant were gone. So 1t Is said
that Connie intends to return TO his
old fellows this coming season.
he that as Il may, Ii Is noticean.e
that Mack isn't letting any kids who
look like future greats get away from
him.
The Tigers are openly and avowed-
iy after diamonds In the rough and
they have two Of the best polishers
In the world waiting to get to work
IN the spring. Sugden makes his
home In Philadelphia during the WIN
ter: Mcclure has a fine farm out
near Albion.
Both these men are old catching
atars. Joe Sugden's work dates back
some time before they began using
masks. He used shin-guards for tie
first time as an experiment In Tue
eouthern training trip last spring. Nc
CURE has advanced as high IN base
ball circles as manager of the much
managed Cleveland Maps.
Both men have the knack or com
randing the respect and admiration
AZ the young fellows they teach.
Neither is a driver: both are teachers.
they easily secure the confidence OF
,he men they are instructing and the
veriest busher soon knows that he Is
IN kindly hands.
There may be times to drive men,
hut II hardly seems that the sprihs
,s the time 10 do SO. So Joe aud Jim
iefrain from that and resort 10 gent
ier methods. :,
Both these men do practically all
heir work with the young pitchers,
rlthough the old ones set scme oil
their attention. 80,
When the season starts they VIII
accompany the team 'for while In
lhe early part OF It's schedule Later
thev will both undoubtedly so cut
on the road as scouts, as they did
last season.
sugden and Mcclure are IN high
class company in their coaching JoOs
MANY of the biz league clubs rave old
stars to help them, but none that
comes TO mind has two mei.
Willie Keeler, of whom Eddie Fo5
tor of the Senators. Is trying to he
an Jmitator in the hIt-and-run stunt
has been secured by Charlie Ebbetts
n assist In the coaching OF the Trol
;av Dodgers in their southern work
Wilbur Robir son. OF course, is TX
S1,re Al the same work with McGr1w
md his Giants lie VIII be With th'
cam working the young pitchers aSair
this spring.
Scrappy Kid Gleason. who has beef
given a great deal OF the credit fol
The showing the White Sox made II
Tho carly part of the American leagu,
raca last sumriler, will bn with Com
i.kav,s men again as aoy lsorl coach
rohablv remaining with them all sea
sen as he did last year.
lin Ryan is expected TO be Will
ela.l- -Gritath- and his Nationals TIT
enrInu Heine Peitz will be with IN,
Cincinnati clut Nearly every blI
iaaeue team will have It's advise r.
coach taken from the constellation o
cid stars.
when the writer sa!s "neaTl.
everv" he means TO leave room 10
he escape of Cleveland. Joe Bir,n
ineham. youngster as far as hi
managership is concerned says tha
here's nothing doing for him in tn
I'D coach stun
hitherto the CleS eland GLIB Ia
had several instructors, but Birmih.
nam sees no reason for that. He ma
.abooed the idea on the theory ths
ne wants his team to plsv htS styl
OF ban and that he himself alone ca
each IL.
He says that his if tho responsible
\ .tv for the show.tg of the team
1919 and that II he must acGept th
responsibility he 10 going to see tia
he has everything his own way In pr
oaring the team,
Cleveland managers haye evidentl