The Washington times., 1912-07-11
Probable Lineup.
By SENATOR"

Frank Navin, president of the Detroit
Jungaleers. is going to spend $4,000
building up his team in order to have
1t a pennant contender in 1913. He con-
fesses it, admits it before a waiting
world. He declines to say. however,
that Bill Donovan and not Hughey Jen-
ninss will have charge of the Tigers
next season, but says that Detroit Will
he in the race from start to hnlsh, II
"The situation regarding Manager
Jennings" says Navin, has not
changed since last spring. l do not
hold him responsible for the poor show
Ing of the club this year. In my opinion
he is a capable manager
However, the Tigers are In for
thorough housecleaning during the
coming winter. The work of the team
and Detroit refuses to endure loser.
Six or seven men are due to chanse
their scenes of athletic endeavor when
1918 rolls around.
Need Everything.
I'VE need pitchers, infielders. and
outfielders," says Navin. 1T is a diff
ficult task to get the right men, and
AZ will probably take us some time, but
the club will make every effort to get
the right men. We count on spending
$4,000 or $4,000 for new players, and
hope by so doing to make Detroit
contender next season"
II Is expected that Del Gamer will
never again appear in Tiger uniform.
His injured wrist Is bothering him, and
he plans to have the bone scraped in
an effort to get back into condition.
However, neither Navin nor Jennings
expects to have him In the game again.
and 1T would not be surprising to have
the crack first baseman retire from
baseball altogether.
Meanwhile, George Mariarty will held
down the first corner, proving a capa-
BILE successor to Gamer. However, Mo-
riarty has played his last season In
Detroit. according to report: and Will
be supplanted in 1913 by a better hitter.
The Tigers next season should be a
wholly new ball club. with some chance
OF staying in the first division from
start to finish.
The poor showing of Sir Robert Groom
yesterday against the Naplanders is
credited to his lack of hard work dur
ing the last week. Manager Griffith is
tion. and says that he will be back there
winning games in a few days.
"Groom's injury kept him from work.
ing out" said Griffith, "and that's why
he started that game.
But the showing made by Cashion
more than pays up for Groom's fall
from grace. Cashion never looked bet
ter in his life than he did yesterday
when he got down to work. He could
easily have gone through the game,
but we needed Schaefer to make a pos
sible hit with the bases filled. That s
the only reason Cashion was taken out.
Cleveland couldn't do thing with him.
"Cashion is going to be another Wal
ter Johnson. The boy works hard to
overcome his weaknesses and some day.
and that day is near, too, he's going
to be in there taking his turn on the
mound and winning majority of his
games
Street Is Doomed.
From all accounts. c. Verbose Street
is doomed to an early fit to the minors.
having failed wholly to hold his own
with the New York Higb'anders. rhe
former veteran backStop of the Ma
tOnals. suffered from inclement wealth
sr this spring, and never got really
started. When the warm weather set
In he proved very weak sister 10
take Ell Sweeney's place. and Harry
Wolverton is looking around for a place
to send him.
Howard Shanks will be out of the
game for few days as the result OF
hCing hit in the elbow by one oi
Easrette's fast ones yesterday This
Youngstown flyer is Rrieved to think
he must sit on the bench. but lie can.
net throw now, and Griffith will not
hear 90 his return to the game until
hc Is ready to do his pest work. Mean.
while, "rillic" Walker will perform ir
the garden.
"Daredcvil" Dan Mocller is suffering
10 pain from his injured shoulder. anc
the Rochester rambler is playing hi'
usual fast game IN the field ard a,
the bat.