The Calumet news., 1912-06-20
DETROIT LUCKY
TO Wind UP IN
FIRST SECTION
Place in Premier Division the Best
the Present Outfit Can
Hope to Attain

Any hopes that Detroit may have
OF winning a pennant this season
may as we'll be put in the old
mothballs until such time as the
Tigers are remodeled, says h. a.
Bachelor i'm the Detroit Journal. If
the flag floats over Navin field AT the
conclusion Of the present campaien, it
win be for one of two reasons, either
the Detroit club will get caught in a
shower of real athletes. or about four
other teams in the league will be IN
volved In a series of railroad wrecks
IL is rather humiliating to the fans
of Detroit, after five seasons IN when
the club either has won the pennant
6r finished second or third to admit
this state of affairs. but il is true
nevertheless. The Tigers Of 1872 VIII
not do. Barring about three or four
men, aside from the pitchers, there Is
not n player in the outft whose recent
performances have shown cause why
he should be in a major league and
there are a few that might have trou-
hle making good in Class AA judging
cy what he has shown since June /,
The ipfield, barring Bush, Is hope
less, fhe outfield contains one star
ban player who is trying and an
other whose work has been distinctly
lacking in ginger, while Jones, the
third man. although batting well, has
shown deficiencies IN other depart
ments that would make his value 10
the club doubtful il he were batting
.999
Three Pitchers Look Good.
Works, Dubuc and Willett look like
pitchers who might be depended on
To win "a fair percentage of their
games. Covingtop should not be judg
cd hastily, for the youngster hasn't
been given enough chances to work to
show whether he is there or not
Stanage, naturally the best catcher In
;hc country, is at present handicapped
10y bad legs and even more handi-
capped by having fallen into the gem
eral I-don't-care attitude that seems
to be characteristic OF the club.
The big hackstop 'if he saw real
chance for the nag on were on oll,b
that was hustling, would be almost
perfect, for he has baseball brains
and physical ability but ON Joy
club. he is among inc most joyous.
The two young catchers haven't work
ed enough as yet to be criticized hon
cstly.
Mullin and Summers. both of whom
have rendered the Tigers splendid SER
vice in years gone by having come to
that point where both their own good
and that OF the club demands that they
be sent elsewhere. Donovan needs
warm weather, and is so valuable to
the club IN various ways aside from
pitching that 1t doesn't make much
difference whether We works reg
ularly or not. AS scout and coach.
the smiler is more than earning his
salary and nobody should complain
that he is slow in getting ready for
duty on the ridge
As ball players cannot be picked
| up in "A minute. il looks as though
Detroit would have to be content with
the present ciun f~r iae iemain.er oi
This season. But next year there ere
going TO be lot Of strange faces peek
ing from the collars Ct our nice white
uniforms. Three lnhelders. one good
cutfelder. a strong catcher to protect
the club i'm case Stanage 10 hurt and
couple of pitchers are about what
may be expected.
Probably 1t will be impossible 10
secure stars for all these positions
at once. No other club ever wos so
lucky as to pick up wholesale lot
that made good the FIRST year. Bat
the newcomers win be young. they
will be working for moderate salaries
and they will be trying every minute
TO play the sort OF ball that will permit