The Detroit times., 1912-05-23
TO ASK WAIVERS TO
IsCARE COVINGT0A INTO
PITCHING GOOD BALL?
Il Is Hoped That That Is All
There Is To jennings
Threats
TEX HAS SHOWN PROMISE
He Evidently Doesn't Take Base
ball Life Seriously
Enough
lex HAS SHOWN PROMISE
BY RALPH l.. YoNKER.

Iu0I6 are Iudny Wey0 -
ban player into giving the best tha'
is IN him. OF these, one of the mos
effective is to ask waivers on him
1T Is TO be hoped that Manager Jen
nlnes is only taking this method o.
bringing forcibly TO the notice OF VII
liam Coyington, OF Denison, Texas
the fact that he hasn't been worth
n,nch 10 the Tigers thus far this year
when he announces that he intends
Ia test the opinion OF the other mag
mates as to Tex's value as Dividend
paying pitcher by the waiver method.
There is more than a possibility
that this is the case Covington Gre
tafnly has great many properties OF
the finest kind of a pitcher. His fast
ban has already made him near-fam-
ous and he started TO acquire change
OF pace in the south this spring that
was expected to help immensely.
Moreover, Tex. Is young. With the
promise OF development that he has
shown IL would seem crying shame
that he should have to be turned
\ loose. He has the physical makeup
necessary for great hurler. He uses
his brains when on the feld to good
advantage.
But Tex doesn't take baseball life
seriously enough to- suit Manager JeI-
nings. A hearty dislike for staying
IN condition Is given as Hughes rea-
son for threatening to ask waivers.
This Is a simple matter to overcome
II only Tex will make up his mind to
do It.
Coyington certainly worked hard
enough at Monroe to get into shape
and his magnificent pitching against
Kaler In the series that started the tt
ger season at Cleveland was evidence
that he was In the pink. Since that
time he hasn't been used except in
parts OF games and then he was wab-
bly, In the extreme.
Tex has the possibility of making
himself one OF the Tigers leading
pitchers within a few years. He has
chance for a major league career
exceIled only by a few. Here's hop
ink that the cold shock OF Hughie's
announcement will bring him up with
sharp turn and get him down to
business. He's too good an athlete
with too much brain TO hide himself
IN the bushes.
1t isn't very often that a workman
complains that he is not given enough
to do and attributes his failure to
that That, however, is what Tex
does.
II may be that there Is an owner
+ or two in the American league who
thinks that there Is still hope for VIII
liam. II that be SO II will be mp to
Hughie to choose between taking
s chance on his strengthening a rival
or keeping him, trusting that the
fright thrown into him will straighten
him up as q Tiger Otherwise II may
be Providence for his.
With the probability that Hughes,
the long one, Is the pitcher for today,
the Tigers have one sure consolation
besides the winning of the first game
IN the Washington series. That is
that the Nationals used their three
best bets In their efforts to tattoo the
mutinous pirates with the senatorial
sign
johnson, Groom and Hughes are the
best Of the Washington hurlers. OF
johnson nothing need be said except
that he is usually a whole team by
himself. Groom has been winning
consistently and Is counted as Grif.
hth's second bester. while Hughes is
next In line. All three of these are
veterans.
or the youngsters, Akers alone is
showing up well. This leaves Grit,
nth short on pitchers. Cashion. who
started out to be hurler again this
year, was put in the outfield on &C
count of his excellent hitting but he
doesn't seem to be there with the
class necessary. He was also (not
seriously considered as a first base
man.
Two Of the Washington players who
have deserved especial attention dur
ing this series are Moeller and Fos
ter, who head the Nationals battine
order
Both these men are new to the
club. Both have shown themselves tc
be valuable men. Eddie Foster, In
particular, has been drawing the
piaudits OF Washington critics.
II was this MoeIler-Foster combina
ton more than anything else that
Weighted down the District OF Colum
bia end OF the score yesterday. Each
man scored two runs. Foster got two
hits, one Of them a double. which fol
lowed Moeller's two.bagger quickly.
LQotCt - n httlc lCiiON Dut ne nlts
the ball remarkably hard for man ot
his size. He has an additional advan
nge In that he hits to either field
b his fielding Foster seems 70 be abl,
% throw from any position with an ac
,uracy that Bill Louden might well ac
iulre.
Cobb and Witt both ought to be bacl
the game which will relieve boil
Zones and Perry from active duty. let
ing Delahanty go back IN left field
With Witt again on second. Saturday
& Fhen the Tigers open at Chicago.
While Perry hasn't done anythin,
epdear him to the hearts OF Tige
ans during his substitution for Ty
us. permitting a single 10 60 for i
,ree.bagger yesterday and letting ii
run. while he failed 10 get nj
four times At BAT. Jones has fDi
Ished a point 90 the ioke-qnery
When WIN Darey be released
Ne pas q mighty. valuable man q
~ Tirors durlns the eastern inva
on Tor bench warmer and ther'
az ne whole lpt OF thinking don'
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