The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-12-22
Acquisition of Covaieskie, Cavet
and Williams Is Big
Boost
WILLETT, DUBUC AND
DAUSS ARE MAINSTAY
Houses Curve Ball lis AS Good
As Dauss'-Experience Will
Benefit Him


talent IL, In the opinion OF o.
- car StanaSe, Tiger catcher. the
biggest boost the Tigers have received
In years.
IF Covaleskie and Cavet show next
spring as we'll as Williams did last
xAll. we will have q formidable set OF
1eft.hAnders." writes Stanage TO The
Times. land you are well aware that
= left-handed pitcher is hard TO beat
IN the American league"
There is perhaps nobody on the
club that Is better qualified TO talk
Of Tiger pitching than Stanage. IN
less II be Manager jennings himself.
Stanage Is recognized as one of the
greatest catchers in the game and
bis reputation for handling hurlers is
very high.
Stanage believes that Willett. Du.
buc and Dauss will form the main.
stay Of the right-handed aggregation
OF Tiger pitchers. that Hall Will have
q better season in 1914 than he had
In 1913. and that House will be kept
until he can be used regularly.
Houses curve ball Is on par with
that OF Dauss'," says Stanage. Ex-
perience will benefit him greatly"
There Is no reason TO believe that
Covaleskie and Cavet will not be alb
solutely dependable for the 1914 sea
son. Every bit OF dope that can be
squeezed out OF anybody who knows
anything about the two men point 70
their success in 1914. This, together
with the confidence placed In VII
iiams by the Tiger management.
makes IL look as IL Detroit will have
some real southpaws. something that
1t has not had for years.
Covaleskie's entry into the Ameri-
can league is In the nature OF come
back. He is the man who Is sup
posed to have ruined himself temper
arily In making a name as Giant
Killer for himself while with the Phil
HES. He has shifted around among
National and Southern league clubs
for some time Last season at Chat
tanooga he pitched such great ball
that he was purchased by Frank
Navin before the drafting season
opened so that nobody else could get
e. chance At him.
The big question about Cavet seems
"a be his eyes. He had trouble with
them last year and at one time while
over them. There IL no news at base
ball headquarters here regarding
Pur's lamps. Ii is taken 10 mean
that they are all r.. for be would
want expert treatm,- for them, I'M
doubtedly, II they were not perfect
- N HIS letter, StAnage gives
whole lot OF information about
= HIS new pitching protege. for
whom he asked contract OF Presi-
dent Navin of the Tigers. But In all
the information
etansos's ProtsQe Stanage still for
Stands Over gets TO say any
Six Feet. thing about his
Youngsters name.
Spin doesn't expect the new man
TO be q wonder right away. but be-
lieves that he would be winner In
= few years. He is six feet one inch
tall and weighs 1877 pounds. He Is
right-hander who has been working
in semi.pro games in California on
Sundays and working In machine
shop week days. He lacks control, but
ought 10 acquire that II given a
chance to work compile OF times
week.
~HE belief that Stanage Will be
in top-notch form for the 1914
= season as predicted by the
writer short time ago. Is strength
ened by the reading OF Spins letter
He will leave for Hot Springs. Ark.
about Feb. /, and he expects to be
down to fighting weight by the time
the training season is under way
: II Stanage gets into shape there Is
no doubt whatever about who will be
the Tigers first catcher, and this
statement doesn't discredit the work
OF Red Mckee In the least, either.