The Detroit times., 1913-05-10
YOungster From st. Paul Has
Biggest Plurality in Tigers
Popularity Election
HAD POOR LUCK DURING
THE TRAINING SEASON
Couldn't Get Arm in Shape, and
Then Suffered Attack
of BOils
BY RALPH L. YONKER.

from ST. Paul. VINO had still TO make
his first appearance In Tiger con
test after every other hurler taken
south by the Detroit club had either
been released or given chance to
show what he had in a game, Is pick
ed by lot OF the Tigers as the daisy
OF the youngsters.
Many OF the young Tigers have
been touted In turn as the best OF the
kids. Cobb called Wheatley the best
that he saw among those that the
Tigers tried out last fall. BOehler
was called the best by George Mullin.
Hall was liked by those who saw IN
hi ma steady, reliable workhorse
without spectacular trappings kla-
witter was hailed as the real iron
man among the recruits.
SO IL went. Nearly every hurler IN
the new bunch had his supporters for
the popularity prize.
But Dauss seems TO have the great
est plurality in the popularity cleo
ton among the Tigers themselves.
Manager Jennings has expressed
himself as delighted with the prelim-
mary showing made by Dauss. He
pitches good, heady ball. has a nice
fast all, good curves and pretty slow
ALL all OF which he mixes up judici-
ously Furthermore he fields his posi-
ton as fast as lightning.
Hughie has been itching for a
chance to give the little fellow a
chance in a regular game ever since
his arm got In good shape some days
ago. Dauss was unfortunate in his
training, and in illness on the
- n
into shape quickly and he was prac.
tically useless in the south for he
couldn't show what he had.
He was just rounding to on the
way home when he got a bad case OF
Jobs comforters, which put him on
the edge OF hospital cot for couple
OF weeks, just sick enough to be out
OF commission and not i'll enough to
enjoy a nurses attentions.
Dauss is the smallest of the Tiger
hurlers. His size has kept him back
at least year from the big league.
he says.
He would have gone up year ago
II a bigger pitcher from his own
team hadn't been chosen in prefer
ence TO him because OF his size.
there were COmcuy HIS
scattered all along yesterdays pro-
gram at Navin field, the burlesQuers
were at their best In the fifth inning.
The Yankees and the Tigers were
supposed to be playing baseball
game Wolter for New York was the
first man up. He bounded the ball to
Bill Louden, who was playing second
base for Oscar Witt, injured in prac-
tice. Bill booted
Hartzel gave Deal a chance at third.
Deal broke Sheldon Lejaune's long
distance throwing record by heaving
the ball seven miles over Sam Craw-
ford, Wolter scoring and Hartzel
tramping to third.
Cree hit to Crawford who got Hart
eel trying TO 90 home, Cree taking
second and floating into third when
Deal dropped Stanage's throw to get
him stealing.
Thereupon Edgar Willett became
jealous of his mates generosity TO the
downtrodden Yankees and proceeded
to hand them pass and three singles.
All OF which meant four runs.
Gibson essayed to play right field
for the Tigers. iGbson is a fine
catcher.
He loafed on one fly and then
dropped the ball, letting Warhpp take
two bases on the play. He also failed
10 show major league handling Of the
hits that came his way.
Zamloch, one of the pitching re-
cruits, was sent In in the sixth inning.
White hit fairly hard, he made an
other good impression. He Is slated
TO go a whole game during the series
with the Red Sox.
Sam Crawford showed some more
Improvement on first basing. as far
as handling low thrown balls IL con
Cerned He picked up one from Bush
In the first that was a peach.
This Ia Frank Chance day. The ad-
vance sale OF reserved seats is almost
as great as 1t was on opening day.
The Tigers have purchased from
kalamazoo In the South Michigan
league. First Baseman Pipp, young
ster, who Is now attending Catholic
university at Washington. ID. c.
Pipp will report to the Tigers the
latter part OF this month.