The Detroit times., 1913-05-21
Keep Up the Swatting Against
the Other Clubs Is All
Fans Ask
PITCHING STAFF NOW
HAS NEW PERSONNEL
.Willett Dubuc, Hall and Fam.
l0ch Look Like Regulars
for q While
BY RALPH L. YONkER.

With the Tigers hitting like the
Tigers of old, prospects for chance
4 In the pennant race again appear to be
brighter for Detroit.
The Tigers have invariably hit out
their championships in the past and
revival Of the old slugging methods
would be acceptable, despite the hope
that was fostered for a while this
spring that Manager Jennings would
be able to pitch his way to the top.
Now we don't care just how these
4 Bengals win games. SO long as they
win them. II the pitchers work at top
speed and We win games that Is well
and good. But II the hitters slug out
Victories that IL well and better.
Long, extra base hits are beginning
70 be the usual thing again for us,
after we had been starved for any
thing except singles, and not overfed
OF them.
B Yesterdays smuggling array was
+ Somewhat Of surprise inasmuch as
Cobb contributed his first hit longer
than double. and Stanage handed In
= clean double and a luck triple for
examination.
The rate that the Tigers are going
nbw cannot last, however. for the
4gers aren't facing the best pitching
Il the world during the Mack stay
hpre.
SThe lack OF condition OF two Of Con-
sN)e's hurlers, Coombs and Plank, to-
I ether with the fact that he wants to
I've Bender for the opening OF the
eastern series, has given the Tigers
aDme youths to combat.
Mack insists that manager Is TAX
.i1g chances of spelling a young pitch
q BY starting him in a major league
hme until he has had considerable
experience In watching other men and
finishing games. However, be-
Ause he couldn't use his veterans he
Ms been forced to use youngsters
<Gfen to start games.
kWyckof. whose professional expe-
Renee does not antedate this very
G>ason, started the first contest
Il Eainst the Tigers and was handled
uhmercifuAy.
Ho,sck started yesterday. Houck is
0ho OF Mack's near veterans. In that
~ worked last year for Connie.
Tan. another youngster. is due TO
START today's contests
1t won't be often that the Tigers
lhve Z chance at the Athletics such
II being offered them now.
In the Kaleidoscope changes that
I've taken place In the Tigers pitch
1pg stan this season, many queen COM
1nations have been shunted into
New.
1 The latest Ii that II looks as II
Yillett, Dubuc, Zamloch and Hall are
tie Tiger hurlers who must be de-
Wnded upon to work their regular
tprns now for WHILE with Joe Lake
ways ready to finish games for other
J Ringers.
Willett IL in great shape and has
Itched three good games. soiled only
Il one bad three-run inning. Dubuc,
~ course. 10 one of the best pitchers
the league. Hall Is a good steady
ian who can be counted upon to win
n share Of games. although he may
ver be brilliant star. Zamloch
Poke into the limelight with eclat In
stee nne game he pitched against Wal
pr Johnson Sunday. or course one
&me doesn't make pitcher any
pore than one swallow makes a spring
~ jag. but Il gives promise.
Manager Jennings has great conf
dnce In little George Dauss. once ne
ots control. He has a fine show OF
Reed. good curves. and mixes them
~ well, II he can keep out OF the
Hple long enough to use what he has
House has pitched some very good
Ind very bad ball Just what he will
- IL still problematical.
" Lefty Clauss. the Tigers southpaw,
psn't been heard from. but he is
working regularly. giving the Tigers
yfactice against southpaw pitching.