The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-12
Have Strong Outfields, Weak
ness at First Base, and
Good Batteries
YET NEITHER CLUB CAN
WIN GAMES CONSISTENTLY
Jungle Outfield Compares Favor
ably With the Famous
Boston Trio
BY RALPH L. YONKER.

The Tigers and the Red SoK arc
very much alike at present.
Both clubs are strong In the out
field. doubtful In the infield, with
weakness at first base. strong IN
catchers and well-off for pitchers,
but unable to win games from the
other clubs In the league.
The Tiger outfield. composed as II
Is now OF Cobb, Hight and Veach,
will compare very favorably with
that wonderful Red Sox trio, Hooper,
Speaker and Lewis. Cobb Is ac-
knowledged to be better player
than iris Speaker, the main gem OF
the Red Sox constellation. Veach
IL hitting slightly better than Lewis.
IL as sure fielder although he doesn't
cover as much fround, and is just as
good II not better thrower. Hugnle
High, Of course, has yet to demon
strate his consistent value. but he
looks to be as good man as Hooper,
especially II that player doesn't pick
ND on his work OF last season.
In the infield. both clubs wish to
strengthen at first base. The Tigers
are using Crawford there for lack OF
somebody else and Sam Is doing
nobly at his unsought position. The
Red Sox are using Engle because
Jake Stahl's legs are bad and he can
not be on the bag. Engle Is not as
strong a man as the Sox want on
first. They have Jauvrin, young
ster. to use there II Engle falls
down. But both clubs are dissatis-
fed and are looking for other hrst-
sackers. The Red Sox have made
bids. II Is understood, for Hal Chase
and might have secured him had IT
not been that Hal had to 90 back to
first when Chance was declared out
Of the game.
At second, there is Yerkes for the
Sox and Witt for the Tigers. Yerkes
was never called star. while Witt
II q youngster who looks as good to
Tiger fans as any Of the veterans
they have seen on the bag lately.
With some more experience. they ex-
pect him to be as valuable man as
Yerkes and the chances are that he
will be more valuable. AT short.
Heinie Wagner, Of the Sox, was gen
orally recognized last year as the
best shortstop in the league. but this
year Bush is playing much better
ball than he did last year. Wagner's
bunch isn't going so strong 80 he
doesn't look so shiny.
At third base Moriarty and Gard
ner are experienced and valuable
vets.
Thus there isn't a great deal TO
chnno in the two inf1eldS
Both clubs have good catching
STATS.
Boston has felt sorely the need
OF Joe Wood in his last years form,
for It's pitching stan.
. In spite of the fact that the Red
Eox are worlds champions. the
Tigers compare favorably to them.
One thing that has made the Red
SOx 30 badly Is the fact that they
have had to shift their lineup con-
stantly due to injuries.
For one thing Jake Stahl is out of
the game and Heinie Wagner is run
ming the club. The loss OF the regular
manager invariably means weaken
ing. Engle Is playing his position at
first.
Up to few days ago Yeskes had
been out and Ball was playing his
position at second.
Janvrin has been working at short
in place of Wagner, whose place he
could hardly hope to fill.
Hendriksen has also been In Duffy
Lewis right field.
Joe Wood pitched one cold day in
Boston and hasn't been able to work
since. As he was the backbone or
the Red Sox' regular pitching staff,
his absence has been sorely felt.
Last year the Sox won the Amer
icar league pennant partly because
they were permitted to go practically
all through the league season with
their regular lineup intact This year
they have been favored with no such