The Detroit times., 1913-04-02
ECOlD PLACE ONLY WEAK
SPOT IN BATTING ORDER
Eers Look Strong at Bat, But
Need an Eddie Foster
to Follow Bush
OWELL WOULD BE THE
IDEAL MAN FOR THE JOB
Rnsh Leads on, LOuden Follows
Then Comes Sluggers
Crawford, Cobb & Co.

1he second place in the batting order
% the Tigers as announced by Man
nger Jennings il its weakest spot.
Bush. S.; Louden or Witt. 2b. Craw.
1Drd. RI; Cobb. CT; veach, IL; Gain.
or, h.: Deal, 3d.; Stanage. C., and Mul.
in. p.
md place 10 the only one in which
khere II q break In the combination
NAT looks bad. or course. the seventh
I]nce might be strengthened. but II is
Ehot 20 important to have an ideal man
koeventh as second.
MI Manager Jennings wants a man to
p1low DOME Bush who can hit we'll
e5aightavay. work well In the hit-run-
EEum play and hunt we'll. Rabbi"
&oNell II the ideal man for the job
fnmong those on the Tiger roster but,
I'D 10 relate. Powells place In the
D0tAeld ID to be filed by Cobb and
aAbbit cannot be an infielder.
fs Were Powell only an infielder he
Hpould be hustled Immediately into a
Lob 1T second or at third so that he
uuld be used in this second place in
10 batting order. This little fellow,
on8des being fast on bases, fulfills the
6Qu1roments of q man for the JOB or
Moving up the lead OF man to a tee.
Eddie Foster is undoubtedly the best
I'm among the youngsters In the
1morican league for second place. II
~ Tigers only had that little third
nDeman on their roster they would
I've one of the greatest batting COM
NATIONS that has ever been brought
ESTHER
Powell 10 the nearest to Foster OF
NY of the Tigers He can bunt and
11tD straightaway we'll enough to hit
8 the hit-and.run play excellently. He
u fast on bases, also. and would be
M1ghty dangerous with Cobb behind
I'm.
but Powell cannot (be used in the
ogular lineup, 80 Louden or Witt must
~ depended upon. III LOuden comes
hrough with some good straightaway
k1ktlng 90 that he can do his part OF
he hit-and-run with Bush ahead OF him
~ will be the regular man on second
~ will hit second There are few
Dc0nd basemen I'm the American
hague who play the bag any better
han Louden. Not only is he there with
- mechanical ability, but he has the
I'D for the Job as well. Bill hunts
4e1l and he Is tricky on the bases. But
1T year he failed to hit to suit Man
Dor Jennings.
Witt hits better than Louden and
HI Ubtfity may give him the call over
1ll Witt bangs the ball out in way
~ suits Jennings better than the
|lUay Louden hits.
Stanley has been lucky nowadays
- hit the ball at all, so that he could
0ro1y be depended upon to bat sec
I'D. He will be kept upon the bench
IS observe the actions Of the players
md drink In as much OF the game as
uDeible. He may be given a chance
~ show himself after the season has
Dogun. He will get lot OF batting
De1ctico. and II he demonstrates that
- a hitting the pill he will no doubt
- showed on second for another trial.
The batting order looks mighty good
3pukoide of this second place. Bush Is
yOuo OF the best little lead-off men in
&ho sbusiness. While he hit only .23l
LIT year he held the American league
xUcofd for passes obtained. He gets
- 1rst base lot OF times when he's
not entitled to from his hitting. Once
ia, he II fast and heady.
n Following LOuden or Witt will be a
&tr1ng Of sluggers that Is likely to
!G3oon ND at any time. Crawford Is
no prime slugger Of the league. Cobb,
20. = fairly well known as one OF the
XRoot0ot little hitters Of the day. Veach
|SAo been slapping the ball out for dou-
5)oo and triples consistently and Gain
- has been hitting them out In pinch
With excellent regularity.
" II Bush gets on, as he does mighty
Ofto0, the pitcher that faces the next
i've men. Lodden, Crawford, Cobb.
'Roach and Gamer. IL going TO have
6ome problem on his hands to keep
Gne or more runs from being shunted
GcrOSs.
\ OF course II Is always desirable TO
have q good hitter In seventh place. II
1n1Ght as easily be said that II is de
11tubl0 to have nine good hitters In tho
Mating order. But Deals position in
seventh place Is not so important as
that OF Louden in second.
I. Deal II placed in seventh place be-
oouoo he Is Just an ordinary hitter
40 depends upon line drives over the
1nn6ld and long hits to fatten his BAT
I1nG average rather than hard.hit balls
13oakfng through the infield. He can
~ b. used a. we'll as either OF the
1(noe men In advancing the man ahead
R him.
4 ~ fielding this club will be mp
Hone the topnotchers. Gamer is one
ne handiest men In the league
IND 0rst base; Louden is q great
1ng second baseman; Bush IL pull
~ some Of the stunts that made
anne for him ont there in short
harlie Deal n brilliant at third. |
Oatfleld. veach, Cobb and Craw-
IN dependable nelding trio.
oper the hitting combination |
y - such that II will be able to /
~ deeds OF the champion
~ batted out pennants. pitch