The Detroit times., 1913-03-24
POWELL OR HIGH I
A GAMER THIS SPRII|
Gamer and Ness Ran M
1912 Until Del Cai10 \
That Old Con6deace al
NO CHANCE FOR NESS
AFTER THAT mon
Powell and High Are l
Even Novelties m
Spring Sensatioa
BY RALPH L. YoNKRR.


BY RALPH L. YONKER.
MOBILE. Ala. March H.
there be another Gainer-Neeo azloEB
the Tiger crew this spring? Nm gs III AZ
IL there n one, who WIN -
Gamer and who will be the N66o1
the question that II worryinx
Powell and Hugh High, TIGER 0utG
recruits who are putting up ~ f.
for the fourth outfeld position. s<$ N
In 1911, It will be remembered. ~
were two candidates for nrut h0<o
Gamer and Ness. At Monroe the G. II
men worked along at an even p6G0 r
there was little to chose betwoom
two men. q
Manager Jennings had pusx1n n
his hands az to which OF the two 49,
he should keep. Neither one a. O.
looked like q sensation. but hot IN
| them showed promise Of deyolon1
that he hated to throw away. ~ Esl S$
Just when Hughie was In the m1
OF the quandary. on the exhfnIt
game trip homeward, Gamer eu(B1 &
gained a barrel OF condolences ax1
ceded to hit that ball hard ana 9 &
and handle himself at first bass M i
veteran. Il; 81
From the moment that Gainer 60T n
that rise. there was no chance W& m
ever for Ness and he was eoon dl1|S
posed OF. 's.5$S
| There are some puzzles among tn
Tiger recruits just now. One Of u q
Is. which man will be kept the 1Ol11
Powell or High? There Is q ck6T Il
for both but II either should tok0a}
squirt as did Del Gamer, the pronpS ~ 8
are that the other would soon b 0rc |
ped. s3@&
At present Powell has much fr
better Of the battle and High undc
edly will be dropped when tho
. reaches Detroit Powell's past ~
Is better and he has shown 1nof6
ting ability that High. The fact q
Hughie was placed away down II
batting order by Manager Jenu1n
would indicate that he hasn't NGG
faith in his ability as a big league & N
ter. "
Gamer win increase the stren6S11|
OF the infeld rs per cent over Wh1
IT was last year. said Manager JeI5
nings today. s5{
Enghie refused to say that IN
WOULD be one of the two or thrw
most valuable men to the club n 49,
coming season, but when one conGf(2
ers that a statement like that wo111 r
leave Cobb and only one other maM5
ahead OF Del, it can be seen that ~
would have been rash. SS
Del mas been accused OF being With
OUT that aggressiveness that II Z noos
essary part OF the best kind OF 4 BAIL
fIaycr. While he may not be a. for
ward as many other players. his work
this spring would indicate that be r.
going to be valuable In the pincheo.
The old timely hit is the one that;
counts. The old hit with speedy men
on the bags ahead of him ID what
brings In the runs and runs win tie
games. The $50 who has habit of
slngung with nobody on and two out
cant be compared to the 900 man Who
pickles the ball with the bags pso.
pied.
They call him Pep" Stanley ovsr
at New Orleans.
4 Pep" Stanley has displayed more
OF the paprika than any other man on
} the club. He Is alive every minute
and keeps that shrill voice of his
shouting announcement to the Tigers
every moment he Is In the game.
Snanley is the life Of the infeld
DOME Bush is laxative and active, but
D he can't be compared tn Stanley. Del
.. Gamer resembles sphinx as compar.
ed to Pep Charlie Deal, also, has
: little TO say.
y One Of the strange features, Of the:
o unusual amount OF pepper shaken
0 around the diamond by Stanley n
. that he is as quiet as a mouse once
q OF the field He isn't natural chat.
z terbox
y Ball players in general and the
D Tigers In particular are a great bunchA
= OF kidders, but there's one time Whon
: they won't stand for anything funny.
s That is when they have failed In "a
pinch n!
= Hugh High was as touchy as bo1&S
!. all the way 10 the hotel after that loGtH
8 New Orleans game because he hadn1f|
come across with hit at the prop0IX
: time. III
= The score was 81 with two dow
! and two men on bases when High W01It
.. al bat. He reached over the plate Io(l
#. the last strike and missed. 0eoEnz
Boehler tried TO kid him on The WnY8
to the hotel, but Hughie wou16 49,
nothing OF II. *72