The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-08
: Manager StOval Has an I'm.
proved Club Over What 1t
Was Last Season
BROWNS HAVE ADV VANTAGE
OF TIGERS IN CONDITION
Have Also Played Together
Longer, While Tigers Get To-
gether for First Time
BY RALPH l.. YONKER

ST. LOUIS, April s.-Gobs OF
pgloom:
After all the boosting that has been
gtyenf the Tigers It looks as II they
viii. "a appoint their admirers when
they meet the Browns In the opening
series OF the season here
They will be lucky TO grab off-mor
than one contest in the three-game
series.
The Tigers face a team Thursday,
Friday and Saturday that is much inn
proved over the joke Brownies OF 1912
and other years. They face team
that has a good pitching stan. \
strong infield and very good out
field.
The Browns are in mighty good
condition. They showed that in their
work against tho Cardinals in the city
series at st. Louis. They are at least
three weeks ahead Of the Cards in
the matter OF condition. That means
that they are in better shape than the
Tigers.
The Tigers will face the Browns
With q lineup that will he thrown to-
gether for the first time in the sea-
son In the opening game. Cobbs rail-
ure 10 report and various injuries
have kept the club mangled at all
times. The team will undoubtedly go
into the frst game with batting or
der that has not been used before
this season.
Thu means that the club will not be
in the Ashtinx trim that It VIII pe
lstof ~ he s2oa6oo. It means tnat
inside baseball win have to be neglect
cd NJ frst until the Tlgers' comoina-
tion gets working again FOR thc sea-
son.
Il means that an unorganized club
win have to meet one tnat mas Deen
playing its regular lineup In series
of practice games against major
league club in it's own city.
The prowns viii! further have the
advantage Of being thoroughly USED
"a St Louis weather, while the Tigers
MAJ encounter some changes here
,hov will have q bad effect on them.
The rest that the Browns Will have
had In their own home will put them
in better condition that the Tigers
can hone TO be after the fag end or
their training trip.
Injuries and sickness have borne
had results for the Tigers. 1t ts not
known as vet whether Bob Veach VIII
nc able to get into the FIRST game:
His ankle is worse than il appeared
IA he at first Del Gamers injured
nnger will probably permit him 10
n,ay ali right. but he will~not be In the
shane that he would have been had II
not heen for the unfortunate accident
at Meridian.
since the Tigers cannot bank very
q strongly on their Offensive game In
thln.1xst. series, they must depend
M defense. which Will be
to the pitchers. II Mullin.
~ whichever other hurler
NJ jennings decides to use are
In 0p-foB form. they may he able TO
pull the Tigers two OF the three
games. To hope for-more, however,
seems useless.
- Roth managers. Jennings and
Stovall, are extremely anxious TO get
a nying start In this first series. 1t is
the confidence engendered by rood
getaway that is worth a great deal to
the club during the hrst few weeks OF
the season.
While the Tigers will opene with
much the same men who played part
ar all of last season, the Browns viii
show several new men.
The Browns have four clever young
hurlers who are in fine shape Ham
i,ton. Allison, Baumgardner and Wiel.
man are all said to be ready to start
the season. Any one Of them may he
uicked to pitch the opener. but the
odds seem to favor Hamilton on dope
with these four men in good shape
the Browns can be deDended upon to
give the Tigers a battle In every one
Of the three games.
The Brown catching staff Is said 10
be twice az good this season as u
was last. Agnew, the backstop from
the Vernon, Cal. club has made good
with Manager Stovall. They saw he
10 worth as much as both Stephens
and Krichell. Either he or Alexander
will catch the opening game. Both
have worked In the series with Cards
and have shown up we'll.
At hrst there will be Manager
Stovall himself. At second there will
be Derrill Pratt, one OF the few mer
In the major leagues whom Huehit
JENNINGS had q chance to get and II
sorry he missed AT short, Bobby
wallsce will probably start, with Dee
Walsh, the former Mobile shortstop
reAdy to break into the Job later One
Mr. Austin Of considerable fame vii
be at the third corner. This inf'elt
looks pretty good with enough you'll
to make It peppery and enough age tc
steady II.
The st. Louis outfield, the nucleus
OF which il Shotton. ought TO b'
stronger than II was last season. Ons
new man will be eeen In the outel
gardens, Ranking Shotton in center
The Browns had seven recruits tryins
for outfeld jobs. Out Of these ten
they have obtained one who is might,
good Johnston 10 the man.