The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-28
Oscars Good Work Wins Hin
Back Manager Jennings
Favor
HENNESSEY LOOKS GOOD
IN FIRST WHOLE GAME
Hits One That Drives Brief
Back to the Scoreboard For
the Catch


After having been benched during
the greater part of the eastern trip
because of careless playing, Oscar
Stanage. peerless catcher when he
wants to be. has played himself back
into the good graces of Manager Jen-
|nings. IA
Hereafter, when Stanage plays the
game that he Is capable of. he will
be used alternately with RED" Me-
Kee. the fiery haired Saginaw val
ley backstop.
Stanage will be used when tho;
Tigers are facing southpaw pitching
and Mckee will beused when the
Tigers are facing right handlers.
Stanage Is a right handed hitter and
Is naturally expected to be stronger
against southpaws than is McKee,
who hits from the OF side OF the
plate
Mckee has been playing such ~
fine game both behind the bat and at
the bat that 1t would be hard for
even Stanage. going at his best, 70
replace. him. Mckee doesn't throw
like Oscar and he can't be compared
to him in getting under foul balls,
but he has been playing with such
ginger and enthusiasm that Hughie
Is stuck on him.
Stanage evidently realized that
unless he woke up there might be-
a chance to lose his job, for his work
during the games here at Detroit has
been al that could be asked for.
Yesterday 1t was Oscars great
throwing that kept the score down
In the early part of the game. In
the first four innings Stanage had
five assists, which Is quite q record
for a catcher. The Browns tried In
vain to steal on Oscar. but once they
failed. they tried again.
Mark Hall keeps runners hanging
to the bases In good shape and that
helped Oscar. In the first inning
Stovall got on on Hennessey's boot
and tried to go down. but Stanage's
peg to Bush had him without ques-
ton. In the next inning Austin
walked and again Oscar nailed him
stealing, Bush taking the throw.
For the third time in as many
innings, he nipped man. Agnew
walked and tried 10 steal. but this
time Hennessey touched the would
be thief out.
The fourth was the beginning for
Stanage with two assists. Shotten
walked and ambled too far from first,
Stanage nipping him on a neat throw
to Gamer. Austin singled and again
died trying to purloin.
Rondeau will get chance to break
into the game now and then. but
Stanage and Mckee will do the bulk
og the work.
Two catchers are plenty 20 do
the work behind the bat" says Man
ager Jennings. "To divide the
catching among three doesn't give !
any one man opportunity to do !
enough but two can handle It nice
ly."
Lester Hennessey had his. first chance
to start and finish game for the
Tigers yesterday and while ne d1dn'3i
startle the slim crowd with his speo-
tacular playing. nevertheless he had q
good day.
II Is interesting TO compare the work
Of Hennessey, the Tigers Georgetowni
recruit. and Lavans, the Browns Un1. !
versity OF Michigan recruit. Hennes- !
sey played at second base for Witt:
the past couple OF weeks at short for |
the Browns.
Lavans work in the field has been
specta GUAR Yesterday he pulled OK
play that robbed Stanage OF a hit
I'm the second inning. Oscar bounded
the ball over big Wellman but Lavana
went over 10 second and got IL. He
threw to Stovall on the run. His per
was bad but George stretched In the
dust and held the throw.
Hennessey's fielding is not as spec
tacular as Lavans'. Yesterday he bob
bled Stovall's grounder In the frst IN
ming, Lavans also had two errors, one
OF which was on an easy chance.
But at bat Hennessey looks better,
than the former Wolverine. Neither
man got hit yesterday, Hennesooy
being up five times and Lavans four.
Lavans draws back and swings long
at the ball In a manner such az Man
acer jennings hastens 10 correct In MIA
recruits The result was that Lavano
didn't hit ball hard. He nied to
Crawford. fouled to Gamer, popped to
Bush and lifted TO Cobb.
Henncssey has shortened up hfs
swing and while he may not get the
hIts at first he IL at least swinging the
way Hughie wants him TO. He hit the
bali hard once. driving Brief back to
the scoreboard for a long line drive.
He famed once and grounded to the
infield three times on fairly healthy
Founders.