The Detroit times., 1913-02-19
Detroit Has Nucleus of a Cham
pionship Club in the
Coming Year
is DARK HORSE'IN
THE SEASONS RACE
Cobb Alone Inspires Fear in
Hearts of Jungle's Ad-
versaries
BY RALPH L. YONKBR.

Detroit has nucleus for z, CHAM
pionship baseball team In 1st3.
A pennant for the Tigers this COM
ing season Is not probability. IL
is hardly a possibility. But never
the less Detroit has manager and
n few men upon which it can build
a club with worlds series potential
tiles.
In all the forecasts OF the 1913 flag
chase In the American league there
is none that dares ignore the Tigers
altogether, as they do the Browns,
or as they did the Yankees before
Frank Chance became their manager.
II is only by marvellous streak
OF fortune In getting good material,
such as the Washington club had last
year, that team can be brought
= out OF the cellar and made peannant
contenders.
Take a team like the Browns, for
instance, where there is no Cobb, no
Crawford, no Stanage, no Bush, no
Dubuc, no Mullin and there are so
many holes TO plug that BY the time
the usual seasons quota OF new play
ers have been developed new holes
appear
II Is az hard to fill team Ike the
DIONHo WITH ID IL 10 w MI -
sieve with water. Nothing short OF
a miracle and million can do II.
A baseball club is fortunate IL Ii
can develop two or three good play
ers year. II clubs like the Red Sox
and the Athletics do this, they can
keep going at top speed. filling the
places OF the men who have gone
back with new material.
Tltff frvtuv N al cauan 0r eight IlO-
sitions with. two or three men. as the
BfoMifs 4mtist dos rs sonlething else
aEtnf fStsrwss
Nov the Tigers don't have TO do
this and their enemies know 1t. Con-
geQuently there Is always exhibited a
u Wholesome respect for Hughie Jeh-
nings and his bunch. The gentlemen
OF the opposition know full well that
IL few phenomenal players can be,
cull6d%uout of the mass, that Is com
ing TO the Tiger training camp this
spring, the Tigers may force adverse
critics, TO eat their words.
While ST. Louis is ignored in figur-
ing the championship dope, while the
Yankees are given mention out of
courtesy TO Manager Chance, and
while the Maps and the White SoX
are given consideration as sure Sec
ond flight teams, the Tigers are
spoken of warily as il in fear of their
possibilities.
On the supposition that the hold
outs will sign their contracts this
year as they have in years past, two
Or three pitchers, an inflelder and an
outflelder added TO the Tigers pres
ent list OF regulars would put Detroit
In position to contend for the banner
along with the Red Sox, Nationals
and Athletics.
There is one man alone on the club
whom they do not dare to ignore
Cobb He has been called the whole
Detroit team by those who wished to
knock the club. He Is only one of
nine cogs but he is a mighty import
ant one. The fact that he is Tiger
will never allow Detroits opponents
to rest in peace.
When the Tigers are IN Gu.fport
his spring they will undoubtedly have
an opportunity to see some good
fights if,they care to go over to New
Orleans for them.
New Orleans stages some OF the
high class goes of the boxing world,
the promoters. there having found the
New Orleans sporting public willing
10 spend its money for the attractions
they can furnish.
Just now the management OF the
New Orleans club is angling for a
match between Jim Savage and Jess
willard for New Orleans. March 2,
which, can be seen by the Tigers II i;
is arranged.
III Joe Lake is good enough for Crit.
fth TO ,use%to finish up games he is
good enough for the Tigers for the
same purpose.
After announcing that he would
stand pat OH his pitching stan, Clark
Grifith, of the Washinstcn Nationals
refused to grant waivers on Joe lake
the Tiger veteran, secured last year
from the Browns. Grifith explained
his action by saying that he would
like to use Lake to finish games for
bis youngsters.
Lake may be used by Manager Jen
nigs for the same purpose
ssuufl,', ToFbet, one OF Detroit's Uni.
veraity of Michigan football stars, has
announced that he will leave school.
over 100 entries are IN line for th.
University OF Michigans indoor meet
in Waterman gymnasium Saturday
evening.
PLAY FINALS IN INDOOR
TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-The fnal
round for the national doubles cham
pionship In indoor tennis Will be
played at the Seventh Regiment arm