The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-18
Young Stars Must Appear to
Help Mullin. Dubuc, Will
lett and Lake
YOUNGSTERS MUST SHOW
CLASS IN COMING GAMES
Every Hole But That in Pitch
ing Staff is Apparently
Plugged Alright
BY RALPH l.. YONKER.

NEW ORLEANS, March lS.-The
next two weeks In the Tiger calender
will consist OF IA days of severe cross
examination OF nine Detroit recruit
pitchers.
Upon the result or this cross-exan-
inatlon depends the verdict OF Man
ager Hughie Jennings and his as
sociate justices, Jim Mcclure and Joe
Sugden.
Nine men are on trial. charged by
scouts and statistics with being major
league -hurlars-- Not more than five
of them can be found guilty. The
next few neeting days will tell the
story. Those pronounced Guilty
Will be sentenced to remain IN the
jungle indefinitely. Those freed will
be allowed to roam in the highways
and byways Of the bushes. Some win
be merely paroled. subject TO recall
IL they show symptoms of further de-
velopment. Others may be released
completely.
Upon the quality OF these five men
TO be retained really depends the
Tigers chance to make n good show
Ing in the American league race this
coming season. Eew pitching stars
are needed to help Mullin, Dubuc,
Willett and Lake.
Going over every hole in the team
that had to be plugged. the evidence
exhibited at Gulfport and since leav-
Ing there, shows that effective patches
have been made everywhere but in
the pitching department. -
At first, Gamer appears to be right
again. At second. Bill Louden will be
as good or better than he was last
season and II he isn't, Harry Stanley.
fa roorQit.Swill take his place. @Ats
short, DOnie Busar xui}a. be far greater
In 1913 than he was IN 1919. At third,
Charlie Deal IL improving greatly.
In the outheld the Tigers haven't
had such an imposing array of talent
as they have this season. providing
Cobb and Crawford report. These two
with Veach. Powell and High are
enough nearly to III two outer gar.
dens. Lastly, not In some time has
such a reliable bunch of prospects for
the catching staff appeared with
Stanage being assisted by Rondeau,
Mckee -aftf GiAseH. H.-
This analysis is complete except
for the pitchers. Just now one can
say only that the prospects are fine.
II takes a fortune teller TO say just
how good the Tiger hurlers, who will
be kept, will he.
President Frank Navin. OF the Tig-
ers, believes that pitching is IS per
cent. OF the national game. Manager
Jennings also agrees that 1t is the
most important department. There
fore, while these gentlemen are I'm
mensely pleased that the catching, in
AeId and Outfipld sections Of the Tig.
ers train is well-fil'ed, they will be
more pleased II they learn that the
pitching coach Is also crowded with
ability.
The games that are to be played
within the next few days will de-
termine who will be kept and who
will be left. They are also very like
ly to give some line on just how good
that material which is kept will be
In the big league, although not alb
solutely certain to do 80.
Starting out against the Pelicans
here. Sunday. the hurlers were given
three innings each. Those who
Jared well yesterday were jotted
down In prominent place in the
notebook memory Of Manager Jen-
ninss and his trusty assistants. In
10 few days they will be given longer
and more difflcult opportunities of
Showing what they have. BY the time
|the Tennessee and Kentucky stops
are reached those who are counted
upon as regulars will have received
most of their tests and preparations
for the opening Of the season at St.
Louis will have been started.
The situation as the Tigers start