The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-25
Tiger Recruit Infielder Has
Same Hitting Error That
Hughie Eradicated
MANY SLUMPS TRYING
TO GET RID OF 1T
Following Out Managers In
structions viii Put Young
ster to Severe Test
by RALPH L. YONKER.

BY RALPH L. YONKER.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. March Zo..-
Harry STANLEY, Tiger infield recruit.
who looked like q sensation during
the time he was at Gultport and VINO
fell down 10 badly In his hitting ~
New Orleans, IL right now In the
throes OF correcting the same batting
weakness that Manager Hughie Jen.
ninrs a the TIGERS himself once had
to break OF.
sbanley hasn't been hitting IN
proper form, He hasn't been using
correct stride. Too much Oh ms
weight has been left on his right Ioot
when he swung, rather than Deins
transferred from one foot to the otne..
At New Orleans, Shsnley snoweo
up very weak with the stick. lnstea0
of improving over what he had shown
at Oulfport he slumped decidedly.
New Orleans fans openly expressed
themselves az wondering why Snsn-
ley was carried.
Jennings saw Harry's weakness and
Immediately began giving the young
fellow pointers. Stanley himself, OF
course. didn't know what was wrong
He knew that he wasn't hitting the
balI hut the swhy" was beyond him.
The trouble WAS pointed out to him
and Z remedy suggested Shaniey 10
nuick to learn and ambitious. he
Immediately went to work to become
perfect and he slumped.
In changing his form q batter must
expect to suffer q slump At nrst.
After hitting in one way since child
hood M one can expect to change
his method and hit as well right away
a. he did before.
\ 1lntS2j MsnkSSr jennings ex.
psc{S lApleY Improve greatly
once he gets into the way Of the new
stride. Ii the meantime, on the ex-
hibition game trip home, It VIII De
a hard battle for Stanley. In the
face of the fiercest kind OF opposition
he viii be forced to fail at bat time
and time again In order to conquer
his old weakness. 1t will be . test
ri Harry's courage to stick to his new
program when Bill Louden's chances
Of remaining second sack Will appear
better and better every time Stanley
ID at bat.
Hughie Jennings says that 1t took
him about three weeks to correct the.
the same as that of Stanley. Hughie
discovered his own weakness himseH.
He knew that he was not hitting the
way ne ought and studied his ana
other mems hitting form to nnd OUT
what was the trouble. Once ne as
covered It he lost no time In eradicat.
ing Il. But as he did 20 he sunered
a slump in his hitting as he expected
TO. After about three weeks, however.
he came back and was as good as De
fore. Then he began to improve.
Stanley has two alternatives De-
fore him. He can take chance on
losing his place with the Tigers by
sticking to his new form and trying
Il out In the minor leagues and then
returning to the big show very
valuable man, or he can try to do his
best with his old style, perhaps stick
in the American league for a part OF
the coming season and then 60 back
10 the minors for good, a man who
vall never become q major leaguer.
There is little doubt but that Shan
. lev. iudsing. from his ambitious dis.
,nosition and his willingness and ebil.
itv To learn, will choose the former
ccurse. So IL the hits for Stanley
are not piling up In the box scores.
vou NAV rest assured that 1t doesn't
mean that Harry Is through. BY
changing his form he may lose his
Cob temporarily, but. on the othet
hand, he may cinch 1t later for good
Manager Jennings wants very
much this season q second baseman
who will hit about .270 or better. II
he gets this men he will have
mighty GOOD team all around. II Shan.
law q not able to hit at this clip and
I0udeu doesn't bring his hitting up
over what II was last season. second
base will be the weak spot In the
team.
ghanley's chief asset, as far as
shown mn 10 date IL that tremendous
speed OF his about which 20 much has
heen said. He turns easy outs into
hits and Il safe on slight errors that
wonId have resulted in outs II SLOW
ar man were hitting. He IL q fast
man on the bags; q tantalizing man
10 hold on sack and always Tricky
and dangerous. His Fielding game IL
excellent.
n stanley should be sent back to
the bushes Manager jennings 10 al.
most sure that It will be only tenn
porarfIy in order to let Harry WORK
out Of his system that hitting weak
mess.
a right.hand hitter. he would be
yerv likely to be sent to Providence,
which. it 10 understood, can use q
second baseman and right-hand hit.
teri. With Dill Donovan. the Provi.
dence manager, watching him closely.
thoro Il little doubt but that Stanley
would conquer his error and return
1 70 ne BIG show.
Th1 career OF Pug Cavet, the big
s00fkeaW. Detroit had for . while IN
1911. Who worked against the Tigers
q Hobolo. 10 Q case In point, showing
the di9efence between man ol
! Covoto >opirit and one OF Shanleyo.
NanAG6r Jennings says that Cavet
aSooso1ilg ~ ths| staR 70 naka