The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-19
DUBUC DEAN OF
TIGER PITCHERS
Only Man in League Gaining Such
Conspicuous Place So Young

Jean Dubuc, Tiger pitcher, is the
youngest dean in point of service for
his club of any pitching stan in either
ma jor league.
To those who have allowed the quick
changes of the past two years i'm the
Tiger hurting department to escape
their notice, ii seems impossible that
the man who was hailed as the "rc-
cruit find" of the American league in
1912 is row the senior of the Tiger
pitchers.
There isn't a team In either big lea
que that has pitching leader who
was not member of the club before
the season of 1912, when Dubuc joined
the Bengals.
The Athletics have their three vet
Gran hurlers yet Bender. Plank and
Ooombs. Even Houck and brown,
considered practically second string
men are as old in point of service in
the American league as is Dubuc. Il
vas the failure of these two youngsters
to come through as Mack believed
N
Of Dubuc for the Tigers that caused
the downfall of the Athletics in 1912.
The Chicago White Sox have Ed.
Walsh To head them. aud Eddie Cicotte
besides Cicotte has not been with
the White Sox as long as Dubuc has
been with the Tigers. but he has been
in the American league longer.
Cleveland has Vean Gregg as the
leader of its STAFF in ability and senior
ity. Boston has Ray Collins and Joe
Wood. Washington has Walter john
son. New York has Fisher. Caldwell
and WARRIOR, although Caldwell may
be made into an outiiolder for his hit
ting. St. Louis has Earl Hamilton.
Il nol-hit pitcher. All these men have
been i'm the service of their clubs
longer than Dubuc.
In the National league there are Ma
thewson. Vanguard and Tesreau. in
the New York club: Rucker, with
,}rooklyn: Alexander, with Philadcl-
phia; Adams, with Pittsburgh; Sallcc,
with st. Louis; Perduc. with Boston;
Suggs. with Cincinnati and Richie,
With Chicago. All these men antedatc
Dubuc.
Jean gained his deanship by the de-
lection of Edgar Willctt who was the
veteran of the pitchers. to the st. Louis
Federal league club. This left Dubuc
as the only Tiger pitcher who had
been with the club before the 1918
season opened.
Since Dubuc joined the Tigers he
has seen the veterans who won pen
nants for the Detroit club go. Willett
was the last To depart. Before him
there We're Mullin and Donovan, and
a short time before that, Eddie Sum
mcrs.
In the building up of the new stan
there are only two men who can be
counted upon as the backbone Of tho
future staff These two are Jean HIM
selc and Dauss. OF the others. Hall is
counted upon as sure to stick next
season. for he is hard, consistent
worker. He. may never he a star, but
Manager Jennings will think, long
time before letting him go, providing
the leg lie injured last season is all
right. These three men are all who
remain of last seasons regular STAFF.
Dubuc wasn't at his hest last season.
He had trouble with his arms at times
Furthermore, he was signed up To q
two-year contract and the Tigers were
always going badly. which gave him
no particular incentive to work his
head off for the club.
Dubuc promises better work next
year. His contract comes To a close
this season. so he will be pitching for
substantial increase for next season
This - Dubuc's second engagement
in the big show. He was with Gin
cinnati once.