The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-12
Manager Jennings Has Conh-
dence in Recruit and Will Give
Him Opportunity
OPERATION ON DUBUCS
KNEE THOUGHT NEEDED
John BrOdie Williams is Slated
for Minors Unless he Shows
Something Quick
BY RALPH L. YONKER

GORGE BOEHLER, one or the
Tiger recruit right-hand pitch
~ ers, will get a chance 10 pitch
q whole game and get IL very soon,
possibly before the Red SoX leave De
troit.
SO far Boehler has had little chance
10 show what he is capable OF and
when he has had a chance he has
been wild. Wildness has been his
chief trouble ever since he first tried
10 be q major Lacquer,
Il have a lot OF confidence In Boeh-
ler," said Hughie this morning, ana
| shall give him a chance TO start
and finish a game just as soon as !
possibly can. Boehler Is as ut now
as he can ever expect TO be.
There is only one way 10 give these
young fellows a thorough trial, anu
that Is to send them into regular
game with the idea Of letting them
finish Il. letting them work out their
own salvation from start TO finish.
"Boehler would be q wonderful
pitcher IL he could learn TO keep him
self out OF the hole. AS soon as he
gets control enough 70 do that SHALL
have a star In him"
N A. ANAGER JENNINGS now be
MI lieyes that Jean Dubuc must
Az have an operation upon ms
knee before he can expect TO be as
good a fielding pitcher as he used 10
be. Dubuc's poor fielding put him In
the hole against the Athletics in the
game he worked against them here re-.
Gently and lost the contest for him.
Dubuo twisted his knee last fall,
hurt II some more in the spring ana
has found IL slipping out OF place on
him every once In while lately, u
Is bound up tightly but cannot pc
depended upon and no matter. how
game Duhuc is he cannot help but
favor the injured member when he
is running. Quick moves such as are
necessary on the part OF pitcher IN
fielding hunts and rollers are espe-
cially bad for It
Hughie has no hope that Jean VIII
recover the full strength OF his knee
as long as he Is working regularly
An operation and a complete rest Is
what IL needs. .N
II Is hardly likely that Dubuc Will
be sacrificed at the present time when
the rest OF the Tiger pitching stan
Is going so badly. IL the Tigers md
themselves hopelessly out Of the race
Dubuc may be sent TO hospital in
time to get back in the game this
season Otherwise he Is likely 10 be
kept doing his regular work until the
season is ended.
rOHN BRODIE WILLIAMS, the
Hawaiian pitcher, must prepare
~ for a departure TO the minor
leagues unless he shows something to
warrant Manager Jennings retaining
him very soon.
Williams has been the champion
hard luck pitcher of the Tiger crew
this season. He came 70 the Jen-
nings gang with a great reputation !
and he got more press notices and I
general attention than any other re- I
cruit because he was an Hawaiian.
He was taken sick at Gulfport and I
has never completely recovered since. f.
Just now he is on the sick list. He
has had only one chance in the big /
league starting game against Cleye- (
land, The Maps got four runs OF him I
in the one inning he pitched.
Only Williams great reputation in
the Pacific Coast league, from which /
Detroit obtained him, has kept him
with the Tigers up to this time. He
has been unable TO give any account
OF himself for Hughie.
n n ANAGER JENNINGS Is far
MI from counting the Red Sox
Az out OF the pennant race this
season. He believes that the Tigers,
Athletics, Nationals and Red Sox are
all in the running as yet.
The Red Sox have a great pitch
ing staff" said Hughie, that must be
reckoned with Their outfeld is the
best in the league, and their inield
! has looked fine against us