Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-01
By HUGH JENNINGS,
Manaqer Of the Detroit Tigers.

In discussing the probable stand
ing of the clubs in the junior organ
ization when the season of 1914
closes next October, | realize it Is
nothing but guesswork to try to dope
out" the almost impossible.
At present | am deeply reminded
of the fact that the Tigers Of 1913
proved a big disappointment to the
friends of the club, and particularly
so to the loyal patrons of the game
in Detroit With this thought in mind,
| ordered the first squad to report at
Gulfport, with the hope that an early
start will be move in the right d1-
rection in the championship race.
Where the Detroit team will finish I
will not even predict, but, II several
Of the young crop OF players live up
to their minor league regulations, do
not be surprised to find the name De-
troit among the select society in the
first division. A great deal is looked
for from these youngsters and much
depends upon them.
1t will take a big effort on the part
of the seven other teams in the Amer
lean league to keep Mack and his
splendid aggregation from repeating
for the third consecutive year. In
1913 this team went into first place
the second week of the season and
remained there until its close.
Mack may not have as strong
pitching staff as some Of the other
teams, but the weakness in this de-
.partment is taken care of in the hit
ting and fielding departments. In a
long championship pull many things
can happen to throw the machinery
out of gear The machinery OF the
Athletics may break at a most mop
perfume time and spoil all chances of
this club winning the coveted rag.
Cleveland will hardly be as form1d-
able as last year on account OF the
invasion of the Federal league into
it's pitching staff Next to Philadel-
phia it played the most consistent
game of any of the teams in 1913.
Without Faulkenburg and Banding
the pitching staff will be very week
member 1t is problematical where it
will stand at the end of the season.
Washington showed class during the
whole. of 1913, and ought to be much
better the coming season. But for a
big slump the latter part Of June the
Athletics would have been worried.
One more good pitcher and hard hit
ting outfelder will make Griff's team
a dangerous contender for the hOnors.
The White SoX ought to. do better
than last year While the Work was
consistent and the standing was good,
the handicap of having such man
as Walsh useless to the team the
whole year was too much to over
come. If Walsh can regain the form
that made him terror to American
league batters, as we'll as to the Cubs,
the White SOx will have great deal
to do in deciding the 1914. champion
ship.
Callahan has a splendid bunch of
players and no leader knows the game
better than he-nor is any manager
more entitled to the earnest support
of his players than Jimmy.
Boston was a big disappointment
last season. After the brilliant work
in 1912, both in our league and in the
memorable worlds series. the team
looked good as a repeater, but their
star twirler, Joe Wood, was off form
until late in the season. and this in
d measure seemed to depress the
players. The deadly seed of dissen
sion was working among them with
telling effect No set of men can ever
hope to attain success against such
Odds For the life of me l can not
understand why this demon shouli
crop out in a ball club. The plays
who sulks or fails to give his be
because of some childish grievaI
only interferes with his future 49,,
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