The Detroit times., 1914-05-07
Any Time Man Like Veach
Slumps, There Is Player AS
Good To Replace Him
HIGH MAKES GOOD IN
BOB'S PLACE AT CHICAGO
Wit and Purtell and Gamer All
Ready To Jump Into the In
field AT Any Time
By RALPH L. YoNKER

The spirit OF hustle on the Tiger
club this year is nurtured not only oy
remnant ambition. but by the heees'
sity ON the part OF the weaker mem
ha,s ~ the club TO keep going at top
notch speed in order TO hoid tn'''
jobs. ~
There isn't job in the Tiger me
nm that Is at all doubtful that hasn
\ perfectly capable man reaus anu ~
eager TO FIJI IT, This abunuah0e ~ -
high-class substitutes may prove ~
he of great value 10 the petroi' Siu'
before the season is over.
II has already meant the saving oA
one game from the White Soh. IL wac
die 10 the ability OF little Hugnle
Hieh utility outhelder, that the llg-
ers won from the SoX yesterday. boo
veaeb who hasn't been hitting since
leaving Detroit, failed utterly IN the
-nincbes az Cleveland Tuesday twice
sam crawford was passed to get hinl.
once the passing of Sam meant the
filling OF the bases with only one
down. but Bob very obligingly hit INTO
a double play. -
Manager Jennings has declared him,
SELF highly In favor OF keeping man
In INC lineup ne matter L a--eetteI one
s'S~ ,s6Tced 10 remain on the sRdeiliies
Yong as the. cQplbfnatioh he mas
inning, But as soon as the COM
binatiou fails to win and he can trace
!. directly to the failure Of any one
man az he could the loss of the nnai'
nd A
derrick the culpable man quickly ana
pu1 In q substitute. z,
The difference in the playing OF
High and Veach Is SO slight that
can hardly be said that either one 10
the regular. II Veach happens 10 DC
inl slump High may be consluereu
thh man for the job and II hushie
fails Veach will be shot right pacA
into the encounter.
Manager Jennings is even more pro
tet ted in the outfeld than by hlgh.
He has a right-hand hitter he can put
in left field IL the necessity arises
Harry Heilman, one of the stay-at
homes is the man he can use lnere.
For that matter Del Gamer might
he used there il II were necessary
Gamer is making himself into an out
helder and he Is a right.hand hitter.
The Tigers are protected at every
point in the infield, although not so
powerfully, perhaps, as in the OUT
field. The youngsters on the right
hand side OF the inner wall. Burns
and Kavanagh, have places that would
be weakened by their absence, unless
ar injury to Burns would give Gamer
a chance to come back as nrst
baseman.
There is nobody who can NIL
Kayapaghs shoes. Witt Is the man
who would undoubtedly be shot into
second base IL for any reason -Kayyy
SHOULD be taken out. but Witt isn't the
baii player Kavanagh is. Witt is
mighty good utility man as utility
infslder he will be kept with the
cub. He can't hit the way Kavyy
docs, although HRS fielding is good and
he Is fast man on bases.
One of the chief values OF Witt Is
that he can be used In any of the
three places on the inield except first
base.
III George Moriarty should slump at
any time IL would give the Tigers a
chance to use Billy Purtell, who is a
swell little third baseman, but who
hasn't been able to convince Manager
Jennings that he can hit well enough
tofcause the removal of Morrie.
Oscar Stanage must keep going at
top speed to keep his job as first
catcher. The minute he shows an in
clinstion TO slump Red Mckee will be
PITT behind the bat.
There seems to be but little chance
for Red TO get into any games for a
While yet. The hot weather OF mid
summer may be wearing enough so
that Manager Jennings may decide to
use two catchers regularly, but Spin
can handle all the work at present.