The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-23
Failure in Other Big League
Clubs, Big Pole is Success
in Proper Environment
SPIN STANAGE DESERVES
THE GREATEST CREDIT
Catcher Handles Covie and His
Possibilities With Skill That
is COnsumate
KY RALPH l.. YoNKER.

~ AIRY CONElAEShlE, Tigers
star southpaw, is great pitch
y 4 er because his environment at
the present time is exactly suited TO
him.
In less than a season Coyeleskie
has attained the rank of the best
southpaw In the American league. He
has q better fast ball than any port.
slider In the Ban Johnson gang, fine
curve ball and control over il that is
surpassed probably only by Vean
Gregg's control OF his twister, very
good slow ball, and almost perfect
control
He has always had this mechanical
assortment. He has always been a
big, powerful fellow with burly arms
and shoulders and solid legs, He has
always had the potentialities OF a
winning hurler. But until he joined
the Detroit club they were never
properly brought out OF him.
Coyeleskie, a son OF a Pennsylva-
MIA coal miner, man who has helped
support his family since he was a
stripping at the sacrifice of education
and the luxuries of life. has tempera-
ment Usually temperament is re-
served for high-strung, pettish &C
tresses and whimsical artists with
evidence of barber-cheating flowing
from under broad-brimmed hats. But
among Covie's Polish ancestors there
must have been a Paderewski or
sorky whose temperament is revived
IN the pitcher.
Coyies temperament is such that
unstinted praise fails to swell his
head, but merely gives him conn,
dence. On the other hand. the gem
tlest Gliding that a manager or fellow
hall player is capable of giving up
sets COVE so completely that he falls
all to pieces.
Coveleskie tried twice In the big
league 10 make good. He failed with
the Philadelphia Nationals and with
the Cincinnati Reds. He went to the
Southern league and there he stayed
for some time until Charley Street.
former Washington catcher, began
handling him at Chattanooga.
Street discovered his peculiarities.
He discarded the nagging, scolding
methods that he used on sMelled-
headed youngsters and coaxed COVE
along. The result was that Harry
the Southern league and the pick OF
the Chattanooga club. Detroit had
an option on the pick OF the club In
return for certain players furnished
the Lookouts. COVE was taken.
The biggest reason that the big
Pole has been able to use his great
assortment OF stun to the advantage
that he has is Oscar Stanage. Spin
has handled the big fellow very tact.
fully. He has gotten the best out OF
him at all times.
stanage never "rides" COVE. He
IA always in there encouraging him
and helping him along. On and on
the field Spin is constantly giving
COVE confidence.
Stanage knows his pitchers and the
hitters they are facing probably bet
ter than any catcher in the American
league. He knows Just how TO get
the most OF every hurler he handles
with every batter.
Stanage knows the worth of Covie's
fast ball. He considers II better than
any southpaw's in the league. He
knows the excellent control that
Covie has over his curve. He has
him use II consistently when he IS in
the hole. He Jockeys Coveleskie
along skillfully, getting the most out
OF him at ali times.
The whole Detroit team stands back
os tho Pole In the same way. They
are constantly encouraging him and
arc giving him top-notch support
ALI this has given Coveleskie a
wonderful amount OF confidence. He
81 a simple fellow who needs this
confidence without 1t he would be
gone. He has received some set.
hacks this season, but he hasn't taken
them seriously.
II can got them guys" he says, and
he goes back at them the next chance
he gets with mistaken confidence and
unshakable determination.
The last 81 % innings CoveleskiC
has pitched have been scoreless. One
run was made in the sixth inning o.
a game with the Athletics Il was
the only run scored by them in tn,
contest Since that one was made
Coveleskie has met Boston. New Yorl
and Washington and let them al
down scoreless
During this time he has Above,
only 10 hits. no two OF which cam,
< IN one inning He came near 10
no-hit game with Boston when he le
Cady and Rehg only get singles lit
control has been so good that he ha'
issued only nine bases on balls dur
49, fhoao Al % inning