The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-27
Three Recruits Sure
to Be Valuable Ad-
ditiOns
SHOULD GET ONE
HURLING STAR
DauS and Dubuc Ex-
pGted to Show
Better Form
BY HAROLD Y. WILCOx.


NEW ORLEANS. La. March 27.--
There o no doubt but that the Tigers
will bea stronger ball club In 1915
than In 1914. The acquisition OF ia
cobson. Young and Peters was a
splcndn piece OF work on the part
OF President Navin and his scouts.
Jacobsen Is a better ball player than
Hugh, High. He is stronger at the
bat aid his excellent judgment in
the pursuit of ny balls. coupled with
his Crater height and reach, should
make him a better man In the feld
High 8 one OF the fastest little fell
lows n the American league. but II
In . question II he can outsprtnt the
''Hab, Doll'' person.
In Young, Detroit has secured the
best CLEANER OF ground balls II has
pickd up In many years. Young is
mashed nelder. and he has not
come dish onestly by his monicker OF
Pep Ne is damned full OF ginger
and b exhibits splendid gift OF CAB
when he undertakes TO encourage a
pitcher during a game.
Next a his nelding the finest
thing abott Young is his speed. For
tho FIRST time since DOME Bush has
been . Tier. the club has a second.
baseman ~ho will not slow up the
demon slortstop. Bush has never
been abb to work at top speed for
Detroit chen double play was In
the ofiR He admits Il. and com.
plains utterly OF errors that have
been c1alked up against him be-
cause 10 was too fast for his part.
ner arund the keystone sack He
says Dung Is the side kick he has
been oping for for many seasons.
and tie dopesters. agree with him.
Both IN sprinting ability and speed
In eating the ball away after he
has once clutched II, the new second
sacku In wonder.
Ymns has not yet experienced the
success In swatting the ball that
was hoIed for him. But he has de-
vsioped a valuable habit that re.
sembles Bushs stuff. Young is a
bear for securing free transportation
to FIRST base.
The iope Classics Peters as a
ind. Re is big catcher who can
catch. peg and hit. combination
that is very rare in baseball II he
does nothing else, he should
strengthen the famous Tiger wreck
ing crew, which would be no incon
sidersble achievement.
In the matter OF pitchers, Detroit
will at least be no worse on this
year than last. jennings hurting
stan will probably be more effective.
All OF the pitchers who amounted
TO anything asst year will be back.
AMI as most OF them were young.
sters, they should be better than be.
fore. Both bubuc and Dauss have
had their bal years and they arc
due TO shine. Coveleskie says he Is
in the same Id form. and he is the
type that keeps right on at steady
gait unless ogerwork weakens him
physically. aslit did when he was
with the Philles One star. at least.
should develp from Cunningham.
Boland and Snithson. All three
look mighty god. and II at least one
does not come through in fine style.
the dope will 10 badly scrambled. 1t
10 traditional. borrower. for at least
one Tiger pitchng recruit to star his
nrst year with the club.
or the regulirs. Moriarty looks as
good AZ ever his year. SO does
Bush. and so Toes Cobb. Crawford
and stanage. he loss OF Burns was
a misfortune. However, Kavanagh
was on the tem last year and this
spring he look 80 per cent better
than at any pnylous time. The un-