The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-16
Takes But Two Days to
Realize He Has
the Goods
WEST HAS CLASS
OF KEYSTONE MEN
Cleveland Has One
Lone Day AT Top of
the Heap
By HAROLD v. WILCOX.

By HAROLD v. WILCOX.
There isn't fan In Detroit who
has watched Pep" Young play ma
jor league baseball for two days but
who win admit that the new Tiger
second baseman Is real major
league ballplayer, and II very likely
TO be recognized In time a. q big
show star. The writing persons who
spent few weeks with him In Dixie
were impressed that way. as were
his new teammates. and after Pres
idcnt Frank Nayin. or the Detroit
club. had gone south and looked him
& over. another person shared IN me
general impression.
Mr.. Navin commented quite pleas
antly that he was reminded OF Ed
de Collins whenever he saw Pep"
eambol about the keystone sack.
and when any baseball magnate
Who does not share In paying Col
Iins' salary comments pleasantly
when comparing his own innelders
with the great Edward. II is time
or reorganization all around Now
that the fans have seen Young In
action. the verdict on his capabilf
ties has become quite unanimous
Young has not yet had chance
10 spring much Of that sensational
6slding that. took away the breath
% bleacherites down south. but he
has done. some excellent fielding.
and the manner in which he and
Bush pulled one Of those double
Mays OF the eyelash margin al
both sacks sort yesterday set aside
ol1 suspicious that the seribes had
been spoofing when they said Jen-
Ifngs had At last found the double
hf1ling combination for which he has
been searching 20 many years
Yesterday he was the spotlight
Md IL IN unusual play that revealed
something OF the pegger he must
have been In his shortstop days In
the eighth inning Leibold drove q
aixxling grounder far to his left. and
Young Just rot TO Il In time TO de-
nect the ball He II player enough
, frequently TO handle q put-out to
art on such ball. but this time he
didn't get Il, but simply detected IL
clear TO the wall OF the right field
Daviiion. Leibold started 10 sprint
wildly around the bases. with
splendid chance 20 reach third safe
". But pep" ran the ball down.
and by peg clear from the payil-
Son. threw out the runner standing
NJ q third veach nor Bush could
have made finer throw.
Young didn't set any strolls to
Grst yesterday. but he should have
been credited with Inland one
would have been very satisfactory
Al 3 game OF that sort. He smacked
the ball resoundingly several times.
and ON the occasion In question he
drove q nifty Texas Lacquer to
right held. chapman's wonderful
running catch. which developed into
an interesting exhibition OF vaude-
vile Juggling before he finally
clutched the ball. robbed Pep" OF
3 timely bingle and was the sensa-
tional play OF the day. There Is no
question about r. Young win do
4 very nicely at second this year, un-
less misfortune overtakes him. One
cannot help wondering why the
Yankees and the Phillies let him get
away after they had him In camp
Tor while. for he was a mature
young gentleman then and should
have looked mighty good.
II now looks as II the west had
the class OF the American league
second basemen this year. This
Turner person, who has been moved
20 the keystone sack By Manager
Birmingham. OF Cleveland, has been
. playing wonderful ball IN the pres
emit series at Nayin field. There 10
no question about the capabilities
o. Eddie Collins. who Is now with
Chioago. and Manager Hickey. OF