The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-07
Both Gardens and In
field Are Much
Stronger
YOUNG BALANCES
LOSS OF BURNS
Fuller Sensation This
Spring-Is Com
ing Star
ny HAROLD v. WILCOX.

III HAhOLD v. WlLCOA.
What do the boys look like this
year,"
That Is the question fred from q
thousand angles at the scribe who
has just returned from month or
40 with the Tigers during the south
ern spring training trip. The daily
stories from Dixie do not seem to
satisfy the fans. They want n
heartto-heart talk with somebody
who has been with the Jungaleers
and can impart the "grandoldope" In
confidential whispers and sundry
shakes and mods OF the head after
the immemorial fashion OF all fan.
ming bees.
That Is just what this story is in.
tended TO be-a heart.to-heart chat
with the fans based on Ave weeks
In the south with the Tigers.
II IL my opinion that Jennings has
an improved outfeld this year. be.
cause OF better playing on the part
OF veach and the acquisition OF ia.
cobson. I believe that Young has
greatly improved the inheld, even
more than the inner defenses have
been damaged by the temporary loss
OF Burns. There is no way yet to
tell how the whole team will bal
snee as a whole. because the pitch
ers viii not be ready TO show what
they have for few days yet. Peters
has improved the catching stan
great deal. in my opinion. Unless
his pitchers come through quickly.
Jennings has ouly an outside chance
at the pennant. lie Is sure To have
FIRST division club. however be-
cause Of his batting and fielding
strength
The best place TO start talking t.!
ger In In the outfield Detroit has
the finest OUTFIT of fiy chasers in the
world The Cohb-Crawford combina.
tion Is absolutely In a class by itself
and Bobby Beach IS far from be.
ing a weak brother. Crawford re-
ported at camp his year two weeks
before anybody else and spent the
time that preceded the arrival OF
the rest OF his teammates in playing
golf and tramping. he had hunted
great deal throughout the winter
and although he had not played the
ball he has been accustomed 20 IN
the OF season during recent years
he was ia g)ol condition
Sam had a5nl. 10 poan Is to take
on. and be ser 10 wotk WIFI
wiillny rpii, g. sooN &c the ars
o. the ropNlcs PIT IN pc rincc
Fe5. IS. Cray 'afd dlogped tie gu-
rlus weight Whom, great deal o
trouble. ana cory found his bsttin-
cye. He dl1 not hit 30 well during
the carly exhibition games, brit T.
back In form nov. so there Is no
reason TO Worry over his clouilu-
Sans greatest difficulty this spring
vas IN loosening up his THROWING
orm--somethlng tina. has bothered
nearly every player who trained in
The soath this year, His arm IL
yielding TO hard work now. and
there Is no reason TO believe tat
Crawford will this year be other
than the same old smuggling Wahoo
Sam OF old
Cobb reported late In splendid con.
dition. Ills legs and arms were
good. and during the past few days
lis hitting has been up To standard
II hardly seems possible that Cobb
could continue the wonderful pace
lie has set for himself without occa-
'ional bad seasons, but after look
ing him over this spring. the predlc-
ton that he will have the greatest
year since 1911. when he batted
.420. seems to b. in order He GER
tainly looks better physically than
he did last spring.
veach will be q better ball player
this year than ever before. Bobby"
has been fne player for two or
three years. but he has never
seemed to be as good as he might
be. He has never seemed Inclined
to give the game the study he
should TO cash In on the limit OF his
natural ability. veach has never
taken ~ much interest In baseball
aS ha has thta anring I,or tha Ar.t