The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-20
ssKavy" to Stick AT
First Until Burns
Returns
WITT GOOD FOR
A WHILE LONGER
Young Pitchers Are
Likely to Get Quick
Trials
By HAROLD Y. WILCOX.

BY HAROLD Y. WILCOX.
The last day Of the first week Of
the American league season OF 1915
finds the Tigers In FIRST place and
Manager Jennings as contented as
ponie Bush az twilight after he has
successfuIiy banged that old pill
around the lot--a simile thar indi-
Gates an extremely genial frame of
mind. There would be no argument
were n asserted that Jennings could
see room for Improvement In his
sQuad Of Jungaieers. but things are
tanning out 20 much better than he
feared . week ago that he IL far from
unhappy.
ID the frst place Dauss and Dubuc
have shown that their spring form
had no connection whatever with
their capabilities after the curtain
had BEEN rung up ON the oficial sea-
ooh. and IN the second place Bernie"
Doland has removed al fears that he
kasnt the stun TO carry him through
4 full nine innings Of major league
knitting. That mcans that Jennings
Vim have Just three more pitchers
available for regular mound duty dur.
NJ the early weeks Of the season
thar he feared he would have. and
here are . lot Of managers In the
~ show Who would give IN eye and
= limb 70 Be pleased with just such
i eorDrise.
Z Thsn Kavanaugf II Delivering the
Goo1s o. frst base. Marty stiIi has
SoCm Tor improvement. but he IL get
e1ng ~ II splendid shape, and II oc-
oano1oual1y taking . timely and &C
<urnts punch af the ball and n I'm
pgcr1ng n every respect each day.
This moEnins Hughey Was asked
Dolu< link about the first base sit
nof1on. There had been rumors that
cher men would be shortly given q
chance at the George Burns berth.
and the Tiger pilot was acquainted
with their import
~Au bunk at once replied the
tuff nemesis. -Kavanash IL doing 80
ven On flrst that I wouldn't even In
innate that there 10 q likelihood Of
* melody stealing the job from him.
when . player h making good. I
never bother him with suggestions
tbnt somebody II likely TO supplant
HIN. I want him 10 know that
know ne a delivering the goods, and
that II the way feel about Marty.
Tho boy IL doing spiendidiy. and UNI
les he should fan into slump from
hjch he docs not seem able 20 rally.
be win stick at nrst until Burns IL
back"
That naturally led into discus
sion conccrn;ng the time when Burns
was expected back In the lineup.
George 10 daily gaining strength. and
June 1. the of1ciaIly set day when
Nc a supposed to again take up his
lTst basing cutics. still stands. But
q 10 not certain that George win be
back until later. and Jennings Is pre-
pairing for good long stay for Kan
anagh on the first stop around the
sacks.
That h one reason Hughey and
-ksvy- are sn<nding a lot OF per
fectIy good Iuncheoa time practicing
1rst base tactics. Martyrs chief
weaknesses seem to be In handing
halls sharply raped 10 his right. and
tosaing such balls 10 the pitcher.
Who 10 supposed to cover the bag
On those occasions. After morning
batting practicefs ended and the I'm.
field practice IL over. Jennings and
Kevnnagh spend a lot OF time In
prncticing that one play. the manager
oonnetimes taking the bag and Kav-
onAgh going TO the box and taking
de losses at the bag on the run.
The flight Of time seems to worry
neither. and Marty IL rapidly improv.
under the persistent tutiege.
Third base was the next position
under discussion. Moriarty Ii not
yet ready to get into the game. and
Oscar Wit win remain on third until
oeofge recovers from his wounds.
Uven then "Mory" win not be called
uDcn - long a Witt ID neldins az he
hns been doing and hitting as he
~ yesterday, when he Earnered .
pair o. hingles and did some corking
god base running. Hushey believes
n letting well enough alone. when