The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-11
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of first class pitchers from the many
recruits he has In the spring training
camp, or will the Tigers have to de-
pend upon the old smuggling outfieid
trio, Cobb, Crawford and Veach, to
keep them up in the American league
race this season? For seven years the
Tigers have had the batters but have
finished in second place twice in third
place twice, and in the second diyi-
sion three times, due to lack OF pitch
ers who could keep the opposing play
ers from crossing the plate oftener
than Cobb and Crawford could drive
the runs in.
Jennings has a high class outfteld
even If Sam Crawford is getting old,
while the infield. though only one
member of it can hit at all, is prob
ably the classiest fielding organization
in the league The catchers are noth-
ing to brag about, while IL Jennings
has one good pitcher year he is sat-
isfied.
One Pitcher Last Year.
Last year, with only Harry Covel-
eskie, the human workhorse, ranking
high in point of effectiveness, Jennings
brought the Tigers in third place. just
behind those speeding White Sox. 1t
he can develop one real hurler out OF
the eight recruits who are to be tried
out at Waxhachie this spring the Ii
gers may be. counted very much in the
race They have the sluggers and the
baserunners and the fielders, but little
pitching. Wiun~Ty Cobb covering CEN
terrified and lhalf of right many drives
are cut off that with any other fielder
would be safe hits, but it is said that
the American league batters keep Ty's
tongue Hanging out most of the time.
Jennings is undoubtedly a high class
manager. Hughey quit playing in 1905,
and since that time has managed the
Tigers. He won three pennants in
row, in 1907, 1908 and 1909, but the
Tigers were defeated in each of the
following worlds series. Since 1909
they haven't had a chance to fight for
the worlds title, but have finished well
up twice.
our SdtCheTS.
Four men are on the Detroit catch
ing staff. Oscar Stanage, who came
up in 1909. is first string catcher, with
"Tubby" Spencer ready to give him
hard battle. The reformed "Tubby'
played grand bali with the Tigers the
short time he was with them last year
and hit $50, one point behind Cobb.
Red Mckee, who has been with the
years, will fight it out for the re-
manning place with Yelle, a catcher
from the International league who has
also had previous big league eXper-
fence
The Pitching Staff.
Harry Coveleskie and Willie Mitch
ell, left handlers, and George Dauss,
Bernie Boland, George Cunningham
and Bill James, right handlers, are the
veteran pitchers to return this year
Jean Dubuc who was with the Tigers
for eight years, has been released to
Salt Lake. James and Mitchell may
not last until the league season starts
but Jennings figures on the other foul
as regulars. Howard Ehmke former
Coast league and Federal league hurl-
er, who won 81 out of SO games in the
New York state league last fall, ant
Johnny Couch, former Leland Stanford
university pitcher, who won IS ant
lost Il with San Francisco in 1916, are
the best prospects among the recruits
Five bush Decentralization from thu
Western association, Flanagan ant
Jones from the Central association ant
Alton and Wood from the Virginia
league-With one amateur, Swart:
from Dayton, complete the list o
pitchers in the Tiger camp.
Pitchers Records.