The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-23
THE TIGERS
IN RUNN|hG
DETROIT To HAVE STRONGEST
TEAM THIS YEAR IN HIS
TORY OF CLUB.
ARE GOING AFTER PENNANT
According to the Dope the Clubs
Prospects rs Top-Notehefs IN
Pennant Chase Are Very
Bright.

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prediction is JUSTIFIED that betio's
Will have the strongest team this
year that has represented It III an
American league race since the ola
championship days. There is, never
theIess. an atmosphere OF uncertain
ty about the club that has local
guessing.
The outlook ID bright but there
is a calamity bunch prevalent. On
fern. the team should be exactly as
strong on attack at 1t was in 1919
and again in 1916. In addition there
should be an improved pitching staff
Five outfielders will be taken TO
the training camp at Waxahaehie,
Texas. OF these, Cobb and Veach Will
play regularly. Whether Crawford
will again appear In right is ques-
ton. Understanding him will be
Harper and Nicholson, newcomers
To the circuit, aud possibly Harry
Heilman, the hard-hitting first base
man who appeared to advantage ear
IL last season. Crawford couldn't
play half the time in 1916, and he
averaged barely putout a game Tor
those in which he did appear. Wahoo
Sam probably Is through.
The old infield Of Burns, Young
Dush and Witt is expected to be as
good as ever. Reinforcing the infieid
will be rockies Dyer, Ellison and
Jones. all good batsmen. 1t Is plan
ned to carry them throughout the
season as pinch hitters and emer-
goncy men. They will be developed
to take regular berths two or three
seasons hence.
stanage and Tub" Spencer will
co the catching. Spencer came back
te the majors last fall, and was able
10 break into q score or more games
He demonstrated that he could maui
major league pitching His average
was .3T1 and bis haekstopping was
81 the highest order. Second string
catchers will be Mckee and Yelle,
the latter a recruit from the Inter
national league
There is no good reason to expect
ii Of this army OF talent II has the
class. There is a weakness in right
field, but ii was there last season
md wasn't disastrous.
The pitching. as usual for the Tls-I
9rs, Will prove the big problem. Har-
~ Coveleskie always wins his twenty
Games or more, and will be the an
1hor man Dubuc is gone, his place
having been taken by Howard Ehm-
ke, young right handler who made
a great record in the York State
league aud then showed class in the
majors during the closing weeks Of
the season. He is ranked as find.
Bill James viii get into shape this
year or so hungry. He has a lot of
ability, Willie Mitchell did some
fine hurling last fell, after he had
been transferred from Cleveland. Bo-
land has lived out OF doors all win
ter, playing Jockey to a mail truck,
and Is in better shape than he was
ever In. Cunningham is youngster
who is developing nicely Dauss had
a horrible season in 1916. No one
knows what he viii do this year.
They look good for the coming sea
son, but as usual the Detroit critics
are leary OF the Fingers.
Some lew slab talent will be tried
out. Chief among these recruits win
be Couch. from Frisco, Watson, a
southpaw Jennings has been farm
ing out for development. and Jones,
from the Central association.