Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-07
DETROIT needs
PITCHERS; GRIT
Wants HITTERS
Tigers and Senators Must De-
pend on New Talent to
Put Them Up in Race

Year after year Hughey Jennings
goes south with a squad OF recruits
looking for a pitcher, one who can
deliver the goods against the other
teams in the American League, and
year after year Jennings comes north
minus the pitcher. 1t has been the
fate of Detroit for years.
The Detroit boss can take an ave.
age player and as soon as he joins
the Tigers he begins to hit. but the
best hurler in the business has never
made a success at Detroit Any old
pitcher will be star with the Wash
ington club, but shift them to Detroit
and they forget how to hurl the
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Pitchers in 1917
This year Detroit will have Harry
Coveleskie, who was the mainstay of
the pitching staff last season and Il
number of other hurlers. Bernie Bol'
and, who has been warming the bench
for some time, looks good this year
and should blossom out as real regu-
lar Bill James is pitcher Of the
first water when he is in condition,
and this year he has done more hard
work in training camp than ever be-
fore. George Dauss Is also in better
health and Jennings expects much
from this star. With Cunningham,
Ehmke, Watson, Jones and Mitchell
ready for action Jennings hopes to up
set the dope for once and turn out Il
real flinging staff.
Detroit will average up we'll in the
catching department as Spencer is GER
tain to be power this season. The
former Pacific League player is TAX
ing care of himself and with Stanage,
Mckee and Yelle, Jennings ought to
have good catching staff Burns at
first, Young at second and Bush at
short look like, certainties.
Wit HoIdout
The third base position is one that
remains to be settled Eddie Nell re.
Gently received a letter from Oscar
Witt in which the Californian said that
he wanted more money. Jennings
doesn't want to pay 1t and at last re-
ports Ellison, Dyer and Jones were
trying out for Wits place. Witt is a.
great fielder and a heady player, and
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meets his call for more funds.
Ty Cobb ought to make position
in the outfield this year, and Jennings
will, of course, give the Georgia Peach
and Veach a tryout. Then Sam Craw-
ford, Harry Heilman and Harry Har-
per will be making fight for the out
field job in right Crawford can still
hit them, but he has slowed up some
what in his fielding. Heilman will
make hard fight for a regular posi-
tion and as he still is a. youngster has
much in his favor
The Senators
Clark Griffiths has coolies of pitch.
ers and is angling for hitters Jen-
angling for pitchers. The Washing
ton club which for years was last In
the American League needs a few hit
ters of the cleanup type to place them
in the running. That appears to be
the consensus Of opinion at this time.
% Walter Johnson, the premier pitcher
of the Senators, will use the splitter
this season which will cause more
worry Ito the other clubs. With Gallia
and Harper in condition, and Ayres
ready for the first game, the Griffmen
will have four real stars. These hurl
ers, in addition to Shaw, Craft, Hum
phries, Thomas, Barry. Jamison and
Dumont, will give Washington a real
staff. " Henry, Ainsmith and Charity
will attend to the backstop work. 4
Judge, who was expected to be |
real star last year, will be given an,
ether chance at first base, although |
Howard Shanks looks like a strong
contender for the position With Eos.
ter at second, Crane at short anG !,
Leonard at third, Griffith should have |
a fair inf:eld. The two Milans. Rice,
Smith, Menoskey and AcoSta will Do
for the infield. Unless
Harper can get in condition early, IL
does not look like anything better |
than the second division for the Sen
ators. The next article will review the /
New York Yankees