Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-07
TIGER MOUND STAFF
D|MS FLAG CHANCES;
BUT TWO GOOD ONES
With Love Out With Busted
Arm Jennings Must Rely on
Erickson and Ehmke; Other
wise Team Looks Good.
BY ROBERT w. MAXWELL,
Copyright, 1919.

! Copyright, lSlS.
Macon, Ga, April AFTER a stormy,
nocturnal voyage on one of the typical
southern trains, which YEARLY pulled
into Macon only two hours behind time
the first person l saw was an elongated
slender specimen known in baseball
circles as Slim Love. The big left
handed pitcher who was shipped from
! New York to Detroit by way Of Bos-
ton last winter did not resemble a
high spirited ballplayer, .but had every
appearance Of a guy who had lost the
decision to an automobile. lie limped
slightly and his left arm was sur
rounded by a slistening white ban
dage.
whats the matter Slim l asked.
| Arm" was the short reply
''Sprain," l inquired, cor is it charley
horse?"
Broke G. sighed the tall one. BUST
ed at the elbow. Knocked chip off
the bone or something and gotta rest
up"
"AcE" GOES TO DISCARD
| In this manner was the first serious
injury of the year discovered in this
arid city which cares nothing of the
near approach of July / and the sub
sequent happenings. Slim Love care
lessly allowed u piece of tho ulna bone
to become detached from his person
and put the best southpaw hurler in
jennings payroll on the drydock for
a month or six weeks. The injury
will not effect Love very much, but it
caused intense Tain and suffering on
the Detroit baseball club. The big
pitching ace has been tossed into the
discard and win not be available early
in the season when he is most needed.
1lughie Jennings, the peppery, hard
working manager, always has had
hard luck with his Fingers. They sell
dom were injured unless knocked down
! by a batted ball, but usually are
a mediocre lot helping the batting
averages of the opposing players and
making it possible for Detroit to lose
some more ball games. There is a
healthy jinX in the pitching depart
ment and it is on the job early this
season.
SAME OLD HANDICAP
Every season Jennings faces the
same haudcap-weak pitching. Time
and again he has been erased from
the pennant race because of sad
|
one of the strongest in either league.
Sluggers like Cobb, Neach, Heilman
and Crawford kept the team in the
running until the time of a crucial
series and then the pitchers explode
or go flooie or something like that.
This year Hughie believes he has
a few excellent hurlers who will give
good accounts of themselves on and
| light haired, red faced Swede is show
ing up unusually we'll and, according
to the gossip here. will attract con-
siderable attention. His control is
good, his curves are breaking as they
should and there are whiskers on his
fast ball. Everybody is elated over
his early season form.
Ehmke also is regarded as capa BILE
| finger for the same reasons assigned
to Erickson. 1t seems strange THAI
these March phenoms always loot good
one month before tho season opens, bns
occasionally they live up TO their spring
notices, jennings will be- the bank
roll on these two birds :his year.
FEW NEW HiJRLERS
But there are no new faces among
the pitchers, with tho exception of alb
sent Love and a couple of rockies
tabled Golding and Samuelson, Dauss,
Boland, Cunningham, Kallio, Willie
Mitchell and Big Bill James are the
old standbys who still are lingering
on the job and 1t is fervently hoped
that they can deliver Mitchell has
been effective against the Yankees and
White SoX, while the others arc in
and outers-mostly out. Judging IN
past performances, little can be eX-
pected from this flock, but you never
can tell. They might come through.
This does not mean that Detroit is
to be counted out of the race before
1t starts. outside of the pitching staff
the Tigers are i much improved bah
club. The acquisition of Chick Sho1t-
en- strengthens the outfield, for the
former Bostonian will play right field,
which has been enc of the weak spots
OF the past two years. With Veach
in left and COBB III center, the pasture
guardians are top hearT with class.
Then, take tho iplield. Hurry He'll
man will play first b. sc ana ranain
there. He likes the job, is working
hard to perfect himself and will play
a good game. His hitting will be quite
an asset. On second, Pep Young is
competing against Ellison, who is con-
| sedered a very good prospect. Eli
son was captured in Bloomington, ILL.,,
three years ago and looked so good At
| that time that tho Yankees offered
$4,000 for him. Jennings refused to
talk turkey and sent the youngster up
| to st. Paul for further S seasoning
Last year he was in the army and has
returned to the club with a desire to
make good and stick around as a
regular. He bats right handed and is
good hitter. At present he is press
ing Young closely for the keystone
job.
BUSH QUITS HoLDoUT
Donnie Bush will he n. ,h....-.-.