The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-23
DETROIT CLUB
IN RACE FOR
1925 PENNANT'
Billy Evans Impressed BY
Thoroughness and System
Attending Workouts
BY BILLY EVANS

! Augusta, March 23.--As | watched
the Detroit Tigers step through
three hours of fast practice, | OBJ
served these outstanding features
of play:
The Tigers are eager to be in the
best possible shape and get away to
good start; there is thoroughness
and system to their practice.
And in pitching to the regulars of
last year, the twirlers used only fast
balls; against the recruits, the vet
eran members of the staff worked as
if in real game.
The reason for this: Cobb knows
what his leftovers can do at the bat.
He doesn't want his pitchers to
waste energy on them. Against the
rockies he desires to watch them
face real pitching, hit the best stuff
his pitchers have in stock.
The recruits. who show to advant-
age in the spring training of Detroit
from now on, will have the satisfac-
ton Of knowing it is against real
pitching.
AS | watched the infielders in ac-
ton | observed that Cobb has two or
more capable men for each position.
An infield of Neun, Burke, Tavener
and Haney compares we'll with Jones,
Rigney, O'Rourke and Blue, regulars
of last season.
Either one of these infields is of
big league calibcr. Injuries to any
of the regulars should not handicap
the play of the Tigers.
Ncun at first base and Tavencr at
short are two new players who look
great. On almost any other club
than the Tigers Neun would just
about step in and play first rcgu-
! larly. 1t is tough break to be up
! against such stiff competition as Lu
| Blue.
Tavencr is ball hawk. He is the
smallest man on the club, weighing
only l40 pounds, and is scarcely five
feet five inches tall. As short
stop he greatly resembles DOME
Bush as he looked when he broke
into the majors with Detroit.
Tavener covers much ground and
for so slight fellow has a wonder
full arm. He cuts the ball across the
diamond with bullet-like speed and
great accuracy.
Should Rigncy be handicapped be-
cause of the hip injury that has trou-
blcd him for several years, Tavener
should be able to step into his shoes
and deliver.
Rigney, by the way, looks fine
and appears to be in great shape
physically. The fellow Who beat:
| him out of his job will find him step.
ping at his best.
Jesse Doyle impressed me as a
pitcher certain to help the Tigers
He is husky Highlander, who won
something like Is games in the Inter.
! national League last year.
Doyle makes it apparent that he
! knows how to pitch. In baseball, nc
greater compliment can be paid q
player than to say he has the cour-
/ age Of a burglar. That is what the
| players on the Toronto team, his
! former club, training here, say OF
| Doyle.
Doyle is certain to be retained. He
should help the Tigers in relief roles
or as a regular.
Carlyle, a 19-year-old outficlder
purchased from Charlotte, N. c., has
great promise. He is a left-handed
hitter, right-handed thrower, a big
rangy fellow. who reminds you much
of Cobb as he looked when breaking
into the majors.
The diversified pitching Of the
club also impressed me. Cobb has
capable left-handers AID right hand.
ers of the veteran and rookie type.
| Unquestionably Detroit is better
club than last year. 1t is up to the
| Mt hi ofp. n nrovo IL