Evening star., 1926-04-06

IF we falter we'll not win either,
but if any of these clubs stumble the
Detroit club will be crowding the luck
less ones hard.
II never have said that Detroit
would win a championship, although
I often have said that Detroit would
like to win one. II has been a long
time since Detroit won. We have step
ped on the gas two or three times and
thought we were going to win, but the
tank emptied too quickly"
When Ty led the way into the next
room TO point proudly at the head of
= big moose that he shot last Fall
when he ran out on the world series
and permitted it to be inundated while
ne used his rife with skill and success
in Canada.
DO moose heads bring luck. TYP"
he was asked.
Losing Out on Horse Shoes.
Il don't know. but I'm losing out on
horse shoes he replied. I've picked
up enough horse shoes to start a
blacksmith. shop in an army barracks,
hut / haven't won any championships.
I would like to win one before | quit"
True enough. but look at the Won
derful family of children you have.
with Ty, jr.. rapidly developing into a
tennis champion"
The boy may be able to play that
game "a little. I've get to teach him
freedom of arm I rather suspect Her
schell, my second boy. il going to run
TO base ball. | guess he has some of
his fe theirs fleatnesS of foot
And you were lucky that the eve
operation you had aid not incapacitate
You for base ball"
That too. had its fortunate angle
1t wasn't a serious operation, but the
doctors said that if it were not done
something would grow over the pupil
Of my eve and then I would have
been done with rife and bat
Cobbs Eyes Keen as Ever.
Don't imagine for moment that
the operation has interfered seriously
with the Cobb eye. This writer
watched him take a few swings at the
ball in practice, and the way he lined
them out made it appear that anoth-
er eye operation would cause the
felders on opposing teams to increase
t heir life insurance
Ty went through Ashevile the other
day and called on Hughie Jennings.
That ended a little bitterness that
had existed for some time because
Ty felt that he had a grievance
Ty shot a few questions at the
writer
This your last camp? You've seen
all the others? What do you think |
of them? Have we got a chance?'
''Yes. better than last year so far |
as fielding is concerned, and lack of |
good fielding helped to down you IN |
1925" was the reply.
Yes, that and Indifferent pitching, |
but ! reckon our better and faster !
fielders will make our pitchers bet |
ter. I've got a team that can make |
double plays, and you know they |
mean everything to q ball club these !
days"
Harry Heilmann, who has played |
right field for q long time for Detroit
and has punished more horsehide
than most players. never was more
amiable in his life, and his disposition
is always good. Heilmann also real /
ICES how much the Tigers have need
ed some one who could handle the
bah quickly in the infield.
Gehringer Livens Up InfieId.
The young players is causing
all this double-pl stir around Detroit
IS GehrinSer, Il second baseman from
the Toronto club-which means that /
Geh"inger has been brought up right,
because the Toronto managers model
players after Cobb wishes
Blue is better than ever at first, if
A man can be better when he already
is at the top. Blue has found three
kids who can shoot the ball to him
a mile minute, and there is nothing
Blue likes more. Tavener will come
pretty close to leading the league this
year at shOrtstop. Warner has been
tried at third. He is from the coast
and IS streak. There also is Mullen
TO be tried at third when he gets rid
of little soreness.
The Tigers at last have action on
the infield. and there is a smile of
pride on Cobbs lips when he stands
out on the old diamond and watches |
his players at work