New Britain herald., 1927-03-22
TIGER PLAYERS IN
 BATTING PRACTICE
Team Developing Unusual Hit.
 ting Power This Season

| San Antonio, Texas, March 22 LP)- i The dark horse of the American league may wear a Tigers stripes. Detroit players are exhibiting what | boxing followers call sock" which ! has nothing to do with a covering i for the foot. Straight down the bat ting order the Tigers can hit and il seems possible that q change in strategy may result in the maximum offensive being mustered.
 1 An impression is created in the training camp of the Junga eers that 1 the players will be held responsible for initiative. It was no secret that under Ty Cobb, the manager did the thinking for the ball club. It was said that the great Georgian was frequently ahead of the rest of the | team.
 George Moriarity. called to the managerial responsibility after ten years as an umpire, has let the play CTS know that he expects them to win baseball games and would just as soon have them win them their way as his.
 The Tigers will also be able to fight if the need arises Much time is devoted to bunting practice, Nor iarty reasoning that a well placed bunt will win a close game and IS , good strategy 10 mix with the pow erful straight away attack Of his sluggers.
 The new manager was a remark ably successful base runner when he was an active player and he thinks this department of play has been neglected in recent years. He will restore it in measure. The hit and run. long a feature of the Detroit player seems to have been placed in the grip with the old balls. In the Detroit outficll will be found three of the main cogs in the offensive Moriarty expects to make his team serious factor in the race, Manush, current batting lead CT of the leagne Heilman. who held the title three times. and Fother- gill; who was menacing candidate
 for the same honor. Red" Wingo is returned from last years cast as an extra outfieldor and has been
 joined on tho bench by Arthur Kuble, q competent hatsman from the southern association.
 The addition of Marty McManus. late of the Browns, has added power to the inficld. McManus will play second base and bat second in the lineup from the outset Jackie Tayener, dimunitive shortstop, has been moved to the top of the bat l ting order. where he will be able to use his size to make it hard for op- posing pitchers. He also bats left | handed. an asset under ordinary conditions for q lead off man. War ! ner will be back at third base and LnCernc Blue will take care of first with a promotion to field captain to ! speed him up.
 An extra infleld is available In | Neun at first. Gehriuger second or ! third and two recruits. Bernard De | Vivcros and George Redfcrn. short ! stops DeNivcros came from tho ! Texas league and Redf.rn was pro . noted from the Southern associ- i alton. One Of the infelders will | probably pass out of the picture i when cutting is in order.
 Early season injuries have upset | the catching staff to some extent. But there seems chance that d re- cruit may crash his way into the l select circle of receiver. The Tigers have three veteran catchers. Bass l Ter, Woodall and Manion and if . Marvin Shea makes a place for himself one of the older men will . have 10 go. Shea was going at q | rapid clip when he hurt toe. Cut ting the top O. his shoe off 10 give i the injured toe more room added to his hurts. foul striking fairly on the already disabled member Man ion was also hurt in spring train ing and incapactated.
 There was q belief In the camp that the fight for the catching place was all square between the two hos pital cases.
 Manager Noriarty believes the 1927 edition Of the pitching staff IS . He thinks some of the pitchers bf last year will show decided develop iurnt
 George Dauss has been lost to the club through sickness but Jess Doyle has returned from the Inter rational league 10 shoulder the re- lief harden. Whitehll has been showing good left handed form. supported ably by Wells and Johns. Gibson Collins. Stoncr, smith and Holloway ar" right handlers. return ed from last year. Fighting for Il7e" ore five recruits, knoisch, WalEnp Carroll. Sullivan and Watt. The race was judged free for all Reds Meet Yankees in