New Britain herald., 1930-03-07
DETROIT TIGERS
 PENNANT THREATS
Bucky Harris Has a Likely Look.
 ing Club Of HitterS

Tampa. Fla, March ! Rt-The growing impression that the 1930 baseball season will see bigger and better base hits all along the line is not retarded in the slightest by an inspection of the clouting circus gathered under the banner of the Detroit Tigers.
 Since the .palmy days of Cobb and Crawford. Detroit has prided itself in maintaining a. high calibre of fence busting talent. More Tigers have been crowned American Lea guc batting champions than all the rest of the clubs in the circuit combined.
 It is not startling therefore, to find the Tigers again answering the Clarion call of the clout, for they led the league in batting last year despite finishing sixth. It is dis tinctly vital. however, to record that Manager Stanley Raymond Harris is in fair way to solving the two main problems left over from 1929-short- stop and pitching-moreover. and equal importance to the clubs for tunes, all signs of the internal strife that upset things last year have dis appeared. Under tho diplomatic, forccful leadership of Bucky Harris, the team has developed a keen az sressivc and harm onious spirit.
 Tho answer to Detroits shortstop puzzle appears to have been dis in | r1- Ina majors again and determined to make good after fine season with St. Paul. Rogcll was cast adrft after 1928 by the Red SoX. In prac- tice he has gained the call over Akers and Wuestling, two of the candidates tried out in Harris des- perate search for shortstopper last season. Rogcll has fitted in nicely with the infield which otherwise is fixed with capable Marty McManus at third, the great Charley Gchringor at second base and Burley. hard hitting Dale Alexander at first.
 The Tiger pitching staff, a bi; spotty last year, bears the stamp of marked improvement. The four vet crans upon which Harris placed most reliance are real Whitehall, a brilliant southpaw; George Uhlc. Owen Carroll and Vic Sorrcll all eht-handers. Whitehill, who finish cd tho 1929 season in fine style, has picked up where he left off He has developed an effective slow curve end chance of pace.
 lhlc reported late but with his arm in good shape. Carroll and Sor- ] rcll, younger but wcll-seasoned, have a world of stuff, but need bet l ter control.
 John Dubuc, the old pitcher. and Roger Bresnahan, famous battery mate of Mathcwson, have taken over the development of new pitch ing talent with apparent success They have turned out at least fouI 1 bright prospects in Arthur Herring right handler purchased from Okla homa City: Elon Hogsett, Cherokee ] Indian EouthpaW. obtained from 1 Montreal; Morton Nelson, right ] handcr from the Missions of the Pacific Coast league. and WhitloN Wyatt, another right lander pur- chased from Evansville of the Three Eve league. Bresnahan re. ! Gards Wyatt as one of the bes, young hurling prospects to come UT in some time. Joe Samuels, obtained from Toronto. and Charles Sullivan from Fort Worth, also may land il the regular fold.
 The outfeld has been revampet to feature youth and speed, as wei as the batting punch, now tha
 Harry Heilmann has departed ant Robert G'&tD I'othcrgill is slated for pinch-hitting duty The pros poctivo lineup is Elias Funk, a for
 mer Yankee. in center; John Stont in left and Roy Johnson in right Harry Rice. if he rounds into form
 may break into this combination but not without battle. Funk hat a great year with Hollywood on thu
 coast in 1929 and has hit a fas racc iN camp. Stone. last year will Toronto but with major lea guc cx pcricnc". iS Gcnondablc. Johnson
 has established himself aa sta
 last year, lis first with tho Tigers
 In tho somewhat general Tice
 shallc-up, George E"nsa. an az
 Crcssivc young catcher from Toron
 to who also can hit, may dcvolol
 into f1rst-string hacketop. McrvyI
 Shea is tho most experienced Of tn
 i've catching candidates but he i
 being pressed by Bill Steincckc
 from Seattle, as well as by Rcnsa
 'Pinkey' Hargrave and Ray Hay
 worth arc hold overs.
 One of the best youthful pros
 poets in the Tiger fold is Henr
 Grccnbarc, a n year old giant jus
 out of Bronx schoolboy rank Taken on a5 first hasaman Green , berg alro haS possibilities as a thir
 eac}lcr and may be kept in rcscrN , if he continues to improve.
 "T cant predict where wc wi : finish this year" declared >I%ueeo Harris. but if wc don't land i7 in , first division and give anybody ! battle, l will be much disappoint cd.'
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