Evening star., 1933-03-05
SEEN FINEST SENT
UP BY TEXAS LOOP
Husky Young HurIer Ideal
ProSpect-0utfieIder of
SIugger Type.
BY GEORGE CHADWICK.

1.-TWO youngsters certain To re-
ceive extra doses of man
i agerial attention while the
Detroit Tigers are in Spring
training at San Antonio are Lyn-
wood Rowe and Erwin Fox. Rowe
Is pitcher and Fox an outfelder
and they are the juvenile hopes
Of the Tiger team.
Both are products Of the Beaumont
club Of the Texas League, that is the
Tigers chief farm, and are rated among
the best prospects developed in the
Lone Star circuit In several Summers.
Let them deliver and Detroit will be a
team OF considerable importance in the
American League.
Rowe, called "Schcolboy" In the
Texas loop because CT his youth, has
just turned 81, and what a build he has
for chucking the ball past the batter.
He Is 6 feet inches in height and
weighs POS pounds, and young men of
that size are welcomed In the big
leagues because, all other things being
equa-, tney can stand mucn work.
With the Beaumont champions last
year. Rowe Won l9 games while losing
seven and mad an earned-run average
OF 2.34 per cent.
II he is able to make the jump from a
i class A club to the major leagues
he will round out one Of the strong
est pitching STATS Detroit has owned
in years. Herring. Hogsett, Uhle, Mar
berry, Bridges, Sorreil and Wyatt are
seven well ceasoned and capable pitch
er5 and the eoditicn of Rowe would
make the stad strong from stem to
stern.
Rowe Is said to have unusual ability
| AMI may well be the prize recruit pitch
er of the season
Fox was the champion batter of the
Texas League in 1852 and there was
p.enty OF pinch in his work He turned
OFT percentage Of .357 in lis games
ami compiled total OF lo9 hits. In
| cluded were % doubles, II triples and
10 homers, 50 that o:e out of every
th.ee bingies made by young Fox went
for an extra base. He also IS light and
fast Oh his leet, as his 80 stolen bases
indicate, and speed Is something the
Tigers can use.
Since Detroit is none too strong in
the cutfle.d ard Clients OF the TIgori
demand suggc,s, teing eo'e to h1r.l
and Vcscn a9l IT, CcbJ, Hci--.!Gna
end Mc.1us-;, t.: H.; c 7--y GOOD
| chcHcc CT Whining C regular berth,
rro'ided he hits as he d!d n Tc-::;;,5.
CERALD WALKER i; the only Tiger
" outfielder certain Ct daily barth
in the Tiger lineup. Despite cev-
wal u
Walker maraged to bat 1928 l2ss reason,
which was better than any CT his pals
| could accomplish. John Stone. who
s!umped to .c97 last year. Is fair cer-
tainty in tie outfield. but could be dis
placed by strong kite::. Earl Webb
stii. is around. but he IS clumsy
fielder at bc2: and his .2G5 c:c.age fer
Detroit is not too Recommending.
Fox will get some ccrcetioion from
such PAYERS IS Bill Lawrence. Ivey
Shirer and T-cn,s Do'jack. vino have
Lawrence bat,ed .3c5 fo- T2rocto, but
Harris rather likes him. for he has
sreed and is q good ieldc-. Sh.ver did
3l3 for Montreal and Doljack. .357, for
New Orleans. but both are regarded as
outside chances for a regular position.
So the door Is open for Fox II his bat is
| potent enough to prevent 1t being
slammed in his face.
II Harris can strengthen his outfield.
the Tigers will show considerable
strength in the American League, for
with Davis. Gehringer. Rogell and
Owen on the infield that portion Of the
team will be much improved. Owen
comes back from Newark and should
satisfy the demands at third base.
The Tigers might surprise let Ct
folks this year.