Evening star., 1933-05-04
MARBERRY, FISCHER
MENACE EX-MATES|
Harris Club Rates Stronger
Than Last Year-Indian
Set Near Washout.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

~LEVELAND, May 4.-Detroit
next stop. Immediately
~ following today's game
if any-the Nationals will
Dead for the hive of the automo-
tive industry and lair of the
Tigers, hoping to find bright skies
and to play a lot Of base ball.
They need sunshine and action
after the loafing done here.
During the Washington Clubs stay
there has been more gloom in this town
than there was In Mudville after the
mighty Casey's historic strikeout. More
rain today and the scheduled three
game series with the Indians would be
. complete wash-out.
Weather permitting, there will be
hree games In Detroit between Ma
tionals and Tigers, for the set Is slated
TO extend through next Sunday. They
should be brisk battles, too, as Bucky
Harris has a fine flock of pitchers to
fling at his old club and the Tigers
also will have in the series an op-
portunity to land In spot more I'M
portant than the one they now occupy
In the standing Of the clubs. They
were only one and half games back
Of the Nationals today.
WITH a change in the infield and
w a revised outfield, the Tigers
loom somewhat better this year
than last. Marvin Owen Is back with
the club after a lot Of seasoning with
Toronto and Newark and playing a
rood game at third base. Bill Rogell
is on the job at short again, Charley
Gehringer is the same hlgh-class sec
ond sacker and for several seasons ne
has been Just about the best second
sacker In the business, while Harry
Davis is said to be putting up an IN
proved game at first base.
Manager Harris Is showing o new
outfielder in Erwin Fox, brought up
from Beaumont of the Texas League.
Base ball critics out here declare ne
is making good in every way. JACK
stone and Gerry Walker flank Fox,
but stone has been shifted from left
field to right. Walker, who was not SO
good in left last season, has at last
become accustomed to that territory,
according to reports.
The Tigers haven't been doing much
hitting. They're no different from the
other clubs in this respect. But they
have moved along right well.
PROMINENT among the pitchers
+ Harris has at his command is Fred
Marberry. long washington
standby. Fred not.only has done fine
relief work for the Tigers In this early
season, but also has won his spurs
as a starter. He surely helped his old
pals, the Nationals, as well as his new
club last Tuesday when he turned
back the Yankees.
George Fischer, another ex-National,
also promises to get the Tigers some
where. And besides these former Wash
ington clubmen, the Tigers have such
sterling veteran pitchers as Tommy
Bridges and Vic Sorreu. Then there
Is that phenomenal youngster, Lynwood
Rowe. Schoolboy. only 6 feet 4 inches
tall, is powerfully built. and they do
say this 21-year-old Texas lad can
throw 'em by the best of batters. His
arm has been bothering him lately, but
he may be in trim to show the Ma
tionals his stuff.
MOT having been under fire for sew
~ eral days, the washington pltcn-
ing staff should be IN fine trim
tor the Tiger tussles. Joe Cronin will
have his pick Of plenty. too, for AL
Crowder last to start a game, was to
be sent to the hill again this afternoon.
This the boy manager announced after
Jain prevented play for the second day
n succession.
Earl WhitehiIl has not pitched for
% days, Walter Stewart for days and
Monte Weaver for days. AL Thomas
tas had three days Of idleness since
be last appeared on the hill and Ed
tinke, the rookie, regarded strong
Enough to tackle any club out this way,
has been hanging around for 6 days
with nothing to do.
1t developed today that Whitehill
hurt a leg slightly during the work.
out at Cleveland stadium the other
morning. Running on the rain-soft-
ened track surrounding the playing
field. he yanked a muscle trifle. How
ever, he complained of no soreness in
the leg after Trainer Mike Martin
treated it and probably will be fit to
take turn against his former team
mates some time during the next three
DAYS,