Evening star., 1934-02-22
ADDS TWO ASSETS
DECLARED NEEDED
Smart Leadership, Catching
Skill Expected to Send
Tigers Up Ladder.

TINE pennant bug is buzZing
around Navin Field, home
of Detroit'S Tigers. The
insect has not done much
yodeling around the Tiger lair
for many years and it's been Is
Summers and Winters since it
found roost at the corner OF
Michigan and Trumbull avenues.
Detroit's hopes are based upon the
potential managerial abilities OF Cor
don Stanley Cochrane mickey to
you alb and a ball club that was
o lot better than it showed in 1888.
There are very few base ball men
who doubt Cochrane's ability as
manager. He is smart, aggressive and
has the inherent ability to handle
men. Furthermore he gives Detroit
what it has not had in some time,
great catcher. Much of Cochrane's
anticipated success is predicted upon
his ability to handle and improve
Detroits pitching. Mickey is only
thirty-one years Of age and has sew
eral seasons of high-powered base
ball left to give Detroit. And Coch-
rane is not a fellow who will retire
to the bench willingly. He likes
active service too much.
Has Potential Slab Power.
DETROIT has the makings Of a
- great pitching staff in Tommy
Bridges, Fred Marberry, Vic
Sorren, "Schoolboy' Rowe, Eden
Auker, Carl Fischer and Elon Hog
sett. Bridges should be the star OF
the troupe. Several times he has
pitched one-hit games and has a
fine repertoire, despite his size. Yet
Bridges never has been a consistent
winner. Cochrane claims that
Bridges tips his pitches and it was
that fault which made him SO easy
for some clubs to beat Mickey will
set about eliminating that flaw in
his stars delivery as soon as the
Tigers reach the Lakeland training
camp.
The Tigers also expect great things
from Rowe, the youngster whose bril-
liant start last Spring was checked
by an arm injury. Auker, young
ster from the Texas League, is be-
ing claSsed as regular starter.
Auker joined the Tigers late last
season and flashed submarine style
of pitching that won three games, in
cluding a shutout over the Cleve-
land Indians.
Marberry and Sorrell are tried right
handlers and the southpaws, Fischer
and Hogsett, are better than the
average. Several American Leaguers
are of the opinion that Fischer, who
has been around the loop several
years, is about due to blossom as
big winner. Perhaps Cochrane's
catching will bring out Fischer's
earlier promise. BY and large the
Tigers have material for winning
staff, and pitchers may be the least
Of Cochrane's worries.
Infield Is Capable,
"HE Detroit infield will not be
sensational, but still capable
enough. In Charlie Gehringer
the Tigers have the best second base
man in the league and perhaps the
best in the game. A skilled work.
man, Gehringer is inclined to be
phlegmatic and perhaps Cochrane's
frey enthusiasm may provoke the
If such a thing is possible. Dick
Greenberg, an ordinary fielder, but
a big fellow who can shellack the
ball off outfield fences, will cover
first. Bill Rogen will again be at
short, with Marvin Owen at third.
Owen is the weakest hitter on the
inner line, but he fields well and
until a better all-around hand can
be found Cochrane probably will con-
tfnue him regular.
There will be quite battle for
places in the Tiger outfeld. The vet.
eran, Goose" Goslin, obtained from
Washington, probably will hold down
left field Cochrane is banking heav-
lily on Goslin benefiting by the
change of scenery and expects the
old Goose" to hit with the power
he used to Washington's benefit for
many Summers. Pete Fox, who
showed favorably last year-his first
under the big tents scheduled for
center field, but there will be a battle
for the right field post. The tenn
peramental Gerald Walker will have
first call on the position, but to earn
clear title he must beat out Frank
Doljack, Ivy Shiver and Joyner White.
Shiver Hit in Minors.
CHTVER was a great hitter in the
y International League, while Dol
jack punched well in both the
American Association and Southern.