The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-07
cochrane Does Not Pick Tigers to
Win But Warns Of Stiff 0ppo sition
Feud Between Red Sox ana
Detroit Club Promises Real
Entertainment
~ BILL BRAUCHER

lakeland. Fla, April Z. = Mickey
Cochrane Is Is tickled with his new
ASSIGNMENT as manager Of the Detroat
Tigers as . small boy with = new toy.
But II you are not careful, he VIII
hide 1t from you. !.
"A pennant this year7" he replied
to my question. I'm not quite that
well sold on the team. Say, notice
that Bucky Harris already has de-
clared the Red Sox will win the flag.
That's stepping On It, isn't it?"
That was stepping on 1t indeed.
Besides, Harris had advised some Of
the baseball writer's not to pick the
Detroit team. which Bucky managed
last year.
'tCochrane viii find out m about
that club Is he goes along" was
Bucky's word. "They fell down on
me when thought they couldn't miss
second or third place. And it's the
same team.
It Il tho Same team, with two q
three important changes, as tho new
manager pointed out.
We've got 0oslin to add punch"
said Mickey, referring to tho trade
which sent Johnny Stone to WASH
ington. "We're going to have better
pitching than Bucky had. I'm going
to do most Of the catching caught
$50 games last year.
Fellows like Greenbcrg at first,
Rogell Ut short, aud Fox and Walker
In the outfield I figure to be much
better than last year, by reason Of
experience. 0reenberg played about
q third Of the 1888 season and hit
800. And say, he was getting better
as he went along! This year he has
been hitting them out Of the park"
Cochrane gave me q tentative bat
ting order as follows:
Rogell, IS, or Clifton, 81; 0el,r.
niger, 2b: Cochrane, 9; 0oslin. II:
0reenburg, ID; Walker, #: FOX, Ct;
Rogell, IS, or Clifton Sd. and tho
pitcher. Cochrane believes he has
seven starting pitchers in Bridges,
Sorrell, Fischer, Frazier, Haulin.
Hogsett, and Marberry: Fischer and
Hogsett are left-handers.
Cochrane Is especially enthusiastic
about young Herman Flea" Clifton
at third base. The Cincinnati boy Is
30 fast, aggressive, and original that
Cochrane may give him the lead-o6f
assignment. Last year, playing with
Beaumont, . Tiger farm team, Cliff
ton stole - bases and was q 800
hitter.
His play at third ID 50 steady that
Marvin Owen, who suffered from
several ailments and injuries last
year, may find he has been set back
to q job as utility man.
THE story Of tho Detroit team last
year." said Cochrane, was those oue-
run ball games. The club lost a
games by one run. With little more
punch to help the pitching, the team
would have won them.
ITS the fastest team In the league,
as 1t stands now, and -
And with Cochrane catching, there
would b that much moro punch, too
mickey being $40 hitter and ons
Of the most dangerous men In the
league with runs on basel!
The Mick grinned.
Sure, I still win be able 10 hit .
few now and them" he said. They
haven't got the old man fooled en-
tirely yet. I might even get . few
hits off that Boston southpaw pitch
ing staff. You know-accidents Ike
that will happen"
= = :
"A feud between tho Red Sox and
Tigers Is pretty gure b result from
the two Inanagegs' exchanges Of
spring pleasantries. Mickey can't 90
where the Red eo3 are going, and
Bucky Is dead sure his old team VIII
not win tor Cochrane.
Detroit undoubtedly q wen bali
anced with power, speed, and pitch.
ing. Also the boys arc strong To-
Mickey Cochrane. who knows no 81.
perior behind tho plate. Mickey's
baseball wisdom and dynamic per.
sonality are pretty sure to be 70.
Elected IN the efforts Of tho Tiger
pitchers, who have needed . smart
catcher for several years.
Say Tor me-" Mickey said In con-
cluSion. that nm not picking Do.
trott to win tho pennant, but that
whoever does win 1t Is going to 10.
member several nine inning games
in Detroit It looks like Z wide-opeu
race this year. ana they can al look
0alt f0as III. -