European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse Thuc stars and stripes my thinks tigers can h&"-1. ,.stf. Ifs .i1 7. If Job Lakeland Fla up Man lifer Bob scheming think his de troit tigers can win the 1962 american league Pennant Al though he warns that to do it my team will have to improve a motor the Yankees have to get a lot does t put much Hope on the possibility of the Yankees get Ting any. Worse even though he contends that they Are going Tomis shortstop Tony Kubek who is in the army More than they admit you just Don t replace it Short Stop like Kubek says Sachet Fang and if he stays in the army ail season oar chances would be r lot shortstop is one Posi Tion on i club that has worried a bit a has the Veteran Chotoo Farnandez who fail Only .248 last sea. Or Dick Mcauliffe who hit called up from Denver. Mcaullife army status is doubtful. Although it looks like he win be with the club to open the season and then will have to go Back into the serv ice for a Brief stint before being admits he also needs nor pitching especially in the bullpen. Otherwise he pc is i club has enough to match the Yankees i would t Trade my starting three pitchers for any in the league claims the Plain speaking scheffing. And my Outfield an the rest of my infield is about As Strong As they was these pitchers prank Lary 23-9jim Bunning tit hand Don Mossl 15-7 plus that Strong Outfield and infield that enabled the tigers to finish a sur prising second last season eight games behind the you Are Good enough to finish second it does t take Muchmore to go All the m a theorizes be Heffling. If a couple of our Young pitchers come through we won t have to take a Back seat to any club in the hard Core of his club after these Are the ninth of 10 Dis Pate he on the j96i prop cat of the american and National league baseball clubs. Tomorrow the new York Yankees and Redt those three pitchers Are first base Man Norm Cash second baseman Jake Wood third baseman Steve Boros and outfielders Al Kaline Rocky colavito and Bill Bruton cosh won the american league batting championship with an average of 361 last season with 41 Home runs and 132 runs batted in. As rookies Wood hit .258 with 11homers and 63 Bis and Boros .270 with five homers and 62 is Only 27, Boros 25 and Wood 24. It looks like they willbe around for a Long time. Kaline batted .324 with 19 Hom Era and 82 Bis col Volti 43 hrs and 140 Bis and Bruton ,257 with 17 hrs and 63, Outfield comes the closest to any in the league of Matching in Yankee Trio of a c k e y Mantle Roger Marls and Yog Brit for infield a titty a till the tigers have the v e t e can Vic weft obtained from the Boston red sox Reno Bertola who played with the twins athletics an tigers last season Holdover Larry Osborne and Rookie Don Wert who hit ,328 at Denver. Maxwell in Reserve Back of Kaline Colay to and Bruton there Are the Veteran Charley Maxwell and Bubba mor ton. Dick Brown who can along fast last season will be the no. 1catcher with Mike Roarke behind him. Brown hit Only .266 but Ham mered out 16 homers and batted in 45 runs. Roarke did t get much of a Chance until Brown was Hurt and batted Only .223 with two homers and 22 Bis. To help the big three of the Detroit pitching staff. Scheffing is counting on Paul Foytack 11-10 Ron Kline who won five and lost three for the tigers after being purchased from the los Angele Angels Phil Regan 10-7 with Hank Aguirre 4 Ana Terry Fox 5-2 a the Bull pen. Scheffing thought Sam Jones purchased from the san Francisco giants where he was 8-8 lost sea igers hoping youngsters rfcs Dilke Fra they or of decision for juts Angeles phenoms it the world year. It May also be decision for Walter m manager is faceting problem that to have an in dodger out the same time. Even1 can t figure that one criticized last year Formy outfielder said wish i could Moback tour Days when i had i Hodges Snider. Fur Reese and Robin you be got players like leave pm in every Day who s pitching or How Ulrea you have a Willie Tommy Davis a Frank or a Snider at his age. You be got to platoon them i real ize it might be better to have a Howard or the Davies play everyday but to cant do that when you re fighting for a Pennant maybe if you be got a seventh place club but not when each game moans so Alston could just come close to solving the problem by shifting Tommy Davis to third and Howard to first but he made those moves last year and both Hurt the cat defensively. Neither player appears to have shown improvement this Spring. To like to play Howard at first base and fairly in the said Alston but Ron plays the bag better Titan Frank and was one of our Best players last year. I also like to keep Willie Davis in ail the Way end keep Howard inthe lineup somewhere. We re not overloaded with Power. In the final analysis who i play depends on who is hot for us and who is pitching for mgr in of Plato Onig despite Alston s concern therein tremendous potential in the depth of dodger pitching. They begot such proven starters As Sandy Kolifax 16-13and Johnny Odrea 18-5 for left handers and Don Drysdale 13-10 and Stan Williams 15-12 for right handers. They have Larry Sherry and Ron Scrrano Skofor Relief. Alston thinks de Roe Buck is ready to come Back after being plagued with a bad Arm Las season we be got three or four staff places open Alston said and he mentioned such promising Rookie Sas Joe Omelier Phil Ortega Pete Ilchert Billy Hunter and Jack Smith As possible candidates to stay Moeller. Only 19, is the Eye Catcher. The 6-5 right hander was 20-9 with three clubs and averaged More than 11 strikeouts a game. We be got a lot of Good Young Fellows and we re enthusiastic about them Alston said but we Don t know if this is the year or next we were too enthusiastic about our Young players last year. They weren t quite Alston was criticized for not Koufax Drysdale playing his Young hopefuls enough last year. Hla problem this year Ishow can he play the kids and still keep in the lineup veterans like Wally Moon and Snider who were his most productive hitters in 1961, Alston is sure of Maury wills a Short. Daryl Spencer will open at third and Rookie Larry Burright i battling Jim Gilliam for the regular second base is one of the most underrated players in baseball said Alston each year he Siu around waiting Tor someone to beat him out of a position but he usually winds up playing Norm Cash son would be a big help As a spot starter and in Relief spots but i status is doubtful because of malignant neck tumor Jerry Casale who could t Oak the Grade with the Boa ton Redfox or the Angels is another possibility Asar rookies Ron Nisei Wolti. 11-11 at Denver John salv12-10 at Blita Mihain and Gordon say Fried 14-8 at Denver. Two hurlers not even on to titter roster Leo Marenteite and Bob Dustal have be a impress in Spring Uhl Bitton Garns and May be promoted7 1� Nav Biff won for and lost three at Denver last Peteon while Arnt Ett Only in his the a so pro Ball won 10 and lost Sevem at Duluth. If some of t h o s or econ Hin pitchers could catch tin Tike Cash Wood and Boros Daft last year the tigers could win it. Att butt Don t bet the family jewels on it pathfinders seeking exhibition encounters bad Kreuz Nach a in a special to 8th in div path finders Are see diff opponents Tofu several open it in Thror baseball exhibition sch dul to teams interested in playing tto pathfinders on a Homeland Homo basis should Contact coach Charl Smorgan at bad Knux Nach Mili tary 7828. Drake relays add hyc lbs Moines Iowa cuf1 Florida Aam will Send it a Yefto old sprint sensation Robert Hayes and a crack sprint relay team tothe Drake relays Here april 27-2t, relays director Bob Karne report. Germany District Bowling Windup Woitke takes singles All events titles Garmisch Germany special Harold Woitke of Sembach wrapped up individual honors in the Safe Germany District Bowling championships Here thursday with a big Victory in the singles event Woitke a 30-year-old Deadeye emerged As the tourney s doubles tingles and All event Champion when he rolled 60s and 620 set for it 1�j9 total in the final Day of action. He for wtdi4ancd Hahn s Bob Kohler who had b3&-5461.1s3 for second place. A Oft started out Strong in his first three game sat for 217, 103 in 198. He bettered his opening 005 by 15 pins when he rolled second set of 308, 178and 234 a i. The Strong final Day finish boated wok pc to the All event championship front wednesday my Jed Bike i jul Chaffin a we Baoen Mai Golpin Junto. The ,but Psi Zafy in butt total know kerb ?f---& pm. A Alyi a i to but Kohler faded in the we Onset of three game and failed to break the 200 Mark hour nuns games of 188, 166 and 192. 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