Show TIGERS LOOK TilE THE BEST Clark Griffith Says the Detroit Team Will Win in Worlds Series New York Aug Au 23 Clarke Clark Griffith for former former former mer manager of the Highlanders picks Detroit to win the American league pennant pen pennant pennant nant and the worlds championship this fall Jennings has ha about th the finest inest baseball team ever gathered together said acid Grif Griffith Griffith Griffith yesterday afternoon To my mind there is nothing In either league that classes w with the Tigers I believe that the American league lealue champions are M tO per percent cent ent stronger than thun a year rear ago Just look at the way wa that bunch is hitting Ross Rossman Rossman Rossman man is playing a rattling good at first base hase and he is hitting like a demon And Ind you on cannot find two better or all round players pla ers than Cobb and Craw Crawford Crawford Ia ford There is no second baseman In the league that has anything thing on Schaefer OLeary OLear Is hitting better than he lie did A year rear ago The outfield Is the strongest In Inthe Inthe the time country There is only one chance of oC weakness in the aggregation and that Is In the box Donovan does docs not appear to be In as good shape as a year ago But a s 1 club that can clout out like the Tigers does not need such classy class pitchers I think at that the pitch pitching pitchin pitching ing in staff is stronger than In some years Killian Is off color right now but Mullin Mul Mullin lul lin and Donovan are about the average and In Willett and Summers Jennings has two youngsters who are hard to beat beatI I figure Detroit to win the time worlds championship if It they repeat In the race and no bad luck befalls the club because of the time all around ability of the time players Last years experience has been a lesson to Detroit That club will hit any of the National league pitchers I look for a bit bitter bitter bitter ter battle in the worlds championship but butI I also look for Detroit to win if IC the cham champions champions champions can stand off St Louis for the flag fla flaSt St Louis to my m mind is about to blow When hen it comes to nerve nere for a tight light finish you have to hand it to Jennings and his Tigers |