Show Yankees Picked to Win Pennant by Tiger Owner DETROIT Jan 4 AP New AP-New New York is the club to beat for lor the American American Amer Amer- ican lean league pennant next summer That's the opinion of Frank J. J Navin owner of the Detroit Tigers present holders of the junior league flag Hag and he expressed that somewhat surprising opinion Friday as he weighed his clubs club's chances o of repeating and bringing to the motor city the second American league flag since 1909 The Yankees are going to have a a 1 powerful well balanced club Navin said A lot of their younger players are going to come through and I think that the club that can beat New York this coming season will go down in front What about his own club Youve got to have the breaks to win pennants nowadays the Tiger magnate smiled I know a lot ot of owners believe that we cant can't go through another season without having haying hav hay ing injuries cripple us but we won pennants in 1907 1908 and 1909 and we didn't have the injury ry jinx hit us for lor those three years I I think we can beat the YaI Yankees s. kee-s. In the first place Lynwood Rowe Howe started late last season this summer if it he gets a good year I think he will start earlier and have as good gooda a season if It not better than lost last Secondly we are expecting at least on one oni and possibly two of three left handed pitchers we have acquired acquired acquired ac ac- ac to come com through They are Clyde Mad Hatter from Louisville Joe from Irom the me Hollywood club of the Pacific Coast league and Jacob Wade from Beaumont Deaumont You have to have a good left hander bander on your club New club New York Washington and Philadelphia all had them in their good years years years-to to be dangerous dangerous dangerous dan dan- and I think well we'll have at least one next summer And thirdly well we'll be stronger in inthe inthe inthe the outfield and have r reserve erve strength in the infield Th The pennant race Navin believes will be among Detroit New York Cleveland and Boston with PhiladelphIa Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia phi and Washington having chan chances C but not as dangerous |