Show j I FREA AK SLAB HELP LP TO I THREE COr COME E THRU FOR DETROIT 51 Veteran Leonard Should Str Strengthen Pennant Contenders Il Ill 11 BILLY IJ E ES ES S 5 CHICAGO Jul July 29 The 28 2 The Th Be- Be D trott club Is recognized as a a D stron strong pennant contender In the American league A mot most unu unusual ual pitching combi combi- combination combination combination I IA nation decidedly freakish h is largis- largis ly ly Iy responsible for or the showing Ing or of ortho the tho Tigers I lour rookie pitchers Ston- Ston Stone t S Wells ella lIs and Holloway Hollo t too tot 0 ot of them then starling their first full sea sea- sea season I son eon In the majors major are cat I cam r In mu much h ot of o the thc burden of the petro Detro t staff staffA A major league manager la 10 i con doii- con content tent satisfied If Ir one reci ut I IA pitcher ComeS come through from front th lb annual crop 5 W bUt the Iho eason moro more than half halt oset o Detroit it pears ip-pears 1 pears ble blessed sed with lIh thice rookies or Of major league caliber 11 The trio t Is made mado up of south south- south south-PABS pans pal 55 and W Wells ells ella an I Stoner a right hander rhe fhe rh t teso t 0 handers left left-handers were ore with Ith the Tel a 0 short hort while last Sear icar ear Stoner a afew afew few ears pre previous Iou was as gh n ii brief trill and sent ent back T TWO 0 LTER 5 sS IHLI The George Georgo sues 1 s I aJ a great pitcher picher has done don hi hit bit in the trio I Rip flip Collins Colllns ha has hils also don done dono hIs part The rest of ot the Iho n base e la e been ben unable toJi to Ji Iho e b the success of his unseasoned I ecru lIs Manager Cob CobIs Is going to try his luck with the othet olho extreme Southpaw Dutch Leonard ii i star tar who isho has been out ot of the thc tame game for tor eral c ors ears ars Is dup du duto to 10 join the Tigers early carlY In Aug August ut It If Leonard Is right ho he will willbe willbo III be a n big bis help to 10 Detroit Realizing that the th American league race la Is going to be bc a ele gle gb to the bitter biller end In itt a which re cc resene sere sene pitching Is sure to be the dominating Cobb In getting Leonard back baek is looking to 10 the th tu- tu fu future U ture Leonard all as aln is a great relit pitcher may be used In that tote b bi Cobb Ills His salue alue aluc to thul thu Tigers will III of o course be bo deter deter- I determined determined I mined by his ph sica I condition I Seldom If It ever in the history I ot of big league baseball have three won on places as s regu reu rc-gu- rc regulars I lam lars In their first car ear In that respect tho the work ork of Stoner White White- White hill bill hili and Wells Is b decidedly decided unIque It If the tho veteran Leonard comes i through the Tiger pitching etaf must bo be regarded as a one of Ih the I combinations combination In the an an I nals of major lIe league ball outi and old age proper I mixed I I I |