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Show Donovan an Inferior cntchlnp staff, and an infield that was not nearly no fast as others in tho American league, this team simply slugged its way to two world's scries. Outside of Mclntyrc and Cobb the teorn had no fa?t base runners, so in order that runs mlpht be made It became be-came absolutely necessary that the boys with the bats get busy. How well Cobb, Crawford, Roseman, Mclntyre. Schaefcr and the rest of them accomplished their duty In that rc?pect Is history. Many baseball sharps discount hit- tine ability and point to the Chicago i White Sox as examples. "There," they say, 'Is a team that does not need hitters; they win anyway." True, butand here Is the rub they are unable, more times than not. to "po the :ute:" This proposition of having a lot of dangerous hitters works three ways. In the first place, it inspires confidence in the team itself. it-self. Secondly, it keeps a pitcher on Ihc' anxious seal all the time when he confronted by a row of sluggers, any one of whom is liable to break up the meeting at' any point of tho game. I Likewise, the fielders are on edge all the time I v VALUE OF HITTERS IS CLEARLY SHOWN Tigers' Two Pennants Won By Their Ability to Connect When Necessary. The worth of singers was never more clearly demonstrate than In the past two seasons when the Detroit Ticrors won two pennants on their hlt-tinc hlt-tinc ability. Willi only one dependable iitchcr |