"Take a combination of a fine fielder, a dependable hitter and a good base-runner and you have the makings of a star baseball player. That's Charley Gehringer of the Detroit Tigers, Michigan born, Michigan bred and a Michigan baseball hero. In 1933 he was the best batting second base- man in the American League with an average of .325. He is 31 years old, stands 5 feet, 11 inches high and weighs 180 pounds. He bats left-handed, but throws right-handed. He began his professional career with the Tigers in 1925, virtually right out of college, and has held down the second base sack ever since."