hiː wʌz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd baɪ ɐ ɹˈaɪɾɚɹ ɪnðə dɪtɹˈɔɪt fɹˈiː pɹˈɛs æz hˈævɪŋ "ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt pˈɪtʃɪŋ ˈɑːɹm ænd ɐ fɪzˈiːk æz stɹˈɔŋ æz ɐ jˈʌŋ lˈaɪən.
He was described by a writer in the Detroit Free Press as having "a great pitching arm and a physique as strong as a young lion.