The Detroit times., 1908-02-28
BOSNIAN WILL co
So j TIL WITH
THE TIGES
EXPECTED IN TOWN TODAY
SUMMERS HAS ARaivED-EDolE
PLANK FAKE NAlLED-JEN-
NINos HAD A FOXY SCHEME.

There will be no trouble about get
ting Claude Rossman into line 10
leave for the south with the. rest OF
the members OF the marty that Is des-
tined 10 begin training at Hot SPRINGS.
Ark. on Monday. Claude Is WISE
guy. He has heard of this young
man, Kockill. who has been so Freely
tcuted TO give him a run for the nrst
base honors in 1908 and he is taking
no chances.
| II will be on hand Friday afternoon
or evening" he writes Manager Jen-
nings and by the time this reaches
the eve of the reader. Claude viii eth
er have arrived or will be entering on
the concluding stage of the Journey
which will bring him to Deroit.
AS Rossman will have the advantage
OF three weeks OF training at Hot
Springs, it is pretty haTa to see where
ne will find his position imperilied Ia
ter on. unless Kockill should develop
into an actual wonder. Rossman has
not signed as yet and may not aftix
mis- name to a Detroit contract until
later on, but the fact that he Is 10
leave with the team sets at rest all
possible doubt over his intentions
Big. raw-boned. In ff2e physical con
dition apparently, Pitcher "Kickapoo"
Summers. last year with Indianapolis.
reported TO Manager jennings Friday.
He will go with the rest or the bunch
which leaves Detroit Saturday morn
ing.
Summers advent at headquarters
was not signalized by any warwhoops.
In spite OF his Indian sobriQuet. He
is apparently a quiet. modest, unas-
Stunning young athlete and HIS appear
ance bears out all that has been told
about him.
That Summers Is considered the one
best bet OF the seven colts who VIII go
south with the Detroit club 10 a stats
ment that conveys no news TO the fans
who have read the winter dope. The
fact that he is being taken south with
the Detroit club is a statement that
conveys no news TO the fans who have
read the winter dope. The fact that
he Is being taken south for the Hot
Springs trip Is further evidence that
the club so considers him. should he
develop into real winner. able 10
take his turn with Donovan, Mullin.
Killian, and Siever, Detroit's pennant
prospects must be considered excel
lent. Should he fail. and should Eddie
Willett's weakness with men on bases
continue In evidence, Detroit will be
almost certainly doomed TO defeat. as
Il is unreasonable TO expect that Wild
Bill Donovan will be able to sweep the
circuit as he did last year, while War
hop. -Bumpus' Jones, Malloy ana
Sterzer are CANDLES at the best and
Suggs seems 10 be afflicted with chills
below the ankles.
Summers was troubled with rhcu-
matism which prevented his reporting
10 Detroit at the close OF last season.
and greatly hampere6 his efforts to-
ward the last OF the year. He has been
wintering carefully Ut his home just
outside Indianapolis and says that the
trouble has entirely disappeared.
Considerable mis-spaBt eleatiHg WAS
indulged in on Thursday night by
couple OF Detroit papers that had Ed
die Plank on the retired list
Had the story been founded on fact,
there would certainly have been occa-
sion for one 10 start counting the Ath-
letics out or the race. At the time
the articles were appearing in print
locally. however, Plank was already
some hundreds OF miles ON his way
south with his team, having signed his
contract and reported &c Connie Mack.
More extended reports from the SEES
sion OF the rules committee OF the big
leagues bring the news that a concert
ed effort was made TO secure the pass
age OF the proposed rule. barring from
the coaching lines all players not act.
ually engaged In the game. Consider