The Detroit times., 1908-04-27


THERE is one feature regarding
the generally disappointing start
the Tigers are making this year which
is likely to be overlooked by the rams
4--------------~w have been grit
WINNING ting their teeth
THOUGH over the all TOO
LOSING. frequent defeats
a--Awhich the team has
been suffering during the first two
weeks OF the American league season.
The Tigers have hardly played
game that has not resulted In some
important discovery.
The reliability OF Matty Meintyre's
ankle, the wonderfully improved form
OF Herman Schaefer at the bat and on
the bases, the reliable catching Of that
one-time cripple Charlie Schmidt, and,
most important Of all, the discovery
Of three youngsters, all OF whom seem
TO be promising enough to make a big
league residence assured, have all
shown that the Tigers are a better
team than last year and have answer
ed the question that the fans had been
asking each other all through the win
ter and the spring training season.
Had anybody been assured that all
these discoveries were to be made in
the frst two weeks OF the season.
would he not have been content TO
stand the loss OF a few games early in
the year?
HUGHIE JENNINGS is NOT PLAN
MING HIS EARLY CAMPAIGN
SOLELY TO WIN GAMES. He is
using his young pitchers whenever
possible with view TO establishing
bis twirling stan on a sound. solid
basis for the real heat OF the battle.
He is testing out his team. man by
man. And his experiments are prov
ing successful. With Killian and Null
lin In form and Wild Bill Donovan
soon TO join the lists. with two good
young twirlers coming up. with McIn.
tyre and the other encouraging fea
lures OF the teams progress with
which all the fans OF Detroit and
Michigan are familiar. once settled in
mind. the early weeks OF the Tigers
season contain more OF promise than
Of encouragement, by far.
II cost the Detroit club Ave games
to find out that Eddie Willett was not
yet ready last year. IL has cost no
more than that this year TO ascertain
beyond a doubt that Summers and
Malloy are ripe and OF use. The fact
that the tests are all being made al
the start this year when the team has
not yet settled into it's stride should
be a matter for congratulation rather
than pessimism.
IF Claud Rossman happens TO run
i across his old friend the Little
Old Man" down In Cleveland, some
lively conversation Is likely TO be
~------------>handed out. for
cLAUD claud is sore.
RossMAN THE Little Old
KICKS. Man" was the cor
A-----~r respondent OF the
paper which first printed the alleged
| interview with Claud In which he was
made 10 lay down the orders to his
| fellow players regarding the amount
, each or them should spend, the sort
OF clothes they should wear and the
sort OF restaurants they should patron
| ize at meal time
Claud admits talking with the Lit
! tie Old Man." whom he had always
regarded as good friend. That he
said anything like the interview he
stoutly asserts Is false. however.
why, II | should ever take ground
like that, would ruin my baseball
career in Ave minutes" said Gland.
What the other fellows spend or
what they wear or where they live Is
no concern whatever Of mine. | mind
my own business and they mind theirs.
| like the Pontchartrain because us
pleasant place TO stay. I know Mr..
Chittenden. the proprietor and be has
made II very agreeable for me there,
I fail to see any reason for comments
on my place of residence and am not