The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-18
PLAYERssURE COBB
WOUL D SIGN
IN TIME
HAD QUIET DAY AT SPRINGS THIS
yEAR-PLAyERs SAW FIGHT
AND HueHIE DANCED At sstt
psckgp IN TUXEDO.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. March Is
News that Tyrus Cobb and the Detroit
Baseball club were apparently ap-
preaching the final stage or settle,
ment OF their dificulty was received
at Hot Springs bathing camp Win
no demonstration whatever. None Oh
HE teammates have shown enough in-
ferest In the matter to exchange so
much as one letter with the Georgia
Peach over the situation. but none OF
them really doubted that he would
eventually come In.
Next Monday Is the date on which
Cobb was originally ordered TO report
here, and the bunch are united In the
belief that this player having held out
a. long as was possible without prob
ability OF heavy fine. is satisfied that
nothing Is to be gained by longer
holding out. Hughic Jennings made
no comment, aside from remarking
that Cobb might well congratulate
himself on any decision not TO stay
out OF baseball for year.
tiold-outs Who Became Dead Ones.
Jimmie McJames, Baltimore's great
pitcher: Billy Lauder. the once sensa-
tional third baseman OF the Rhiilies;
Mike Grimm, center fielder OF the old
Brooklyn club; Amos Rusie. king OF
twirlers Of his time, and numerous ex-
amp1es, only q little less prominent.
were enumerated by Hughie in demon
sfration OF fatal results OF years abb
ssuco from the game. All were stars
or the frst magnitude when they quit
IL. When they came back, q year
later. they could not strike their old
clip and eventually gave up the at
tempt.
Nc Irish Dutch Game This Time.
The club spent very quiet st. Pat
rick's day. compared to the strenuous
occasion two years ago, when the Irish
and the Dutch teams fought II out for
the money in the hottest training
game OF ball ever seen.
The men went through some OF the
motions OF practice In the morning.
bathed and loafed the day away, ana
then sat around and watched the dane
ers 1t the annual ball of the hotel
Manager Jennings acquitted himself:
maufully as q member OF the door
committee, attending In q Tuxedo. A
morning newspaper man assisted
Hughie in representing the club. None
or the players tripped the light fantas-
TIC at all. although strong effort was
made to secure Donovan and eoughlin.
especially
Think Fight Decision Robbery.
Quite 4 number Of Tigers attended
tho Hart-Willie fight, and all agree
that the verdict by which Hart was
awarded Victory on foul was one
~ 10 - "a
White, called him few vile names
- be lay ON the door and abjured
him TO set up, which Willie did, and
Jailed Marvin on the back OF the head
- hard that he was out ave minutes.
The referee. Imported from Memphis.
said Willie hit this blow In break
away. AZ the swing was started from
whites hip, this IL hard to elucidats
Herman Schaefer says the Chicago
lighters are dubs these days--all but
Mcfarland and Coulon.
No Place 70 Practice Vet.
Nobody knows as yet where the
colts will report. II may be here or
a may be at Pine Bluff. Hughie Jen-
nings haunts the Arlington steadily In
hope OF finding President Dreyfuss.
Of the Pittsburk club. and making
rome arrangement for getting that
park for afternoons up TO March rs,
but Barney, though expected. hadn't
arrived as yet.
BRUsKE.
Ex-Pitchsr Charles Nichols was
chosen . member of the executive
committee OF the American bowling
ceugrsss at the recent convention.
OF The az trotters making new rec.
ords IN 2:10 or better during the sea.
ron Is took their marks over grand
circuit tracks.