The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-30
PLAYERS WILL|NG 6.
TO STAY WHERE
ITS WARM
Pastiming in the Cold Not Rel
ished Either By the Tigers
Or Their Putative
Opponents.
News Of a Rainy Day in the Camps
Of Both Clubs Includes Several
Interesting Facts.



Thursday impossible. as we'll as max
ing any contest for Friday a very
doubtful matter. both the Champs and
the Browns were glad Of the oppor
|tnnity to remain indoors and embrace
radiators in which the vapor warmth
existed. Both teams nave been w
against some pretty fierce weather
propositions of late. the Browns al
Chicago and the Tigers at Cleveland
and neither cared much about pastim
ting In the refrigerators when not abso
|lutely necessary.
OF course, those interchangeable task
masters. Jennings and McAleer, had
slight but preceptible crouch. The for
mer wants to strike white the iron IL
hot and is inclined to the belief that
his team will not beneft any by the
lay-off. The latter IL crazy to get
few more winning games under his
belt, and tears his hair at the thought
Of more extended batting siumps
which he can obivate only by practice
Round the quarters Of both clubs
the belief was freely expressed that
such a spell of weather as the one cur
rent iniGht prevail long enough to
prevent any one Of the three scheduled
games from being played.
Pleasant for MulIin.
Prominent among the athletes who
didn't care much whether 1t rained or
not was George Mullin, newiy-discov-
cred pitching king. The favorite son
of Wabash. Ind, was discovered In
secluded nook, casually scanning a
Cleveland report OF the game OF the
day before In which he had allowed the
Maps four stingy little hits. thereby
winning his fourth consecutive game.
These are pleasant days for the large
Hoosier. regardless, OF the weather.
Whenever he. sailies forth he 10 COM
PEELED to bask In the sunlight OF the
smiles OF the fans. Modestly, as Is
his custom, he responds to the COM
pliments tend1ged BIN over his great
pitching tbs 2ears At times his left
eye.id Is observed to culver.
"Con1dentially," he remarked after
one of the bugs had heaved a verbal
bouquet across sthe- plate and depart
ed, some OF these fellows amuse me.
Hear that fellow? Well. know to a
dead certainty that he did more knock
ing when | was in hard luck than any
bug In Detroit He's for me now. Oh.
yes. But the first time anybody
punches hits on me he'll be yelling,
Take him out as if he was barking
for show. It's mighty pleasant TO
hear all those things. I'll admit.
though, and I'm not arguing with any
body" su
schnnldt's Testimony.
That Mullins remarkable pitching
record Is not secured through any ac-
weakness OF his opponents is
vouched for by all his team mates.
Charlie Schmidt, who has been Null
Inns regular battery partner for the
past three seasons, testifies to the
fact that Mullin, in addition to the
perfect control which he seems but
recently to have secured, actually has
more speed and a sharper-breaking
curve than at any prior stage OF his
baseball career. The pitchers excel
lent physical condition and the fact
that he has broken away from the Nc
CURE system OF cycling the batter be-
tween pitches, are credited with be-
ing the main factors In his improve
ment.
Young All In.
The victory which the Tigers Sc.
cured over Young In the final game OF
the Cleveland series is explained par
TALLY on the basis of what the Cham
pions themselves believe to be the de.
cadence of basebalrs Grand Old Man.
Young is virtually In, and believe
he knows It." said one Of the veterans
of the club who has batted against the
dean OF the American league pitchers
for years. He was lucky to beat us
in Detroit, for on that day we were
on our strides in every
respect. don't think he'll ever beat
us again when we are right And. IL
he isn't good in the spring. he can
safely be considered as through. or
recent years he has done almost all of
his winning through the cool months
Of the year"
Bumpus Has Preference.
"Bumpus" Jones and Ralph Works
were interested callers at the Detroit
headquarters Thursday afternoon The
former listened in vain for some mes
sage which would send him hence.
He Is very anxious to go to Montreal,
Wucfe nc pitNhcu idol yCdi, uc-
sires 1t understood that any assign
ment to Indianapolis will be distaste-
full in the extreme.
Works has assurance OF a trial and
Is tickled TO death. In all prob
ability this will come at st. Louis next
week
Ralph was working out In front OF
the Cleveland stand Wednesday and
some bug asked, who are your.
Mr.. Works hasn't lost an argument
to a bleacherite this year.
"I'll introduce myself to you the
next time we come round the cir
cult was his intrepid reply.
Browns Hard Luck Story.
At the Cadillac. where the Browns
we're stopping. recreation Of a typical
indoor character has been In contin-
nous progress.
! The Browns resent the charge that
they are not hitting, even though Chi
cago did clean them up In three con.
secutive l to games.
Were hitting In hard luck" said
stalwart Tom Jones, the Browns first
sacker. I'm one OF those games In
Chicago I counted nine straight hard
drives that we hit right into the hands
Of the iefders. we were hitting 1t