The Detroit times., 1909-12-02
TIGERS OUGHT TO
HAVE EATEN THE
CUbANS RAW
Charlie Carr Intimates That There
Was Some Mystery Connected
With American League
Champs Defeats.
Indianapolis Boss Also Explains Alu-
minized Batting Averages in His
League by Poor Balls Used.
BY PAUL Y. RRuskE.

That the Detroit Tigers must have
made their stay in Cuba one inclusive
OF considerable more recreation than
Is tho wont OF that ordinarily very well
behaved body OF athletes is the only
explanation which Charlie Carr. man
ager of the indianapolis club. and him
self the leader or a transforming trip
to the bloody isle n hit earlier in the
season. believes can fit the case.
Carr. who was I'm Detroit Wednes-
day holding speech with Frank j.
--Navin. y. 5. Burkart and other base
bail lights. says that the Tigers. if any
where near themselves, ought never
10 have lost game to any Cuban team
That is his opinion, as based on the
performance Of the Cubans against the
Havana teams.
III indianapolis had even rea
sonably decent umpiring. We ought not
10 have lost a game, said he. AS II
was We whipped the Habanas 10 a
froth and bcsted the Almeudares by a
total OF eight games 10 six The tim
piring was terrible and the conditions
were all against us. the fields at that
time being heavy and so arranged that
he pitcliug was favored by high
wtnds-ooth Of which considerations
greatly favored lighthitting aggrega
tions without much base running abil
lty. such as the Cuban teams are. The
Tigers ought 10 have cleaned up cas-
ly If they were in any sort OF shape.
Weak Hitting Explained.
Carr has a novel explanation OF the
weak batting which figured as so prom
lnent feature Of the season OF 1909
In the American association. II will
be recalled that the averages, recently
published. showed that the league pos
sessed but one hitter OF -300 ability.
this being Hippo" Spencer. the Bos-
ton discard
Carr laws the apparent stump in bat.
ting ability TO the alleged fact that the
balls in use were very dead
Tho association used the Reach ball
last season and found the spheres very
prone to lose elasticity. In some cases
he SAYS he himself cut balls open, and
found that the rubber core. instead OF
being in one piece. was split into frac-
tions. Carr gave il as his idea that
the balls furnished his league were
factory rebuilt as the typewriter peo-
pie say. being really discarded and
worn-out spheres that had -haen re-
covered after the American league had
already used them once.
or course. having withstood for a
time the slugging OF Ty Cobb. Sam
Crawford Lajoie, Speaker. stone et
AL. no sphere. no matter how beautt.
fully cnbpiifshed coufd be expected 70
exhibit much enthusiasm from the re-
suit of its collision with n club
To save his league and others from
the ignominv Of another year ~
pitcher-supremacv and himself from
the degradation OF An average NJ .279
or thereabouts. Carr has equipped q
baseball factory and has II busiiy at
work. turning ont &C. c. G." balls
which are warranted hard as a nut.
lively as a cricket and enduring rs 4
rock. according 20 a prospectus about
10 he issued Rates on application
Cash with order except 20 recognized
parties with ratings in Dunn and Brad
street
Carr Boosts Schreiber.
Carr speaks well OF Pitcher Schrei-
Der. the giant southpaw whom De
troit drafted from the Central league.
He was formerly on Indianapolis list
and showed all sorts OF ability Carr
thinks that the Tigers well knowa
scrappy proclivities viii perform a
valuable service for the young man
when he Gets into close games