The Detroit times., 1909-03-01


mas 90 much OF II on tap right nov
chat n II wasn't for those daily hand
nali games AZ the D. A. c.. he'd sim
ply effervesee.
As everybody knows. the Chicago
White Sox are already in California
and get their first practice Monday
Or Tuesday.
The Boston Americans -at-4cl
Springs. cavorting about their ne"
diamond right now.
A hig detachment from the CleNe'
land club pulled in at Hct Springs
3unday. Jim Mcclure in caarge. Be
fdes pitchers, catchers and camp FOL
Dvefs. there were several regulars
the ~bunch. The main body, under
Eajoie. leaves for Macon later In the
week.
For over a week Jim McAleer has
fhad a bunch OF Browns at French
4 Lick. Ind. II is understood that the
change will be made to the regular
training camp this week.
Today il the date set for the gath
erfng OF the Washington players. who
report. as usual. in Chicago. for the
start TO Galveston. Most OF the mem-
beers of the Senatorial aggregation arc
Westerners. and quite few live IN
| The Illinois metropolis. II will take
three days for them to make the trip
! to sGalveston, but at that they'll beat
4 the Tiges 10 the frs. team practice
4 by very considerable margin
For over a week George Stallinss
has been working out a bunch OF bat
|atery men at his plantation near Ma
ron, Ga. On Saturday ;he regula
4 body moved for the same location,
Duke Farrell In charge. and big dele
kkafion OF war correspondents and pho
EZlographers In close attendance.
This leaves but one club rnaccount
"a for. aside from the Tigers The
4 philadelphia Athletics will not start
4 FOR New Orleans till Saturday They
4 will be en- route for less than two
DAYS. however. and OF ly bad weathe-
d ran keep them from getting two work
/outs under the balmy Louisiana skies
4 before the Tigers even see their
haven at San Antonio
or course, the Tigers occupy posi-
fion slightly different from their
frivals. and this fact is always alludeTl
Ito by Jennings. when remarks are
made over the start which the other
&cIubs are getting.
Detroit has twice beaten the other
ooven In the race to the flag and will
lie less experimenting this year than
Any OF the other clubs. In fact. the
&eam 10 picked right nova state I
&1nont which could not be truthfully |
made by any Of the other American |
Dp0ue arrangements.
4 <1<rr mil hs fnr
Hing out superfuous material at the De-
/(roit, camp this year Only 20 play |
ers will make the trip, and every one !
of these men, with the possible excep |
hon yof colt pitcher or two, can
consider his job cinched right now. I
or this reason the Tigers will need
9ss time for preparation than any |
their rivals. all Of whom have their /
foblems TO solve In the way OF re
rganization, more or less complete.
While the other managers are wor-
yinG over the knowledge that they
Must improve their fighting personnel
beat out the Tigers, Jennings can
N pelishing his team. already select /
~. into fine. coherent entirety that
III make the task of his rivals all
&e harder.
Another factor that must be taken
10 account by those who are inclin-
N to take alarm at the training start
NJ the other clubs Is found In the
tate OF preparation which already ex-
PTS In the ranks of the champions. or
course. there is Wild Bill Donovan.
eho is technically in training camp
light now preparing for that date
F0und uJne | when he expects 10
mount the firing line for the first
lime in 1909. Bill is at Hot Springs.
demonstrating TO the best of his abili-
1es-and that Is going somewhat
us gallant team mates would have &C.
romplished in bathroom and ballroom
bad they repeated their conquests OF
est year
But Bill Is not the only one OF the
Team who is conditioning right now
Here In Detroit Sam Crawford is daily