The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-30
FASTENING 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.

tunity to remain indoors and embrace
radiators I'm which the vapor warmth
existed. Both teams have been up
against some pretty fierce weather
propositions Of late. the Browns at
Chicago and the Tigers at Cleveland.
and neither cared much about pastim-
ing In the refrigerators when not abso-
lutely necessary.
OF course, those interchangeable task
masters, Jennings and McAleer, had a
slight but preceptible Crouch. The for.
mer wants to strike while the iron Is
hot and is inclined to the belief that
his team will not benefit any by the
lay-off The latter Is crazy to get q
few more winning games under his
belt, and tears his hair at the thought
of more extended batting slumps
which he can obivate only by practice.
Round the quarters OF both clubs
the belief was freely expressed that
such spell of weather as the one cur.
rent might prevail long enough to
prevent any one Of the three scheduled
games from being played.
Pleasant for MuIlin.
Prominent among the athletes who
didn't care much whether 1t rained or
not was George Mullin, newly-discov-
cred pitching king. The favorite son
OF Wabash. Ind, was discovered In
a 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
Hoosler. regardless Of the weather.
Whenever he sallies forth he is COM
PEELED to bask In the sunlight OF the
smiles OF the fans. Modestly, as IL
his custom, he responds to the COM
phments rendered him over his great
pitching this year. AT times his left
eyelld is observed to culver.
"Confidentielly." he remarked after
one of the bugs had heaved verbal
bouquet across the plate and depart
ed, some OF these fellows amuse me.
Hear that fellow? Well. I know to q
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
lunches hits on me he'll be yelling.
Take him OUT as II 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"
Schmidt's Testimony.
That Mullins remarkable pitching
record is not secured through any ac-
cidental 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 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
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
italy on the basis of what the Cham
pions themselves believe to be the de-
cadence OF baseball's 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
undoubtedly off our strides in every
respect. I don't think he'll ever beat
us again when We are right And, In
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
6umpus 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.
lie is very anxious to go to Montreal,
where he pitched last year, and de-
sires il understood that any assign
ment TO indianapolis will be distaste
full in the extreme.
Works has assurance of 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 you?"
Mr.. Works hasn't lost an argument
TO bleacherite this year.
"l'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
were stopping. recreation OF a typical
indoor character has been In contin-
uous progress.
The Browns resent the charge that
they are not hitting, even though Chi
cago did clean them up in three con.
secutive to games.
We're hitting in hard luck" said
stalwart Tom Jones. the Browns first
sacker I'm one of those games in
Chicago counted nine straight hard
drives that we hit right into the hands
of the felders. We we're hitting II
hard all the time, but IL wouldn't 90