The Detroit times., 1909-12-11

The somewhat amusing declaration OF
Del Drake. the Tiger Kit tnat ht Re-
e-----~ Detroit club hrd
,ou.o>. would w"lcom" q
prI InRsi>r different SOY, ot A.
ka<I> legiance drew
smile it ir sAi" u"
state. from tho
'~e,,n.r. ~ the nnrtv who saw the
versatile young man IN his rainrt pll'l
trN-out - couple ot springs n1ck NJ"
the Tigers were a. work In Arknm,as. ,.,.
Though Drake WAS ill with malaria a
GOOD share of the time, he pi"lnls
showed flashes of very prononhcro
baseball ability aud would surely nav .
hren retained night then out ter tWo
faus Detroit wn. we'll stocked up Win
thr greatest quartet of outneiders prop
ably ever gathered OF any team N,'
pel was dangerously near that coAcl-
tlon b,st described hv the basenall fru-
trfnttl as "a bug
AL went wrl white Drake Vas room p
INK alone ~ Hot springs Wien ny
ever. tie team moved Over ~ l:lV =
Rock tne,r 90 start the reel WORK OF
trafilius tIc sieeping facilities we're
less paiatlal IN scope ana ~ be'nu.e be.,.o
necessarv to bunk several ~ tht Z ~
ers ln ore bi. recm. DRAKE, SierzeT'
Bumpus" Jones and ore other. "ceN
piod the san" apartment LhroLsn
accident the neu1hers or 'fc ciuh ht-
re.ftr acquainted with tae SomeN N" /.
.t.,..lug fat that Nj Drak" packed
.lafstit lorV Nst,m Went fnto err :,
ff p. pr,.-dcd is ,onlpanions to the
Wh'a The others were dtsroolns
t. raVhed under h. pllloW shu
hra 1hi otj = great. blue cannon whis
.I.n .lound Is Singer nfter the
.nDsI rppreyt. coWhov stNir r"nefHihs
,rsr na he walid according to
t,> custom. NOW proceed 20 shoot tne
llghts oui Last ar he Was drawing a
NcaG ou tne iacandascent most corign-
"a
In A shocking state ~ dishabille. rushed
art into tnp hall closely followed hS
i!ttle Buck SterEer. whose eyes pn,1,, prV,
truded in obvious panic. Momentarlly y
tley awaited the crash o. n'usketrg a. q
ths sound OF falling glass. instead
Ih'ra came 10 their ears only series
.f sN4rD metallic clicks
cautions reconnaissance developed
Nrake hugely amused. lNius IN rs
back IN bed and spapping his "eNionsll
unl"aded artillery ~ the Illuminating :
appstratU, % tapid succession
Jones and Sterzer returned with some
trepidatiou tnd Drake rontinned us
desperate wild-wrst stunts pun tust'd
a., tiuss hH leo" eau, kle ,t.,.
T' r-~as, Drake shot otit 'te lights
t...f, ntrl.f arfpre tucktng tn@ uatt"rE
r.Idtl. .is pitlpN and res Enlus hlinsFi
20 b. at, lstoued 20 thc feat of the
'r.arL-I.al all but Jones. and 'bdh-
rnS failed oulN on acCo1ut oi the
'ft.rt fear tilat exists ln the SOUL ~
a-arV hunter. wheu he secs q green
man tprin- wirU "A deadly wea5spn.
Whether or rot Drake ever 'oaded ms
.rtilery Mas "a deep mysterN anon z
f1 Tx r~ BHr h~ never carrl"d ~ 9"
rrartir.. at amy rate. and fl.s htNi'
frrr, caus-d hy thr discovery Wan'd a.
rp team EreW acquainted with the
rutfur personality ~ tiir man
The good cheer at the Mtch.san
smoker last night = doubtless ~
blame for the fact that one WornlnG
paper refers 20 Judge liosmer - tie
.ofdest Michigan Alumni while the
other features thr address NJ Prof.
Robert NJ N-nger.
Viewing tho fact that one ~ Detroit :
~autnpaw colt pitchers finished nls sea =
SON with standing lower tnan that
OF Eddie Sievrr while the other lost
considerably more than half of hts
games il looks as II there would br-
v.t -ught difficulty FOR thc veteran
..d HiInau 20 retain bis prestige next
season az th, Tiges' premier efthandet.
b.froit Iiav be e taN town iu some
ro~perts but 30 has never set allowed
a siN-day bike race 70 fuss IL up. pa
titularlv when. according 70 the rules
&C the alleged competition. al iHan
a4s 20 do a. keep the others trnn i"aN-
inr Lim h.LiNd 20 TAX" a itt!@ roi'
rT Ills wheel