The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-11
TIGERS NOW IN THE
COUNTRY OF THE
BIC LEAGUERs
Two Games With Cincinnati wa
Close the Training Season OF
the American Leagues
Title Holders.
Hughie Still Further Cuts His Squad
.Ry. the Release Of Kits, Of Whon p.
: Drake Is Surprise.
BY PAUL HALE eRuskE

the land of the big leaguers and this
afternoon, favorable weather permit
ting, will tackle Tho doughty Cincin-
natl Reds on the latter's own lot
~ To a great extent the local fans are
relying on these two games as an &C.
curate index-un the form which may
unexpected of the champions in the
early games OF the American league
season
;. There is no denying the ability Of
the bunch which is managed by Clarke
Griffith, the former New York boss.
The Reds are fine, young ball club.
They have had the advantage OF lot
OF training and were playing regular
games with the Boston Redsox before
Jennings squad was even at work at
San Antonio. Furthermore, they
proved themselves the equals OF the
eostonians in long series, and Bos-
TON looks nightly like the club which
will be the hardest to beat by the az
Qreaation that wins the American
league championship this year.
Day Of Practice Here.
In the coming series, which consists
CT games today and tomorrow, Jer-
ningE will use his veteran timber, WITH
the exception OF two or three players
In the battery positions. The colt con-
tingent of the Tigers remains separate.
playing today in Indianapolis, after
which the players will come direct to
their home field The Jennings bunch
also concludes rs schedule with the
cincinnati games. allowing a day for
rractice at Bennett park before taking
the field with Cleveland Thursday IN
the first OF the games that reai-y
count
AS has been remarked before. the
Tigers have been improving nightly
in II cir game. particularly at bat. Ihey
have been hard put TO IL 70 Whom
the basis of the scores OF the past
three days-but they have always
managed to como through eventually
with the run that meant victory. IL
Is the same old characteristic Tiger
trait which, has apparently pulled
them through. SCORE A TIE. GAMB
IN THE DYING STAGES-PERHAP.S
IN OvERTIME-CHORUS OF WEI
AIS. ANOTHER BON OF PEP
OPENED FUSILLADE OF PERSPlR-
INC MINOR-LEAGUE PITCHERS,
DETROIT WINS. Such has been the
record at Springfield and in the games
NJ the past two days at lndlanapoiis
v:tiere the American league champions
reaped sweet revenge for the game
which Indianapolis won from them at
San Antonio. materially assisted oy
the three Tigers who were assigned
IN assist Them. one Of whom scored
the winning and only run OF the com
bat.
Yesterday Mcintyre, Delehanty and
Tom Jones led in the attack which
terminated in the eleventh with De
troit victory, after indianapolis had
hopped on Frank Browning fof
enough runs TO tie the score in the
ninth. But the Peach was there, too
You can't lose him. II was his Drlt-
limit throw from deep right 70 the
Mate which prevented the Indians
from scoring one more run IN their
rallying period. and that one more
run would have entitled the crowd 10
immediate and jubilant departure
from the field
Another item Of the Tiger COM a,s
at Indianapolis was the extremely
favorable weather which resulted IA
what we're really the two best crowds
of the training season. With Clncin-
natl still TO hear from and indlca-
lions of fair weather it looks as u
the Detroit trip will be one which VIII
wind UP in blaze of glory from the
standpoint of c. Schumm, the Arabic
"sec."
More Releases.
Jennings has succeeded IN sun
further cutting down his forces by
assigning Ball 10 San Antonio; Drake
TO Wilkesbarre; Ness 10 Wiliamsport
and Kirk to Scranton. II Is an ad-
vance in class for Ball and Ness. All
players were sold with privilege OF
re-purchase. Harden and Vance VIII
also be disposed Of. leaving Casey,
Pernoll, Browning. Simmons Lathers
and stroud of tho vOnnRster c0ntiMg-