The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-21
meat TRUST HAS
NO TERROR TO
c. SCHMIDT
petroit's Veteran Backstop Eating
Ten Pounds Of Rare Steak Every
Day and Is Already in
Training.
Youngsters Figured as Likely To
Beat Him Fail To Daunt Arkan-
sas' Only Big-Leaguer
BY PAUL HALE sRuskE.


Arkansas comes a ferocious roar. II
emanates from the throat OF (.
Schmidt, Tiger catcher. and it bodies
IN TO the Youthful generation Of back
stops whom all the baseball world
has grooming &C take away his posi-
ton as first catcher of the Detroit
baseball club.
Schmidt has already started train
ing. The climate OF his home town
permits him 10 get out with a pase-
ball on any sunny Cay. and work WIN
out fear OF any Ill results from the
Temperature Also. the proximity ol
the Schmidt home TO the sources OF
beef supply. permi; the husky bach
stop the sort or fodder which he lhes
when engaged en- any strenuous a1h'
1etic stunt
II have had the best winter ! ever
had In nay life and I'm feeling me
I've started training and I'm on uie'
Each day | eat about 10 POUNDS OF
very rare beefsteak- I'm getting 80
fierce that can hardly wait FOR some
body to slide into me at the plate
cameness Must Be Admitted.
Thus writes Schmidt and thereby
he proyes that he is a game, persist
ent athlete even if the critics OF the
country do put in a large share OF
their winters with diatribes 20 tne
sffect that the Detroit club would be-
All right il IL could only develop one
drst.class catcher. For a man 10 tahe
the sort OF a gruelling that is handed
out each winter 10 Schmidt and thch
70 come hzck. full of pep and ready
for another whirl al the job. does the
ldg German a lot OF credit and II IS
Main TO infer from the spaces between
The lines in Sehmidt's letter that lac
am has confidence in himself
II think I'm a good catcher he al
mitted 10 the writer a few days after
the conclusion OF the 1909 world
series. wnen he was being submitted
ia the annual torrents OF the gan.
.arhey all keep saying that I'm not.
and suppose | ought 10 De convinced
put m show them all before get
through with this baseball thing. one
thing they've all got 10 admit Is thc
fect that. with me catching most Oh
he games each year. the Detroit club
has won three American league pen
nants. I can't be SO awfully rotten.
schmidt has noted newspaper
articles OF various character during
the winter. implying that Hughie Jen-
uings had lost confidence in him. Al
ope time he was really convinced that
ne was 10 be traded. which, as mat
ter of fact. has never been seriously
considered. He will be grained 70
learn. when he reaches the training
camp. that Jennings and his mates
hive no inclination 10 ape the snap
Judgment of the National League
sporting writer's who have been
knocking Schmidt so religiously each
winter. II Is true that Beckendorf
and Casey ,xSll be given thorough
trials. but that does Tot signify by
any means that Schmidt is going 10
be crowded into the background.
May Remedy One Fault.
Hughie Jennings believes that, II
schmidt can overcome one fault, ne
will straightway become every day
the great catcher he is which when
working at his best.
Charlie is erratic and unsteady In
his throwing largely because he has
l too much confidence in his iron arm,
said Hughie, before leaving Detroit
for his little society stunt AT Cornell.
HE Is prone 10 NdlN Aoc iph- 'NAN'N
throwing TO catch base-runner ana
Z the result makes his throw hard 10
handle and a bit hurried. He throws
with such terrific speed that the ball
has to be right in the hands OF MS
infielder or else is likely 10 90
through. II he could only change his
style and use portion oil MS
strength promptly, think Schmidt
would develop into the best throwing
catcher in the league. Perhaps ! can
persuade him 20 do IL next year
When il comes 20 out-guessing the
base-runners, Schmidt is we'll up with
any OF the catchers. Last year ne
had fewer passed balls than any man
In the league who caught anything
like as many games. His natural
equipment. his batting ability and his
gameness are unquestioned. Many
believe that he will come back and
resume his old place as the regular
Detroit catcher on days when right
handed pitchers oppose. At any rate.
his fight for his Job is going to be one
of the many interesting phases OF the
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