The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-03
BEAT GUN
IN START FOR
STRING CAMP
Detroit Will Be the First Team In
the Big Leagues To Get Going
At Its Southern Train
ing Base,
Hughie jennings Sidesteps Detroit
Handball Sharks On Alleged
Plea of Legal Duty.

Although the local management has
made no particular buster about IL
and the average bug has not yet had
the fact brought TO his intention, the
Detroit Tigers are going to be given
this year a longer and probably
more expensive training trip than VIII
fail TO the lot OF any aggregation or
baseball captiyes on which the south
ern sun will shine.
So far as is yet known, no big
league club will start its work OF prep
aration for the 1910 pennant quarrel
before March TO-
The Tigers will be at It long before
February has He'd and advent at their
training camp involves a longer trip
than that OF any other club with tho
possible exception OF the Chicago
Whitesox, who. 1t is understood, VIII
take In California, as usual.
The first detachment OF the Tigers
which will include all the colts ana
at least two veterans will get under
way Feb. 20 and there will be enough
in the party to make up carload
The main body will follow week lat
Ell. which also beats anything yet an
nounced from any OF the other head
are alternating.
No Pains Being Spared.
The local management is following
OUT its usual policy of liberal expend-
lures i'm this phase OF the prepare
ton. The Tigers had a good dose OF
San Antonio training last year am
started the year like Dan Patch scor-
ing down In the middle OF phalanX
l. To- mir, a
conclusion was reached that a similar
amount OF the same treatment may De
expected TO have the same enect on
the patients this year.
or course, there will be some bail
players at work at Hot Springs early
in March Some OF these Will be sent
there by their clubs, while othet'
will be there OF their own volition. But
the Tigers will be represented at tho
parboiling resort just as well as theie
rivals and none of them can claim 10
beat the local bunch to 1t on any
phase OF the argument.
The arrival of Manager Jennings
an event which has happened along
about this time in prior years-is go
ing TO be delayed some this year. In
fact. from what Hughie has written
to DR.. Kcane, his intimate friend IN
Detroit. he will not be present until
Monday, Feb. 21--the opening OF tho
week set for the initial start for tho
south.
Tommy Reid, Jimmie Barrett. BIZ
Grogan and Hughes other pals at the
d. A. G.. have been training for
couple Of weeks at the handball court
with a view to taking Hughie into
camp when he arrives, but he has
side-stepped. under the plea that no
has a murder case set/for trial during
the early part of the month and will
also be forced, as usual 10 preface his
arrival in Detroit by brief visits To
Cornell and St. Buonadventure. The
murder-trial yarn is not seriously re-
garded by Hughes local pals, but
sounds we'll. nevertheless.
In his letters to his friends Hughie
expresses a hope that Browning AMI
one or two of the other young pitch
ers may develop sterling worth ana
again pins his faith TO Catcher Beck
endorf. whom he states his intention
OF giving a thorough trial at the train
ing camp and under his own eye on
the spring trip.