The Detroit times., 1910-02-28
HONOR OF TIGERS
! IN HANDS OF A
COLT TEAM
That II the Plan Hughie Jennings
Has Adopted To Make His
Youngsters Show What
Is In Them.
Eight Games Virtually Scheduled for
New "Detroits" Before Vets Are
Really Starting.

ABOARD PULLMAN NAVRAIN. EN-
ROUTE. Feb. 2s.-With the belatei
Tiger encourage Vainly endeavorns
TO make up for lost time through
northern Texas, Hughie Jennings
gifted leader. emerged from deep
study and told me The plan which he
has In view for the promising aggIe-
CATION OF colts. speeding southwark
under the Detroit banner. And the
plan is really un;y
In BRIEF. these sters, some ~
whom have never So much as seen
bigieague ball game. much less taken
part Ia one, are going 10 be, unN1
March 81. the DetI oft Baseball club.
They are to- carry the reputation OF
the famous fighting Tigers into action
Just as soon as they are ready. on a.
least three hostile diamonds. They
are to play seconds 10 no other aggre-
ration In all that time and they VIII
stand or fall with their own showing
II there is any hig-league stun III
them, II is bound 10 come out, Hughle
\ .lgures. with this style OF program.
Colts Have . Schedule.
Without saying anything about H.
Hughie and President Navin nave
practically concluded series OF
epring games for the young team,
a which is far more ambitious than the
original list that included only the
games at Fort Worth. With the
! strong possibility on more games 10
y, come. the colt teams schedule VIII De:
March IA, Is, l6-Fort Worth.
4 March II; Is, l9-Dallas.
d March 20-Waco.
All the teams 20 be encountered are
a the regular Texas league aggregations
and all of them are well able TO put
h ND q lively competition for any club
K no matter how strong, in the carry
spring of the year.
This program, TO be sure, someWhNe
q 1ninimizes the Importance of the tram
ing which will be undergone by the
Irregular Detroit club The colts VIII
g leave "Santone" just as the regulars
arrive. The vets can go ahead with
their training as suits their individual
needs while Hughie and the Kids are
Turning up the Texas cow-pastures
ON March 2O-Sabbath games go IN
.sSantone'-the little manager ngures
. that the vets ought 10 be ready to put
4 team into the field against the
Bronchos. On thar day the colts are
'sfsr away in Waco. but thereafter the
TWO aggregations will practice on the
same lot until the departure, March
st. when a new deal will result, young
stf.ers and veterans being apporuonei
cnt between the two teams that VIII
split for the trip north.
To carry out in detail his plan for
3the training OF the young PLAYERS
q Hughie is going TO work them from
the start after the same lines as the
regular aeeregauons. The training
r regime will be identical and no pains
will be spared to maintain the impress
sion IN the mind OF every youngster
that the reputation OF big-league
champion club is in his keeping.
How "Tiges" Of March Line UP.
Excepting possible changes that
may develop during the early days OF
the training, the Detroit club of the
March Texas trip will consist OF the
Following men
Catchers-B eckendorf and Casey.
Pitchers-Stroud Browning. Vance,
Pernoll. Hardin. Lelivelt Works.
First base-Lister or Ness
Second base-Kirk.
Third base-Simmons or Lathers.
hortstop-Lathers or Simmons.
Outfeld-Ball, Drake and Mcintyre
or Works.
II may be an awful shock for the
loyal Detroit bug 20 see a team like
this going into action "a the Detroit
Baseball club, but Hughie Jennings
has his plan and this Is part of It.