The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-28
HUGH|E CONFEssEs
HE'S WORRIED
OVER TIGERS
Regular Came To "Santone" Too
Late 10 View Enough Pitched
Balls, Declares the Little
Manager.
Change in Program Next Year and
Selection Of First Team April 10
Are Two Results.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. March 26.-
That grave mistake was made in the
fundamental plans for the Detroit
clubs training season was admitted
~ the clubs training camp to The
& Times correspondent by Manager
Hugh Jennings, who. almost in the
came breath declared that next year
The regular Tigers would be taken
south March ] or Whereabouts and
would be trained on plan entirely diff
ferent from the one in vogue this
srring, though very similar 10 that
which resulted SO favorably a year
oso.
"The regulars are in good physical
condition." said Jennings. but they
aren't there with the old eagle eye AMI
they won't be until they have looked al
IA long series of pitched Salls-many
more than they have hac chance to
view up 20 date. II Is this fault that
cost them the games with San An.
tonio. Indianapolis and the Kits here.
They aren't hitting and they'll have
to spend on the road the time usually
given to their signs and inside play.
In getting back their batting eyes.
Earlier Start For Vets.
Next year." continued Hughle. u
snail plan to bring the regular Detroit
club here March l and. after a week
OF practice, start playing games with
the other big-league clubs training Ia
Texas. III offer them a Saturday and
Sunday here and I'll accept q return
late. The only way TO get lot OF
men ready TO play championship ball
R4fnes Is to play ball games in prac-
tice. and the more the better.
Il was sorry 10 see Bill Donovan
leave with half OF the regular team.
they need batting practice so badly
that II seems shame 10 send them
Hvoy from the training camp at this
stage. But for the fact that the word
of the Detroit clab had been pledged
10 the Texas league clubs Bits team
viii play. would have put the col:
team on the road and kert the regulars
hire for Eve days longer. The colts
would have given the Texans q better
exhibition of baseball, In all probabil
nv, but we had promised such stars
a. Crawford, Mullin, Schmidt and the
c}hers and we had to make good.
There IL just one chance for our
regulars to get going and start the
year as we began 1909. That Is a re-
r1arkabIe amount Of clear. warm
( weather on the way north. With OPP
rortunities for daily morning practice
wherever the schedule of arrival and
departure win permit, We ought TO be
able to accomplish considerable, IL the
conditions are favorable.
~ have told Donovan 10 lose no op-
portunity &c give his mer batting prsc-
,ttce on the road and have gone so far
a. to change the itinerary little IN
order to give them one more day az
Houston, where they can have q good
diamond for practice. II goes without
Saying that I shall make the same ef-
fort with my club
Will Pick Team April 10.
THE plan of bringing the young
team here two weeks before the regu-
lars had merits but the late start has
set the veterans back In thir training,
beyond Q doubt-how much II Is har1
to sag.
III believe shall. arrange to have
the two clubs join at indianapolis
April 10. I shall pick the first team
out there and we will 60 to Cincin.
natl with our regulars In their places
and the whole team together. In al
probability the team that plays Gin
c:nnati will be the one that will start
the season at Bennett park April IA.
II there are some veterans who aren't
Lifting then, there win be nothing 10
DC but 20 put colts into their places
sLd wait for the veterans to come