The Detroit times., 1910-04-12
HUGHIE HAS TWO
PITCHERS READY
FOR THE WORD
Unmistakable Evidence of Yesterday
Seems To Ensure the TlgeIs
Against Any Disastrous Start
of Campaign.
Willetts Steadfast Quest OF Control
Is Rewarded by Success the.
First Real Time Out
au PAUL Hale eRuskE.

That the Detroit baseball club has
al least two OF its veteran pitchers IN
shape 10 90 out right now and make
simians out of a hie-leasue bali club,
that has been touted as the coming
seasons sensation in the rival OF.
eanization, was the gratifying diseoV-
cry which Hughie Jennings made at
Cincinnati yesterday.
Pitching against the Reds with all
their boasted batting strength and
the most thorough training up 10 da'e
OF any of the big-league clubs. Mulht
for four innings and Willett for hNe'
held the Reds TO four hits. of which
only one was smitten with force
enough to result in run. Three hits
the National leaguers got on Muinh
and one of Willett. IL was the lat
ter's first real tryout and the way ne
made good must have been dellgallGl
10 Manager Hughie There was never
any doubt over Mullin whose condt
ton this spring has been as II was
last year, the talk OF the training
camp, both stationary and on the
move. Willett was brought along 10
form on a different principle, alto
gether
Hughle S ADVICE 1OOus
When Edgar reached San Antonio,
he had a long talk with Jennings a.
which the little boss advised his sen
sational twirler 10 fit himself for the
season by striving first last and al
the time for control.
LET 'em hit you, IL they must, Ed
gar" counseled Huahie, but keep on
consistently heaVing that ball over
that plate. II you do that, and get
your control at the start, you'li have
even a better season than you had
last year"
And ever since, up TO yesterday,
WilleIt had done his turn in the boX.
animated By the sole purpose OF lui.
filling the managers injunction.
They did get quite a few hits on
Edgar but il was always noticed that
mis- performances did not include more
than one base on balls. Furthermore
Edgar wasn't hitting batsmen or heav-
ing the sphere TO spots where II was
not handily in reach of the capacious
mitt of his battery partner.
That this sort of treatment was the
wise method, was demonstrated yes
terday when the Kansas Cyclone cut
loose with his under-hand ball, his
curve and hfs speed IN THE FIVE
INSfNGSi DURING WHICH HE Of
FICIATED ON THE SLAB. THE
REDS AMASSED THE TOTAL OF
ONE HIT AND WERE NEVER
WITHIN A MILE OF SCORING.
Pitchers the Big Show Now.
Manager Jennings can rest assured
that the start OF the Tigers Will not
be unduly disastrous with two OF his
pitchers demonsyratedly in as good
torn as Mulin ard Willett. The pitch
crs are always me big show OF the
games OF The first month or the year
The batters are seldom monarchs OF
the situation at That stage Of the sea
sons development The other Tigers
may be bit unfinished in their con-
dition as yet bur they are bound q
be good when they have had their
practice opportunity
In the meantime, he pitchers should
hold the team NJ
Gratifying as was the work OF tho
twirlers, Hughie' must also have been
vastly pleased at the snappy name
IN which the Tigers played the game
They were opposed by one Castleton
q lorg string OF cheese out OF whom
Griffith has been endeavoring for some
seasons TO make a frst-class south.
paw.
Castleton got away fortunately for
two innings, whereupon Stanage
singled, Muffin tripled, Mcintyre hit
safely, Bush walked, and with Craw.
ford and Cobb temporarily unable 10
help, Delehanty stepped into the path
of a pitched ball, forcing the second
run home
They added couple more before
they were through. while Beschers
homer WAS the only dent the Reds
made in the score
Hughie had the Tigers taking
chances on the bases i'm their same old
daring way Today the Tiges will try
20 repeat with a couple OF the younger
pitchers in the box
Why. Charlie Schmidt
In the meantime the Donovan II
gers were making merry with the In
dianapolis club Ball. Lathers and
Kirk found the offerings of All Orth
to their liking and Kilian. subbing I'm
left field. went crazy with three hits
Including a triple Even c. Schmidt
got a hit. Stroud and Harden scat.
tered the hits of the Indians. The
game concluded the schedule Of the
second team, which is due in Detroit
some time today
But one untoward incident marked
The days progress. Stanage. who Is
Detroits frststring catcher right now.
beyond question. was hit over the eve
by a pitched ball at Cincinnati and
was forced 10 retire from the game
though not seriously hurt