The Detroit times., 1910-04-11
TIGERS NOW IN THE
COUNTRY OF THE
BIC LEAGUERS
Two Games With Cincinnati Wih
Close the Training Season OF
the American Leagues
Title Holders.
Hughie Still Further Cuts His Squad
9y..slc. Rels9os of KITS -Of, Ihcm.
Drake Is Surprise.
BY PAUL Hale HRusKE.


The Jennings Tigers are today in
the land Of the big leaguers and this
afternoon. favorable weather permit
ting, will tackle The doughty Cincin-
natl Reds on the latter's own lot.
To great extent the local fans are
relying on these two games as an &C
curate index on the form which may
be expected of the champions IN the
early games OF the American league
season.
There is no denying the ability Of
the. bunch which is managed by Clarke
Griffith, the former New York boss.
The Reds are a fine, young ball club.
They have had the advantage OF lot
Of training and we're playing regular
games win the Boston RedsoS before
Jennings squad was even at work al
San Antonio. Furthermore. they
rroved themselves the equals Of the
eostonIans in a long series, and 5os-
TON looks nightly like the club which
Will be the hardest TO beat by the as-
oreuation that wins the American
league championships this year.
This was al Hot Springs saturday
and SUNDAY the Redsox dropped in az
Cincinnati 10 play off the tie and the
National Ieaguers took both the games
played
Day OF Practice Here.
In the coming series, which consists
CT games today and tomorrow, JeE
nines will use his veteran timber with
the exception of two or three players
Ia the battery positions. The colt con
ungent OF the Tigers remains separate
nTavfng today IN indianapolis, after
which the players will come direct 10
heir home field The Jennings bunch
also concludes It's schedule with w
cincinnati games, allowing a day for
practice al Bennett park before taxing
The field with Cleveland Thursday III
. the first Of the games that realy
. count.
AS. has been remarked before, the
Tigers. have been improving inisAt''F
in their game, particularly al pat lney
have been hard put TO It to W'n-oh
the basis of the scores OF the pass
three davs-but they have always I
managed TO como through eventual,l /
with the run that meant victory. IL
Is the same old characteristic iger
trait which has apparently pulled
them through SCORE TIE. AN = |
IN THE DYING STAGES-PERHAP,5 !
N OVERTIME-CHORUS or ~,
Aus ANOTHER BOX OF PEP !
OPENED FUsIIl.ADFE OF PEERS ~ -
INC MTNOR-LEAGUE PITCHERS !
DETROIT WINS. Such has been az
record at Springfield and IN the games
OF the past two days al lndlahdpo'lf'
where the American league champions
reaped sweet revenge for the game
which Indianapolis Won from theh 'l
San Antonio. materially assisted 10y
the three Tigers who were assigned
20 assist them. one OF whom scorer
the winning and only run of the com
bat
Yesterday Mcintyre. Delehanty and
Tom Jones led in the attack when
Terminated in the eleventh with De
troit victory after Indianapolis u'4
hopped on Frank Browning Tor
enough runs 70 tie the score IN tie
ninth. But the Peach was there TOO.
You can't lose him II was his brl'-
liant throw from deep right io tdc
Mate which prevented the Indians
: from scoring one more run IN their
rallying period. and thar one more
run would have entitled the crowd 20
Immediate and jubilant departure .
from the field
Another item OF the Tiger combts
at indianapolis was the extremely .
favorable weather which resulted Do
what were really the two best crowds .
Of the training season With Cucin /.
1ati stin 70 hear from and indica- 7
ions OF fair weather. IL looks as il
he Detroit trip will be one which vii
Wind up- IN a blaze OF glory from The
standpoint Of c. SChumm Tie anabe
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More Releases.
Jennings has succeeded ln s'iIi
further cutting down his forces Hy
assigning Ball to San Antonio, Drake
10 Wilkesbarre; Ness Co Wiiliamsport
and Kirk TO Scranton IL is an az.
vance In class for Ball and Ness All
rlayers were sold with privilege ~
repurchase. Hardin and Vance VIII
also DC disposed Of leaving Casey
Pernoll. Browning. simmons Lathers
and Stroud OF the youngstcr conuus
cnt, for further trial
The other American league clubs
u ought to be strongly censured for al
lowing Drake, in particular, to get
away. However, il is Detrot's good
fortune that player Of his ability s
not considered worth keeping. Jen.
ninas is confident that his outhei5
cannot be improved on by the addition
Of any gardener from the minors, for
Drake is easily the best Of the 1910
crop, on the basis Of his performances