The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-26
COLTS LOOK TO Be
FINE BUNCH OF
NOv|T|ATES
Tiger Possibilities Gather for the
Start South and Impress Those
Who Drop in To Size
En- Up.
Come in Assorted Sizes, Though
Most Are Big. and They'll Be
so Hours on Road.
eY Paul Hale eRuske.

As Incorporating a bunch OF yOun
athletes "a any big-league baseball cul
has ever taken south for the annua
spring try-outs. reported Saturday al
the Office OF President Navin. OF ths
Tigers, according TO notification ana
received orders TO re-assemble az ,
CLOCK az the Brush-st station ful tAv
departure for San Antonio
Tne list included virtually all the
men who had been ordered 10 repori
here. the only exceptions being Pitche.
Savidge, an Eastern league farm hand,
and Pitcher Hardin, who wired ar the
last moment that he would join The
team en route.
The party scheduled 10 JaHe the 90.
hour trip from Detroit 10 san Antonio
includes Beokendorf, Lelivelt Works.
CASEY and Mcintyre OF last year :
Tigers and stroud. Smith. Lister
Ness Kirk. Simmons. Drake and Ball
Of the noyitiales \ number OF The re-
ciuits who reside Ia the west. are due
40 meet the party al san Antonio.
The new Tigers are ali remarkahly
tne-iookipe clean-cuL weil-dressei
young men.
Ball Midget.
Most OF them are big fellows. Ness.
the Wisconsin first-saCker LEADING
with his feet : riches, though Pele
.isler the former Nap. is probably
every biz as large. although slightly
shorter. The one midget is Outfielde"
ilall, the Southern MiChigan's 1903
speed wonder from Adrian. who used
10 steal base ono score a run about
every dav he took the field. This boy
Is more the build az 'Donie" BUSH and
viii undoubtedly be challenged inn
mediately wnen the little HOose'
reaches the training camp.
The bunch spent the noon hour al
the Detroit club Office, which they
filled TO the exclusion OF the usual
lunch OF regulars. Manager Jennings
arrived from Ithaca early in the morn
ing and assisted President Navin in
getting the youngsters squared away
i'm their relations with the club and
tie management. Hughie Will. OF
course. chaperoLc the squad south,
aDly assisted b. Trainer Harry TUT.
hill and carefully watched by focr
newspaper men. v no will be yigilantiy
On the JOB for as many local journals
uf publicity.
o. Jones Looks EN- Over.
During The day ID. Jones emerged
from his Westminster-ave. place Of
bibernation and looked over the other
colts" along with Robert Lincoln
Lowe. Both agreed that the young
sters looked mighty good.
Since leaving the Tigers In 1893,
Del Drake has added a golden smile
that makes Jack Johnson's moiar tiara
look IKE a base imitation OF the real
thing. II Del gets the range and can
lash the reflection INFO the eyes of the
rival batters during the coming yea,
he ought 10 be a Very valuable man
aside from his unquestioned ability 10
field, run and hit the ball
Stroud and Lister, both from Viii
Transport last year have asked 10 be
bunked together, and the same pre-
walls for Drake and Kirke. who played
together at WilEesharre.
Though a final census was not pos
siple until the last moment. il looked
as il the crowd would leave Detroit "a
The shades of evening fell would total
right around. IL lot exactly at 10.
Arrival in San Antonio is SCHEDULED
for GAS Monday night, the route run
ming through Memphis Little Rock
and Texarkana.