The Detroit times., 1910-04-12
OF X FIRST
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! n ------E other day and
hanged out three healthy wallops in
addition 10 playing his position in the
leld simply out OF sight, calls atten.
! tloa TO the fact that OF the six men
who have playe, first base for the
Tigers during the life OF the American
league, every one is still playing ball,
and every one Is ia a corking good
class A league
Frank Dillon. who was the first-saokr
or OF the Stallings-Dw regime, Was
grayhaired wien liz jumped the team
back IN 20 He mad a year with
Brooklyn in the majors after thar and
then Wen 10 Los Angeles. where.
rom time TO time. he lrstbases tor
tle club that he manages Ia the Pa
ciic Coast league AS a rule he is we'll
up among the league batsmen at the
close OF The year
Ed. Barrow brought Charlie Carr
along when he assumed the reins o.:
management in 1903 and Charlie had "a
grand year. The following season
was less impressive, however, and
Charlie drifred 10 Cincinnati. Cleve-
land and then to the minors. where he
IS drawing mere money right now than
he ever lid as a performer in the BIG
show.
Charlie Hickman succeeded 70 the
Job for part of a season and Charlie.
too is still in the game. though now
troubled with weakness in his massive
props Toledo folks love TO see him
whang the ball though they cover
their eyes when be starts for first
base on drive which one OF the OPP
posing innelders manages 10 knock
down.
In the middle OF the season OF 1905
end abou. the time that Tyrus Cobb,
the Georgia Peach. dropped in. Chris
Lindsay waltZed out 10 take a whirl
al the frst-base job Chris did we'll
through that season, manifestlng a
most uncanny ability al the hit-and'
run play, but didat do so we'll I'm 1906
indianapolis, Kansas City and now
Denver have claimed him But Chris
refuses 10 90 below Class A and IS still
hitting into right with a runner on
first and one out
Coincident with the advent OF the
Jennings regime came Appius ClaH-
dius Rossman. who first-based Well
batted a storm and couldn't throw at
all II took the American league
teams two seasons and part OF another
10 get wise 10 the weakness however.
When they did. Tom Jones. present
occupant appeared on the Job, where
he remains a source OF pride TO 10.
custdaie. Pa and Detroit Mich
FIRST basemen arr a iong lived 10.
IN general but YOU simply can't kill of
one that has had Detroit experience
no. not with an Ak As a recipe tor
longevity. season at first for the
Tigers has the mythical water tank OF
Fonce De .eon beaten 20 a froth
According to our highly ornate and
irequentlr consulted =. T. K calendar,
the first date i'm rcd ink is no further
OF than das after tomorrow.
interesting fact The Buffalo Ger
mans have JUS. closed another OF
their unique basketball seasons. hav.
ing won "a games and lost none
through their campaign Of l909-lel0.
II pitcher Ralph stroud lives long
enough he is sure ~ verify the canny
prediction OF the Detroit paper thar
had It THAI he les Sure 20 become
veteran It. the same sheet thar Tod
about the "Thre months-oil bride %
Jim DeleIanty
The highest compliment yet paid 20
a staff of sporting writer's ~ any city
comes from President Frank J. Navlr.
lot tire Tigers. Who says rarely
hear from Hug. t on the training
trips and } oou need To I read the
snort PAGES and and thar ! know ali
about the club ana the strong ana
weak points OF my new men De-
trolt bues get frank opinions along
with their facts