Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1910-11-03
INTEREST INCREASING
IN APPROACHING SERIES
Tigers and Jewels Are Practioing
Daily For Opening Game.

Probably not bin years has there
been manifested in Phoenix the in
terest in baseball existing at the
present time coincident with the APP
proach Of the day when Tebben's
Tigers and Bill Alvord's Jewels will
cross bats at Eastlake park in the
first game of the five game series.
True to the assertion that teams Of
strictly local personnel would appeal
more strongly to local fans, there is
today q growing spirit of friendly
rivalry between the members of each
team as well as among the friends
and admirers of the players.
Four days from today the first real
test of the comparative strength of
the two mines will be made. All that
has been said and written regarding
the Jewels and the Tigers as relates
to the coming series is largely con-
lecture. although there are those who
claim. rightly or otherwise, to be able
to dope" out the result in advance.
There is considerable betting just
now, but so far as learned neither
team is sufficiently a favorite to
bring out the placing of any but
even bets.
1t is noticed that there has been
no bet announced as regards the out
come of the series. All the betting
seems to be on the outcome of the
first game. This is taken to indicate
that none is sufficiently satisfied
with the powers of his favorite team
to risk money on its staying powers
Once the teams have clashed it is
believed that there will be freer bet
ting than even at the present time.
The Tigers began team practice
Sunday and the same day the Jewels
began to place themselves in form
for the work ahead. Some of the
Tiger players complain of soreness in
their muscles, but day or two more
of good hard work is all that is
needed to round them into the best
OF form. Williams and Cuber have
worked out all stiffness from their
arms and will be ready to put up
the real article of ball. Tebben, Sui
Ivan, Towers and several others of
the Tigers lineup were at work all
Of yesterday afternoon at the Polk
street grounds Their stick work is
little short of superb and word re-
ceived from Tempe and Mesa shows
that Stevenson, Williams, Cuber and
Mullen are just as handy as ever
with the willow.
Parks, Dyer and Hodges, the Jew
els pitchers are spending several
hours each day in tossing and bat
ting the ball and were never in bet
ter form. Duhnson is hard at work
and shows material improvement in
his form, If such a thing is possible
Brisbois is devoting considerable time
in batting and is showing a marked
! improvement, so much so that he
predicts that he will be able to con-
meet with any bender Williams or
Cuber is capable of floating over the
plate.
Both the Jewels and the Tigers are
receiving special instructions in sig
mailing, n feature so vital as to really
often determine the outcome of a
game Some of the signals are so
intricate and yet so easy to under
stand that not even a big Lacquer
would be able to fathom them unless
he were initiated.
The first game will be played next
Sunday afternoon at Eastlake park
| Definite decision has not been reach
ed as to who win act as umpire but
IT is probable that Delgado will be
found holding the indicator. The