The Detroit times., 1910-03-26
nUGn|E COMFEssEs
HE'S WORRIED
OVER TIGERS
Regulars Came To "santone" Too
Late To View Enough Pitched
Balls, Declares the Little
Manager.
Change in Program Next Year and
Selection Of First Team April 10
Are Two Results.

BAN ANIONlO, Tex, Marcn 20
That grave mistake was made in The
fundamental plans for the Detroit
clubs training season was admitted
% the clubs training camp TO The
Times correspondent by Manager
! Hugh Jennings. who. almost in the
came breath declared that next year
the regular Tigers would be taken
Eouth March / or Whereabouts and
would be trained on plan entirely diff
Y ferent from the one in vogue this
spring, though very similar to that
4 which resulted SO favorably a year
ogo.
The regulars are in good physical
condition,. said Jennings. but they
aren't there with the old eagle eye and
\ they won't be until they have looked al
\ long series of pitched balls--many
more than they have had chance TO
View up 20 date. II is this fault that
cost them the games with San An
tonic. Indianapolis and the Kits here.
They aren't. hitting and they'll have
20 spend on the road the time usually
given to their signs and inside play,
IN getting back their batting eyes.
Earlier Start For Vets.
Next year." continued Hughie. Il
shall plan to bring the regular Detroit
club here March / and, afser a week
OF practice, start playing games with
the other big-league clubs training in
Texas. I'm offer them Saturday and
Sunday here and TIL accept a return
date. The only way TO get lot or
men ready to play championship ball
\ games Is 10 play ball games in prac-
tice, and the more the better.
II was sorry TO see Bill Donovan
leave with half-of the regular team.
They need batting practice so badly
that 1t seems shame 10 send them
away from the training camp at this
etage- But for the fact that the word
Of the Detroit club had been pledged
" TO the Texas league clubs Bills team
\ win play, would have put the colt
team on the road and kept the regulars
here for Eve days longer. The colts
/. would have given the Texans a better
exhibition of baseball, In all probable
ity, but we had promised such stars
rs Crawford, Muffin, Schmidt and the
others and we had to make good.
rcGS1ars to get going and start tha
Y year as we began 1909. That is re
r1nrkable amount OF clear warm
weather on the way north. With OPP
portunities for daily morning practice
wherever the schedule OF arrival and
departure will permit. we ought to be
able to accomplish considerable, IL the
conditions are favorable.
Ishave told Donovan TO lose no op-
portunity TO give his .men batting prac-
tice on the road and have gone so far
rs to change the itinerary little IN
order to give them one more day az
Houston, where they can have good
diamond for practice. II goes without
saying that shall make the same Ell
!, fort with my club.
Will Pick Team April 10.
THE plan of bringing the young
seam here two weeks before the regu-
lara had merits but the late start has
set the veterans back In thir training,
\ beyond a doubt--how much IL is har1
10 say.
Fl believe l shall arrange TO have
the two clubs join at indianapolis
April 10. | shall pick the first team
out there and we will go to Cincin.
nati with our regulars in their places
and the whole team together In all
probability the team that plays Gin
cinnafi will be the one that will start
the season at Bennett park April IA.
IN there are some veterans who aren't
hitting then, there will be nothing TO
d. but to put colts into their places
ard wait for the veterans TO come
around to form"