The Detroit times., 1910-02-15

H. received letter from Charlie
Schmidt, whom, in spite OF worlds
H---N series post-mo' e.
GREAT ron TENS most OF rs
-MOTHERS' continue to regard
MEETINGS" as some catcher IN
which the winter
denizAn OF Coal Hill, Ark. after rem
edyiny a condition which had prevail
ed since his subscription TO The Times
ran out. sketches his winter occupa-
tion as training wrastler or taking
With him Ana, adds the doushN
Tiger, Il wish YOU could see MIN ne
is CrackerJaCk.
This may sound simple 10 some Ia
nom Schmidt's vein Of humor Is not
familiar He is not 10 be taken AT
his word. however. The 'Wrastler
Is Charles schmidt. Jr, aged SOM
thing more than one year. and the
very image " his dad. in complexion
disposition and facial characteristics
Schmidts resume OF his winter IS
very characteristic OF very large
contingent OF the athletes who gam
their support by gamboling on the dia'
E.onds OF the land summers In iac.,
the National Commission could abou'
Lar any sort OF winter occupation II
saw NJ with the lone exception 81
tending baby That would raise
; .orm that would hnish out In series
OF holdouts. fracturlng all records
For the average ball PLAYER Is fam
iV man. contrary TO the somewhat
misguided popular opinion. such men
es Summers. Moriarty, Crawford.
Dayy Jones. Schmidt. Mullin anu
Spter count those moments as penal
servitude. in which they are forced 10
leave home and iresides 10 earn a Nv
ing by the exercise OF their probes
sion The summertime keeps them
out OF touch with their families for
good share or The time and. on such
occasions the only solace is found In
mothers meetings" as Herman
Schaefer. confirmed bachelor once
termed them as he turned away IN
mock disgust from q circle OF dotinS
sires. exchanging childrens saying
snG similar nursery dope as method
% driving dull care and nostalgia
from the scene
Ana. in the season that is TO come
the circle will increase as II has In
the past. The other fond fathers Will
welcome TO their sessions this year
none other than Tyrus Cobb, the bail
player king And perhaps the gather
lug couple OF weeks hence will re-
veal other new eligibles To the highly
interesting II Informal organization.
The writer has never Travelled ex-
tensively with any other team than
the American league champions and
is a. a loss for data. but is informed
that the swapping OF fatherly advice
by the members OF the Detroit club
Is only a suggestion OF what takes
place on real veteran aggregations
such as the Chicago Cubs in which
every member but one exception Is q
married man and most have children.
Rut youth is something that can be
lived down and the Tiger mothers
meetings" ought 10 increase In popu-
lavity ana size from now on.
! If all the athletes who have prom
I ised TO DO SO. manage to hold their
seats on the water wagon until Oct
Is. what q terrible tearing loose there
is going 10 be the day after the sea
son close
Up TO date there hasn't been q rad
cal opinion vet regarding the JEFF
Jack argument. which couldn't be
traced in some way or other 20 an
tipathy hope OF financial gain or
friendship Have you noticed IL?
Fred Glade's father owns a little
g!ist mill in a little town named Grand
Island Neb The old man let's Fred
work for him when he doesn't want
10 play ball That's the reason the
New York papers speak now and then
OF the Millionaire pitcher
It's somewhat OF 4 change for Her
man Schaefer TO quit predicting pen
nants for the Tigers in order 10
phophesy that Washington Is bound
&c get out OF the basement.