The Detroit times., 1910-02-22
.BECKENDORF Gets
READY TO SHOW
THE GOODS
New York Youngster Hears ABOUT
Jennings Intention of Starting
Him Often and Climbs on
Winter Water Wagon.
noue From Many Angles Makes
Tiger First catcher'a Job Harder
Than Ever To Bestow in Advance.
nv PAUL HALE sRusKE.

II i doubtful II there is any
~ the Detroit clubs immineh' ""'''
,roIr,n which IS causing more CONVEX
sation among the devotees OF the same
IN Tigertown than the annonhoe'n''l'
nv Manager Jennings OF ms ln'el'ic''
of making a first catcher our u On ~
endorf provided the Ne" iO' ~
comes mn TO specifications on 'As
,horoneh tryout which he Is 10
given ON the exhibition game
should BECK develop into one "a
tbose catching automatons IKE MINIS
or Cibgon-and neither one u ~ - :.
shored more promise at a sililial
staee of development--th the locai ouss
would simply career arounu III 1880 49,.
hnzzing nadly until faint from eAn""S
ton. ,,.,.,,aorf him.
.,lt b,sn't been heard from AT All. NJ
hodv has known I'm any way eNcep' ~
snsnrss,ce that the heart or the Stock
aaharent OF Tammauy has been giau-
daned a single bit by the decree va
means he is 10 get his chance 10 sho"
thaf he is worth something more 70
,ha Detroit club than mere warmer
M OF superfiuous pitchers
nBeck" is Behaving
put don't think that Beck hasn
heard about II and acted Accordingly
Just the same Itch o,v
He doesn't come across WIN usis
press agent dope at all, bul PIN !
Rocks. the Detroit cafe keeper anu
windsor fight referee, does II Tor nm
Il was with Becksndori an uaE !e
terday." writes Bill from Ne" OF -
"and he looks 10 be in hne snaps llV
hasn't touched a drop oil ahNlnihs
stronger than water all winter aiu
YOU know that is going some LOT an
ball player who is mixed up IA po1A'tSs
and is as good German as IRENE liz
knows he's going 10 get MS ch1"oe
this wear and hes not losing any op
portunity of getting into shape 10 slAo
off that catching 1ob
With Schmidt eating 10 POUNDS ol
rare steak every day ana 'ra'h'hs
hard and Beckendorf patrolllng ms po
lisical beat and taking a lttle water
for his at all ward conferences, Oseai
Stanage will have to- come ior"ai !,
with 9 stunt or TWO 10 sho" 'ht lOl
lowers OF the team that ne Is sun Oh
earth. Oscar has been winterlhs on,
in California. where they play pan al
the wear round. but it's safe bet tha'
ne has been taking il easy this WINTER
& making good resolutions for the season
thar is coming Stanage was uhques
tionablv the find of the American
league season on the basis OF me WoFA
which he did for the team uuilhs
April. Nav. June. July ana part %
August. last year. Thereafter ne De
carus a very mediocre catcher. ana inc
hone that he would help the team IN
The world series failed utterly
Internationally Stanage Is nrst,
class catcher. brilliant thro"er anu
n good batter II he starts the year as
he started 1909 and pays the same az
tention to his physical condition as ne
did until his fatal fall last season. II
IS doubtful If there is catcher IN the
American league able 10 beat him out.
Schmidt Touts Casey
And. in the meantime Charhe
schumm. the genial and industrious
little secretary of the Detroit club. -
ont with an interview in which he pre-
diets that the coming catcher is none
other than Casey, the Little Rock re
cruit Charlie is a corking good Judge
of a ball player. beyond question. and
he saws that the way Casey turned
back the alleged speed boys OF the
Boston Redsox was a shame and a
disgrace, viewed from Boston stand
point. though delightful in the extreme
rs he saw IT,