The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-28
HONOR OF TIGERS
| IN HANDS OF A
/ COLT TEAM
That Is the Plan Hughie Jennings
Has Adopted To Make His
Youngsters Show What
Is In Them.
Eight Games Virtually Scheduled for
New "Detroits" Before Vets Are
Really Starting.

AbOAhlJ PULLMAN NAV MAIN h~.N
ROUTE, Feb. 2S.-With the belate1
Tiger encourage vainly endeayorlnS
20 make up for lest time through
northern Texas, Hughie Jennings,
lifted leader. emerged from a deep
study ami told me the plan which he
has in view for the promising aggIe-
cation of colts. speeding southwark
nnder the Detroit banner And the
plan is really unique.
In brief. these youngsters. some of
whom have never so much as seen
big.league ball game, much less taken
part in one, are going 10 be. unth
March 81. the Detroit Baseball club.
They are 10 carry the reputation OF
the famous fighting Tigers into action
Just as soon as they are ready. on a.
least three hostile diamonds. They
are TO play seconds 10 no other aggre-
cation in all that time and they VII
stand or fall with their own showing
II there is any big-league stun il
them. Il is bound TO come out, Hughie
figures. with this style OF program.
Colts Have Schedule.
Without saying anything about IL.
Hughie and President Navin have
practically concluded series OF
& spring games for the young team,
which is far more ambitious than the
original list that included only tht
games at Fort Worth. With the
strong possibility or more games ~
come. the colt teams schedule viii be:
March IA. 10. 16-Fort Worth.
Aforah II * tQ-Dallas
March 20--Waco.
All the teams 10 be encountered are
the regular Texas league aggregations
aLd all of them are we'll able TO put
up a lively competition for any club,
no matter how strong, in the carry
spring of the year
This program TO lie sure. somewhat
\ lninimizes the importance of the train
ing which will be undergone by the
regular Detroit club, The colts will
leave "Santone" Just as the regulars
arrive. The vets can go ahead with
their training as suits their Individual
needs while Hughie and the kids are
burning up the Texas cow-pastures.
On March 20-Sabbath games go IN
..Santone"-the little manager figures
that the vets ought 10 be ready 20 put
team into the field against the
Bronchos. On hat day the colts are
H FAR away in Waco. but thereafter the
Two aggregations will practice on the
same lot until the departure. Marcn
90. when a new deal will result. young
X s.ers and veterans being apportioned
tscut between the two teams that VIII
split for the trip north.
To carry out in detail his plan for
n the training of the young players
Hughie is going 20 work them from
the start after the same lines as the
\ re gular eegregations. The training
regime will be identical and no pains
\ will be spared 10 maintain the impress
sion In the mind OF every youngster
that the reputation OF big-league
4 champion club is in his keeping
How "Tiaes" of March Line Up.
Excepting possible changes that
| may develop during the early days OF
| the training. the Detroit club OF the
. March Texas trip will consist OF the
| following men:
Catchers-Beckendor and Casey.
Pitchers-Stroud. Browning. Vance,
| Pernoll, Hardin, Leivelt, Works.
First base-Lister or Ness
Second base-Kirk.
Third base-Simmons or Lathers.
Shortstop-Lathers or Simmons.
Outfied-Ball, Drake and Mcintyre
or Works.
II may be an awful shock for the
loyal Detroit bug TO see team like
this going into action as the Detroit
Baseball club. but Hughie Jennings
has his plan and this is part OF II.