The Detroit times., 1911-02-15
TIGERS
COSTLY
LINGERIE.

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himself other than , SosraahfE
the merest piker j.
In lingerie. The -B
Tiges are taking the field Tor pracuoe
this spring. equipped with snir,s, eur
az which sets somebody back the sun sun
OF twelve iron men OF the prevaileu
81 Gaudens design. Twelve pohes
for a shirt, Murder And sun VIC
fret about the high cost OF hvihs
or course. the shirts are some,mhs
extraordinary IN texture and mt Ihey
are made OF nothing but the INES,
para rubber and are so tash'onou
that the proverbiai paper on .he
Ats loosely In comparison hes
the idea of George Muliin, inc Iao S
weight slougher, and are guaian',s
TO induce a perspiration on tne 80
est day. Mr. Mullin predicted peio ,1
his departure on the trip, wh'cn WIN
be celebrated by the tryout OF '
shirt that there would be nothing Ia
Yellowstone park to compete wheh
he and the shirt got busy
The other members of the ciun nope
that the rubber article Will resni, IN
the amelioration OF certain conditions
which prevailed In the DetroW cruz
honse last summer. According TO BIN
Donovan. Mullin carefully preserved
the shirt I'm which he putched MS
team into the championship In lsVs'
and insisted on wearing II dairy
throughout last season. Once George
had the shirt washed. whereupon Ne
lost his next two games. Thereal.cr
MuI,in refused to tempt the hoodoo
further and carefully eliminated MS
net shirt from his laundry hst
Members of the club began TO pro
| test but in vain. Threats were maue
OF an appeal to the state board oi
health. Mullin remained oodurate.
Attempts TO purloin the lingerie Iaii-
ed because OF the big pitchers Viei
lance. George stuck to the shirt; the
shirt stuck to George. Daily, wheh
| the big twirler's work was done, ne
stood the shirt up In his locker.
sprinkled 1t literally with chloride OF
| lime. and cinched the paddock.
For obvious reasons the other Ttg-
ers win welcome Mullins rubber I'M
derwear and TRUST that Its use VIII De
prolonged well into the playing sea
son.
The silyer-tongued DOC" White OF
the Sox. viewed Mullins rubber SHIRT
with interest, on its arrival at the
baseball office.
.Get one, Doc, you need It." urged
Mullin. of the lanky southpaw.
"No, George" replied White. i
don't dare. After a good days work
out In one of those | could slide
through a speaking tube without
! touching 1T anywhere"
|. Which prompted Harry Tuthill to
recall the classic about the man who
| whistled up through the tube to the
foreman on the third floor
Are ye there Mixer
"Yis!"
well, stick yer head out the windy!
I want to talk to ye!'
Ban wants all the baseball writers
to vote on the award OF that prize
auto. Now watch the Joe Jackson's
pet little organization boom! 1t will
be a wise player who sees that his
| friends are all enrolled.
Interesting and hitherto unexploit-
ed fact-Ad wolgast has only four
| Toes OIL Illb tight lOON hC SaO HO'
missing was entangled in a bicycle
chain many years ago. AID, you poor
cripple!
Somehow it's hard for us to get
| fused over the selection Of a FLAG
Day opponent for the American league
champions this year.
Like Cincinnatus from his pillow
comes RUDE Deneau out of his diving
suit, to again delight the hearts OF
the South Michigan rooters.
Hughie Jennings says he didn't like
| the Mexican bull fight He says the
winning was too much on one side. II
probably reminded Hughie OF some
worlds series combats which we re-
call with shudder:
I
Forty men responded To Capt. Horn
er's call for track men at Michigan.