The Detroit times., 1911-02-27
WRECK STRANDS
TIGERS WHERE
COTTON GROWS
Chain Of Delays Beginning at Toledo
Ends With Freight Wreck in
Ga, But Expects To Reach
Monroe Tomorrow.
Players Disappointed at Delay, But
Take Advantage Of Stops To
See Country.
BY PAUL HALE eRuske.

RISING FAwN, Ga, Feb. 27.-A
long series OF railroad mishaps, be-
ginning with a locomotive which was
pulling the train To which the Tigers
Pullman was attached, dying" at To-
ledo and ending with a freight wreck
has stranded the Tigers, enroute to
Monroe, La, for the spring practice
here. but II Is expected that Meridian.
Miss, will be reached Monday and
Monroe probably late Tuesday.
The string of accidents TO the Tig-
-erettes has caused general disap-
pointment to the men as II will not
only cause two days delay In opening
practice, but will also delay the grand
reception which the citizens OF Mon
roe have planned forSthem Members
of the team are hoping that all Of this
bad luck will last only during the trip
and that luck will come their way
when the baseball season opens In
April.
Five hundred still proved to be the
popular game aboard train Monday.
and those who did not play. anxiously
looked on while championships were
being won and lost. Others In the car
recalled "reminiscences OF baseball
days or took strolls along the track
as the train was delayed.
The trip, beyond all argument, has
been a tedious one, though It has az
forded the young players an excellent
opportunity to get acquainted. Lines
OF conversation frequently heard are
as follows:
II. Beckendorf: Il was catching
and Walter Johnson was pitching and
I signaled him for a curve but he
crossed me and shot In a fast one,
See my finger? The bone"
ID. Jones: We'll. In my business
find that the profit from magazines ID
about equal to that from cigarettes,
A good drug store
Joe Sugden: Now, IL young
pitcher will only tumble to the fact
that he ought to stick to q limited
amount Of stun that il breaking good
and then only show 'em the other
thing without getting 1t near enough
for 'em to hit IL, why"
Del Drake: IL was In Biz Mackey's
corner and he'd have licked Forbes
that night for the championship sure
III Ne VI Ouiy nave hotouOu W AhS "ASH
I told him to stand OF and"
These ana other items Of chatter
can be heard above the rattle OF the
train at any time. The dve-hundred
game has been in full blast and the
club championship has changed hands
three times, with a large gallery In
breathless attention. hanging over the
backs of the seats.
Hughie Jennings, despite his an
nouncement that the official honey
moon Is of, has very little time for
the fan tests with the players and
newspaper men. In Cincinnati. where
the Big Four brought the party In too
late to catch a connection, Hughie and
Mrs. Jennings attended the theater.
Several OF the boys have brought
their bats, strapped to their suit.
cases. These they pass around and
swing In the asle at odd times. Gen
eral opinion has II that all the bats
are underweight but this Ia no un-
usual symptom at this time OF year
The lay-off makes all paraphernalia
seem light On Wednesday or Thurs
day II will be heavier than lead.
Mickey" Corcoran joined the club
and was introduced all round. Sunday
morning, by Heine Beckentorf with
whom he played several years ago IN
minor league.