The Detroit times., 1911-12-19
SCHAEFER SEES NATIONALS
TEARING THINGS LOOSE IN
LOVELY SECOND DIVISION
Thinks That Cashion Is the Man
Who Is Going To Be
Washington Wonder.
NOT COMEDIAN KIDDER.
BasebalPs Funny Man Says That
He Doesn't Act Clown,
But Kids Fans. q
NOT COMEDIAN KIDDER.
BY RALPH L. YoNkER.

As usual there is going to be a
great pennant race in the American
league in 1912" says Germany Schaet.
err the former Tiger and present Ma
tional, who is doing turn at the
Temple theater this week. AS he watt
ed for his turn at practicing Monday
morning.
Anc' commented Schaefer. grave
~, Washington is going to be In it.
at the mead OF the second division, If
possible"
10 attempt to pick fiag-winner at
.his time OF the year seems to me to
De FOOLISH. You can't tell what is go
ing 10 happen within the first few
weeks after the season is begun, and
then your dopes all upset.
or course, you can tell what YOU
think Will be the outcome from what
you know about the probable makeup
or the teams, but that's a job for a
better -fortune-teller than l. I resign.
l do think. though. that Washing
ton Is going TO beat out one or two
teams for the high places in the Sec
ond division in the coming year
think so principally because Washing
ton is just about due to have turn
OF luck Hoo-doos and jinxes have
chung TO the team long enough SO that
| 1912 ought to see a turn for the bet.
ter and with that Washington can do
things.
why in Washington TO beat out
two or three cellar teams would be
more welcome than another Tiger
I No ~ In Net III IL.
/ what you're used TO.
If Washington can get a couple
more good aitchers working and new
outfelder. with an even break In luck,
it can do something
THAT man Cashion is the pitcher
| that | expect wonders OF next year.
or course. Walter Johnson will be the
old standby. but Cashion is going TO
be his main support, II I'm not mis-
taken.
"Cashion has everything, except
control He has all kinds OF curves
and speed galore and practice will
bring him control. He won the first
game he pitched for us last year
against Ed Walsh.
| Griffith. being n pitcher himself, will
! be able TO show him whole lot about
the game that he wasn't able to learn
| last year.
Besides Cashion and Johnson there
are Groom and Walker and couple
new fellows from the minors whom |
| don't know for the box work. think
that that talk about Detroit's getting
Groom Is a pipe dream. Don't believe
Grifith would let him CO.
Schaefer was interrupted in his talk
by the property man.
"Oh. a table and four chairsll he
enough. piano? Yes. you might
give us a piano too. oh, yes, and
couch Thatll be all"
| Sounded like an order for mothers
Christmas presents for the family. but
y was only the furniture for the room
where Germany and his assistant, Miss
Grace Belmont. present their skit.
I'm no baseball comedian" con-
fded Schaefer, after the talk with the
p. M. Maybe I've got the name, but
am not TO blame for 1t. I'm kid.
der. that's all.
IL don't try TO make clown OF my
self when I'm out on the Held. | Just
kid the stands and then they're with
me and that's all there Is to 1t.
Now. for instance. suppose ! am
| coaching anu L w bOHiNthlh6 ma 'hN
fans don't like. About five hundred
of them. back of me, start bawling me
out
I'm down on the lines like this"
Shaefer bent over and rested his
hands on his knees before pastoral
scene
when they start back OF me keep
still until hear somebody say some
thing that ] can get back at MIN Tor
and then | start. turn around
Schaef squinted over his shoulder al
COW In the curtain pasture-"and turn
the joke on him.
Then the fans all roar and they re
with me- Some fan In that mob AL
most always sure TO yell out some
thing that you can turk back. IL one
doesn't keep still.
That's all there is too It. I'm not
baseball comedian; I'm a kidder