The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-06
ATHLETICS ALSO
HAVE A CHANGE
Mack Thinks Maybe Cobb Is
a Trihe Too Talkative
Over Tigers
BY Gordon Mackay

Philadelphia, Dec. 6-Mr. Tyrus
Raymond Cobb. the Offering Georgian,
doffed the sock and buskin long
enough to sport edit a southern news
paper. In his contribution to the
shoot T. r. c. awarded the pennant
to the Detroit Tigers next year with
out the lengthy and unnecessary for.
mality of running through the sched-
ule. All Of which may be essential to-
Mr.. Cobb as one who sporting edits
but might meet with considerable re-
sistance in other segments of this
nation.
A certain lean gentleman who in
habits a residence in this burg might
be n who would wot not that Tyrus
writeth correctly. In fact were n to
quote the article in question to Connie
Mack. It Is more than probable that
the thin tactician would state that he
still felt that the Athletics had a
chance"
Which statement will meet with APP
prevail in six or other cities
in the United States. In two months
or a tri1e more the baseball bug will
hike away from his daily sessions at
h stove league meeting and come
out in the open. For the spring
training trips of ball teams will start
about that time.
Hike to San Antonio
Lie ~ > SitdlIlPloIl6 I'LL VIC ldIIOI
part Of January will HE for San An
tonic to condition for the long sea-
son that ends with mellow October.
This early start will be due to two
or three things. One must bark back
to last season to get the answer The
Athletics trained at Savannah and met
with such untoward and unpropitious
weather that the team was held back
several weeks In getting a start.
While 1t was the original intention
Of Manager Mack to bring his men to
form slowly. hitting about July as
the month for the boys to get the
word to slide ahead, the weather put
a dent and crimp In those plans. 1t
was only the youth and strength of
ahead after their bad getaway in
spring training.
Now the foxy Connie realizes that
his pitchers are getting a bit DID. They
need more training than they required
several years ago. None Of them with
the exception of the youngsters. are
anything but veterans and after a
hard a in the American league
and the strain OF the worlds series the
1912 training season has to De some-
thing better and happier than that of
last spring.
Start Earlier
So the start will be- made earlier.
The training will last longer. the
system will he different. Down In San
Antonio. which is an ideal training
camp. the men will bake out the stiff
arms In the Texas sun and get the
kinks out. Of limb and system by the
Texas baths.
There Will be no coming north for
the vets until the day before the sea-
son starts. The old pitchers will stick
on the ground until the opening day
and then come north in time to start
right in. The Athletics open away
from home next season and the
chances are that this festive occasion
will be at Washington. This will give
the pitchers a chance to work In a
climate where the weather is not a
sudden change from heat to cold.
The kids will do the twirling in the
spring series. which don't cut much ice
anyway except at giving the home
bugs a chance to see both the home
teams opposed to each other. a chance
that unfortunately only the spring pro-
vides now.