The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-05
Nv RALPH L. YoNkER.

MONROE, La, March 81 ne
hest material we have ever had, &C
\ ccrding 10 Hugh Jennings, had us
second workout today under the eyes
Of the Tiger boss. who arrived mere
yesterday afternoon.
The ioy in camp today over nav
ing Jennings here to direct the Tiger
recruits was lessened greatly by the
/. news that Joe Sugden's wife is very
iii Joe's departure last night was
blow TO the Tigers, all OF whom nave
been made his friends. His services
as coach for the youngsters cannot
X be replaced
Four Tigers get their first work
outs with sore arms and legs today.
Iafitte. Dubuc, Bauman and Pernoll
had their uniforms for the first time
YESTERDAY and the days work lett
their bodies aching. Now that Hughie
Jennings has set the pace by taking
the first duck in the outdoor swim
ming pool. it may be expected that
70 be In style one must swim mere
after.
These Tigerettes are greedy for
real baseball. Now that they are
somewhat in shape after their week
preliminary work and now that man
ager Jennings with his old-time pep
is here watching them, they fairy
want TO eat up all the practice that
comes their way.
Before last week was over the
constant grind of warming up, pat
ting a little, pitching a little, running
around the soft track at the park ana
beating IL for the hotel with the
knowledge that the same dose 70
fellow il, the afternoon IL the hhd
weather man turned on nttie more
heat, got very tiresome.
There isn't a great deal OF pleasure
even to baseball without competition,
or az least, without something more
entertaining than tossing ball and
catching IT, Even that is something
after five months of idleness, but its
novelty wears on in less than week.
From now on there will be some
chance of getting a line on the abili-
ties OF the rnen who are trying out.
Hitherto, the work has been entirely
ps eparatory. The pitchers had In
structions TO keep the stun of the
balls they threw and the infielders
weren't allowed even 10 start quick,
for fear of straining some machinery
The Tigerettes are looking forward
anxiously TO Saturday, when they get
their FIRST game with real team.
The louisiana Industrial Institute or
Rusfon is said TO have a pretty lair
team this year. Last season. II Is
understood, they sent two OF their
men to leagues and both made good.
There Is a plenty OF everything for
the game except outfelders. As Per-
nv Is the only raw one trying for a
position In the outskirts, he Is the
only man available for the FAR fringe
and he may be needed more at first
than he is in the distant parts. Hence
Hank will be held al the first stop
ping place and the gaps in the out
field filled in with various pitchers,
as they are not working in the box.
That is. Perry will be kept at first
where he has been playing during
the infield practice this week, unless
II f. decided TO keep the catchers
working all during the game, in
which case they will alternate at first
base and behind the box. Neither
has made any claims TO being star
first baseman but Kocher looks like
the best bet at covering the initial
station. No quarrel for the job is ex-
pected.
The infield will be made up mostly
of third basement, but they will be
! scattered about the diamond in the
usral manner of an infeld, with Lou
ysail. no doubt at his regular position
at third. Witt is likely to be at short
stop and westerzf1 at second. Paddy
Bauman will hardly be in condition
for much work at that time, but II is
Z f1ixefy that he Will be given few i'm
nings' work. ...
.ThiG little trio of infelders has
surely shown itself to be nifty al
ready in the little practice it has had.
Louden moves like a real ball player.
He receives all kinds OF grounders
nicely. falling right in with them
essily. He is of the finished class OF
players whom ii is a pleasure to
watch
westerzil evidently hasn't been
slowed up at all by his injury TO his
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