The Detroit times., 1912-01-02
WORLDS SERIES CAN
BEGIN EARLIER THIS
YEAR THAN IN PAST
Both Leagues Closing On Oc-
tober 6 Will Hasten
Big Show.
PROVIDENCE AGAIN JoYED,
Experts Disagree on the Value
of Enduring or Enjoying
Spring Training.
BY RALPH L. YoNkER.

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Next years world series games Tor
they viii be played despite wars ana
rumors of wars as long as they con
tinue to pay good money, Will not
have to be postponed out of the ume
when interest is greatest on account
Npf the weather unless the rainy spell
Rdyances a week or so next year, lot
according to the schedule arrange
ments as far as announced oy ban
johnson, both major leagues VIII
close their seasons Oct. next year.
permitting the final series to com,
mence few days after that, instead
OF about the 18th a. was necessary
List year. 49,
National league In the new arrange
ment I'm that Its season ends at the
same time as the American and there
win be no chance for any AEStar
practice games for one side unless
the other gets a swipe at them also.
The league seasons OF both teams
OPENS a day earlier this year than last
the fracuses starting April IL, rather
than the 18th. Detroit VIII nave 10
walt until the season has been started
ia get a chance to see the Tigers In
the new park, for they open the year
With the White Sox at the south slue
park In Chicago.
snring trimming, like eating, appears
IA the outsider to be largely matter
ofindiyiduai requirements. Sam CraW-
Ord thinks that he exceued last year
tkcause he started training early IN
spring. Ty Cobb says that spring
iaining is bunk.
y ARRANGEMENTS are made by the II
management TO send Mullin and
lms other Tfges to the springs In
Kansas in order to battle the frost
~ az their. Joints Fred Clarke, or
AZ pirates, saws that he would just
roo, take team with ordinary Nv
ika habits, without spring training
md stack them up against we'll
trained team any time, as long as they
Ind endurance And the adherents OF
spring training would probably come
rack with the argument That the
L-A4ai4tng sgas- Tor the nnEposs.'f az. 'eesS1l
ing endurance. And there you are!
Harry Tuthill says that the proper
method OF training baseball men dur
ing the season is to keep them living
naturally without any excuses OF any
sort. And so the matter sums itsell
into individual methods for each play
et.
Charles Comiskey puts himself II
right with Chicago Cub fans and oil
fSrs from the rest OF the word II
thinking that Frank Chance Is the
greatest ball player Of history, puttlnl
him above Cobb among the all-arouno
stars.
This idea of picking the greatest,
OF course, Is some farce. For instance
how is one to compare the playing o
Chance and Cobb, who diner so radi
caIIy in experience, positions played
methods and everything else? There
are. at least, eight different great
eats" depending principally on the
tawn one happens to owe his breac
and butter to at the time OF choos
ing. !,
Ty Cobb IL the only man who II
picked with any marked unanimity II
this matter. His unanimous choice FOL
the Chalmers trophy last year and hli
probable election II another contest
Under the same rules Is held makes i
appear that II would be very good
thing to change the method OF award
ing the trophy next year.
The elimination of Cobb from thu
contest would be the highest compli
ment that could be paid the Tiger cen
y terfielder, and II is to be hoped tol
everybody concerned that some new
regulations will be found to give some
other American Lacquer chance foi
the award.
BY this time the Providene fans
must be thoroughly convinced thai
their bugaboo about their clubs being
hospital for castoffs from the Tigers
Is fading. With f. RYAN Dusen, Of this
city as president and lowner of a quar-
ter OF the stock of thu club and Hugh
Jennings and Ty Cobb owning an
other quarter. its prospects must have
appeared to these purchasers as those
ct money maker, and a money maker
Ia Providence, 1t Is generally under
stood, is a pennantwinning team.
DILLON GETS PECULIAR