The Detroit times., 1912-12-27
Tiger Youngster Is Optimistic
Over His Chances at the
Hot Corner
DIDN'T GIVE JENNINGS
y BEST IN HIM IN. 1912
Can't See Pennant for Tigers,
But Hopes His Team Will
Be 'FUp There"
By RALPH L. YoNKER.

~ AsAASA ~ L. 1OAh Eh.
VINO VIII play third base for the
iigers during the coming season?
That Is a question that is bother
ing the fans here
cHy:
Charlie Deal will play third base
Tor the Tigers in 1913"
Who says SO?
Charlie Deal"
lie says so In a more modest way
tnan this which has preceded would
Indicate, Loweyer There isn't the
NTaggadocio that the first few para
graphs OF this story would suggest.
In fairness TO Charlie, IL is no more
than right than the writer quote just
what Charlie himself says:
II think will have a better year
In 1913 than In 1912. | expect to be
>playing third base, as | know | can
No better than | did last season.
II expect to be in the best OF condi-
ton and play better ball was
in very poor health when was play
ing last year. but | did the best |
could under the circumstances.
II hope that everything Is going
along nicely in building up the team
for next year. do not. think that we
can win the pennant, but we will be
mp In the first four clubs.
II am going to start little work
In the gymnasium next week, and ex.
Pect to be In good shape when report
/ ing time rolls around. Ny brother
/ Harry and I will work out together.
I Harry will be In the Western leagne."
zeal Is the youngster picked UP TO.
/ wards the close of the season from
the Adrian club, South Michigan
league. The price paid for him was a
L record.breaker. His illness last fall
!, prevented his getting thorough try
Neit, but Manager Jennings thinks well
enough OF him to test him out to the
.lnish before turning him loose.
III Deal can learn to hit aud handle
himself after he gets OH the bases, he
will be Tiger fixture at the hot cor
ner az he handles the fielding end OF
that position in fine shape.
He will have considerable competi-
/, zion In his struggle for the position.
L " Crawford PLAYS first base, he will
( have Moriarty to ocst. which in itself
Is some Job, despite the fact that Man
ager Jennings would prefer to see
4 youngster there in place of the vet
eran George.
That a ground keeper can be OF
4 aome use besides maniclring the play
Mg field for a club, is gathered from
a story told by Carl Zamloch, one OF
the Tigers recruit hurlers who gets
his first tryout In big league company
this spring.
4 Zamloch says that Beef Hennessy,
ground keeper, Is the man who Is re.
4 Aaponsible for the advent OF Oscar Witt.
EMger. into the big league.
Hennessy saw Witt on the golden
:. sands of the coast lots and recon.
= mended him to the San Francisco
MANAGEMENT. Said management
thought as much Of Hennessy's judg-
ment as n prize fight promoter does
OF A Sunday school. SO 1t turned It's
deaf ear to Beef"
\ After a whole year OF urging. 1t
FINALLY consented to listen to the
ground keeper and took on Witt at a
small salary He Immediately devel-
oned into material for the draft, ard
was secured through that medium by
THE Detroit club.
Zamloch himself says that he is in
,ldebted to this same Hennessy for his
iob with the Missoula. team in Mon
'.kena. where he was when discovered
lby Tiger scouts.
Resides taking care OF league clubs
grounds. Hennessy has busied himself
with coaching high school and smaller
college baseball teams. In this way
lhe has run across good deal OF ma
kter,al that has been developed for
Ahigh class baseball.
The schedule committee OF the two
leagues meets at Aiken, s. c., Satur-
iday TO arrange schedule for the
American and National leagues. Bar
lney Dreyfuss Is Ill at Aiken and so
n the committee comes to him instead
1of him coming to the committee.
9kN Nov someone who got a peek at
he rough draft OF the schedule ana
, - claims TO have authoritative In
d,ormation on the subject says that
I,,hi. a. the way the two seasons Will
sopen on April 10:
Giants ys. Boston, at Boston.
n, philadelphia vs.. Brooklyn. at Phila-
Sdelphia.
n pads VS.. Pirates. at Cincinnati
n HIqhlanders vs.. Senators. at Wash
tlington.
IA prowns VS.. White Sox at ST. Louis.
~ cleveland VS.. Detroit, at Cleveland.
i, =, wiIl be noticed that the Tigers
= III. .iSgdue 10 start the season at Cleve-
band again this year. However, as
itEhs rotation would bring team to
IInstroit 10 open the year rather than
iIEend the Tigers away. Il looks as IL
trh,recedent had been broken OF some
.n,odv we're mistaken about their dates.
~ "Bood-bye. Rubep
tb Marouard says he has retired now.
AZ He Is I'm Denver with Blossom See
..s,ev. his stage partner. That's a line
{ a,lace Tor him TO retire.
N esee vod this spring, Rube."