The Detroit times., 1912-12-19
Urges Former Tiger, a Detroit
Boy, to Get Back Into
the Game
MIKE WILL CONSULT
WITH PRES. NAvIN SOON
Expects to Start at the Game
Again This Spring-Needs
Experience
BY RALPH L. yoNKER.

Mike Maurer, the Detroit boy, who
was taken south with the Tigers last
spring in the hope that he would de-
yelop into bis league southpaw
pitcher, Is going back into baseball
this spring upon the advice and with
the encouragement OF Manager Jen-
nings of the Tigers.
Don't give II up" Hughie told Mike
: yesterday. Keep at It and you'll get
there"
Maurer will consult with President
Navin of the Tigers, the latter part
OF the week, and then decide just
where he will go. There are several
places open TO him.
mike didn't make good with the IL
gers last spring" said Hughie OF the
youngster, "but that was not all his
fault by any means.
"ln the first place, the weather was
!. so poor that none OF the pitchers had
chance to show what they could
really do. Mike didn't get a chance
to get started such as he would have
had in better weather.
Then, too, he was only kid and
lacked the confidence that oTly ex-
perience in baseball can bring. He Is
young and has been growing fas'.
He's a big, strong Doy and when he
GETS more baseball knowledge and con-
idence, he ought to make good DIG
league pitcher"
Maurer has been working In a coal
company's Office here this past winter.
lie expects to play basketball during
the next few weeks. which VIII help
him get into condition for the spring
= work. ss.
Maurer was released from the II
gers before they returned from the
southern trip last spring and sent TO
Saginaw. in the South Michigan asso-
citation. After having had the Tigers
spring trip. he took advantage OF the
Saginaw teams preparatory work at
Ada. Ohio. but even these two trips
failed TO give him the stuff to stick at
Saginaw.
IL was LACK OF experience TO which
his failure in the South Michigan was
attributed. Mike had more stun than
a majority of the men he faced. but
lack of a knowledge of what to do at
critical moments, lost games for him.
The case OF Robert Curtis. the
Young southpaw from the Port Huron
team in the Border league, whom. II
ia expected. the Tigers will acquire
shortly NAV be similar TO Mikes.
Curtis will be taken south. probably,
|. with a view to making him at least
GOOD enough for the Tigers TO use IN
Getting batting practice against lett-
handlers.
Joe Birmingham is going to nave
bis hands full at Cleveland, II things
do not break well for him In the
I,aioie matter. The king has slowed
nm In his fielding; there are none VINO
teny that. And In slowing up MINI
self. he slows up the whole inneld
with him: there are few who deny
that. -.
II was seen last year that the time
whom Iaioie would be relegated TO
The has-beens was not far on. Yet
I.arrv was last year, and no doup'
will be this season. too valuable
hall PLAYER TO turn lose from Cieve-
land.
n looks like another Delahanty case
IN great player just at the stage
| where he can hardly be let go with
|cut severe loss to the club, yet where
| he Is oft-times or apparent detriment
to the team as whole.
Ole Olson. who Is said to be slated
for the lob that Larry has held at
recond. Is playing second base out on
the coast. Larry Is enjoying the COM
forts of fine farm home, and doesn't
care II he does have to quit baseDall
this season.
There have been several decisions
"a 10 training camps recently. The
st Louis Nationals will be at Column
Nus. Ga. the Americans at Waco,
Texas The Highlanders have definite.
w decided upon Bermuda, where the
New Jersey team, also, will train.
rhe PhilIies are going to Southern
Pines, N. G..
However. despite the glowing. re-
norts from every site none OF them
Gems to have anything on Gultport.
The Tigers aren't any too enthusiastic
about the, prospects as yet. for they
we're bitterly disappointed at Mon
roe as to hotel Accommodations
last year, and they are afraid to do
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