The Detroit times., 1912-07-19
MN FIELD DIAMOND
\ IS BEING REBUILT ON
ADVICE OF PLAYERS
.cause Players Complained
nat Skin Part was Too Hard,
It Is Being Remodeled
NJ POSTPONED GAME
&cs Are the Only Team to
lave Extra Contest to Work
OF on Navin Field
ny RALPH l. YONKER.

~ RALPH L. YOEKER.
1cansc the players complained
| the lew diamond was too hard,
.|In part OF the playing portion
I|11In field has been rebuilt.
@&t part OF the diamond not COW
~ grass was built OF hard
on ! solid foundation the result
1< very smooth but very hard
The ground lacked the proper
'D<iness and give" II shook up
men too much both In running
mathis and In fielding. Complaints
.4I1e 90 frequent and insistent that
&as recognized by President Navin
~ Il was no players within that
|sed the dissatisfaction.
4o black loan has been hauled into
IS neld from away out Michigan
/o.. and is now being laid. The work
about half completed. The loan,
|Ehonsh black when laid, will get
inter- as II dries and there will be
11rcely any noticeable difference In
1I0I between II and the former ma
The diamond will be in fine condi-
|cn for the team when 1t gets back
week from tomorro VITO open
1ne campaign with the Athletics.
Another change that will be noticed
* the patrons Of the ball club Is the
|1aring away OF the unsightly debris
Hat hhG cluttered the space between
If. rrounds and Michigan-ave. all the
1rIy part Of the season.
This has practically all been remoy-
stores will be erected upon the
. Unlefs old Jup Pluy butts in siren
&UsIy when the Tigers return woe
rs 20 the bargain hunters in the base
&II business.
mere won't be another double
'.oder caused by the postponement
rnmes this year unless the double
.||I lovers are favored by the weather
han. for the Tigers have only one
.ostDoned game to work on on Nayin
|1II. That one Is with the Maps,
|Io Will come up from Cleveland dur
NJ lulu In the schedule and get rid
Besides the games which are being
|orked on at Philadelphia, the Tigers
|1xe only three postponed games.
me Is with the White Sox. at Chi
&<o, another with the Yankees, at
View York, and the third that with
~ Maps.
70 be q southpaw pitcher is q
dangerous thing. II one is south
NV. one seems destined to be either
XarQuard, Rucker, a Gregg, or a
There are comparatively few south
Avs In the mediocre class In the
BIZ leagues. They are either top
.0fchers or nobodies.
While the three men named and
eddie Plank are having more than
Heir share OF success In winning
|1ues this year, especially Marquard
Md Rucker, many of the lefties have
BEEN released or banded around from
-1e big league club to the other un-
IA they have been lost in the shuttle.
The Tigers have rid themselves Of
Fortsidcrs Mike Maurer, Bill Burns
Ind Hub Pernoll. Now they have
[oran on trial. Connie Mack has let
bose Krause, who went to Cleveland,
|&1kerday, Russell, Danforth, Salmon
81 Pike Washington let Becker go
md St. Louis didn't find place for
Those southpaws who have been
|@Ing moderately well are Ray Col
10 Of the Red Sox and young Pen
eek Of the Athletics. Mogridge OF
'|e White Sox, Hamilton Of the
Towns, Vaughn OF the Nationals and
[cbell OF the Maps, have lost more
4u they have won. Lefty George
#&e even worse of than his portside
|||s. until he joined the Maps.
Heinie Zimmerman OF the Chicago
[|bs Is getting PANIED good and
lopez for some conduct at st. Louis
||ich, his criticisers say, offended
1iIc sense OF decency.
Harry Neelly, our scrappy friend
Who used to edit this page and who
+. now guiding the destinies OF the
..1rting department OF the st. Louis
Tines. was the first to take up the
<<I1Eel and pen and go after Zim fol
/|& Offensive conduct.
Now other papers have taken it VI
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