The Detroit times., 1912-08-27
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TO JENNINGS TIGERS.
New Men Form Principal Sub
jscts Of Discussion Among
Michigan Fans
EDDIE CICoTTE RECALLED
Hngss ct the 500" Remember
When He Pitched For
Them Years Ago

~ RALPH L. Y0NKER
Tiger fAas al over the state are
'IoyL 70 their Michigan team, despits
1IEge9t wfngs has long ago realised
Tigers 70 show this year.
Uvery interest 10 IN the new men
Tie nav msn Are. being watched Gag
.srly tkroush the papers.
Proapsots for tho year 1913 form the
sprincipAl subjects OF discussion at the
4aua' hsadqi4rters In the burgs and
ihSmiets a. The state. while the De
.tr6it 'fAna VINO see the Tigers play may
Ne nckls and may lose interest IN the
<uen Who have gone, they are not q
Win more 90 than their less. fortunate
<brokhers VINO are scattered 70 the
Wsak ana north of ~. y
In fact The fans who followed the
isamSsf On, paper only have less affec-
dim f6r the veterans than do those
who lssrn 70 know them by sight and
spsrhAps can call them by their hrst
names.
sof the men who have made good
this year. none has attracted more In
kterest than John Dubuc. John. being
/
whole lot of the limelight sent here
NON the smaller cities OF the state.
In the northern part OF the state. es-
Ipsciaily, where French Canadians are
.p1sntiful, there 10 great deal or pride
iinrtlie stocky JEAN nom Montreal.
ia Onslow, friends I'll over the
Dtefe ny. II going TO be q wonder.
The fact that he Wa q left-handed
aa~skk k.sA,.s caw..A Mr., 90 NJ trarf n
lot Of attention when he was with the
ao6th MichiEan league and there are
few fans IN the circuit who. haven't
GOOD words FOR him. They talk not
only OF his playing ability. which We
have seen. hut or HIS gameness. He
has. from thsse rspofts, what Del
Gamer lacked somewhat, hghting
disposition.
While g nghting. disposition may
not be me most enjoyable To the
world In general Il q extremely nee
Asshary3 70 Z baseball player, especially
if In Would make rood with Hnghie
Jennings and his squad. I'd - guar.
anteed 70 be willing to mix II when
otcSnion demapds .si :.
speal. at third base, 10 also being
Watched with rfuch firersst BY his
south Michfgan friends. Everybody
oyer the circuit likes this hid and n
xlad that he-sis making good IN the
Wy that ne 10. !,
Up q the 'tSoo'' where baseball, In
dams and hearn ,.are, nearly defunct.
d1orDite general opinion that the Whites
80 mi ID! danger a. being "massa-
Greed b. painted red-sldns or being
rtneed IN the impsnetrabie forests by
1o(c8 beers.. -
The 500 takes no more interest in
the career OF any. one player than In
ne checkefed one tof that little De
stroitef q American league fame. ID
die Cicotte. ~
Yep, them were the halcyon days
when Eddie Cicotte was pitching for
ne 500 team In the 500 oppe-
Country league. Them were che days
when Wee Willie" .Barbeau, former
MAD. was playing at short for that Up
per Peninsular bunch.
His work Ct the 800" was about
Hddi6's frst professional circles. The
16lders I'm sthe team he belonged to
worked IN drug stores and clothing
stores mornings and played ball after
Doons. II was hardship on; their en-
plogeu when they were forced TO
s8ing &roand the western end or the
cIrcuIt for aglittle over a week a Il
1daprtsed The merchants OF much need.
I'd clerks.
Oicotte has done the best OF any of
36e FORMER 500" men. Barbeau
luigbt have progressed nicely and
been tnsthe big league. yet, had Il not
ben for injuries that helped him out
~ the BIG tsnt via Cleveland.
Then again, one runs across monu-
mental Ignorance In regard to ball
UlnyerB. Can you imagine that a real
Ira REGULAR boy In this common.
wealth could grow up TO size reQuir.
ting long tronscers and yet be utterly
Dnl1ghtened a. to who Ty Cobb N,
Net snch n q possibility. have dis.
ecrersd one. -
= The TiDers have the vacation fever
thny ~. When they return to De
1ro1f 70 take on the Browns here Fri
11ny, theY viii have chance TO break
5 ffhs .speIl, they tell IN.
f,Thsy didn't DO Il yesterday When
fthHy opened the -final series with tn,
X1hlnefca Opposed to Cad. Brown
- @A JSen3stoEs Wes JUN DuDuc
U&na+was Wild for one thing and the
SAtkIsfios Mt him for another. Which
Was snflcfsnt to allow the locals" Il
lelsaf ne -visitors" b-2
that there 10 always somethin,
neN n baseball was shown by tn,
lrnsnnsr In which the Tigers took thei
80 runs With Bush On Arst ant
Cobb on second, Crawford grounde,
- McInnis. who threw into the grand
stGnd 10 set Bush at home, Doni.
1ndfTy scoring. The Athletics claim
"a thet ~ should be allowed onl,
Two bases from where he was wheI
TIE TIE ball was pitched on the play
which would place him ~ third, bu
connolly didn't see Il that way
i LEACH CROSS AND TEDDY