The Detroit times., 1913-03-11
TIGERS ARE IN
FINE SPIRIl; !
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Good Training Canp asA GsS
Weather Have Dqne l1uel
to Tighten BurdSls IN
OPTIMISTS SAY WE'LL
BE UP THERE FIGHTING
Veterans Who Report Late zla
Surprised at the Enthusi6G = \
That Is Shown y

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GULFPORT, Miss, March on9 7
thing that the veterans who arrivolN n
late are surprised at is the spirit otj
the Tigers and Tigerlets here IN traI1s
ing. With all the talk OF h0ldouts ~
dissatisfaction during the winter. thoy Y
seemed to expect that there wouldnx !;
be the enthusiasm In the camp thlGs
spring that there IL wont to b s. 4
training season.
| But they were happily disappolntod.
When they heard the pennant aoaGfn. N
| they were surprised to learn thar ~
general conclusion was that the TiGoro "a
1 were going to be In the battle thfo Il
year. No one is predicting pennnnE
winning team. but the young feIlovn.l 4
look 80 good and the spirit Of the vt.
erans Is SO enthusiastic that the sixth
place predictions are vanishing and = a
good place In the first division II betn0
hoped for with some assurance that
the hopes are not In vain.
There are many things which havo
made the spirit here this season DIFF
ferent than II was at Monroe last ye1r.
In the first place there Is the town.
l
as place to receive q welcome that
a comparison would be odious. The
men haze been kept in good spirits BY
the reception they have received
here.
The weather. too, this season han
been OF the kind that dispels gloom.
With not minute lost for the flrsf
two weeks. the men feel that their
VISIT here is bcin.; worth while. They
are feeling in good shape physicaIJy.
as senei ~ ihsls, and 20 are satlnGo6s
mentally 4'ig|
II Is a.saEed nov that with any oof<
OF lair tsc9k by the wcathermAh ~
the future The Tigers will leave 0ul1s7!
port in tie best condition they naTU;;
ever been in.
The unexpected development OF sew
eral OF the recruits, notably Powell.
Shanley and High. is also helping e.
boost the Tigers spirits.
The signing OF practically all Of the
veterans. even those who promised -
be stubborn noldouts. further ltghton-l
ed the burdens and added to that wAo
the fine condition In which Mullin and
Bush proved to be for SO early In tkes
season. =
s All that remains to make the trtpa
into form OF some of the vets who ~.
ported late and series OF successful
exhibition games on the way home.
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MARLIN, Tex. March lit 10
y tribute to the wise selection Of Johnny
7 McGraw that he has lined up two
teams that seem SO evenly matched
that the outcome OF practice games 10
In doubt about the end OF the ninth
inning. Yesterday the score was III to
/ 10 In favor OF the regulars Today,
say the Yannigans, another. tale win
be told s
TAMPA, Fla, March 11.--Cub reg.
uiars and Yannigans will stage their
last practice behind closed doors TO-
day. For the remainder OF the train.
ing season the public will see the
scraps. -s-r-4~
The Vans we're smothered under
l3 to ! score yesterday, after the
old ones had routed young Toner.
HAMILTON. Bermuda. March H.
The New York Americana. under ths
guiding hand Of Frank Chance. Are
rounding into shape for q series Of
games with the Jersey City club. OF
the International league. Chance. at
first, has struck mid-season form.
SACRAMENTO. CAL, March H.
The White .Sox. loaded down with re.
venge for college pitchers. are here
from San Francisco for their exhibi.
tion game this afternoon. Dutch Reuh,
or st. lgnatious. made Manager Gala
hans pets look like two spots. yester-
day. and only bad "Snodgrass" by
college helder allowed the Sox 4 to3
victory.