The Detroit times., 1913-12-19
VIM Go to Hot Springs Several
Weeks Before the Season
to Get Into Shape
GEORGE DAUSS, TIGER
HURLER, THERE ALSO
Red Mckee Writes That He Will
Make Use of His Experience
In Coming Season
BY RALPH Il. Y0NKER.

Hs It's pretty early even Al the hut
Estoye league season to begin any
\ SERIOUS predicting. but 1t seems plaus'
Es.1blo to take a chance In the case
/ of Oscar Stanage. Tiger catcher.
u Oscar Stanage will in 1914 perform
\ the Same sort OF a comeback that
Donie Bush did In 1913. 1t was
B 1omeback in disposition more tnan
anything else. -
& q il will be remembered that in 1912
& Duoh played fearfully erratic game,
IAoye was no doubt but that he nae
n IN the ability of a star, but he as
: 1umed q don't care spirit and his
Staying showed it. He failed TO Keep
4 kinself in the best Of condition and
No failed to work hard for the team.
Inst season from early spring un-
I'm the season was done Bush was
5orfing like a Trojan, keeping In
uodition and giving everything ne
"a to the success of the team. in
3plte OF the fact that he had hard
#fov 70 hoe with a has-been sort OF
u team.
Bush missed playing in every single
&ooague game by a very narrow mar
In. leaving Detroit just before the
Sar was closed and missing the last
nmel or two.
Last year Stanage showed such a
R1kadaisical spirit that at one time
anaxor Jennings was forced to dis
(Dline him by benching him in favor
"aed" Mckee. Tiger youngster.
10 was Installed as the Tigers first
Dtcher.
6tanase failed to get into condi-
IN Ct the first OF the year. He was
S Tat when the season strated. his
<prk Gulfport having failed to cut
6wn the superflous flesh that Stanage
Nays acquires In the winter.
hut this year, things will be dif-
trent unless present indications are
ntirely misleading. There are two
ktnes that would lead the observer
believe that Stangae will be In
1tirely different disposition and con-
HON 4or the ! f9 g. asesa--------------
n the first place. that he is work.
= TOR the interests Of the club heart
y aQul looks from the fact that he
1ofnx q little scouting duty all OF
0Wn accord. He has found a phen-
ou61 pitcher, who looks good
ough to sign Tiger contract and
nnaxe has asked for one for the
6ugSter.
Iut more important by far than
N y the announcement that Stanage
IA 70 to Hot Springs several weeks
ndyance Of the baseball training
06oa and get into shape to hold his
~ AGAINST the 0nslaughts on his
oit1oa that viii be made by Mckee.
Lea and Baker
1tnnago will not be alone at Hot
Q1neA q George Dauss. IL Is official-
o1nQunced, will be there with him
Ggo the season starts. ~
3ouGU has seen Bonesetter Reese
~ winter and the bonesetter fixed
y arm mp for him 80 that IL feels
~ ootter than 1t ever has before
oeo1ng To . letter from Dauss to
Dt1ent Navin.
lonee always has more or less
4oae n getting his arm into shape
~ spring. He absolutely refuses
hurry Il IN the least This spring.
40 &Aml0ch and some others were |
- pink Of condition, Dauss was
" putting almost nothing on the
Qnd waiting.
nmlQch and some others were re.
De4 by the Tigers last summer.
r1o was touted as one of the bes.
~ Youngsters who had ever
DDed into the box
Aay Mckee, Tiger catcher, is spend |
the winter at Springfield, O., |
1ere he played ball two years ago. |
Mckee has written friends here
- be will take a position in an
ootrlc fan manufacturing company
&pr1n6eld after the first of the year. |
eayS he n feeling great and that 1
- confident that he will show
o. Improvement next season over
work OF last year. the experience
has gained being OF great benefit
him.