The Detroit times., 1913-03-22
Players Would Rather Play Six
Regular Months Than Go
Through Spring Siege
CONSIDER YEAR HALF
OVER ON OPENING DAY
Tuthill Thinks That Much of
this 'SOre Arm" stuff
Is "the Bunk"

GULFPORT, Miss, March 22.-Now
that the Tigers can see the turning in
the lane OF their 1913 season--now
that they can see the end OF the be-
ginning with the trip north fairly on
its way, they are breathing sighs OF
relief
rather play six months OF summer
ball in the regular schedule than en-
lure i5 days of spring training.
There is only one bright spot in the
spring training proposition for the
players: tnat is that they escape the
cold weather Of the north, and II the
players are southerners as are Gibson,
Frierson, Cobb and Others OF the
Tigers, there is not even that advan-
tage. So there Is little wonder that
the Oldtimers keep away from il as
long as they can and still be in good
condition at the opening game.
In the first place. the 40 days are
drudgery for the players because they
are working for nothing. They are
not paid cent for their services dur
ing the days In the training camp.
Their expenses are all met. with the
exception OF their personal luxurie3.
The Players Fraternity has threat
cned to force the club owners to nay
the men for their spring work. The
club owners say that they hope the
fraternity will do so. for II they do
the owners will get together and cut
out the spring work altogether ami
simply require their men 10 report 10
them In shape as was done in tire OLD
days
Not only do the men work without
pay during training season land
player loves his pay only es much as
me OF his eyes ar his erml bur they.
undergo most of the torture Of the
season during the first couple of
weeks.
II Is a wonder that more young PLAY
ers don't get homesick AMI Qui' their
clubs before the spring training IL
over. Drop i'm any major league camp
q week or two after the recruits have
arrived and you'll see sorry bunch
of young men.
You've had the grip. no doubt. fon
know how II feels TO be so SICK In
everv particle Of your body that you
don't care whether life Is worth Nv
ing. You've been bilious. perhaps. Yon
know how it feels TO see black things
before your eyes while your stonach
and your head churn I'm rapid success
zion. You've had rheumatism maype'
You know how II feels to be able 70
move hand or foot Only Win
excrrciating pain.
We'll. take three big portions OF
or,p biliousness and rheumatism.
Nix thoroughly and aod touch or
homesickness. Apply in large doses
IN a ball player and he'll swear that IL
g the first week in spring training.
II IA remarkable the sickness and
oain that IL brought upon player
when he is getting into condition for
.ha summers work. or course, the
,,rime shape In which he rs furfHg ttre
.,aving season recompenses him Tor
he suffering he has endured in Febru-
ary and March.
Ask Trainer Tuthill II TINS Is true
and he'll probably say that II Is NOT.
He'll saw that a whole lot or the Ills of
the plavers both in the spring ano
,ater in the season are imaginary. He
"a thinking OF starting q course OF
treatment in mental suggestion for his
athletes. rather than pampering them
with bandages. liniments. and so on.
For instance, Harry believes that
,,itchers should be worked ofteEer
han they are. He points back to the
old school. when the best pitchers
worked every other day. and says that
similar treatment nowadays would be
OF benefit to the hurlers.
There is perhaps no portion OF the
anatomy so sensitive to conditions
around It, especially weather condi-
lions, az pitchers arm. Watch
hurler and you'll see him cover his
arm carefully every time he quits
working with Il. even II for only few
moments. II the weather Is the least
bit raw.
pick out a nice warm day that
seems almost perfect for layman and
try 70 thrust 1t upon hurler as a
rood day and he'll growl that there Is
too much wind" when perhaps there
Is only a little breeze blowing. Some
,,tchers wear heavy .undergarments
all the year around to protect their
arms. Others wear specially-made
sleeves for their throwing arms.
Tuthill believes that much OF this is
all nonsense. He thinks that the idea
hat \ pitchers arm is such fragile
niece OF bric.a-brac has been exaeger'
ated by the habit that some pitchers
have of charging every mistake to a
sore arm. They kink their arms in
throwing and then think that they
have taken cold In It.
On the other hand, the experience
OF veterans like Mullin has taught