The Detroit times., 1913-03-04
Fans and Fanesses Show More
( Interest in the Peach than
In Rest Of Club
GEORGIAN EXPECTED TO
REPORT EARLY THIS YEAR
Il Anxious to See Gulfport-
Golf Course Here Will be
an Attraction
By RALPH L. YONKER.


GULFPORT, Miss. March A.
When It Tsh' Cobb comipgi'
That IL the question of the day
here. Every resident OF the city and
every guest OF the hotel here who u
interested In baseball. has the same
query ON his liDa
Those who Save marveled at the
wonderful attraction OF the name Cobb
IN baaeball are cast still further into
Samaxennent at the jmmense amount Of
intsrest that is being displayed In the
Arrival or the Tigers greatest stars
II do hope that Cobb will get here
before we have to leave" sighs every
fan and faness as be or she registers
and springs the same old inquiry at
the hotel clerk.
Manager Jennings had been blandly
assuring questioners that he thinks
Cobb ought to be here In week or
SO. Hushie expects Ty to show up
shortly after he signs his contract and
he expects him to sign his contract
within few days. II there is one vi
the soscalled "holdouts" that Manager
Jennings is not worrying about. that
one is Cobb.
y Cobb arrived In New Orleans last
year just as the Tigers were starting
their exhibition game trip north. lie
, rallied to show up at Monroe. where
the Tigers were training. This year,
however. Il is expected that he Will
join the Tigers In their preliminary
Z stunts. because Gulfport Is q much
IRbre desfrahte place In which to spend
, the early spring weeks than was the
Louisiana town, which DOME Bush AMI
Cobb escaped.
Besides the attraction of the city
itself to draw Cobb here, there y the
x0lfecmipe Cobb 10 said to be Ncnd
Al gOif. &o& 3lAot ne has had taste
Of Il, and IL aching TOR match with
Joe Lake, the best Of the golfers
among the Tigers. Manager jennings.
too, has INDUCED In little OF the
sport and may give Ty some compe-
tition.
The fans here are attending the
daily practices of the Tigers with
rexuTSfity that would do credit to the
rah-rahs OF university, and they are
taking q local pride in ''our team
that Is amusing. When Cobb comes,
/, however. the attendance will be In.
creased greatly, Judging by the ad-
vance attention that the Peach 10 re-
ceiving.
Without disparaging the drawing
power OF the other great Tiger stars
IN the least, II must be admitted that
Cobb has been the greatest Of them
ali In illuminating his name SO that
The American public cannot help Dut
know Of him. =.
OF course. one reason that Ty Ia 30
much OF q parsonage in these parts
Il that the south claims him as q ma
tive son. He was born and raised IN
Georgia, 80 the southerners nave es-
pecial interest In the native son.
In the north where the big league
pIaxars are followed closely, all the
starr. many Of the lesser lights, ana
even the recruits, are well known 70
the fans. Here In the south. pow-
ever, each team has Its particular
light who shines for. the whole ciup.
For the Tigers that star Is CORD.
when the Maps arrived at pensacoIa
the frst question that greeted tnem
was Where II Larry And wnen
I.ajoie was pointed out to tne crowo
at the train he was made the cyn"suse
Of all southern eyes.
wh.n Manager Driver, of the Great
Southern Hotel, read tnat tne peopss
OF Pensacola had given the Maps anu
their party . big banquet on tne Co. ~.
sion Of their arrival, ne deciueu . ~S
an h~ran makIng preparations for .
ss.tivs cccasion on the eve Of the IT,.
gers departure. -.
4 hannr<t for the party in the big
Aininr.roorn of the hotel here, per-
Mana : BAH. and some other ceie0ra-
ton is being plsnned.
Manaeer Driver believes that 2 cele-
trntion At. the time OF the clubs &c
nartnre viii be more effective fhcn
nns - the time or arrival, inasmuch
a. All the players will be here and the
banquet will leave Q good taste 10
their mouths.
The news that Oscar stanage had
s,ensd his contract and would report
hsre shortly was received with salts
fact,on' bv the followers Of the Tigers,
not - much because OF worry that
Oecar wouldn't Sign - because of
worry tHat unless the pesrless catch.
ar sisne4 sSoon h6 wouldn't be In shape
ia Sfart the season on April 10.
a teadeucy TO be careless about
teonine An condition has been Man
~ jsnnInes only kick on the work
~ atonsee. without doubt, when
atanieo fries he Il the greatest back
ston IN the American league. Iib
xlei1ang means that he will report IN
fSmifuort 10 time 10 get into proper
share for the btginning OF the sea-
stsnase reeds more work than
xosno ~ the younger fellows to get