The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-11
One Solace is that "at home"
Games Come Thick
After July A
SPARSE ON SATURDAYS,
SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS
' Tigers Open with Browns April
10 at st. Louis
Here April IL
BIZ RALPH o.. YONKER.


When President Frank J. Navin, of
the Tigers took his first look at the
American league schedule for 1913 as
officially ratified at the meeting of the
lnagnates at New York yesterday, he
olnd In 1t lltlle TO cheer him amid the
,roubles OF sisGing ZIP a post-pennant-
Winning aggregation.
This, indeed, looks like thin year
or the Tigers. Not only are the
PROSPECTS Tor team dimmed, but the
respects OF drawing the greatest
lumber OF people with the material at
aand has not been frightened by the
schedule.
There Is only one thing that is sat
iefactory from the box Office view.
Dolnt. The Tigers are given plenty OF
: chance 10 draw to the greatest advan-
age, while on the road. No matter
wLere the Tigers stand Ia the per
Centage column they are almost sure
20 draw well while travelling, on ac-
count OF Jennings ana Cobb. Doubtless
The American league schedule fran
ers considered this when drawing up
the time card.
But Detroit has not been particular
q
should be, OF course. so II seems that
everybody must be happy ana wait
until a pennant winning team gives lis
a real chance at the plums in the date
pudding (which is mixing em up
somcl.
However, should the Tigers get into
the running along towards nlid-ssason
. alere is this solid comfort: Most OF
tae Tigers dates after the middle
aoint has been passed are arranged
FOR their own jungle. The greater part
of the sytfnts aproad Mid have Aogn
ylayed By the time July 4 has come
ind gone. So II there Is any change
Tor penBant and IL playing on home
grounds helps any in winning games
me Tigerss will be fortunate.
After July 4 there are two long
away-from-home sieges. One begins
IN the later part OF July and continues
until the middle OF August, with
.aines In the east September has an.
J,Ler rocky eastern trip. The season
loses with stretch OF late Septem-
Der and early October games with Chi
$50, Ciegeland and st. Louis.
IN the matter OF the opening, De-
.scit has NOT been favored. For the
:irst ttfaa. In many YEARS, st. Louis
rather shan Chicago or cleveland gets
The opening dgie The Tigers open
'rlth the Browns Cn their own mornG
April 10, then go to Cleveland and
...lGc here ior tic nrst came at homo
: aYrh IL again meeting the Browns.
In the guessing contests which pre-
eded the announcement OF the seized
Rle the Maps were favored for the
Tiger opening, with the White Sox
,enntns 4 lose second Few thought
CT the Browns as being possibilities
!or Tiger debut assistants.
In the matter Of Saturdays. Sundays
and other holidays, Detroit hasn't any
ching 10 start 4 jubilee about. Ii has
.ess Saturday and Sunday dates than
81 the past few seasons and only one
Holiday. Labcr Day, and the Browns
rs the attraction.
OF course, one may poke fun at the
Hrowne and their value as a holiday
card. out one is suddenly brought to
cheek, COO, when he thinks what these
same Browns Afforded las Fourth or
July. Baseball history was written
-ol that day when George Mulin pitch
cd his no-hit game II win be remem-
bered. too. that Hamilton, OF the
3rcwns, wrote some more with the
same pen when he also pitched a no
nit game against the Tigers for the
(. Browns. However, contests with st.
Louis are long shots and there are
mans- who don't eeFe 90 take the risk.
The Tiger fans get peeps at the fol-
lowing clubs In succession: Sc. Louis,
Cleveland, Chicago, New York. Bos-
ton. Washington, Philadelphia. De
iroit gete the first slant at Frank
Chance, OF the Highlanders, in the
west.
The Tigers longest stay at home
will be 16 days. from May z TO MAY %.
The longest stay away from home will
be 35 days. from May % TO June 26.
X Is this long stretch that makes 1t
possible for the Tigers to have com