The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-29
Veteran Doc White and Recruit
Reb Russell Form the Port
side Section
BIG ED WALSH is OUT
OF THE ENTIRE SERIES
Cobb Makes Debut To-day
Jones, Cicotte and Schal-
Ter With Sox
BY RALPH L. YONKER.

BY RALPH L. YONKER.
When the White Sox arrived in De
troit this morning 10 open a hve.game
series with the Tigers here, they
brought with them all their south
paws.
Furthermore, they intend to start
Doc White. always a problem for the
Tigers, In the first game today and
they cast dire hints that they will also
use him IN the last. on Saturday.
Whenever the Tigers opposition
nowadays wants TO twist the Tigers
tails. or at least tweak II a little, play
fullike. ii announces the first thing
Oh pushing aside the outer hangings
OF the jungle that IL has an army OF
southpaws with ii and that II intends
TO start it's best one in the frst game.
use the others in the middle and work
the best one again to finish mp with
The White Sox are somewhat worse
% for lefties than are the Nap sand
the Browns. however. for they have
only two in comparison 10 the regi-
ment that the other clubs have.
Doc White. said TO be pitching on
his head. but winning games never
theiess. and Reb Russell recruit
from the Texas league. are the two
portsiders wrom the White Sox have
with them. They had another up to
this morning, a Bob Smith. whom they
let 60 to Minneapolis. And few
days ago they had still another. Mos-
ridge. whom they also let 70 TO Mime
apolis. Both men joined the Millers
at Louisville, which ia far enough
away SO that they cannot be recalled
.or the Tiger series.
Doc White ia the most probable
pitching selection for today although
enc can never tell for sure about who
will be used. IL he works today he
will probably be used again Saturday.
Zig Ed walsh. the best drawing
card OF the Sox. is not with the cluo
Oh this trip. He Is laid up with what
Is supposed to be an attack OF grin
and will not he in the game for q
week or ten days at least, which means
that he will not be seen here this
series.
The Big Moose hasn't been working
! we'll this spring and Manager Gala
, han has surmised that he was not in
condition but just what allied the bis
/ fellow couldn't be ascertained until
J his illness took acute enough form so
! that he was downright sick. Then the
! White Sox's boss laid him or for a
rest.
| Except for the chief asset 10 the
Sox pitching stan. 1t Is in great con.
dition this spring. The veterans
White, Scott. LANCE. Cicotte and Benz
arc going nicely and the recruit. Rus.
sell. pitched one-hit game against
! the Browns Friday. which is evidence
that he isn't candidate FOR the hos
pital list.
! With the White SoX on this trip
are three men very well known TO De-
troitefs Two of them are residents
OF this city.
fielder with the Tigers. is playing a
utility role for Manager Callahan, and
| Edward Cicotte, former Tiger hurier,
/ is pitching for Jimmy. Both these
men make their homes in Detroit.
! Walter Schaller took his spring
training with the Tigers in Gultport
this year and then was sold TO Chi
cago leaving his teammates at Chat
tanoosa TO join the White Sox. Schal-
Ter will undoubtedly be seen in LEFT
field.
! While the White Sox are without
their greatest star, the Tigers again
have theirs. Tyrus Cobb will be in
center field today for the frat time
this year. The setting aside OF 4
league rule by Ban Johnson. presi.
dent OF the American league, in order
that Cobb might play. saved the De
troit club only one day for the Ma.
Itional commission meets tomorrow 10
TX Tvs hne and would probably have
! reinstated him before Wednesday $
game.
| Cobb could have played Saturday
bad there been a game. Rain Sunday
and Monday also kept him ont.
This Ia not very propitious weather
for Tyrus to break into the game
He hasn't been working since April
g. and 10 naturally needing some no,
weather to put him in the best Of con.
dition. lie is likely to be pretty sore.
starting in this cold weather.
| The White Sox have only three 20.
cruits with them. One Is Raw Schalk
the former Milwaukee catcher. touted
AZ wonder who will alternate with
Easterly In the catching. Another ia,
Reb Russell. the southpaw hurler. and
the third Ia Joe Berger, the st. Louis
boy who led the shortstops OF the
Pacific Coast league last year. bur
failed to beat Buck Weaver ont or
his job. Berger is utility innelder.
! The Sox have q near-recruit In Fa,r.
ton. the left.handed first basemap.
Who VAS given his nrst trial with the
| club last fall.