The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-21
Training Season There Has Been
One of the Best in the
Clubs History
JENNINGS CALLS THIS
HIS HAPPIEST SPRING
Trainer Tuthill Says That Men
Are in Great Shape for
This Time of Year
BY RALPH T.. YONK Err.


was with genuine regret that the tt
gers faced their last day In Gulfport
today. They were sorry to leave.
The program for the day called for a
workout beginning at 10 o'clock this
morning and continuing until
O'Clock. luncheon. packing OF trunks
and suitcases. and farewell cele-
bration tonight The crew leaves for
Mobile tomorrow morning
This has been the best and hap.
piest training trip that | have ever
had with the Detroit club" said Man
ager Jennings today. THE weather
has been as good as could be expect
ed especially during the first weeks
that We were at Gulfport, the ma
terial that has been placed at my dis
posal in the way OF recruits has come
up to my highest expectations, ana
the stay at Gulfport has been made
pleasant of the baseball field by the
kindness OF the people there"
This Is a good deal for Manager
Jenrings to say for he has had some
mighty successful trips south in the
past, notably the one at Monroe in
1911 when the men left that town In
OF the finest kind Of weather. and the
one at Augusta, Ga. But this spring
AT Gulfport, has eclipsed even those.
The big disappointment OF the stay
at the coast city was that no real
good exhibition game could be ar
ranged for the benefit OF the rams
there, who claim to be crazy about
baseball. The best that Hughle
could do for them was to have MS
men choose up sides and battle
against each other or course. there
was more real baseball shown III
those Tigers vs. Tigers games than III
those with the Gulf Coast Military
academy and the Tulane university
teams. but there was lacking that
spirit OF rivalry that is needed ror
real zest in the contests
Hughie had a game all arranged
with the Cincinanti club but Manager
Tinker decided that his men were
not In good enough shape to under
lake trip. although they were
anxious to play AZ least one gaIne at
Gulfport. IL only to see the city. MO
bile also had n game scheduled put
suddenly cancelled.
Only one objection has been founo
IA the grounds st Gulfport and that
IA that the outfield has been inclined
IN resemble the great lakes after
everv rain. Manager Jennings mas
repeatedly sent men out to bail IL ou.
after the heavy showers that attended
the last few DAYS the Tigers were IN
camp. The infield dries on quickly
And is in good shape now. IT VIII De
nearly as good by next season as
most major league inhelds and Det,eI
han Tot or tIp minor frasHe- -He'aS
the clubShas to play on.
The fact that the grounds was
mile from the hotel looked like Dig
handicap at frst, but the men soon
began 10 discard the Use Of the street
cars. preferring to enjoy the exercise
Of the walking.
There was quite a howl among the
men when they were informed that
they were supposed TO limit 'neir eNe
ing to $3.50 day at winter resort
prices, but they found that II was pos
sjble to do that with some use OF al
eebra. mathematics and skiilfui or
dering. ,.
The season was remarkably. free
from injuries and sickness. only OIL
the last day at Gulfport. last Satur-
day. aid a man lay CT because OF III
ness. Charlie Deal wasn't ieenns
well then. Rabbit Powell faiied 10
take the trip. to Hattiesburg because
.of a threatened touch OF malaria. but
there are those who are inclined 10
think that he heard about HattiesDurg
0sst and put one over on his boss.
walter Schaller suffered the worst
OF any man on the trip. He had q
nair Of bum props that kept him ont
of the running most Of the time. He
was so badly OF at times that ne
couldn't 20 faster than a walk. He
used to hit In the games and then iet
Manager Jennings run for him.
pitcher Mark Hall sustained the
only real injury Of Importance dur
inr actual work. He had the thumb
,ail of his left hand badly and pain
fully torn by q ball bunted by Donie
Bush. Charlie Deal lacerated his
hand by running into a barbed wire
fence on returning from tent snow
one evening last week.
The weather was perfect during the
first two weeks the NEIL were here.
Now and then there would be little
too much wind for the athletes sensi.
tive arms. but as a general thing con.