The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-31
FEAR THAT TIGERS MAY
GO STALE BEFORE SEASON
Over-Training Buga boo on Ono
Side-A Cold Wave Chill
on the Other
VETS AT CHATTANOOGA
WORK FOR CONDITION
If Mullin Doesn't Pitch Opening
Game, He'll Work in Sec
Ond, Says Jennings

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. March 81.
Weather. the principal factor In the
big gamble OF baseball. has played ons
OK It's queer tricks upon the Tigers
these past three seasons. In 1911. the
Tigers left Monroe after beautiful
weather only TO run into cold that SsN
them back; last year they had only
AZ many good days during the train
Ing season az oan be counted on the
fingers OF one hand; this season the
weather man has been 30 kind that
there 10 danger that the Tiger crew
may DO overturned by the time they
reach the north.
There are two things that the dub
has to fear on this trip north. The
nrst 10 that they will run into cold
weather that will set them back: the
second 10 that they will have had so
much work when they arrive in the
north that they will 60 stale.
The training season 10 wearysome
task In any event: the trip home.
like the Tigers are making now, Is
the weariest part Of II all. II there
Ia good playing weather. the men get
tired Of jumping from one strange
place to another strange place. and
playing every day. II there 10 poor
weather, they get very. very tired OF
hanging around strange hotels with
| nothing TO do. There Is only . Hob
sons choice In the weather.
AT no time during the present train
Ing season has Manager Jennings
been forced TO drive his men. 1t now
looks az II he may be compelled TO
! ask them 10 ease up some II present
conditions continue
Last season at Monroe he made the
men work every Sunday when there
| was working weather because Of the
| fact that there was 80 little chance
TO do anything. anyway. This season
he has given the only SUNDAY they
weren't playing a game to themselves.
The day that the men left Gulfport,
also, was declared legal holiday.
II It were not for the fact that Sun.
day Is a good baseball day, 1t IL likely
that the rest Of the Sabbaths up 10
the opening Of the season would be
given up to rest and recreation, for
the players all expressed their appre-
citation of the one Sunday and one
halfholiday that they had.
However, In spite Of the excellen.
shape that the team is In right now,
nobody IL praying for any cold wealth.
er. A cold snap. such ~ 10 threat.
ened. might set the club back for two
weeks. Running chances of meeting
cold wave n one Of tho things that
Manager Jennings intends to avoid
by staying at 0ulfport until II IL al
most -time-for- season to start
next year.
Mullin still needs plenty Of work, al.
| though he promises to be In flne con.
| dition when the season opens. He
knows what he must do and how long
he has to do II In. He has given
| every evidence that he intends to live
up to his promises thus far aud Man
| ager Jennings Is showing by his atti
tude that he has faith In George.
Il am not worrying about Mullin
this year." said Hughie. George
knows what work and the kind OF
work he must do between now and
| the opening Of the scissor, and l have
| confidence that he will do It,"
Willett hasn't pitched q game az
yet. He was AT Hot Springs previous
to his reporting at Gulfport. Dubuc
has worked In one game. Neither
man IL In shape to start the season
! by any means. but they have plenty
OF chance to Get there.
Schaller remained at Chattanooga
In order to get those bothersome
ankles Of his into some sort Of shape
SO that he can make Q last stand for
his position In the Tiger outfield. n
he does not demonstrate that he fs I'm
h.
Will be let 20 at once. Schaller 10 a
great sluEGer and he can hit that
ball over three hundred In any league.
He has had no chance whatever to
Get 70 the battle for IN outAsld Job
with the Tigers this year, however.
stanaEe needs Just weight reducing
work to put him IN shape. Stan re-
ported At 0ulfport late and fat, but
he has worked with q VIII to dwindle.
Bill Louden must set his Arm and
his legs into condition 20 that he can
give Harry Stanley Z chase 20 ret
back his Job 1T second. Unless man.
Icy shows marked Improvement IN
hitting, II looks ~ II Bt1, viii have
little trouble In aocomplishing what
he Wishes
Rondeau has his Job cinohSd. and
IL IL up 10 Gibson and Mckee to Asht
II out for tho remaining position. Pom.
deau hurt HE hand at Mobile. bat tho
injury was not at all ssrioua
Nine recruit pitchers srs vork1nr
their hardest In this crucial vsok fnr
places ny the end OF the wen. n
VIII probably be practically AeoSAed
In Manager Jennin9s' minA 49,
which Of tho twiriera no viii 40.
Probably not moe than two cr
three WIFI be lei 10 before tAs cynvs
reaches Detroit,
Hugh High 10 sui IN tho Auns Az
the extra outheld JOB. sithouEh he /,
slated 10 be released az soon a ~
club reaches Detroit.
" locks ~ II Stanley viii b fspt
for utility man II nothing slss. nssi
VIII be kept In preference % VYf n.
though Witt may be given a chance IN
show whether he can utav IN 49,
health all season. Ionder snS
Meriarty are too valuable nsn IN L.
80 right away.
Gibson and Mckee are nsck an6
neck In the race for the oatehsrs go
pyseQessspsltl pvtate.n, a -. -.
ne featnert T9s plain. meet ~ ~