The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-09
Jungaleers Are Not Prepared in
Team Play to Meet Big
Leaguers
ARE IN GOOD PHYSICAL.
CONDITION FOR START
Are Down to Weight, Have Arms
and Legs Strong, and
Wind Good
From a STAFF Correspondent.

81. LOUIS, April " Inc llSeTS
start the season In excellent physical
condition." said Manager Jennings to.
day, but they are in very poor shape
rs far as their ability to play ball Is
concerned because OF the fact that we
have had no chance whatever to get
our regular lineup working"
Trainer Tuthill says that the men
arc In as good shape physically to
start the season as they ever have
been while under his care, except the
year 1910, the last year the club train
ed at San Antonio.
There always seems to be some ny
in the soup. however. With boss and
trainer agreed that the Tigers are In
such great physical shape that they
would be likely to break record In
getting away from the tape, injuries
and sickness and the absence OF CobD
have so disrupted the club that at no
time has Manager Jennings been able
10 get his regular lineup working.
The Tigers start the season without
having had single good opportunity
tc get themselves prepared for battle
with club that has been working to-
gether III their own park for weeks.
Not only has Cobb been missing at all
times. but injuries have kept the Tis-
err boss constantly shifting the bat
ting order SO that 1t was wise bats
man who knew one inning where he
was to hit In the next.
This lack Of preparation viii show
itself In the first few days work ana
the gloomy predictions that have been
,naASafsaaniing the hrst series at st.
louis and that at Cleveland may be
more than realized. The Tigers need,
the Jump" they need to get of we.l
10 give them that confidence that they
have been lacking. Yet It looks
scarcely possible for them to get IL.
The trip from Gulfport has been ono
constant source OF injuries and SICK
ness. Bush. Deal and Powell have
been the only men who have been In
all OF the games, and Bush has missed
some innings. Deal has been SICK
over half the time that he has been
playing. Thus It can be seen by the
hlindest that the Tigers have had no
great opportunity to get working TO-
gether.
The catchers have received their
share of work because there have
been so many Of them that they could
be shifted easily But even at tnas
one of them, ROndeau. has heen SICK
a.ed with n fever that forced him 10
Quit in the middle Of game. and
McKee's arm hasn't been in good
enough shape so that he could give
en account OF himself except In the
pame he was in at Chattanooga.
There has heen considerable illness
among the pitchers, also. Zamloch
has been sick abed: Dauss has had
loil that made him unable to don the
mi. Houses arm has been bad and
10 has Wheatley's.
But the illness and injuries OF the
pitchers and catchers doesn't break
IN on the batting order, as those OF
the infielders and outfelders do.
Gamer has missed several games
at first base because OF an injured
finger. while this hasn't affected his
play individually, unless Il has bet
cred 1t. 1t has broken into. the regular
batting order. Louden has been play.
ing only since Chattanooga was reach.
ed. Bush has zone through the great
er part Of all the games, and has con-
stantly led OF. Deal, at third. also
has been hitting sixth or seventh
right along.
Since Crawford j~ined the club at
Memphis he has been In his place reg
niarly hitting third, right behind
Powell. who has also been In his place
right along. Bob veach. In left. sprain-
cd his ankle and Is not expeced to be
in the opening game.
The lineup that Manager Jennings
has announced for the opening game
10 very much weaker than that which
IL counted upon by Tiger fans to pu'
Detroit ND somewhere In the running.
Instead Of Bush, Louden. Crawford,
Cobb. veach, Galner, Deal. Stanage
and Mullin It will probably be Bush.
Powell, Crawford, Gamer. High. Deaf,
I.oudcn. stanage and Mullin. This is
a difference Of two players and has
pecessitated a general shift OF those
who remain.
Cobb and veach are coRs in the
Tiger machine that are sorely miss
ed. While the second place in the
batting order 10 perhaps strengthened
by using Powell instead of Louden
there, the greater strength In that
position is only drop in the bucket
Of strength that IL lost when Cobb
and veach are out Of the batting or
der.
While the Tigers when playing reg
ularly will be no weaklings as far as
hitting and speed on the bases are
concerned II looks as II they must de-
pend almost entirely upon their pitch
ers TO pull them through the first
series.
MulIin and Dubnc c<e the best
veterans the Tigers have. They will
10 msed In the nrst two games. pro-
VIZ both Of them 20 strong. The
I'M game will be pitched by Boehler.
the best OF the Tiger recruits.
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