The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-04
Haisman Remodeling Diamond
and Whole Training Camp is
Being Overhauled
4 MIKE DONLIN PASSES
FROM THE BIG SHOW
Noted Veteran Through After
Is Years of Smuggling in the
National League
BY HAROLD Y. WILCOX.

BY HAROLD v. WILCOX
Almost lost I'm the scrambled mess
OF conjectures, announcements, deni-
ais, rumors. hurdlings and war bulle-
tins that form the daily baseball OF
fering these December days, is the
story OF the passing OF Mike Donlin,
one or the games most picturesque
hgures. The unconditional release or
the once great slugger, who is now q
Giant, is planned, and unless the
much-married Michael is claimed by
some other major league club within
10 days, he will be free agent. And
In Mikes case, that will mean that
after unique career of 10 years, he
will be through.
Since Donlin broke into the Ma
tional league, in 1899. at St Louis, he
has played pretty we'll around the cir
cult, and for years his bludgeon was
thing of JOY to the fans and terror
to the enemy. Mike made the trip
around the world with McGraw, last
winter, and stuck with the Giants in
q pinch-hitter hole all last season.
But the old batting eye had lost its
eagle accuracy, and the end of the
open season on the horse-hide pellet
FOUND him with a clouting average OF
but .l6l. In 81 pilgrimages 10 the
plate he hit safety but five times, two
singles, a double. triple and lone
home run being his offering for 1914.
The circuit drive scored his single
run.
Donlin leaves the big show at a
time when his passing will be over
looked by many, but the old guard will
note his absence next spring with a
pang OF deep regret.
From Gulfport comes the news that
Emil Haisman has declared war on
weeds and ruts at the Tiger diamond
there, and with the assistance OF
Groundkeeper Clayton. of the New
Orleans Pelicans. is remodeling the
turtle-back lot on which the Bengal
tribe cavort in spring training days.
Emil constructed one OF the best dia
monds in the south at Gulfport last
winter, and the genial Navin field
guardian of the sod promises 70 have
1t In even better shape when the linn
bering-up season opens early in
March.
The whole population of Gulfport
is delighted at the prospect OF again
entertaining the crew from Jungle
town, and the city is taking a lively
interest in the oyerhauling OF the
y shower baths, hand ball courts and
other equipment at the fair grounds
on the coast The weather has been
the balmiest in years on the Gulf
coast, report the natives, and IL II
continues there will be no chilly
winds and frigid driZzles TO complain
of In March.
The series between New Orleans
and Detroit resulted, last summer, in
revival OF independent ball on the
coast. and this year a league is being
planned by the towns that dot the
shore OF Mississippi Sound.
Claude williams, the tiny southpaw
who tried out with the Tigers last
< spring and was sent to the PACING
n coast, is having trip this winter that
nearly compensates for his failure 10
make the grade In the big show.
Claude Is with the Venice club at
honolulu. The Californian arrived at
the metropolis. Nov. l6, and was given
royal welcome The All-Nationals
and All-Americans are due at Homo
lulu, Monday, provided their steamer
Is not scuttled in mid-Pacifc by one
OF the German cruisers that is lending
interesting variety to ocean travel in
those regions of the deep.
Freddy Welsh has nothing on
Patsy Drouillard and Sammy Taylor
when 1t comes to iron man" perform
ances Both the local lightweights
are staging continuous performances
that are In the real thing" class.
Patsy will box Kid Trendall at st.
Louis. on the eighth, and then will
s hasten to Memphis 10 meet Joe Man
dot, on the thirteenth. On the twenty
third he will exchange thumps with
Hal Stewart, another tough boy. at
the Windsor arena, and IL is possible
that he will sandwich In match with
Daley, the French champion, who
was introduced to Detroit fans az
Windsor, Wednesday night, at Toledb.
on the eighteenth He may also be
seen at Cleveland in the grand open
ing which the Forest city will lgive
the ring game in few weeks. n
Patsy was offered match with
I Freddy Welsh, at Grand Rapids, for
the eleventh, but could not accept be-
cause of his Memphis date, for which
he had posted big forfeit. His
chance TO meet the champion. how
violations are now on to stage the
Windsor favorite and the Englshman
at Montreal in January.
Taylor, who made short work OF
lack Sullivan. at Windsor, Wednes.
day night. will meet Artie Kaufman,
Ut jackson, on the tenth, and the next
day will take on DeLoof. at Grand
Rapids. Mickey Sheridan is another
a local favorite who is staging some
Iron man" stun Mickey will en-
(leavor TO satisfactorily settle grudge
with Johnny Lore, at Jackson. on the
tenth. and on the eleventh will fight
10 rounds with Welsh, at Grand Rap
IDS, the freshman having secured
Drouillard's chance at the champion
Paul Sikora Is planning a come
back" II is reported in Detroit box
ing circles that he is expecting to
meet Artie Kaufman, at Lansing. on
the fifteenth.
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