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

Almost lost in the scrambled mess
of conjectures, announcements, dehl
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 Donlln,
one OF the games most picturesque
figures. The unconditional release OF
the once great slugger, who is now
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 a unique career OF 10 years, he
will be through.
Since Donlin broke into the Ma
+! tional league, in 1899. at st. Louis, he
I has played pretty well 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
1 eagle accuracy, and the end OF the
1 open season on the horse-hide pellet
! found him with clouting average or
/ but .161. In 81 pilgrimages 10 the
plate he hit safety but Ave 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
pang OF deep regret.
From Gulfport comes the news that
? Emil Haisman has declared war on
weeds and ruts at the Tiger diamond
4 there, and with the assistance or
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 Nayin field
guardian OF the sod promises TO have
ii 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 lively
interest In the overhauling OF the
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 II II
continues there will be no chilly
winds and frigid drizzies to complain
OF in March.
The series between New Orleans
and Detroit resulted. last summer, in
a revival OF independent ball on the
coast, and this year 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 Pacific
coast, is having a trip this winter that
nearly compensates for his failure to
make the grade In the big show.
Claude is with the Venice club at
Honolulu. The Californian arrived at
the metropolis. Nov. 16, and was given
a royal welcome. The All-Nationals
and All-Americans are due at Homo
lulu, Monday, provided their steamer
Is not scuttled In mid-Paciflc 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 Il comes to iron man" perform
ances. Both the local lightweights
are staging continuous performances
that are I'M the real thing class.
Patsy VIII box Kid Trendall, at st.
Louis, on the eighth, and then will
hasten to Memphis TO 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 II is possible
that he will sandwich In a match with
Daley, the French champion, who
was introduced to Detroit fans at
Windsor, Wednesday night, at Toledo.
on the eighteenth. He may also be
seen at Cleveland in the grand open
ing which the Forest city will give
the ring game in a few weeks.
Patsy was offered a match with
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.
ever, was not altogether lost, for ne
gotiations are now on TO stage the
Windsor favorite and the Englishnan
at Montreal In January
Taylor. who made short work OF
Jack Sullivan, at Windsor, Wednes-
day night, will meet Artie Kaufman,
at Jackson, on the tenth. and the next
day Will take on DeLoof, at Grand
Rapids. Mickey Sheridan is another
local favorite who is staging some
'iron man" stuff. Mickey win en-.
deavor 10 satisfactorily settle a grudge
with Johnny Lore, at Jackson, on the
tenth, and on the eleventh will fight
10 rounds with Welsh, at Grand Rap
ids, the Irishman having secured
Drouillard's chance at the champion.
Paul Sikora' is planning a come
back" Il Is reported in Detroit box.
ing circles that he is expecting TO
meet Artle Kaufman. at Lansing. on
the fifteenth.
KENDALL SLATED TO BE
INTERLA AXE COMMODORE