The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-07
Herzog's Team Has Been Playing
Poor Ball During Spring
Training Trip
TEAM Is SHAKEN BY
DISCORD IN THE RANKS
Dubuc, Crawford and Coveleskie
Are Out For Revenge on
Former Mates
BY RALPH L. Y0NxER

LOUISVILLE. Ky, April THE
Detroit club ought TO have q trio OF
gala days at Cincinnati II the wealth
er man permits them to go to tho
Ohio city for their three games there
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
The Tigers confidently expect %
clean up on the Cincinnati aggrega-
ton which apparently has Z start for
tEe 1914 league season that II worse
even than that of Cleveland, which IL
certainly bad enough.
II Will be something In the way of
revenge for the Tigers to show the.
Reds up this year. Last year they
we're prevented from going to Cincin.
natl by the floods which put the park
several feet under water and
caused the cancellation of the games
scheduled there. Sam Crawford and
Jean Dubuc especially wanted to 60
to Cincinnati and win. because they
were both former members of the
club there. Sam says 1t n the worst
place In the world to play ball and
Jean doesn't like II much better.
This year this pair has an addition
to the revenge-thirsty squad. Harry
Coveleskie. the Tigers best looking
scuthpaw, was with Cincinnati for &
while after the Philles released him.
He went to the bushes when released
by the Reds.
Judging from the career OF the
Reds under Herxog thus far they
ought to be In fine condition to take
a beating from the Tigers. They
have won hardly a game on their ex
hihifon trip and have been panned
by the newspapers along their route
numerically.
The climax In the Reds misfortunes
came at Louisville where Mar3ane.
the fleet Cuban outfielder with the
club, deserted the team rather than
play under Manager Herzog, whom he
characterized al tyrannical. Marsans
complained Of q lame shoulder. but
Eerz0g ordered him to play In the
last game the Reds had scheduled
VIII the Colonies. Marsans begeed "a
DC excused, but Herxog told him that
ne was tired OF his clubs stalltns
along all spring and that he wanted
some pepper and some action
In batting practice Marsaf,s went
up 10 the plate and hit une-handed.
This angered Herxog, who rave Mar.
sans another call. Thereunnn tha
Cuban deserted the park, went to his
hotel and said that ne would nsvsr
play for Herzog again.
Inc ciuD lost two Of its three
games to Louisville In pepperless bat.
Ties. they should have lost the third
put the Louisville pitcher was 30 Wild
tnat ne walked the game into Her.
xoe's hands. The Reds were outh!t
ano orfplayed in every way.
On the way back to the hotel the
men sang and joked unconcernedIy
as u losing q game was their idea OF
nothing in the world to worry about.
Tnis was but q repetition OF what
nad Happened time and time again
before and It also made the Redo
new manager sore. After being with
winning club like the Giants he
cant bear to see q club take LOSING
games as such q matter Of course
affsir.
Hersog certainly has his hands full
IN trying to make q winner out Of the
gang he has. All along the route
north where they have played II has
been predicted that the cellar would
be too good for them.
The Cleveland Cincinnati ser,es
must have been . wonder. with two
clubs caring % little who won the
games a. these two II must have
been amusing to anybody who likss
to see baseball taken a. q joke To see
the two clubs kidding the spectators
INTO believing they were seeing :
real ball game.
Cincinnati finished next 10 last IN
the National league last season under
Joe Tinker. They certainly don.t
look as good this year 90 they did
last. II the Tigers don't clean nm a.,
them It will be one Of the surpr1ses
Of the spring.
Undoubtedly both Of the old mn.
cinnau pitchers. Dubuc and CovsIas.
kie, VIII be used against them. ~
Cincy bugs will have . chance 70 -
the same change Of pace that ar
Grimth taught Dubuc when be ~
manager OF the Cincinnati Club No.
against their own club.
Also they will have Q chance 70 a.
what their Big Pole, Coveleskie. can
DO after . rest Of some time ~ ~
minors. since he was last WITH ~
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