The Detroit times., 1915-03-26
EuIfport Camp Given
Black Eye By
/: Weather
WHOLE SOUTH
/: is NOW IN BAD
Squads Came to Throw
1 Baseballs, Found
Snowballs
by HAROLD v. WILCOX.


NEW ORLEANS. La, March 26s--
The Tigers practically finished with
Guifport yesterday, when they beat
Mobile, 10 TO 1. in the hjg chssttS
kame for the benefit OF the victims
n the business stagnation that has
Swept the south because Of the Euro
tean war. A number OF utility and
BATTERY men viii remain ~ camp Tor
snothcr week. but Tho regulars today
started PLAYING schedule tha; viii
keep them ON the diamond Amos
iontinuon until the American
b.agnc scaEan ends 10 October,
fseginnlHg Today. the Bcnsais play
4 two,game series al New or'cAns
xith the Scuthern association team
Mere suadny they 80 90 Pensacola
fiopday they win return 70 Gulfport.
where q short workout viii be STAG
ID III the fairgrounds. prior 10 the
nackine OF trunks for the northern
fnsasion. TUESDAY New Orleans VIII
l,c played al Laurel. Miss. jackson.
Miss. the state capital, win see De
troit and the Pellcans in combat
" sdnesday. and the next day two
zane series in Memphis viii begin,
nroyiding the usual Memphis down.
tour does NOT keep the athletes in
doors.
: Manager Jennings win stage his
annual return 20. Louisville. the
kene OF his early baseball activities.
April 3. and three games are SEIZED
ed at the Kentucky metropolis
me players left in Gnlfport will Join
ne regulars there. The whole squad
&i1I be In Cincinnati April s. and
= and viii split there. q second team
6Dinx to Grand Rapids for three
ZINES. The first team viii be in
layton on the ninth. Then the reg
1Iars will play two games al lndian-
hollis. returning TO Detroit in time
~ one days rest before the cham
Ionship race opens April IA.
The end OF the Gulfport encamp-
Rent does not mean that the train
4 season Is over. After three
weeks OF very fair weather. the
Mississippi seaport was included in
\ 81 arctic regions. and while no day
ssed without practice, the team
rs lost practically whole week OF
6nnditioning. Jennings Is not com
. sIning very vociferously. The
heather al Gulfport has been on the
xhole much better than IN any other
buthern training camp this year In
Texas, the major leagues threw as
xany Snowflake as basebails during
}hc past few weeks, and rain and
did have seriously handicapped the
6ubs training In Georgia and Flor
~. especially the latter state, which
Xas more training camps than any
@thcr commonwealth. Gulfport
hight have been much worse than
4 has been. but nevertheless much
6onditioning remains to be done on
he trip north.
This Is especially true OF the pitch
~ stan. The hurlers have been
lower than the other players In
bunding into shape. and until late
Dis week have not been ready 20
1hake the ball cut deceptive antics
d us journey across the platter.
JENNINGS has devoted most of the
geek TO his pitchers. and inciden-
ally 10 batting practice. Infield
practice has been almost totally cut
out Huriers who had earned tenn.
porary rest catchers. and Burke and
Meanings himself have taken the
Held. and daily half dozen mounds
men have been warmed up and sent
n 10 do their best against the whole
TiEer squad. The batters were OF.
tIcr<d 10 swat the ball and run the
bases MS they would In genuine
fanes, and innings OF three outs
zach were played account of the DO.
.Ilion OF men on bases and the mum.
Mr. OF outs being taken nj all times.
Amer the preliminary warming up.