The Detroit times., 1915-05-08
Big Cleveland Hurler
Joins Palestine
Squad
MASONS TO OPEN
SEASON MAY Is
Nine Clubs Enrolled i'm
Lodge Circuit
This Year
BY HAROLD Y. WILCOX.


Fritz Blanding. the big Cleveland
pitcher. who year ago Jumped
10 the Feds and right back again.
and who last winter startled the
baseball world by deliberately retir'
ing from The national game because
he did not like Joe birmingham. his
manager. has returned TO the dia'
mond
His retirement from professional
ball. however, stu stands. Bland
< Ing said he would not play any more
big league ball. quit without any
fuss and stayed quit, This summer
( no Is going 10 pitch for the Pales-
I tine club OF the Detroit Masonic
league. and this afternoon he will
make his nrst appearance. when he
Is takes the mound in a practice game
X against the Ashiar lodge The two
ton model hurler has been working
out with the Palestine boys this
spring. and Is I'm very satisfactory
! demolition FOR the purposes OF the
II amateur game
Ia just NUhN Ill IA my
when he hears OF Blanding and HIS
new connections Is not hard to
guess While Fritz was more or
less mixed Mp with the dissension
! that sent Laioie TO Philadelphia,
/ Olson 20 Cincinnati. and "Doc"
/, johnson. TO Pittsburgh. he was a
I mighty capable slab artist. and
1 cleveland could use him to good
advantage IN the present crisis
4 While the Masonic league season
7,pcux Informally with practice
! games today. tho curtain will not
rise on the Official season until next
/ SATURDAY.
! The opening day viii have for its
I Seudliner the first clash of the Pal
/ i.stine lodge and the city Of the
| Straits team. the latter the 1914
| Rag winner. Detroit lodge will meet
Friendship. Union and Oriental.Cor-
lrthian -xill play and tEhtaF and
ktpn lodges viii meet In the fourth
| sAme ,Kilwinning lodge will not
get into action until the next week.
l The Masonic league viii be
khe-cluh circuit this summer. com
sosed Of the following clubs Pales-
ihe, Kilwinning Detroit. Union.
.ty Of the Straits. Friendship. Ori-
Intal- Corinthian. Ashlar and Zion.
4 lack Ablard will pilot the Palestine
nam. n. C. Miller will manage XII
Inning, Patterson Will boss the
betroi, lodge FASTENERS. I'D Smith
VII lead Union, Or. Golfer will
sain be In the City OF Straits
Saddle. and T. w Mills viii be the
friendship chieitain. Geo. McCul-
nm will manage the combination
oriental Corinthian club. Lew vii
ar will look out for Ashlar, and
he'd Shafer will be the Zion pilot.
Members OF tho various teams
lave been working out for the past
honth. and Il is expected that the
I tsason will start at top speed. In
idltion 20 the inter lodge schedule.
IL customary games with leading
| lasonic teams from other cities
iii be played While the rosters OF
" various clubs have not yet been
liblished. II IL known that In add
on to Blanding's. at least two
her new faces. once familiar in
-ofessional baseball. viii be seen
Masonic games this summer J.
Hartgaring. who played with the
dorado College OF Mines In his
thool days and later In the West
n league hold down an out.
hld berth on the Palestine club,
ad C. A. Goodwin. former New
+ ngfand league first baseman, will
with the City or the Straits
nee Merritt. who played first base
r the last-namcd club last year
ad who was once with Dubuque, in
e Three.Eye league. will retain
q Job, Il Is probable that Goodwin
III be utilized I'm the outheld
The Masonic league r. one 81 the
stest non-salaried organlza tons IN
q country. and n large following IL
N pected for II this summer.
ENNIS FOR PALESTINE