The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-22
Says Wing Is Never
Right Except In
North
sKAVY" COMING
ALONG RAPIDLY
Little Dope On the
Tiger Pitchers
As Yet
d HARoLp '. WILcox.

NJ HAROLD Y. WILCOX.
ouLRPoRT. Miss. March a.
yonn Oldham. Tiger southpaw huri.
- q anburn lock fame, has a sore
aym. and n 10 going 20 send him
haek 70 the minors. IL Is not un-
eonlnoa FOR young recruits to de-
vooop core arms. and being unable
- ahow their worth, to be sent back
q eavor % those pitchers who have
Ghown something. but John, or
~nnbe.- % he 10 better known. has
eomsthing unusual In the way Of
e1caDe. ~Rube" blames the hot
weather for the helpless condition
g his SALARY ''souper.-
He says that since he has been
y professional baseball. he has
trained two years 1t Trenton. n. j..
WAess Il ~ rather chilly In the
.oCE1ng. and three years in the south.
vhere 4 h alleged to be baimy.
Dvory year that he has attempted to
1T into condition in Dixie. he has
Gone north with q very sort arm
thoe Wa Of little use to him until
q had become thoroughly chilled In
~ Dorthland. Each year he has
fgolnsd north. he has been right at
he very start OF the season Old
hom Doesn't know why the southern
elfnafe affects his wing SO differ-
ootly nom the manner In which IL
o9octs his fellow moundsman. but
~ y certain that such II the case.
~nnbs" hasn't entirely given up
N hope q making the grade this
yeox. although he In not on the ros-
u q probable stickers. but II be
49, havs 10 60 back. he wants 70
- eont either to the International or
~ Coast Isague. Il 10 likely that
~ Wishes wiz be respected That
ooeo aFm - not the only handicap
un1or which Oldham ID working
xlko Comstock. he has not acquired
H. knsck u holding the foe on the
ooooo- IN his short tryout nj De
tyu1l lnst fall, that fact was demon
oerafo6 to Oldham's own satisfac.
i'm. He doesn't exactly understand
WY. for such things did not happen
- hin while he was with Provi-
(. 1encs. but he II sturdily seeking to
sono1y the weakness.
OMAN thinks that he has discov-
ogo1 a upset In base running dope
- ~ poruon Of Fritz Maisel, the
Yonkee bot corner custodian. who
nusnod up the American league last
~ " his Sensational pilfering-
no you know says Oldham,
~thak 1Gaisel was dub &C running
1oooo when he was with Baltimore,
- ~ International league, just be
|. Gogo ~ went 70 the Yankees? He
~ repeatedly thrown out In that
1oaguo b. 10 and 3o-foot margin.
O. several times Kocher. who tried
ct with Detroit and failed to make
oood turned him hack to FIRST base.
Wobo6y IN the International has
- able 10 dope out the record
1Gaissl has been setting in the bis
GAow.~
OF ne other pitchers who are not
1hs1y 10 be retained. Kari and Led
befter look Ike very promising pros
po0(s- Both are very young. and
on11y lack experience. but they both
1--we lots OF speed and something
- the bah. and wherever they 60,
tnov WIN be accompanied by a strong
boost from the Tiger chieftains.
Young n stu holding his lead in
Ne second base scramble. and Full
~ Il getting over the nervousness
that marred his work In the first ex-
Milton games and 10 again playing
otDlIar ball. Jacobsen has lost none
= TIE favor his initial appearance
Ven him and all OF the regulars
oro rounding into splendid condition
Crawford 10 now about down Il
w'ofght. and has eliminated the arm
aorensss- that bothered him q few
DAYS ago. veaeh IL ready for the
season to start. He has alresd,
1ons some sensational fielding. and
~ eye n on the ball. Bush hasn'
- : whole week OF work yet. bu
~ soreness II beginning 10 leave
~ arm. and ne ID running at TOT
oDos1. n he had a bad knee thu
Winter. he has forgotten all about II
rloriarty may and some addition
n batting practice useful. but 40 IA
- he work on third base Is con
corne1. ne 70 ready ft- The opening
800 His arm was little sore las
veek. but n all risht now. stanags
= not doing much. Peters is doins
- bu1k Of the catching. with Bakel
~ Mckee also getting a LOT Of
vork Batting practice and playins
11>kh has been ~spin'sv chief diver
-. but he Il IN good condition and
0&cre n - question about HIS bein,
10y 10 % behind the bat at an,
49, s,anaEe has taken u upor
1op1f % repress some OF Georg,
~ pfonk1nses. and consequently