The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-03
DETROIT P[AVERs
OFF For SOUTH
FIVE PLAYERS AND NEWSPAPER
SQUAD LETT DETROIT THIS
AFTERNOON.

(By JOE JACKSON

Der of newspaper writer's and photo
graphers embarked at the Union sta
ton, IN Detroit, this afternoon,
over the Wabash, for the first stage
Of the trip to Waxahachie, Texas,
spring home OF the Tigers, thereby
inaugurating the preliminary base
ball season. 1t wasn't an impressive
getaway gathering, the manner in
which local scouts pick up players
nowadays making such a thing i'm
possible. All of the new Detroit
talent seems to come from the far
west or the south. OF the entire
ItNeny-nine men who will be looked
over by jennings. only two winter
ed In towns or cities east OF De-
tro;t.
For most of these, naturally. it
is easier, and more economical to
I the club. to go to camp direc. from
their homes. Leaving here there
were only Coyeleskie, Boland and
James, pitchers: and Mckee and
YelIe, catchers. The latter two
dive In Saginaw. Michigan, while
James home is in Ann Arbor, which
is even nearer to this city. Cove
leskie makes his home here now,
and Boland has been working for
the Detroit postoffiee ever since
the 1916 season closed, as mail
carrier. So 1t Is exclusively
Michigan party, and will be until ST.
Louis is reached.
There the Detroit delegation will
be joined by George Dauss. from
indianapolis: George Cunningham,
from Sturgeon Lake. Minnesota.
Ben Dyer. third baseman, from
Chicago: and Jimmie Burke, whose
home is in st. Louis. Hank E,llison
probably will meet this party at
McAlester, Oklahoma, on his way
from Ola, Ark. He. also, is a third
sacker, and, with Dyer and Bobby
Jones, Of San Francisco, will try
for Wits berth. At Waxahachie.
on Monday. the men named are to
meet Spencer and Mitchell, veterans.
Stanage, who has been there for
some time, and Ehmke, Couch, G.
Jones, Woods, Flanagan and Wat
son, recruit pitchers.
No chance for work on Monday
will be offered, as the squad will
not reach Waxahachie until after
noon. On Tuesday morning Mr..
Jennings will give the boys q little
talk, and Mr.. Tuthill will give them
their uniforms. Then, for the re-
viii spend tie tine getting the
soreness into and out OF their arms
II will be the usual stunt, with no
attempt to pay attention to the form
Of the hurlers, who do not get
ready to show anything in the first
couple OF weeks. Jennings will
spend most of his time with Ellison
end Dyer, as he does not propose
to be caught flat footed II Wit
sticks out. Stanage and Spencer
VIII lcok over the young box men.
Real work of the camp will NOT
start until Monday week, as it is
safe bet that most OF the regulars
viii not drift into Waxahachie until
the night train arriving on Satur-
day. or at some time on the next
day. There are only two trains
per day TO the training camp,
though person may come in from
Dallas, 80 miles away, and a rail
road junction point of importance.
over an interurban road that has
hourly service. The boys who come
to camp singly. however. are al
ways little bit indefinite as to
time Of arrival.
With all hands present on Mon
day week--and Witt is about the
only player who is likely TO be ABB
sent at that time. unless Cobb, VINO
may do some of his preliminary
training with the Washington club,
at Augusta, Georgia. is not present
the real work will begin. All
the boys do the first week is to
timber up their arms. and to run
around the lot, to take off weight
and for the benefit of their wind.
With the regulars present, there
viii be batting and filding practice,
IN addition to the stunts mentioned,
There will have to be little hust-
ling, as the athletes will have less
than 3 week to prepare for their
first exhibitions. The pitchers, how
ever, viii have had two weeks.
and the pitchers. IN spring gapQa.
afe the main; considera:inr. sfs
This year the first bouts are with
the Waco club OF the Texas league.
on March II and rs. The Waco
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