The Washington times., 1924-01-21

1t is not possible at this moment
to announce the exact schedule for
the spring, jaunt through Dixie as
one or two games are still in a ten'
tative stage, but it is known that
there will be. at least twelve with
Dan Howley's Canadians, six with
the Cardinals, four with Southern
Association teams and several with
the Augusta club.
The itinerary of the Toronto
games, as far as completed, is as
follows:
March 20 at Macon, Ga; March
22 at Augusta, Ga; March "a at
Greenville, s. c.; March rs at
Winston Salem, N. c.; March 26 at
Greensboro, N. c.; March "a at
Raleigh, n. c.; March 2S at Char
lotte, N. c.; March 29 at Anderson,
S. c.; April 2 at Greenwood, s. C.
In all of the above games the
Toronto club will meet the Tiger
regulars with the exception Of
the Anderson exhibition, in which
the Maple Leafs will tackle the
Yannigans. Toronto trains at
Macon, Ga.
To get in all these games means
that the Tigers must go to camp
at least month to play off the
games thus far arranged and the
season is to open on April Is.
Thus If the club doesn't report
until March l it will have but two
weeks to get into condition before
starting match games.
A letter from Manager Tyrus to
the local baseball office says he
will want his pitchers and slow
conditioners in Augusta at least a
week before March and that he
will expect his whole club there
before the first of the month.
Contracts are being sent to the
players on the Tiger roster now
Some Of them are already in the
mails. President Navin says he
expects no trouble in signing up
the players as he has been very
liberal with them. His team is one
of the highest priced in the American
League, and every man on the out.
fit draws more money than do
players of similar ability on other
clubs. '' s-
The only regret that Messrs.
Navin and Cobb feel Is that their
efforts to get a new second base.
man were unavailing, but this Is
due to the fact that there is a
dearth of infielders this season and
an abundance OF odtfielders. That
Is the reason the Detroit club could
not get a good infielder in exchange
for Bobby Veach.
There was no demand for out
fielders except from the Boston
club. and that club had nothing
to give in exchange for the good
Detroit Outfielder. Had Mr.. Navin
not found a market for him at
the Hub, he says, he would have
been obliged to keep him though
he had no room for him ON the
club.
For many years there has not
been a time when infielders were
40 hard to get and outfteIders as
easy to obtain. The Tigers have
been unable to get an experienced
infielder, but they will give a mum.
ber of them who have already had
a chance with the Tigers one more
opportunity. =.
The only absolute stranger to
fans who will try for an infield
position is a product Of Fowlerville,
Mich. He Is Charles Gehringer,
who has made an enviable reputa'
ton as an independent player
around Michigan. Cobb has seen
him perform and thinks he has
great promise.
There will be five new pitchers,
however, at whom the Navin field
fans have not yet been privileged
to look. They are Owen F. Carroll.
a collegian from Massachusetts,; q.
III. Good a southpaw, last season
with Bay City, In the Mint League
tI = 80. 80.