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|gg Bill James Is the Latest Nominated to Slab in the Opener With the Indians
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AICNH es good luck are pl»eter*d all over the Tigwr* * h |*J'** r **
If ■ Murtioa with the i«»ioriH opening. Ten >ear« ago ioda> b
Tlgar* came back from the smith to begin theJ£*"* °fj
The previous campaign bad been an utter bu»L Tin 'it;
’ lap lona on ability and dissension and Inadequate management h
r JSLeKd It That spring of IW7 found Hughey Jennings ‘" Charge He
| STabaab leader, untried an a major league pilot. A flrat division h
ST£a «f!t Ve*r would have verv satisfactory to con-
I Srgld On the eleventh day of April. I*7. the Tiger* °P* n ' d b *"
{ rLtvith Cleveland Vote the IM7-1917 colncldencea all the way taru.
(ti Tl»n won thf 4r»> f»m». »nd G-or«- Mtiltln illo—d only thro* tills.
I wilt boyond "ho InH.ld Th-n ,ho
I fggt of the league and woo the first American league pennant Detroit
•var captured
L . Tpct waa a weird and wooxy season for the Tiger* One day George
Dnvia of the White Sox. laid on a line drive that atruck Claude Roeeman a
flier* and bounded Into the stand* for a home run. On the ninth of May
Detroit played Boston at Bennett park and the Tiger outfielder* dldn t get
a Adding chance Early In August Hughey Jennings drew a 10-day auepen
Aha for insisting upon tooting a tin whistle on the coaching line That
waa -i L ~" the year of the fainoua 17 Inning lie between Detroit and Pblladcl
■ gyn. la which each cluh acored nine runs. That was considerable ball
: mm*. toe. because It was played on the last day of September, when both
team* had an excellent chance for the pennant. The season was chuck
faH of soch stirring Incident*.
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La*t Year's Opener.
• Tarry COVELERKIE pitched the opening game last year, and It was
[jcAwfl wall nigh a perfect debut for the Tigers The contest was staged
1 | at Comiskey park In Chicago, and was attended by a capacity
» throng Opposing the Pole was Reb Russell, nominated by Row
tend on the theory that southpaws were poison for Detroit. Coveleskie
? AM two eery remarkable things that day He blanked the White Box, al
. tearing only three blows, and made fonr hits hlm«e!f —half Ms team's total
Arat time be came to bat was In the second Inning Two were out.
Hurry tripled to left and scores! on soother *«Uop Juat like it by little
Donlo Bush He led off the fifth with a rousing single to center, and In the
pnronth stemmed a bingle to right. Having proven bia versatility as a
Wtaman our hero completed bis jolly afternoon by doubling to right in
flte ninth
The Tigers won that game in the first inning by as vicious an on
•tengbt as over battered a alabater Bush started the fun by walking
▼fit fanned Cobb doubled to right —the last solid wallop to that meadow
fjpat he was to make for several weeks Veacb cleaned up the hassocks
, grtth a triple to right, and himself scored on a fir which Ram Crawford
Mated Into deep left. With three runs In. Heilman fanned The story
«f the second has been told. Vitt walked m that frame, but ended the
ramd by getting snagged by Rchaik in an attempted steal. Right away
JteA Faber replaced Russell and allowed only four hits during the remaind
er gs the fracas Covey got three of them and Cobb came thru with tbe
Coveleskie* pitching that afternoon was as stingy a proposition as
•ear featured a diamond affray Thr— tut•* he gave and ev-rv one cam.
Infill tbe beginning of an inning Two walfh he gsve. one of them coming at
the beginning of an inning He only fanned two batsmen Yet only one
reached third base Only four balls were hit out of tbe in
LlHt axcept the safeties noted Harry's work on the opening dav was in
narked contrast with the remainder of tbe series. In which 24 runs and
three victories were acored from nine Tiger slabs ter*
The Thrilling Openers.
17 OR some reason or other opening games in the major league* always
rSn produce more than an ordinary portion of unusual baseball for one
gni day. This game at Chicago was exceptional On the same ray. the
Otanla want down to defeat before the PhtUte* the winning run
being beored in the ninth on'a walk, a passed ball and two wild pitches by
Rnlph Hiroud of bleaaed Ttg*r memory years ago Washington beat tbe
Mnhnag In 11 inning*, the winning tally croestng tbe pap when Gedeon
EApW an eaay throw for a forceout at second Guy Morton started for
iCtevntend against Bt Louis, and up to the eighth inning he had acored
fight strikeout* and yielded only two hits. But be finally loat to the
■row** 4 to 1. Babe Adams just about to be turned back to the minors
1 •• • *** hurled a one hit*game against the Cardinal! on that cold.
v» Th* 1911 opening was nearly as eventful The Giants started out by
fißßlßCli hits in their first fame, and of these Larry Doyle got five In
frg** tripe to plate. Walt Johnson held the Yanks to two hits, and Herb
‘'E?“ OCk ’ *° #n IO 60 discarded by Connie Mark as a flivver, hurled a one
8JJ 1 •*** Bo * ton - trhleh later took him from Mark on the strength
The Inevitable overturn game was staged this Mme betwe-n
r/wteS Wilts 80s and Browns, the former winning In 13 rounds
_ J* tbwn, * lv *’* furnished the thrills In 1114 The Browns came
UHavin field to pry off the lid and took a 3 to 2 trouncing in 13 innings
tho lostng pitcher was fiar! Hamilton, who w M a Tiger for a coupled
Hamilton had Just jumped to the Feds, and there was
[** th A t th t *** k ,h * 1,14 °P*n*d- Finally the
StSw he*slsb b * Ck * nd rtl * h * d blm 10 Drtro,t Just in time to dress and
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NWkf~- The Super-Scrap.
lnt,>rM * ,n * feature of this opening with Cleveland
S?4 B nf ? th T ,on * 4,|tlr, l > * , * d Cobb Speaker marathon
for the batting championship of the world. On- senes will not
wtn tb s supreme honors of the land of swat, of c- urse, but last
WS? •***“ « r blows separated the two masters
* ••Mjwwkafftn*. No series, therefore. Is of such little importance that
E £LJJJLJJ* rtoob#d 711 *“ Jutting of these spectacular performers In the
wStoS 10 ** °*" ° f ,h * fro® which the bugs
| °?? distinction of Speaker sis safe. Trie Is the greatest defensive
mtftoMer ta baseball In throwing and snagging files be | s without a
,6 *** • , » nlflc *nt figures, «hkb have been gathered from the
mat frve seasons
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Tlgsrs returned to Detroit they discovered that they
on mniM Wn . Cr^! t ar ° und tb * Circuit for swinging the hammer
M mlSl '"S'" bUy#r * Th ' y b * T * *en reported
meal *roiy_criticising the scheme and refusing to give It their
_ 3 y co ~ c Pc T aUoa That ysrn la the pure bunk. Bergeant Thorne’s
thlt bl i wl,h tb ® Athlete*. Until it became
2JT" *!* .T*** 4 * tcCfi ®P«7Tfh» Club north and that there would be
h \ 5! <h * 607,1 d,d nt * uk * ,b * drilling as seriously
tka?dts f ‘ '■'**' •hlrkers at any time. As soon u
that they would have the sergeant with them long enough
taem really skUled In the drill manual, they buckled down and
** 11 V i T J rp m— for the artnv officer, who. by the way. has b-en
raoommrn teo for a . apiaiocy of the volunteer army.
T) >o_ nthletae moreover, have been very fond of the setting up eier
i v** °» J"*® did complain that the eserclses did bring into play
yy no ? nrd>a * r ] l>y * n bAseball. but that was merely a statement
Ait smund physical development never hurt any player. Incl
® •• • follow who Is the prise contortionist of the league when
BrS 1 _!« ,0-,Uot ’ Wh *“ tb# 607,1 drin at NaTlB fl * ,d games.
•7* WUI sse a perfection of esei-utlon thsl never could b- achieved by
■•dPora up teachers
l. mr% f® n r follow*. The Tigers groaned all over the camp
uPtet the stiffness caused by the setting np eiercfs** when first attempt
t t- nW v tb * eor-nes* had been work-d out. they went out to s bsr
Sr 41 tb# Waxahachts park There thye found a wire cable on which
IMs ware swinging out over a creak and alighting on a steep hank The
*y lw J* >ud to lr Jt U There happened to be a trick in alighting prop
■tei tee hoys didn’t know this snd with s<srre|y an eirsptloo. -very
SMew on *h- club got some nasly fall>» They tore their clothes, bruited
techm, and oa# of fell Into fh* K'or or four
f* 7 * leaked like a hospital camp across the big pond They
gnyed with thst cable until they learned the trick, however, snd then
found it great sport, just as la the case of mllitsry drilling
I A C*m of Triplets.
y *l. weiihaly that In sn emergency this Besson Detroit fans
wffl see an aetfleld rempoeed of Cobb. Heilman snd Nicholson Th
latereeUag thins shout this arrangement is that for a person unfs
••■f w * b ,b *** ••htees. n Will be very i e fell the Individ
I telu a# this trie apart. All three move with very similar motions.
At Last.
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_ HONU3 IS GONG , ,
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•V ROBERT L RIPLEY.
John Henry Wagner has not yet
joined tbe Pirates. It seems to be
decided that tbe grand old man of
baseball is thru with the game at
last. The game loses its greatest
player—the fans their greatest idol.
11* was far the most famous player
that ever played, and nun) of the
records createu by the Hying Dut* fa
man will never be equaled Old
Tiges Take Two Workouts at Navin Field;
Everything in Shape for Opener With Fohls
Skull Practice To Be
Held Wednesday,
A. M.
By HAROLD F. WILCOX
The Tigers are all set to open the
championship senes tomorrow.
They arrived la Detroit Monday
night and were scheduled for two
workouts at Navin field today Bat
ting practice will get the big call
la the final pre-season sessions.
There will bes skull practice
Wednesday morning. In which the
details of the onslaught on Lee
Fohi s redskins will be threshed out.
and at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
the athletes will answer the call of
Umpires Evans and Nallios to be
gin the American league pena&nt
chase.
At the *am- time the White Sox
will op-n at At. lx>ui», the Nationals
w ill oppose Connie Mark • renovated
Athletics and the Red Sox snd
Yankee* will clash at New York in
the first game of what will probably
be at least s season long struggle
for the American league champion
ship of the Atlantic '-oast, whatever
thnt la.
Bill James probably will work the
eoer. Manager Jennings expects
to warm up at least three checkers
—James Cunningham snd Boland
All are la fine shape, sod If James
gets the call. It will be chiefly be
cause of his seniority In the big
league The other two are pretty
certain to work In the series, as will
Bhmke. When BUI pokes bis head
out of the dugout, the fans should
unite in the most rousing ovation
ever given a slabster In this town.
Rvery man on the club is certain
to get a hearty welcome, and there
teat a hue kero© on the Bengal rot
ter thia year that doesn’t deserve sn
ovation to the last yip.
But James has a little extra corn
ing The fsas all know his history
They also know something of the
manner la which he spent the win
ter to get Into condition. Th-y like
wise have been told of how he
labored nt (amp and how his arm
has be-n wblpp-d Into <ondltton
“My arm feels gr-sf for the first
time la three years.“ said William
last night “1 never knew what It
was to be in such shape before.**
His arm feels great because he Is
In fine trim all over. James la ev
ery one of his many Inches a pitch
er now Os course, he mav not per
form tomorrow as he did sgslnst
the CHante. for the beet of fling-rs
Lave their unfortunate afternoons
But Mil Is going to the slab withs
**!tn going 10 make you tike me.
fans" spirit snd he ia the kind of s
fellow whom s whopping whoop of
eonfldeare will help.
James ts made the objer* of a
DETROIT TIMES
iionws hi-* uia*le more bits, scored
more run.«, stolen more bases, and
dnvi n out more doubles and horn
ers than any other player that ever
lived
Wagner is forty -tbre* years old
and has played nineteen consectitiv*
years in the b*g leagues. He waa
married recently and makes bis
home in Carnegie. Pa. It is report
ed *hat he will accept the noraina
Ban Says To Ask
Weather Boas About
Openers and the Like
CHICAGO. April 10—“Th
opening of the American leagu
sesson Is all a gamble.” B»n
Johnson preslden*. stated today.
“Perhaps th- first games will b
played Wednesday, and perhaps
not Better ask the weather
man ”
On account of tile almost in
variably bad w-ather during the
first few- we-ks of the major
league season more or less Agi
tation for setting up the date
has be-n started Johnson, how
ever. Is much against a later
start, sltho be la in favor of a
shorter season.
special boost because h- has
< hang-d so much Th- sam- thing
toes for all th- boys who w-re not
'0 the beat of condition last year.
They ail have done this spring all
thst manager and fans could ask.
and all the hammers should be left
at home. There will be plenty of
time to tune up the anviu wh-n
there Is reason to suspect relapse.
Boboy Jones will play third. All
that any fan rsn ask is that he do
as well as he did against the
lOlanta. Harry Heilman will be in
center while Hughey is trying the
•* h-tne of Cobb In right and Harry
lin the middle meadow If this
I youngster pickles thst ball as he
did against New York, he'll own the
town in a week The rest of the
lad* you all know They’re all ready
to go If Jcnntngs doesn't work
Coveleskle and Dnuss for a few
days it will be simply because he
has *uch oonfldeiyc* |q the reserve
forces thnt he feels It Is wise to
take no chances with the stars while
, the sir still is raw and the season
early.
BASKETBALL ENDS
HERE TONIGHT
There are no indications that
there will be any change In tb- line
ups of the Y M (1 and Ruyl teams
In th- final basketball gam- of the
season tonight In the Palace Roller
rink. The game «HI decide the
state championship. Th- Un-up
r M n.
Mai-r-r ..... L T M.litter
Hunksl ..ft F Derrr.ndv
lern- C . Kish
H Wilson.. .. f. H.. S'-nuit#
Wasmuntf ft 1* ... Duncan
Woman Bowler la Southpaw.
CI.EVF.I AND. O. April 1" St-s.
May Russell. Cl-v-land's flr»i f-mi
n*n- bowler h-ars ih- sddlMonsl
d'»tmotion of b-ins a sou'hpew Rne
Wtll part In pa'- m th- «t*y bowling
tournament
—By Ripley.
tlon for sheriff of 'hat county, if
lie doe*—there is not tbe slightest
doubt that he «ill be elected by an
over* helming majority
Manager Callahan ia having dfll
culty in filling the vacancy < reared
hv Honu* He will probably start
Lhe season with the following line
up: Adams, first has*; Bigh*e. sec
end base; NA ard. shortstop, and
baird. third base
Jungaleers Trim To
ledo Iron Men,
8 to 5
The' Iron Men of Toledo were put
thru the Tiger smelter by Foundry
Foreman Hughey Jennings and bis
clan of foundry wcrkera, Monday
afternoon. In Toledo, winding up
the training trip games The score
was 8 to 8.
Until the fifth Inning it may be
said that tiie Iron men looked as If
they might get by. but the Bengal*
were Just getting used to the climate
about that time and busted out with
one of those famous rallies which
netted itx runs Three hits wrr*
made. This Included a double by
Mr Cobb
The chilly weather was not fhv.
orable to good hurling by the Tlae.*
slabsters. Howard Ehmke. against
whom the Toledo club made moat
of Its runs, does not stand cold
weather very well and did not per*
form up to his usual style.
Bailey hurled the first five innings
for the Toledoans and looked al
most aa good aa he uaed to Took
when he waa tripping It around the
country with the Browpa. But he
soon weakened.
The Iron Men scored one In the
second without the aid of a hit
The Ttgea evened it In the third
with a walk to Telle, Ehmke* sac
rifles and Toung's double. Toledo
returned with three hits and a*,
many runs Telle walked In the
fifth. Mitchell's grounder was
muffed by Hartaell and Bush
walked, filling the sacks After
Young bad filed out Ty emptied »he
sacks with a double Heilman's
triple brought Veech home after *ho
latter bed scored Ty wit ha blnrte.
Burns lifted a long fly to center and
Heilman scored Jones waa fc»t
by a pitched ball but was run down
at first.
JAIL HIS HOME;
WANTS TO RETURN
AUAMOBA. Cat, April 10. —There
la no pier* like homo, eren If It Is
only the penitentiary
"I want to go buck home arnin as
soon aa f can ” said Juan Medina, a
half breed Uueblo fndlaa. when haled
Inin a Justice court h»r* » n a chare*
of burglary.
"I har* rerrmi ?7 seers to all
terms within the penitentiary.' said
I e in e<vvt fCngllsh. ' They always
tnet me * 'll there, sad I mao' to
g * back."
Jauiaa W atuher editor es an Ta
per •anrfuahv newspaper, has hsen
elected president nf the Ohio Fish
•n* name tnrpsrlnrs • ••* fatten
BOX SCORE
DETROIT.
AH H HOAR
Bush, sa X 1 u | X |
Young. 3b t • 33 3 0
• 'Obb. rs 3 1 3 ] S #
Vssch. ir ii j a o a
Heilman cf 4 33 • • V
Burns lb 3 0 1 II A 9
R. Jones 3b 4 9 t 1 1 9
Yoils, o 1 3 9 X X 1
Rhmks. p 9 0 o « 3 0
Mitchell, p • i o 9 3 0
O Jones p 9 9 0 0 f rt
•Nicholson I 9 0 4 4 9
Totals is i in :t ii t
TOLL I*o. " *
AH R If O V V.
Eluhrer cf ...... . :• 0 l a * 9
Wise, lb 3 t ? l 3 i
Boons, sa . 4 I 1 3 4 A
Krona rs 3 1 1 9 l 9
Ms rt sell. ?b 3 ? 33 1 3
Mullen lb SOI T • A
Rankatsn. If 4 A 1 1 A A
Rresrshsn. e 3 0 A 4 A 9
Hweenejr. e 3 A A a 1 1
Halley, p 1 0 9 1 I 9
Sehulta p 3 0 A * l 9
Totsts 3» 3 9 37 II 4
•Batted for Mitchell In eighth
Inninge 1 114 10 11 R
Detroit •« t t II M Ia
Toledo A l a A 0 p | rt s. -I
Two-base hits—Tnunj, Cobb. Vearh
Mullen. Hsrtsell. Thr«e-haee hits—
Heilman t Hartssll Stolen bases—
H»Uman. Bankston Base on ball- -
<>ff Bailey a; off B* hull a. off Khmk
4. off Mitchell ILeft on bases—l* -
trelt s Toledo 10 Hit by pitched
bell —By C. Jones (R one) by Ball*'
(B Jones 1 Hite—Off *'hmke 4 In 3
Inn'og. off Mitchell 4 In 4 Inn'n*.
off C Jones 1 In ? tnnlna* off Balley
6 In 3 Innings, off H- t-u'* 3 In 4 in
nings Struck out—Bv Ehmhe 1 . by
Mtlckell t; by BallSv 1 bv M hul» 4
P. seed hall—Telle Time— Jl9 Cm
plrss—Brook shank and [Huiovtn
GUY CITTCHER TO
WRESTLE TONIGHT
Guy Cutchsr, welterweight rham
pltm nf Michigan, will meet ‘"n-un
derholt" Smith, of New H*mp*hlr*.
lu s finished wrestling match In the
Hark Athletic club tonight A m:m
bwr or sensational p-ehnnnarle* will
al/*o be staged A large amount of
local talent will appear.
* Ts Rebuild Belmont Track.
NEW YORK. Arrtl a August
Belmont and the W'entrh***er Rrc
leg association, owner* of Helm l n*
p rk race track have announced
that the building* destroyed by fire
will be replaced Popular suh.-rr.p
tlon will be necessary.
WRIGLEYS
Made by machinery—filtered—
safe-guarded in every process—
Factories inspected by pure food
experts and highly commended—
Contented employes, of JR I
whom perfection is the II
pride — |JLitt£kKaEraiasni§y
Such is VVRIGLEY’S—the largest / * ’ 'If
selling gum in the world. I
LASTING GOODNESS jp. ' ljDllfti!J fVt —1
“After every meal " BbSafflflMfcji
Season May Open With
Snow on Eastern Lots
Wheclan, WrU-Known
Fop-t om Man. lands
Just Ahead of Tiffs
K P. Wheelan. well known to
the fans of Bennett park In tha
old days aa a pop com dtap*n**r
with unusual lung power, has It
In hla vein* to atari things In
tbe spring He comas to De
troit a day ahead of the Tiger*
this season but not to dispense
popcorn Aye. no Wheelan is
here aa manufacturer Yep.
boys; Wheelan ia a regular fel
low nowadays and takes a seat
in the stands Instead of standing
ia front of tbe seats. Hia ape
cialty thla time ia manufacturing
••Jiffy cleaner'* for carpats. cur
tains. etc. He ia here to Mean
some of the bouaowivaa (in a
Jiffy if he can) of a lot of winter
saved coin for thla aprtng clean
ing campaign weapon Jiffy
cleaner. You will remember
Wheelan If you were a fan of
yore. He used to wear a peaked
Panama
ELKS, 2,000
STRONG. TO AT
TEND OPENER
The Detroit lodge of Elks. No. 34.
will attend the opening of the D*
troll baseball ateaaon on Wednesday
a f iernoon. turning out 1.000 strong,
the largest number cf Rika that ht..i
ever attended the opening game.
There will be the usual stunts in
(widition to patriotic songs bv Bsnt
rvy McGrath, Ashby. Klein. Lahey.
Harris. Woods. Cook. Qualters. Cor
ine. biting, Snebley. Silvers. Alber
tine and Jean
The Rika will b* accompanied by
Green’* Military band. Arrange
ment* are in charge of John J Col
lln*. chairman of baseball c >mtrli
fe#-
TUKSDAY. APRIL 10. 1917.
Everything But the
Weather Set For
Initial Games of 1917
NRW YORK. April ly Every
thing etcept the weather Is set to
day for the opening of the major
league baseball season tomorrow
As for the weather. It’s best not to
Interview any baseball magnate en
that subject.
Some very, very cold snow was
doing the honors today at Kbbetf*
field and the Polo grounds In New
York shd at Brave* field In Boston
Conditions were little better In PfcU
adelphla.
President Tener. of the Nsttonai
league. today announced his umpire
assignments for the opening series
and then sat right quiet to see If
his luck Is good O’Puy and Bran*
field are s< heduled for Brooklyn:
Byron and Quigley at Boston: Kiem
and Rtnslle at Chicago; Rlgler and
Orth at Cincinnati.
The weather In these parts la a
serious menace to opcn'ng the sea
sow. Unless It turns warmer It will
be Impossible to play baseball Os
course, there la the chance that
spring will do a comeback, it turn
ed cold In a day sod that la aufll
clent Indication that the weather
can alao turn warm In a day.
The Brooklyn Dodgers will get
Into the pennant race a hit stronger
than they appeared yeeterday. Mike
Mowrey, third baseman last year,
has accepted term* and will repin
it once for duty. Mike is becoming
reteranlsed to a considerable es
tent, but he still la a better third
baseman than any man who now
draws an Ebbett pay check He will
supplant Ivan Olson * bo has been
trying valiantly to retain a place as
a Dodger regular laivern Kabrtqae
already has shoved Olson out of the
way at shortstop.
Chari** F Hummer, of Marietta,
Pa . I« the sew Perm *r | v»ni* stats
rhamploeehip st tire birds He kftt>
*d J* out nf 2# In the state shoot.