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Posted By: bobw

After a quick search on probaseballarchive, I would guess that your program is from August because Tutweiler was playing in Ft Wayne most of the year and was brought up to the Tigers in early August.

From the Ft Wayne Gazette August 22,1913:

TUT ENABLES GAINOR TO TAKE NEEDED LAYOFF.

Critics following the play of the Detroit club declare that First Baseman
Gainor must be benched about once every four weeks for a period of ten days
or so if he is to be of any value to the Detroit club. The old injury which came
close to ruining Del as a ball player is still there and after a month's steady
play the big West Virginian will begin to go to the bad chiefly because his bad
arm appears to weaken. Give him a short layoff and he will again be as strong
as ever.
From all appearances, the presence of Guy Tutweiler, the Fort Wayne
recruit who has gone to the Tigers, is going to enable Gainor to take that rest
as Tut is now on first and Del is playing the bench for the present. Jennings
has always figured Tutweiler as a first baseman and for that reason it is not at
all surprising to see the larruping southerner on the initial corner for the
Detroit club, especially when stacked up against right-handers.And it is a
lucky thing for Guy that he has at times appeared on the infield as there is
little chance of his breaking into the Detroit outfield with such men as Cobb
Crawford and Veach at present performing in the outer works for the Tigers.