The Detroit times., 1908-08-04
TIGERS HAVE BUT
TWO EARNED
PLAYERS
NO STRINGS ON ANY OF THE RE-
cRuITs OF LAST SPRING Elk.
cEPT cockILL AND sTERzER--
MAY GET suMpus BACK.

The national commission has just
promulgated an interesting list. COM
prising the players "farmed' by the
various American league clubs during
the present season, who must either
be bought back by Aug. 20 or else
thrown on the market.
The Detroit club has but two play
ers coming under this category, these
being First Baseman Cockill. OF Will
Transport and Pitcher Sterzer, Of Grand
Rapids, the option price on the former
being set at $1,000. while the latter
comes In at a meek and lowly $500.
Both the men will be bought back.
The Detroit club must bid in the
open market for Pitcher WARRIOR, who
leads the Tri-State league, Pitcher
Bumpus Jones OF Montreal, conceded
the best man In the Eastern league,
and any OF the other colts whom 1t
took south during the spring. only to
let 90 of when the season opened.
There Is an excellent chance for the
return Of Jones. however. as the Mon
treal club secured him when sadly In
need OF men and Is bound by opligar
lions OF O non-formal character. This
Is In spite OF the fact that Jones OK
ford friends say he wants a chance
with some other club and Is somewhat
sore at his failure to get more THOR
ough trial with the Tigers.
Another interesting phase OF the SIT
nation Is the fact that Detroit no long
er retains a claim on Eddie Siever.
The following Is the complete list
of EARNED" players and the prices
at which the big league clubs have an
option Of repurchasing them:
by CLEvELAND-To Columbus.
otto Hess, $1,000, and Gladstone Ora
new. $3.50. TO Nashville. VIM. l.. Lush.
royy a sasoD $1,000. TO Denver. T. c.
Downe, $500. To Akron. Dick Breen,
1900: VIM. Speas. $500. and VIM: Hiiie.
3soo. TO Toledo. Howard Wakefield.
BIZ BosToN-To Providence. Frank
Donahue, $500; Louis Marie. $500, and
j. r.. Friel, 800. To Trenton. Harry
ostdlck, s ySoo' To ag x aasesv c,ty Wsl-
ter Carlisle. $1,000. To Scranton. Ell
mer r. Steele. $500. To Little Rock.
iris Speaker. $500.
Geo. cockhill. $1,000 detroit club also
has right TO purchase Player Burde for
2,2o0l. To Grand Rapids, Carl q. Ster-
BIZ wAsHINaToN-To Des MONIES.
Player Sawyer 5000.
By NEW YORK-To Atlanta. Roy
Cast1eton New York club to have first
choice on any player for 5000.
BY ST LOUIS-To Nashville. Willis
Butler. 5000 To Hartford, Earl Gard
nsrs $500. TO Little Rock. r. @. Wells.
By PHlLADELPHIA-To Charleston.
Edward OConnor philadelphia club
TO have right TO choose player by Au-
gust 20). To Scranton, JOS Bills (same
condition as above). To Trenton, Her
3 bert Moran (same condition as abovel
To Reading, Louis Litschi 5000, and
Frank Shaughnessy (Philadelphia club
to get Player Baker In return) TO
Utica, George Craig. $500. TO VIII
)tomsport, John Flater, 5000
\ BY cHICAGO--To MINNEAPOLIS Lee
ouinans $1,000; Mike Welday. 81 900.
And Louis II. Fiene. $3.50. To Terre
Aaute, A. Williams, $500. To Green
lay, Frank Miller. $500 To Dubuque
Kelter Most, $500. To Madison, Peter
Nolden. $500.
One Of the results OF the CockiH loan
WAS announced by the club on Mon.
day In the exercise OF the option ON
I The Player Burde, mentioned above
& This man had been playing under an
assumed name In order to retain his
0m0teur status. He Is good infield.
~ and outnelder and has batted bet.
>for than 300 In two seasons IN the
<Xr<-xfatp His right name is Cree