The Detroit times., 1909-12-11
DRAKE THREATENS
TO KICK OVER
THE TRACES
Promising Tiger Kit outhelder
Says He Has Been "Shuttled
About" More Than He
Really Likes.
He Has Made One Bluff To the
Bosses of the Tigers, and Got
Away With 1t in Arkansas
BY PAUL y. eRuskE

OF the baseball recruits VINO will
accompany the veteran Tigers into
the southland about March i. none
has come more highly recommended
than Del Drake. the WilAesbarre out
fielder who is heralded as a man like
ly 10 give Dayy Jones and Matty &t-
lntyre the battle of their hyes tor
that job in left held and - first AID
To the inIurcd--position iu which ibis
pair have arernated al Detroit since
away back IN 1903
brakes appearance is REALLY "a
epoch IN the history OF the cbh, iot Il
is the first time sine the date men
toned that al outhelder has been
secured. who has really shown an
indication OF ability which ma! enable
him 10 perform the feat
Drake is really a Detroit discovery.
being drafted by lie local manage
ment in the fall Of 1907 and being
member of the party that made the
trip TO Arkansas the following spring
Like several other members of the
party. Drake was stricNen with ma
laria and failed 10 show up at any
thing hike his expected speed lie
has had two years in "a fast minor
league. however. and has distinguish
ell himself rs the best hitter. fielder
and run-getter i'm IT, He virtually
won the pennant last year for his club
and was also a prominent factor IN
the victory which his team scored
over the champions OF the TrtState
league who were met in postseason
series.
Threatens to 5ak.
But Drake is not looking forward
to his season of 1910 with any great
degree of pleasant anticipation, ac-
cording To the Wilkesbarre correspond
ent Of Sporting News who writes a
follows in the current issue:
Amonc the ball players who
have performed on a Wilkesbarre
diamond for a sufficient length ot
time 10 permit the fans 10 form
true estimate OF their worth,
Cowboy" Del Drake COMES In for
superior dting and likewise.
there is a universal hope that he
NAV he permitted 10 return Sucn
hope. however. is even worse
than forlorn. for Drake Will never
be allowed 10 come down from
the major league field until be
has had a trial. Just before leaving
for his home in the West a friend
inquired of Drake whether he
would be back i'm Wilkesbarre
next season. "a amt the fellow 10
. say where ] viii be next year.
was brakes idea. but YOU can
bet wont be shutt,ed about
much more Look az il start
II, Ia, crir fr
then I belong 10 Wilkesbdrre for
few minutes until the scouts
come here looking me over When
there was nothing doing we
could all see that someone had
mortgage on me New. am back
with Detroit Well. would like
to he a member OF that team. and
IL I could get a fair trial think
could make good i fall there
am not afraid Of other chances
mp above"
Kicked On one Sentence.
With the Tigers such talk rs this
will probably be- taken az its iull
value DRAKE is q Young man ~
peculiar mentality End II hc makes
m his mind 10 a thing. hc is bard 10
nudge Manager Hughie wanted 10
leave him at Little Rock in l3o> uut
he fatty Insisted that II sentenced
there he would come north Oh bis
own responsillity and play indepcnd-
ent ball Furthermore, he got away
with H.
However. Pre- csidcut Navin is not
much worried over the Youngsters
threatened rebellion.
1T will be all right about him
was the comment the Detroit caicr
made about the story