The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-10
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/ NccEEp. have little look
az the way De
troit boys are get
ting along in their efforts TO dazzle
/ baseball humanity In the various
small or powerful leagues in which
baseball is demonstrated by Its most
skilled opponents.
/ julie kustus. the famed protege OF
Tony Kloka-and. by the way. what
has become OF Tony-is making good
by q handsome majority In Brooklyn
and has appeared in the outheld in
every game the team has played. He
Z is hitting finely. fielding we'll and
showing superb Judgment on the
bases. The old champion Hillsldes
have developed quite few rafting
good ball players, but kustus appears
to have a right 10 the greatest con.
sideration He is one Detroiter who
/ has made good in the big league. OF
the many OF the present generation
who have tried.
+ John Cocash. who got in bad down
south by his fiery temper and failed
thereby TO get prolonged trial with
the New York Giants. being farmed
/ out for the season 10 Little Rock. Is
/ leading of in the batting order for
the Arkansas Travellers, and is HIT
ting them hard and far. as well as
/ playing a swell game. 1T second base
"a position which he has always tried
10 sidestep. when possible.
Heine Steiger. the Detroit southpaw
who was once on the Tiger lists AID
started the season with Little Rock.
has been returned 10 Springfield. He
arrived just in time TO be injected
into the opening game OF the year.
Thursday. nipping an opposing batting
rally ala G.. Mullin.
Stewart Guerney settled his differ.
ences with the Dubuque club OF which
Forrest Plass, another Detroiter, is
manager. and twirled the opening
game OF the year. He was hit hard
and lost.
"Morrie" Reynolds. sole representa-
tive OF d. L. S in professional ball. is
catching occasionally for Indianapolis
and is always busy warming up pitch
ers when not In the game.
Bob Grogan was batting like a iend
for Dayton In the Central league. play
ing shortstop. He made an error one
day and Manager Mexican is said TO
have called him. Bob's Gaelic gorge
rose promptly and the result was 4
complete rupture OF relations between
the player and the club. Bob viii
shortly turn up on some good team.
There is nobody who ever maintained
that he was not a grand prospect
Nudge Craven. that peculiar little
old man OF the sea. who never really
let people know how good he was
until he began to settle down 10 do
nestle middle age. is again with South
Bend in the Central He is leading
of in the batting order and playing
right field Last year he was the
base stealing champion OF the uni
verse. regardless OF league. This year
he is again at his old tricks.
Bill Harms is catching good ball for
the Racine team in the Illinois Wis
consin league.
Quite a number OF Detroiters are
still on trial in various organizations
with varying chances Of holding on
or course, there are a dozen or so
that are inhabiting the pastures OF the
South Michigan. and most or them are
established stars, with whom we never
get out of touch.
Frank Coffee" Lerchen Is fret
basins as gracefully for Springfield In
1.-THE Three |. as he did for ID. a. c. and
Claud Stark is playing the same po-
sition for Rockford.
Eddie Cicotte comes mighty near be-
ing a native Detroiter, and probably
ought TO be considered In the above
| list. though, when he made good ne
came from suburb which has since
been annexed He is pitching hne
hail for Boston, at any rate. and Is
so prominent that a Boston bug wrote
one OF his papers the other day 10
fnd out how TO pronounce the chunky
little twirler's name. The answer? 1t
was easy. Spiel II "Sikot." was the
reply. Shades OF the muskrats.
If the Tiges win a couple more
games at ST. Louis we can see where
mysterious maladies get grips on
Crawford and Bush.
Just think how the Tiges' standing
would drop without those six wins oy
the pride OF Wabash, Ind
John I. Taylor predicts that Sun.
day ball will soon be played la All
the eastern cities. Awful blow Yet
perhaps Sunday games in Detroit may
still be possible. in spite OF John is
reputation as a prophet.
Among the other crops materially
fostered In the growing weather is
that OF the baseball double-header.
And. in the words OF the old gsspei
HYMN. What will the harvest be-?
AMERICAN LEAGUE