The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-16

mond keeps straight the Giants VIII
be q mighty dangerous proposition Tor
the Cubs during 1909. as anyone must
concede in view OF the cloSeness OF
the race last year.
EIarking back to Marquardt II Is in
teresting 20 note that more reports
and of more diversified nature are
correct regarding the big fellow than
have been in evidence regarding any
ball player OF his era.
He is a wonder; he is dub.
lie ; game as the proyerbial peo-
bic. he's yellow gutter.
He is the possessor Of the greatest
curve ball seen since Rube Waddeil
was In his prime; he hasn't got a
thing aud was able TO make rather
remarkable record for few weeks in
the association only on account OF the
weakness Of that league when racing
any left-hander
lie is a youngster who needs only
experience 70 perfect his fielding, he
is constirutionally unable TO field, be-
ing blind in one eye.
He is bright young fellow and
does what he is told he is a bone
head of the thrty-third degree and
will never help his side except in the
hurting department exclusively.
In this connection the opinion Of
Charlie Carr, the man who brought
arquardt out. jockeyed him into The
inor league prominence which ne
cured and taught him all he knows
be that much or little--is OF no
nall Importance.
Carr predicts that If Marquardt IS
orkcd often enough. he will do as
cll for the Giants as he did for the
1Osiers
Rube. says Carr is only ~ years
H. He's a physical freak, being no
ss than six feet four inches IN
eight and growing vet. His MIND IS
bright as that OF the average ball
.Iavcr though IL is possible that his
tremendously rapid physical precocity
may have retarded him little In par
allel development mentally. EVentu-
ally he'll come out all right. His eyes
ire both o. X
Carr still regrets that Detroit didn't
ay the money and get the pitcher
Conceding that. In all probability, no
hig-league aggregation ever got In two
uccessive years two players as good
as Summers and Bush from any one
minor league club Carr thinks Mar
quardt would have been a thru lie
admits the generally accepted rumor
that Watkins advised Navin 10 stay
on. Watkins and carr simply didnt
agree on the proposition; that was
ali The HoUsier president maintain
ed that no untried ball player was
worth that much money to the pur-
chaser. Carr argued on the other
side and Charlie has always Deeh
mighty good friend TO the Tigers.
When AZ san Antonio with the Tig-
ers. Carr told "a story that illustrated
a few Marquardtisms.
indianapolis was playing at Toledo
and was winning all the way TIL the
night. when the Mudhens. all or SUD.
den. batted round two runs and tied
the score with nobody out and the
bases full
carr walked over to Buttons"
Briggs. his pitcher and held confer
ence.
Buttons" said he. do you think
you can stop EN- here?'
II don't know" replied the pitcher,
IT looks a. il they had started hitting
everything I've got I'm perfectly
wiling TO keep trying though
Well. Pm going 20 try to pun
something off," said Carr.
NarQuardt had been warming up
over In distant corner OF the field
and-was ready He had watched the
conference and Interpreted its mean
ing. Before Carr had had chance 10
beckor him in ne came striding across
the field. FOR AN the world Ike a Ro-
man gladiator
Ownie Bush trotted ont 20 meet him.
effervescihg like glass " soda.
Now. Won great. big stiff. here's
chance for Won 10 show whether you re
yellow or not v0uchsafed the little
pepperbov in sort Of Whispered ycO
ITS my OPINION they've been right
all the slime Just hand Barheau a
base on balls now and so help me, I'll
get bat and break every bone in
your no-cOunt carcass"
Ruhe looked down from his siV-foot
four TO Bushs fye-feet.two and said