The Detroit times., 1910-02-05
DETROIT WILL. SEE
NEARBY A[L THE
1910 RECRUITS
They VIII Report Here Shortly for
the San Antonio Trip, Few of
go Them Going Direct From
Homes.
Homes.
Eastern Papers Give Sidehghts on
the Merits and Deficiencies of
Two of Hughes Kits.
BY PAUL HALE sRUsKE.

To a greater degree tnan In any
season OF recent years, Detroit Is
going to get a good look at its base
ball recruits before their start for the
southern training camp three weeks
hence.
According to the plans laid down
by Charlie Navin, the acting execu'
tive OF the club in Detroit, who mas
the matter in charge and has been
handing out notices TO the colts re-
harding reporting dates. the party
which will mobilize in Detroit Feb. 20
win include Manager Jennings.
Trainer Tuthill. Catchers Casey and
Beckendorf. Infelders Lister. Ness,
Kirke and Simmons, Pitchers Hardin,
Savidge, Stroud, Smith, Works and
Lelivelt. and Outfelders Drake ana
BaIl. This will leave only pitchers
Browning, Vance and Pernoll OF the
first SQUAD TO 60 TO San Antonio d.
rect from their homes.
The unusual percentage Of colts TO
report locally for the start Is occa-
stoned by the fact that nearly all OF
Detroit's new players this year reside
IN the east and would naturally come
either. through or near Detroit, on
their way to Texas. This is interest
ing as denoting to great extent
change in policy. In former years the
American and Western associations
have proven the most fertile stamping
ground for the Detroit scouts. Recent
recruits like Speer, Willett, BUSH
Summers, Stanage and others nave
been westerners. The leagues which
produced them offered little OF the at
tractive nature to the local outposts
last summer, however.
Where Wisdom Has Its Seat.
In writing on this subject recently
Manager Hughie Jennings called at
tention TO the fact hat the change in
policy ought TO result in a pronounced
increase of mental talent among the
recruits.
Didn't the wise men of Holy Writ
come from the east ?" inquiries Hughie.
And that doesn't infer that Brown
ing, Vance and Pernon are Oone-
heads, either They played in the far
west last year, but their parents are
eastern folks. am told"
while sending out the notices 10 re-
port. Mr.. Navin evolved the additional
fact that the Tigers not yet under con-
tract and who have not yet accepted
terms are Bush and Lelivelt or last
years club, and Pitchers Pernoll and
gayidge, Infielder .Sess and Outneider
Drake. The last mentioned was re-
nnrted recently in q Detroit paper as
signed and won a high enconium ana
= full-length half-tone. He hasn't been
heard from, however, since the orig
NAL saucy letter which he wrote
President Navin a month OF" so ago.
WORTHY mention in this connection
~ an EXPLANATION I'm the Newark
evening star OF the condition which
obsesses the agile gardener. The star
says:
&rsDuclxy Drake, who received try
ont with the Newark team In the
spring of 1908, has refused TO sign MS
contract with Detroit for the coming
season. Drake batted 1926 for the
Wflkesbarre club of the New YORK
state League last year and claims that
Jennings picks him up every season
with the sole intention of covering
I'M Drake declares that he would
not mind II so much II he were sent
~ a class A league instead of class
IN Organization. Drake appeared TO be
ascomer when given trial In the out
aeId by Jennings two years ago, that
the Tiger chief decided that he was
stiII too green for plucking at that
time"
- oh You Hook Simmons!
1.-THE, New York Evening Telegram
aIso comes to the front with some
dope on "Hock" Simmons, the hard
hitting infielder whom Detroit drafted
from the. Rochester Eastern league
champions. Mt simmons, It will be