The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-01-06
MULLIN AND
HIS LITTLE
SCRAP BOOK.

- In January. and all
| xr,,~ n that sort OF stun.
| HIS LITIIE There are some
SCRAP BOOK. ambitious newspa-
per correspondents
down in he indiana burg who insist
on regarding George as fair bait TOT
numerous winter stories. with the De
troit newspapers as the game io'
which they are doing the casting. No
body who knows Mullin will admit Tor
"A moment that he is doing much more
than one thing this winter.
Tucked away snugly beside the
fireplace in nice new home, quit
from his worlds series earnings ci
the past three seasons. sundry Don
uses and other emoluments. George
sits these winter days, with booh
on his knees and a smile on his race,
diligently reading.
The book has no title and no plot
though II is big enough and contains
a sufficient amount OF reading matter
and Illustration TO endow an enure
circulating library. Furthermore, the
work is still in an incompleted cond''
tion. IN spite OF its size. IL Is Muffin
belief-and the hope OF his friends
that the concluding chapters VIII not
be affixed for many years yet.
For the work might very properly
be entitled. The Life and Deeds ol
George Mullin, Baseball player.
No. George hasn't gone into the
autobiography game yet. But he IS
one of the many scrapbook fends IN
baseball and one OF the most thor-
ough and conscientious A hundred
or mere authors are represented oe-
tween the covers of the large, though
not musty tome. And they have all
written about G.. Mullin. Quite nat
urally most of the articles which the
patient compiler has pasted into the
book. are iaudatory. For Mr.. Mullin
mas many times and oft butted into
the lmelight as a purveyor OF De-
troit victories. Occasionally. as has
been inevitable. the critical tone has
made its appearance. Such articles
have not been sighted, either.
For eight years big George has
been pitching In the big leagues. The
eight years are neatly arranged n
order. with a summary OF the pitching
dope and the record of G.. Mullin for
the year. at the end. The spring
training. the opening OF the year In
which Mullir has almost invariably
officiated on the slab. the long. hot bat
tie and the finish follow in order. with
post-season games at the end. Occa-
sionally there Is q marginal comment
in Georges copperplate handwriting.
The whole thing is virtual history
of the Detroit baseball club during
that period.
There have been winters when the
Zig pitcher hasn't cared so much for
the winter review. But this winter
no man could keep away from so con.
else and tacitly eloquent record CT
achievement His team the league
leader and the champion through the
fact that he himself was admittedly
the leagues best winning pitcher:
himself the hero OF the gallant. IL los
ing. post-season series--it is an
achievement which the average man
would give wears on his life TO own
and hand down to his posterity.
And there is plenty OF room In that
book yet, for the addition OF three or
four more campaigns. George got
the biggest scrap book in stock when
he purchased IL in the first place.
Although there isn't much racket
in progress over the fact. IL is quietly
whispered in Detroits Canadian
suburb that the result OF the recent
municipal election won't be In the
least prejudicial TO the interests Of
the little Loxing entertainments that
weekly lure thousand or so Detroit |
ers To grab the ferry.
Interesting fact-Makers of motor l
cycles are planning on doubling the /
product this year and will put out APP |
proximately $4,000 OF the efficient, |
speedy little two-wheeled motor cars /
It's nice to be able to sit back ani |
contemplate the yearning Of other
towns for new baseball faces. The |
scanned lineaments OF the Tigers ~ l
1909 won's be considered monotonous
here.
The Washington authority who H.
booking Oh great results from the i'm
mense intellectualities OF Gessler and !
Unglaub makes one of the grand rec
ords i'm this Winter league
VIII the stories that tell how the 20
lice grabbed Jack Johnsons trunks be |
u bit more explicit please? Trunks |
theatrical or trunks athletic?
Don't swallow all those stories about !
Hans Wagner's basketball play. is the |
OF an acquaintance WHO !
has played with and against Hans az
the indoor pastime. Hans is some
player when winning but not ALI !
there" when the battling is really !
strenuous. he says.