The Detroit times., 1910-02-26
/. ]. NAv|N WINNING
| RECOGNITION (
At LAST
Sporting News Proclaims Him the
Foxiest of Magnates When de
Foils Col. Hedges in At
tempted Deal.
baseball World Gradually Getting
Wise To the Fact That Detroiter
Has Been Putting Things Over.

A certain American league magnats
noted for the suave mien which, as
everyone acquainted with baseball ms
Tory knows. concesls a capacity io'
wiies second TO none in the diplomatic
councils o. baseball. tried 10 put ohe
over on Frank Navin, OF Detroit, al
the fecen. league meeting.
lie didn't do it, This fact IS estaD
X Iished by his ow admission.
What II was that the rival magna'a
attempted 10 hand the De1roiter Is no.
4 stated fatty. although the inference Is
that Mr.. Navin was offered some SOFT
Of a lemon in exchange FOR Catcher
\ Casey.
The magnate proffering The deal was
II Mr. Hedges. OF 81. Louis.
The American league is, in fact. jusi
getting wise to this man Navin. 1t :
Z beginning to appreciate him as a DIP
lomat well worthy tc match wits Win
any of his rivals--a man VINO has
done il, in fact. and has been beating
them at 1t for some years now.
MIR. Navin Is Wise.
The Detroit executive as well appre'
ciated in his own town, where IL is
conceded by anyone who knows any
thing about the local clubs history
4 that thera are few current items OF
baseball and business wisdom curreh
10 which Mr.. Navin is not contiguous
In fact. the condition has several
times been commented on III these
columns. The most forcible Of these
comments was made something over
year ago when Mr.. Navin astonished
the baseball world by putting Through
his deal Tor George Moriarty.
In abiding To the trick which MT.
Hedges attempted in vain TO turn at
the expense of his Detroit eompatriot
The current number of Sporting New
Says:
& The plain, bald truth OF things
Il that Col Robert Hedges mis-
sion on the side at last weeks
meeting OF the American league
moguls came 10 nought he want
ed Clarke or Bemis. and ne offered
all sorts OF inducements 10 the
Cleveland impresarios TO part
with either man. but there was
shy shot ar tie Detroit magnate
for some of the catching material
that might not be deemed excln-
sive enough 10 help land that
fourth pennant and met with
more frosty glare than from
Cleveland
President Navin. by the way,has
built I'D quite a little reputation
-, hn
lively few moons he has eeeh
connected with "the only game
The prevailing opinion was that
while other men could MONKEY
around the outskirts OF getting
wise and others might just as wei
make no pretensions no matter
how long they own ball club
Mr.. Navin is one man who has
cut his wisdom teeth aud cut them
in a hurry, ar that. For All unso-
phisticated person butting into
baseball. he has shown for some
time a wonderful grasp or the
many .ntricacies Of the business
and the man who puts one over
on him when he isn't looking must
keen hustling until long after
dark. AS there seemed TO be nc
particularly hopeful fields. Presi
dent Hedges aud Manager OCon-
nor returned from Chicago sadder
men.
Maenate Only 5lushed.
The attention OF the urbane local
raagnate having been called to Ihe
above eulogy, he blushed becomingiy
and refused to make comment HIS
attitude OF silence was also main
tanned when he was asked the basis
AZ the proposed negotiations forming
me foundation matter OF Editor Joe
1Cummings story