The Detroit times., 1910-02-02

Every now ana then q wall goes UP
from some city sheltering a big
league ball club, the management OF
N-----O which has allowed
T,crps to slip through ITS
DON'T MISS fingers some base
DISCARDS. ball player who
- - has proven the
man OF the hour for a rival aggrega
ton. The baseball world is familiar
with some OF these cases Doubtless
there is not a single team whose
MANAGEMENT has not at some time or
other made a blunder OF this sort
There is no city. however, that has
experienced less misfortune in this
line than Detroit.
In the Spalding Record Book there
appear the names OF a considerable
number OF former Tigers, now with
other teams. The list is as follows;
American league-Cree and War
hop Of New York; Payne OF Chicago;
Elberfeld. Schaefer, Killifer and Cess
Ter. OF Washington; Thomas OF the
Athletics; Denny Sullivan of Cleve-
land and Eddie Cicotte OF Boston.
National league-Bescher and RO-
wan OF Cincinnati; Archer OF Chi
cago, ard Clement of Brooklyn.
The total OF Detroit discards in the
big leagues is accordingly Ian un.
usually small number for any club.
1t Is an extremely doubtful matter
! II the above list contains more than
/ two men who would be able TO make
places for themselves on the Detroit
club of today. Undoubtedly. Detroit
could use Archer and Cicotte, The
/ Tigers let go OF the former because
OF what was believed 70 be certain
evidence OF falling eyeslght The
oculist who delivered that opinion
ought TO be refused further admission
to the Detroit ball grounds, as the
penalty for his hlunder, Last year
/ Archer caught swell ball for the Cubs
and would surely have been a big
help 70 Detroit in the worlds series
] AS for Cicotte. he won IL games and
lost five tor his seasons work. That
/ is good enough average TO make any
team yearn for his services. Manager
/ Armour turned Eddie back 70 the min
ors on account of his penchant Tor
large pitchers. Eddie learned the
/ knuckle-ban after his throw-down
locally and became such an adept as
\ 10 place him last year very close 10
George Mullln, the league leader in
pitching effectiveness. On the basis
of what he knew when Detroit had
him. IL is doubtful II Cicotte was OF
bigleague calibre. Since then he has
! become good.
None OF the other American
Ieaguers showed class enough TO en-
title them 10 a place on the Detroit
clubs OF recent years. The same ap-
niles 10 the National leaguers. In
spite of the fact that the list there In
clides the sensational Bescher OF
/ Cincinnati who led the league in base
stealing last year. with total OF 81
{ Bescher's base running and fielding
might be good enough for the Tigers
but there Is no place In the Detroit
outfeld for man who can hit nc
better than .240 His connection with
Detroit was in a nominal capacity In
the spring OF 1908.
Detroit discards who have been
nabbed and tried out by other clubs q
score of times. The list Of those who
have made good for their new EN-
Movers Is confined 10 the summary
Given above. The failures have beer
far more numerous.
When one considers that. In the
mast eight years the Detroit club has
tried out IN the neighborhood OF l25
men. the wisdom with which the az
fairs of the club have been conducted
almost passes belief