The Detroit times., 1910-02-19
AtlN'S
BASEBALL.
III TABOO.

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BuGABoo. new blood which
wrecks OF so many great clubs in the
past. The Tigers may not De always
pennant winners, but they are never
going 10 take the field with bunch
OF superannuated players.
| This contingency is the baseball
bugaboo OF President Frank ]. Navin.
| The collapse OF the Boston world )
champions OF the 1904 campaign made
vivid impression on him. The same
was the case with the campaign OF
the St Louis club last year Early
| in 1903 Mr.. Navin shook his head
over the Browns who were then FAR
from being out OF the race.
"McAleer has waited too long and
it's too late for him TO make a show
ing" was the way Navin expressed
! H. II have never seen a team slow
up all at once, as the Browns have.
I Jim ought 20 have been ready with a
bunch OF young men TO take the
places OF Williams, Ferris. Powell.
Howell, and a couple OF others whom
he should have known would not be
good for many more campaigns. The
only player he's added this year is
Griggs and he has been doing bench
duty most OF the year"
| II is the exact opposite OF this
policy that Is going 10 make the De
! troit baseball club a factor In the
American league championships Tor
many years-even after the passing or
the present coterie OF stars. For there
is no place on the Tiger roster for
| player who Is on the ragged edge Be
| fore he begins 20 wobble there Is a
promising youngster on deck, ready
TO take his place and. on the first
real symptoms Of deterioration there
| is a quick change.
| II is a peculiar fact that, in each
year OF the Detroit campaign. the
Navin- Jennings combination has land
ed and developed at least one high
class baseball player Usually more
than one Of the seasons crop 81
youngsters sticks. 1t is this policy
that Is keeping the team young but
seasoned combination that is al
most certain TO see II perennially up
at the top. or Whereabouts.
Two results OF the Detroit clubs
system are seen In its relations with
its players.
The system makes Il easier for a
youngster TO break inf he can show
the goods-than is now the case on
many a team far from being cham
pion. And the same plan OF opera
ton keeps the veterans on their tip
toes, anxious 10 avert as long as pos
sible the approach OF the decapita'
ton which, in two seasons has, one
r.1a col oh " god
the map OF the Tiger inheld.
Charlie Schmidt has been offered
the franchise for Fort Smith in the
Western association and is doubtless
looking for a live man 10 put In
charge Instances are rare where
big.leaguer has made success or
niinor.league mag ting, but everyone
"a Detroit will DC pulling for Fort
Smith and Schmidt
John T. Brush as the bearer OF the
olive branch and the advocate OF har-
mony, Surely that physical collapse
so long predicted must be very near
at hand
The whole field IN the sixth race at
Juarez clomped. over Jockey Kennedy,
who arose. busted himself off and re-
marked that II was fine day
The inlerlake observers state that
fine sailing breeze Is setting In,
waiting in the apparent direction Of
lput-in-Bay.
Gleason and Richard are going -
confer sunday over the location OF
the battle-ground Wonder when jim
Conroth will give them the word -
announce the place he has probably
picked long ago?