The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-10
BUGS BEGIN TO Be
ALARMED ABOUT
DOME" BUSH
Ecant Chance That He Will Refuse
To Sign, But That's Enough TO
Start the Cold Chills TO
Working.
Hoosier Wonder Can't Wait To Be
come a Thorough Star Before
Drawing the Salary of One.
BY PAUL HALE BRusKE.


come across with his signed cohlrA0''
Detroit fandom would heave one
mighty sigh of relief right now.
The fact that he is still standing
very aloof is getting on the nerves
of the ardent admirers OF the asis
l!tue shortstopper II isn't silence
that has as yet really entitled Donle
10 the rank OF a genuine hold-out' oul
II bears a hint of grim determination
which includes possibilities that are
dire. q,
The chances are doubtless 10 to l
that the speed wonder from Hoosler-
dom will be I'm line with his pals when
the time comes TO start south' bu'
that one little chance in ten Is enough
10 cause a world Of worry, just as a
similar instance did a couple of sea-
sons ago. with Ty Cobb as the reluet-
ant signer.
The cobwebs have accumulated over
the pigeon hole in President Navin
desk. where the Bush correspondence
and annotations are stored. There
has been absolutely nothing doing be
tween DOME and the club since the
Christmas holidays or Whereabouts
on that date. after coming all the way
from indianapolis 10 sign, DOME ana
Mr.. Navin shook hands after Ions
talk I'm which neither could see things
tne way the other one argued. aud the
little athlete went home
Bush spurned an offer Of SLIGO
more than be drew last year.
President Navin thought that he
was doing fairly we'll by the youny
ran who had just finished bis first
full season In big-ieague captivity.
Typical Baseball Dispute.
The Bush case is. in way. typical
of disputes which often arise between
baseball players and their employers.
Dush maintains, with undOuoted snow
OF Justice. that he was one OF the stars
OF the club, was as much talked-aoouI
as any OF the Tigers. but Cobb and
Mullin. broke the world record for
accepted chances at short. led the
league in sacrifice hits, was within
Iun or two Of Cobb in that depart
ment. and ought to get substantially
the same general size of envelope.
"Donie's' employer maintains, with
just as much logic, that, while there Il
no denying the players sensauona
ability, a goodly share OF il was due
TO the fact that he Was newcomer
last year and hardly 10 be judged ye'
as a stellar performer. That, by the
time he has played as long as Cobb
Bush may be every bit as much Of a
star. Mr.. Navin is not anxious 10 deny
at ALL
Il takes time TO make a real base
ball gem. however. Brilliant as
"Donie" was last year, there were
faults in his play which will never
be included in the repertory OF real
star. In steadlness OF general play
in facility with which he touches run
ners. IN getting away from the plate
fast on bunts--in all these depart
ments OF play Bush is far from his
zenith in efficiency.
And, unless Bush brings himself 10
thie view of the situation, Charlie
O'Leary will be playing short stop for
the Tigers and We will have to do our
simple best to forget the wonderful
little midget who could cover so
much ground between second and
third bases.
Has What Bush Lacks.
AS for oLeary. there are few in the
business who excel him as an in
helder, unique part or the comparl-
son with Bush having always been
the fact that. where Bush has been
weak, O'Leary has always shone
brightest.
But. coming right down to cases,
there aren't really any baseball hold
outs any more. John Kings is about
the only case on record in which a
player has taken a chance against
the newfangled three-year-suspensio
rule, and the trouble John is having is
a warning TO others that the National
Commission means what il says A
ball player needn't report TO his CLUB
il he doesn't want to. But. If he is so
ALFRED anxious for vacation. he can
just take one that is three seasons
long.
No ball player likes to face this
and no wise maguate is going 10 drive
his ball player TO Il.