The Detroit times., 1910-02-17
LEAGUE SCHEDULE
SUITS PURPOSES
OF JENNINGS
For That Matter, Any Old Arrange.
ment of Dates Goes For the
Tiges, According to Past
Performances.
Cleveland Owners Backed Out In
Panic When They Found Detroit
In the Field To Get Stovall.
Nv PAUL HALE sRUSkE.

Back from the American league
Injecting at which the formal ratlnea
ltion OF the 20-year organization pac'
Twas the real important matter, Presi
kent Frank ]. Navin put in busy DAY
Thursday, comforting with Manager
tJepnings whom be had not seen since
tho fall meeting OF the league ID Ne"
York
The pair went over In detail the ar
arrangements for the spring trip anu
fexc hanged dope" on the yonngsters
whom Jennings will put through q
icourse OF sprouts shortly az san AL
ttonio.
( The league meeting was one or the
J quistest In years, In spite OF the I'M
fportance OF the business transacted,
according To Mr. Navin. The one pos
sible trade OF importance fell by the
wayside when the Cleveland club re-
fused TO allow either Mig Clarke or
George Stovall to be considered as on
the market AS the Clevelanders had
been the ones who had started all thu
trade talk, their withdrawal from the
field nipped everything in the bud.
The one man for whom Cleveland
would consider an offer is Catcher
Bemis. who is pretty well along in the
sere and yellow and whom nobody but
st. Louis wants. The Cleyelanders
wanted to trade Bemis for Wallace
and Jack O'Connor laughed merrily.
ms indeed he had 4 perfect right TO do.
Keep Clarke and Stovail.
Jim MCGUIRE thinks he can jolly
.Clarke into catching the sort OF bail
lof which he is capable and Stova,l
Will be retained for utility roles.
IL was hoped that the owners OF the
Ohio club were sincere in their efforts
70 trade Stovall. in which case De
troit might have been able 10 offer
them more attractive proposition
than ST. Louis. but all hope has nov
fed
The American league schedule,
published elsewhere on this page.
meets the hearty approval OF Mar
ager Jennings. as have all schedules
in which his teams have ever mixed.
There isn't much gained in the ar
rangements of your dates said
Hughie. We have won our pennants
on the road and at home and nc
schedule is going to keep us from
meeting every club IL times in It's
park and IL times in our own. so II
doesn't make--much difference how
they sling il at us
From the financial side, the schedule
looks like the best in years. The
Tigers draw Cleveland always q
standard attraction, as the opener
and then grab of the opening date at
the Maps new park which ought to
be a fine stunt. The Whitesox are
here Flag Day. June. %, and there is
an excellent chance that they may
be the real pennant contenders at the
time. The schedule has been fussed
round a bit TO include the Elks' con
vention, in which 1t is estimated that
100000 antlered brethren Will be on
hand in Detroit. all OF whom are ball
fans, of course. The holiday dates
suit and the 13 Sundays at home are
bound to rebound TO the financial aG-
vantage OF the club
Conflict with Blue Ribbon.
All of which will be gratifying in
proportion to the success of HugHie
bnd his men in keeping up round the
top OF the procession whereas We
have frequently noted in past sea
bons--they really belong.
The only unfortunate part or the
schedule is the fact that II conflicts
this year with the Blue Ribbon meet
ing, eastern clubs being scheduled
here every day that the trotters are
In town
A mistaken impression has gained
ground TO the effect that, when the
eAmerican league elected Ban John
son as it's onlSefHesr for 20 years
more, IL increased his salary from
$4,000 to $4,000. The situation was
not exactly that. Ban still gets his
$4,000 salary but is no longer under
obligation of handing In an expense
account, $4,000 having been set
! aside for that purpose.
The pet family saddle horse threw
Ed Geers and broke his Lex. He VIII
be laid up for TWO months.