The Detroit times., 1910-02-19


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] BASEBALL lack OF INFUSION 81
Ht tsAbOO. new blood which
has caused the
wrecks of so many great clubs In the
past The Tigers may not bee always
pennant winners but they are never
going 20 take the field with bunch
%. superanuuatel players.
This contingency is the baseball
bugaboo of President Frank J Navin.
The collapse OF tAe Boston world :
champions OF che 1903 campaign made
vivid impression on MIN The same
was The case with The campaign OF
the ST. Louis Club last year Early
in 1909 MI Nayin shook his head
over the Browns Wh0 We're then far
from heine. out oi tue race.
"McAle,r has waited TOO long ana
It's too late lor him 10 make show
Ing was the way Nayin expressed
10. II have never seen team slow
mp all al once AS The Browns have.
Ja ouCht o. have been ready with
bunch Of yolnS men 60 take the
places az 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
Grggs and ne has been doing bench
duty most OF the year
IL is The exact opposite OF this
policy that is going TO make the De
truit baseball club factor IN the
American league championships Tor
many years after the passing or
the present coterie OF stars For there
is no place on the Tiger roster Tor a
player who is on the ragged edge. be
fore he begins 10 wobble there Il
promising youngster on deck. ready
to ,ake his place and. on the hrst
real symptoms OF deterioration there
IS a quick change
II is a peculiar fact that, in each
year OF the Detroit campaign. the
combination has land
ed and developed Ar least one nigh
class baseball player Usually more
than one OF the seasons crop OF
Youngsters sticks. Il is this policy
that is keeping the team young nut
seasoned combination that IS al
most certain 10 see IL perrennially up
az the top. or thereabouts
Two results Of the Detroit clubs
system are seen In its relations with
its players.
The system makes II easier for
20 break inf he can show
tie goods-than is now the case on
many team far from being a 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
man al a time, completely changed
the map Of the Tiger infeld.
Charlie schmidt has been offered
the franchise for Fort Smith in the
Western association. and is doubtless
looking uor a live man 10 put n
charge. Instances ere rare where a
ble-leagucr has made a success OF
ninor-league mag1ating. hut everyone
"a Detroit will be pulling for Fort
Smith and Schmidt
John T Brush AS the bearer or 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 az
Juarez cfUmped Jyer Jockey Kennedy.
v no arose, busted himself of and re-
marked that IL was a fine day.
The interlake observers state that
a fine sailing breeze is setting In.
waiting in the apparent direction OF
Putin Bay.
Gleason and Richard are going To
confer Sunday )vey the location OF
the battle-ground Wonder when jim
Conroth will give them the word -
announce the place he has probably
picked long ago?
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