The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-05
MEsHts OF WAIVER
NET CLOSE ON
NEAL VANCE
First Experiment Made To Get II
ger Kit Past the Big-league
Dead-line Ends in I'm
qualified Failure.
II Two Clubs Want Vance, How
Many Will Be After Other Tiger
Stars When the Time Comes!
BY PAUL HALE BRuskE.

6r PAUL HALE 6hOSkE.
Some weeks ago I made the predic.
ton that the management OF the De.
troit club would experience difficulty
in retaining title to the young talent at
present on its rolls. when the time
should arrive foe the annual placing
of surplus talent foI a year OF season
ing in the minor leagues.
This process Is. of course, condi-
tional on the waving OF claim on
such players by the other clubs OF the
American and-in case OF purchased.
not drafted, players-the National
league as we'll
seAnd club desiring To- refuse Detroit
TO send-a player TO the minors can do
so by refusal 10 waive claim and the
payment OF $1,000
- THERE ARE SURE TO BE SEW
ERAL CASES WHERE THE DE.
TROIT CLUB is TO LOSE PROMIS
ING MEN By THE WAIVER ROUTE,
!. Won't Waiver on Vance.
This fact became Apparent today
when two clubs Of the American
league refused 10 waive claim ID
Pitcher Vance of the Tiger Kits The
refusals TO waive have caused the re-
NicSl lOI NdlNtAS W bt MAtAliA "a " IT,
For a time. at feast Vance VIII con
tihue 10 De a member or the Detroit
Baseball club, though the fact Is
doubtless due 10 the fear of the local
people that Vance might add pro-
nounced element of strength 10 the
ether clubs involved.
But the time is coming when the De.
troit management will have TO cut
from 80 men to % When this time
comes there Will be no alternative.
Provided The other two clubs retain
their present attitude, Detroit must
lose the man.
The fact that waivers were refused
on Vance is ample evidence that there
Will be few, II any, other Tiserettes
who escape the net of the big leagues,
regardless of their failure TO make
dood for Detroit. Fer Vance, on mis-
showing up 10 date. must be consid-
cred the least promising OF the Tiger
experiments. His diminutiVe size and
unimposing physique, coupled with his
witness and his wel-known eccen-
tricity had made him the logical ma
teriaI for test Of the disposition of
the other American league clubs.
IF WAIVERS HAVE BEEN RE
FUSED ON VANCE, WHAT PLAYER
CAN PRESIDEN,' NAVIN AND MAN.
AGER JENNINGS HOPE TO GET BY
THE WAIVER BARRIER?
Cream of Young Players.
Those who secuted the opinion that
Detroit had secured the cream Of the
minor leagues and declined TO accept
me evidence OF the early practice
20 W
pf testimony in The official expression
pf opinion by rival major-league man
lgers on this, the least promising OF
the entire lot.
IF TWO CLUBS WANTED SUCH
A MAN AS VANCE, HOW MANY
WILL WANT HARDIN, STROUD,
LISTER, NESS. DRAKE AND THE
OTHER MEN. SOME OF WHOM
MUST INEVITABLY BE Topped
bFF THE DETROIT LIST?
II is going to be even tougher thaa
originally anticipated for Manager
Jennings TO pick the 20 men who VIII
not be carried after May ID. When
ever waivers can be secured, the man
ian always be regalned at the close Of
ihe season provided his performance
IN the minor leagues warrants II. but,
in the present case, Jennings must use
BIS present knowledge as the basis oil
q final decision.
II is more than probable, too, that
Jennings will find IL easier when the
pinch comes TO secure waivers on
some of his veteran substitute ma
terlaI than on the youngsters. In such
\ case IL is not hard to see where a
change or two in the personnel OF the
reserve material may take place.
other Clubs Disappointed.
other clubs OF the league have been
disappointed in their young material.
That is the case with Cleveland,
which is one OF the clubs refusing 10
waive on Vance. The Maps need
young pitchers and mean TO grab them
off other clubs, when waivers are re-
ouested. Chicago, Il is understood.
wants infielders. The St Louis
Browns are anxious for good young
first.sacker. New York is willing To
take anything at all. The Pblladel
phia Athletics have q crying need for
catchers.
Seven Of the Tiger band are bound
TO leave when the occasion comes &c
cut 10 the limit. Chances at present
indicate strongly that there will be few
of them allowed 10 go TO the minor
leagues.