The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-27
|CIVIL. WAR DOES
\ NOT THREATEN TO
DISRUPT TIGERS
tcoBB, CRAWFORD, BUSH, ETC. CONTROVERSY IS PER
soNAL MATTER AND FANS NEED HAVE NO FEAR
THAT CLUB WILL GO TO SMASH.

he remained out Of q contest because
OF Davy Jones' presence lana Cooo
acknowledged since he was In error >
there has been little on the ball neio
to indicate this lack OF personal
friendliness. The Tigers bawl each
other out In the club house Tor mis-
plays just like any other oasepaii
team does. Without this constant
grabbing and kicking among them
selves a club would lose its ambition.
When IL comes TO handing out the
hrid sentiments about misplays. Man
! ager Hugh Jennings leads the league
You know what this stun got the De
troit club-three pennants.
Lack OF personal harmony among
members Of club never did work rs
detriment In winning ball games.
Too much good fellowship. too much
Misunderstanding. too much OF the SOFT
stuff has Slapped the fighting ability
OF many a good baseball organisanon
until II lacked hustle and played the
opposition with the same kindly 70
gard each member showed for the
other. ''handshaking' ball club, IN
less composed of lot OF most re-
markable men. 10 q milk-soppy thing
that finishes In the second division.
II Cobb and Bush and Dee Jones
and Crawford don't like each other
who cares? II Cobb howls because
Crawford doesn't hit with him. and
Dee Jones doesn't get the hit-and-run
signal, all the better. Next time
somebody won't go to sleep. Auo.
mind you, we are not taking sides
with anybody in this statement. Any
time ball players will fight among
themselves over misplays, the CLUB
as a whole, is being benefited. for II
is certain nobody is sleeping on the
job.
All this fighting verbally In the
club house and afield is a good thing,
properly tanned down and directed
into the right channels by a watch
full management. But, that's no rear
son why the disgruntled parties
should rush into print to assail his
fellows publicly.
After reading the inspired publica-
tons Of last week, one might easily
fall into the error OF believing the
Tigers were on the verge of civil war.
They are not. The only thing that
q
which might lead, IL carried 10 an ex-
treme. TO serious breach.
We would respectfully suggest
that the kind management pro-
vide muxxies for the warning gen.
tIemen, which might be worn IN
public and removed on the ball
field and in the club house.
What difference does 1t make II the
factions don't speak. Nobody misses
anything save the contending parties
who are deprived OF the pearls OF
wisdom likely to fall from the others
mouths.
Sam Crawford has hustled every
game he has been in, whether ne
chokes his bat or not, and even IL Ty
Cobb and he do not jibe; Cobb has
clung TO the top round of the batting
ORDER in spite Of the fact that the
presence of Owen Bush IL Calling TO
him; Dee Jones has reached first base
often and has hit around $50, even II
his presence on first annoys Cobb;
while little Bush has scampered
about the short field on less than two
legs and has managed 10 uphold the
dignity OF the shortstopping position
in spite of everything.
Just forget about this dissension
business. So long as the men play
good baseball, what's the difference n
they punch each other on the noses,
just so II is done of the field? The
public pays TO see baseball games
not TO delve into the social status OF
the individual Tigers.