The Detroit times., 1910-05-03
BTRKETT Is
STILL
GRABBING.

used to ofiiciate in
the outfield for the Boston, st. Louis
and Cleveland clubs. Nobody has
ever filed the vacancy left by The
Crab" whose ironic comments and
belligerent disposition Is now orna-
menting the New England league.
where he is considered as second In
executive capacity to none In the land,
with the possible exception OF II. Jen-
nings.
~ couple of years ago Burkett, who
has become noted as developer or
young baseball talent, employed one
Blackbourne, short stop, in an I'M
portant role in the winning or MS
league pennant. The youngster looked
SO promising that Burkett did his best
TO keep him for another year. His
chief fear was that Blackbourne would
be drafted by some hostile Eastern
league club. To block this plan he
arranged that Hughie Duffy, now
manager OF the Chicago American
league club but then boss OF the Provi-
dence club of the Eastern league,
should draft Blackbourne, with TIE
understandings Burkett maintains
that the player should be returned
at the opening OF the New England
league season.
Burkett stoutly asserts that the un-
derstanding was plain and points TO
the fact that Rock, the Providence
shortstopper, was considered about
the best in the league. as proof that
there was really no intention on
fDuffy's part of making the deal sin
cere one
But accidents will happen and Rock
broke his leg before the date arrived
on which Blackbourne was expected
hack In Worcester where Burkett
holds forth. Duffy Immediately began
looking around for a shortstop and
there was Blackbourne. right at hand.
On trial he was found TO be a far more
promising player than Duffy had been
led to believe In fact he looked so
good that Duffy quit looking and set
tied on Blackbourne as his regular
The season wasn't a month old so-
fore Blackbourne was being loudly
touted as the leagues best ball player
Pittsburg and the Chicago Americans
began bidding for the man and ne
was sold 10 the latter club for 5000
in money and players
All season long Burkett had been
fixing like seller bottle. over
Duffy's failure 10 return his star
When the deal was announced IL is
said that Jesse solemnlv arose from
his seat I'm the hotel whore the Wor.
cester club happened 20 be stopping
and started chewing az the leg OF a
chair emitting the while growls and
snarls that would have done credit 20
n bongo Of the Congo.
~ IL nn1nrcfnnI n
y Duffy and Burkett don't speak. thodEh
! the former is absolutely az a loss 10
4 comprehend the causes Of the resent.
ment which his old friend insists on
exhibiting.
when you see the Sox You Will
see four men on the infeld chat can
run away from Ty Cobb as though 10
were hitched 10 load or coal" Thus
writes n friend from Chicago NY
They seem 10 think we'll Of Dunys
men in that town
And isn't it something like tho irony
of fate that the ring I'm which that
frisco fatality occurred was dcsic-
mated as "Dreamland?
Could II be that that 100000 bid by
lin Singelyn was just friendly little
affort 20 ensure the Chicago ante OF
coz. COO for Gotch and Zbyezko?
BY this time Ad Wolgast is prob.
ABLY aware that II was Tommy Nc.
carthy. not Tom McCarey. who Wae
KILLED by owen Moran Ads euiogy
81 the latter will doubtless be just as
much appreciated by It's object. as 81
7 Ne were the dead msn, however.