The Detroit times., 1910-05-27

| friends they insist you use their free
advice and dun you for passes. Lie
by day Is a nightmare and wakeful'
ness by night Providing
Down in New York George Stallings
took charge Of the Yankees when
Clarke Grifith got out. Last year he
established q little signal-tipping sys-
tenn which gave his players an edge
on the opposing pitchers and put the
visiting third basemen In peril OF their
Lives. The signal-tipping business be-
came public property and got before
the American league but was hushsd
Iup and pooh-pooed for the sake OF
policy.
Thereupon, all the Sailing enemies
got busy with the hammer stun and
shouted that George wasn't polite and
according to Hoyle. Nevertheless'
Stallings IL still there. SO Is his club.
The Yankees are two games behind
the Athletics and ahead OF Boston and
Detroit. which wasn't expected. That
Is an accomplishment.
Yet, every day there comes from
New York a story to the effect that
Hal Chase will soon be manager OF
the Yankees and that Stallings Will
be thrown out. What for? Isn't the
team winning? That IL one Of the fine
little things connected with bossing
crowd Of public performers.
Over In Cleveland they thought
Lajoie was the greatest second base
man In the world, o thought In which
the average Detroit fan will concur.
Lajoie was criticised for not winning
pennants and finally resigned. Good
thing he did, for as soon as relieved
| OF the burdens OF bossing his individ-
ual playing improved immensely.
Jim Mcclure took the Job OF direct
ing the Maps and now they wonder
II Jim's a good manager because he
has q lot OF players who are pretty
good fielders, some pitchers who are
not astonishing the world at large,
and a fine collection Of hitless won
ders. or course the manager Is
blamed.
Fred Lake took the Boston Red
we'll up In the race. Lake got out OF
the league through disagreements
with the owners. Fielder Jones left
the White Sox because his arm was
bad. because he had outside money in
terests, and because a clique Of play
ers and players families made life
miserable for him. ..
In the meantime Hugh Jennings
goes serenely on his way, encouraging
the Tigers and the public doesn't lose
faith. There's some Joy in that.
The Michigan state league teams
must reduce to 13 players by June l.
Managers are scratching their heads,
as the Michigan league has a lot OF
good material.
Bert Daniels. Bucknell college out.
fielder. has sent word to the New York
Americans that he will report in time
for the western trip, commencing Nav
70. Daniels is an outfelder and hit
well while In school.
The way the young men recruited
by Comiskey are hitting the ball tho
White Sox are no longer the "Hitless
Wonders" Possibly the youngsters
may stub their toes the second time
around the circuit. because they NAV
have weaknesses the opposing pitch.
ers VIII discover. But. they look alive
and they hustle.
John McGraw, manager q, rho
Giants, viii fine or suspend pitchers
who give more than three bases ON
balls per game. Maybe John wants
EN- to put the ball over and take long
chances on hitting. Better to lose
the game, think the athletes. than TO
lose real money.
] Rube Maruuard bought by the Giants
from Indianapolis for $1,000 In the
fall OF 1908 has proved a mammoth
lemon. He Is pitching poor bali. Rube
stopped learning too soos.