The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-01
MANAGEMENT WILL
KEEP EVERY MAN
POSSIBLE
Purchase of o2S Tiger Uniforms
Shows That Club Intends To Let
Loose of Very Little New
Material.
For First Time in Years Club Pur-
ehases a Uniform for the Official
Mascot Child.
BY PAUL HALE sRusKE.


That the Detroit baseball clubs
management intends to carry a club
just as big as the law will allow
through The season Of 1910 is obvious
from the fact that the uniforms which
have just arrived number no less than
2S-honne and road--which is five more
than the club mas purchased in any
ether season, last years % having
been similarly hish-water mark over
all former years.
This will be good news 20 the colts
now campaigning the west and south.
II means that few IL any of them VIII
be cut loose with the seasons opening
and that at least FIVE men who have
never played on the Detroit lot be-
fore will be likely 20 remain through
the year.
The uniforms ordered and now on
exhibition in the window OF the Spald
ing Sport Shop include suits for all the
veterans and the following youngsters:
CATCHER CASEY, INFIELDERS
SIMMONS, LISTER AND NESS;
PITCHERS BROWNING, PERNOLL.
STROUD AND HARDIN.
An error in the negotiations some
where caused one Of the suits 10 be
labeled 'Speer" and left Pernoll out.
but there is no question regarding the
southpaw's making good and Speer IS.
OF course. already released.
lathers Provided For.
Friends OF Chick" Lathers will
note with alarm ais absence from the
list but it was doubtless figured that
Chick" being OF manly frame. though
the youngest OF the Tigers, will be
able TO ill out very respectfully the
suit of any Of the three hrst.basemen.
barring Lister. and IL is certain that
the club has no intention of long pay
ing more than two denizens OF this
position.
The purchase OF these IS suits
there are really 56 OF them. with the
road uniforms included. and each suit
costs the club In the nelghborhood OF
is iron mcn-plainly indicates that the
management intends to solve the
player difficulty by holding onto every
promising man. as we'll as every vet.
cran on the staff. CLUBS HOPING TO
PROFIT WHEN THE TIGERS CUT
DOWN THEIR WONDERFUL ARRAY
OF YOUNG TALENT WILL FIND
SCANT CONSOLATION IN THE
OBVIOUS PURPOSES OF NAVIN,
YAWKEY AND JENNINGS.
or course, the ordering OF uniforms
for certain men does not conclusively
prove the clubs purpose OF keeping
them. As circumstantial evidence.
however. il must be regarded highly
AS a general declaration of intentions,
il is conclusive.
Hope For Others.
But there is still hope for such men
rs Drake, Ball, Vance and those not
mentioned in the award.
Many 2 recruit has found himself,
before the season has far advanced.
in possession of the uniform Of some
man whose name has adorned box
scores for many a day.
The uniforms are exact duplicates
OF the suits worn by the Tigers last
year-wh.te for home and gray for
the road. The names OF the owners
are worked on each piece in an unos-
tentatious position.
A unique feature OF the array is the
fact that, for the first time in some
seasons. the CLUB will furnish a regu-
latlon uniform for the mascot. There
has been some doubt in recent seasons
regarding the Identity OF the real, OF
fetal purveyor OF rood-or ill--fortune.
There can be none in 1910 Credit or
blame will be easy &c place.