The Detroit times., 1911-10-03
BACK TO MINOR"
IS SAD Tale
FOR SOME
|noflcial Report That Schmidt and
Jones Are To Be Released Causes
Mingled Feelings Of Regret and
Clladness Both Were Popular.
anne at Cleveland Was a MISSY
Affair That the Forest City Bugs
Seem To Take Delight In.

BY RALPH [. YoNkER.
The pruning time has come. The
bId-timsrs who have made good. and
are still good for that matter. have to
make way for the better youngsters
Tho are constantly crowding them
own and out.
Back to the Minors" Is one Of the
Tragedies OF baseball. The rumors
HAD Jones and Schmidt will be re-
leased this year to the lesser leagues
NH cause mingled feelings OF glad
ness and regret.
II they 20 II means that younger
mem viii be given opportunities to
AXE the places Of those who seem to
have outlived most OF their useful
ness In the big leagues. At the
leagues, for nobody wants them. AT
11me time In the coming releases
g Schmidt and Jones, the Tigers Will
Ise players who have helped bring
ohampionship pennants here and who
Here as popular with the fans as any
a them.
There are more to 20 the same way,
|or the Tigers bunch Of about 40 must
IS culIed to 35 to get within the legal
Init. There are a number OF young
|Eers who might be let go. but It Is
lore likely that some Of the older
Mayors will be allowed to wander
Iack to the smaller lots.
In the commercialized game OF base
ali efiiciency Is just as important q
actor as Il Is In the most highly or
x1nized automobile plants in the city.
1||Iciency Is brought to the attention OF
Ms employer, Is the man who gets the
/ob and the coin. While baseball
Mayors may some time not have fair
c1ances TO display their ability the
1|d-timers can hardly complain OF
hat. The youngsters are the ones
#ho may have had no fair opportunity
U show what they are made Of, but
tie old fellows have had their
<&ances
And as in any other business, the
seball man who knows nothing but
1e branch Is in bad way when the
Mperiority of the coming generation
that branch discounts his ability.
II the player like Jennings who has
u ability to manage team who Is
IuabIe II he wishes to stay In base
~ after his play time Is over. Or q
an's scouting at higher salary
IAN the minors want to pay for play
-, as It has Bobby" Lowe, for in
lance.
or, In the case OF Davey Jones, he
en- act very Independently when 1t
@omes to dickering with the minors,
Mess he wants very much to stay in
neeball. or course, II he wishes to
<ontinue I'm the game. he may have to
@bmit to some things that are not
easant. but otherwise he can con-
nue. his drug business and forget the
amond.
Every player must expect that his
I'm for retreat Is coming sooner or
ter as the future greats In the sand
I1ts develop into professionals. There
&c too many keen-eyed scouts
&earching the land to allow many ex-
Ierts to remain with their pitching
rms or their batting eyes occupied In
|ood Jobs In factories and the right to
lay ball Sundays
Some OF the veterans have hung on
@eemingly indefinitely. Friend Denton
Xoung. old ''Cy," Is the classic exam
e but those OF his kind are scarce.
Fl would seem that 1t would behoove
1e man who breads the minors to
X1rn to be useful at something be-
|des amusing tickle fans, who are
@ontinually watching for what Is to
one, rather than admiring past per-
/crmances.
There 10 something grim about this
back TO the minorse sentence that
very man who is growing old and
1ecs younger and more capable men
.Iouly crowding into his place. can
appreciate.
And while we're talking about base
al Tor were weD that game at
cleveland yesterday was one of those
Wussy affairs that the Forest City
tuEs seem to take delight In. II wasn't
IS very long ago that the bunch from
cross the river wanted to muss up
- oflcial so badly that they dragged
&.yeral umpish looking men from the
|'rcct cars after the real arbitrator
|a0 fied via automobile.
Uuliin didn't like a raw decision by
SIR 0Ioughlin and let his dislike
- known IN q way that was rash
|&|{|#M W utnNlcaoc the OtuCidl anu SO
9 excused George until school called
&<ain.
a couple OF innings before that
|uEhie became peevish at Mr.. Per.
'ne because he didn't like the wgy he
'aEnosod an attempted steal OF sec
ND BY Crawford. He just wouldn't
i've Mister Perrine any rest and so
- was asked to take one himself.
How'd you like to be an jumps and
loo eren Hughie from the lotf Great.
How'd you like to get a pop bottle
< he headi Swell IL right
A Cleveland fan way back In the
0| row Of the bleachers, they say,
"Fnpred something about the Maps
@.Ink the Tigers from the second
<| Win but i've or six games to
played ret. and the Tlgss so far
"@ hat n the Youngsters should
'|1U Ell and ne Maps should
|<<[<|t|uH from now on there
"''| SIM ~ . BIG sap In the column,
|.' 'ttn. Mr. Napanese. YOU can do
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