The Detroit times., 1911-06-26
NAvIN STILL IN
DOUBT OVER
HIS PLANS
Detroit Baseball Teams President
May Not Build Addition
To Plant After
All. xHE
Also Hints That, II Critics Care.
They Can Buy the Club at
Reasonable Figure.

Hemarking that his plans for
building new plant at Bennett PARK
are still In the air and adding the In
formation that the Detroit club. like
almost any other asset OF value IN for
safe, II anyone with the money rnakea
bid for II, President Frank ]. Nayin
OF the Detroit baseball club resumed
work at his ONCE In the Hammond
building, after trip to Battle Creek.
In which he looked over Southpaw
Pitcher Gordon and was not greatly
impressed.
cof course. as everyone has known
Tor months, Mr.. Yawkey and have
bought the property between the
park and National-ave.," said he. I'VE
paid about $4,000 for 1t. Negotiations
have been In progress for two years.
When we started them, we figured on
adding to the size of our park. What
We VIII do with the property now. I
don't know A great deal will depend
on the support which Is given our
club during the coming long series.
Big Investment Needed.
Mr.. Yawkey and I now have prao.
dcally 100000 invested In the plant
and real estate at Bennett Park. We
are bit chary about putting In
100000 more In q complete rebuild
Ing OF the plant I hate to figure how
much that money would yield II out
at six per cent interest I'm by TO
means sure that IL wouldn't Yield
much more than II would In a grand
stand in Detroit. Besides, the stand
may be at any time reduced to the
value OF nickel or thereabouts, II
We should lose our franchise. It's
surely debatable question whether
Detroit has outgrown its present park
or not
In the meantime, II there II any.
one who believes Mr.. Yawkey and I
are lacking In public spirit. he's well
come to go ahead, interest the capt.
tai and take this club. It's for sale
and the price Is less than q million
dollars, too-real estate, star ball
players and ALL"
Regarding Pitcher Gordon, Mr.. Ma
vim had little to say. The club has
an option on the man, but the Detroit
magnatc Is In doubt as to whether or
not the right to purchase will be excr-
cised. Jim Mcclure Of the Cleveland
forces is also looking over the man
and may buy him IL Detroit fails to
do SO.
Another South Mich. Wonder.
In the meantime, z. A. Bachelor,
the Bay City-Detroit magnate-journal-
LIST, has pitcher named Nichols OF
whom he mentions commendable
deeds The HEAVIER Is a big fellow
and has done much to keep the Bay
City club up around the top.
II is all on with Pitcher Moran. the
bull whale of the southern colleges
all OF so far as the season Of 1911 Il
concerned. Moran has just written
the Detroit management stating that
he has sore arm and that he has
also been elected captain OF his col
lege team for next year. These con-
slderations move him to request an
other year Of college ball and this
will undoubtedly be granted him.
The Detroit club has Just submit
ted to the National association its
proofs In the case of Player Runser,
recently purchased from the Mont.
gomery, w. Va, club OF the Mountain
States league. Runser Is claimed to
be the property of the Burton, Ind,
club. This organization broke up in
midseason last year, failing to pay
its players. II Is difficult to under
stand where II can maintain claim to
Runser, as no effort was made to get
him until he had been sold to the big
league. II is limited darkly that q GER
tain American league club situated
not 80 many miles from the junction
OF the Missouri and Missfssippi riyer.
Is really back of the fight.