The Detroit times., 1911-02-21
MIsPLAY
WINS HIM
A CHANCE

A CHANCE ing through with
his assigned task
at bat.
This man reasoned that every good
ball player is sure TO fall now anu
then. No such thing as human per
| lection exists. He believed that, with
other equipment up 10 the normal
standard, the successful ball player Is
the one whom minor failures only
spur on TO redoubled efforts. Players
who showed themselves disconnected
after making a mistake he always set
down as lacking the class needed IN
| the big leagues.
Jimmie Casey, the Detroit scout last
year, is another who subscribes 10
this theory 10 a certain extent. AS
result, Detroit is TO try out young
ball player in the south this year,
who owes his chance solely to the
fact that he made an error OF judg-
ment-and didn't let IL interfere with
his efficiency in the least.
II went down To Springfield In the
Three-I league one day to see our
man Cavett work in a game" Te-
counts the genial little dentist, "and,
incidentally, to watch the work or
both the clubs that were playing that
day.
There was high wind blowing
and il made fly balls very hard 10
Judge. In the early stages OF the
game one of the visiting batsmen hi.
a long, high fly that was misjudged
by Smaller in left field. the wind car
rying Il over his head. Before that
time, | hadn't noticed Smaller particu-
larly, but after that! Wow! He tore
after that ball and winged 1t into the
infield like a streak of light. Then ne
began to play. He ranged far and
wide and pulled down drives thai
looked ticketed to the fence. He gave
the other outfielders series OF chases
by his efforts at bat. He stole, ne
coached, newell, he just ripped
things wide open. II was like prize
fighter who needed to be little stung
before he could really go to his work
with real heart.
'I liked his comeback 80 well that
I followed Smaller for several days
and ended up by buying him. AS soon
as he. knew that there was chance
for him to go to the big league, he
simply set that league on fire. he
batted over 400 in the closing months
of the season and honestly look Tor
him to make good for Detroit. There
isn't a question in my mind but he's
better than Mclean, who has made
pretty good with the Chicago White
Sox
There's no denying though, that
I'd have overlooked him as everyone
else had, IL he hadn't misjudged that
fy bal"
Ladies and gentlemen, the battery
for today will be Doc White ana
Schumann- Heink-but stop! That was
week ago.
Boston is actually discussing the ad.
visibility of permitting professional
baseball on Lords day"
The baseball careers OF his three
Milwaukee predecessors snuffed our
by violent methods doesn't bother
Tom Jones a bit. The jolly night,
with its knife-battles and succeeding
melancholia does not form part OF
the T. Jones program. Mr.. Jones, We
predict, will be much more durable
than the late Messrs. McGann, Bate
man and Hynes.
Michigan's star pole-vaulter has
smashed an elbow. twas news to
most OF us that there had been pole
vaulter at Michigan since Dvorak's
day.
without mentioning any names,
there is a certain American league
club that is pinning its hopes to "a
certain recruit shortstop who Is going
TO prove about the saddest disappoint
ment ever, IL a certain Tiger scout In
whom we have much confidence Is
correct I'm his information.
Now II they will only put wheels
on that Detroit motor boat-bird, and
equip II with some sort OF an attach
ment for deep sea diving, we Will have
to concede that Il Is going to be
truly versatile craft.
There is still Detroit paper which
hasn't trailed along with that Al
Kaufman $50 ,000-contract story that
appeared in The Times two weeks
ago, but hope Is rampant yet.
Another little prediction: Stripped
OF the word.painter's yerbiage, the re-
port Of the Knockout Brown-One
Round Hogan scrap Is going TO be
sad disappointment all round. Those
savage children are at their best when
opposed to a man who isn't likely TO
infiict any return damage.
Iske ButIer and Monte BevIlle, ex-
major leaguers. will manage teams in
the little Michigan State league next
year.