The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-09
NAME or BENNETT MAY BE
DROPPED FROM TITLE OF
THE TIGERS NEW FIELD
Present Field Was Called After
Charlie Bennett, Famous
Detroit Catcher
RESULT OF FANS VOTES
Has Kept Name For Fifteen
Years, Since Park Had
Present Location
RESULT OF FANS VOTES

BY Ralph L. Vonker.
Il has been practically decided that
the name OF Bennett Park shall be
changed before the season OF 1912 be-
gins. IL 10 certain that II shall be
called Held rather than a park,
at least, and IL seems probable that
the title OF Bennett will also be
dropped.
The park was given the name II
now holds In 1889 when IL was moved
from Haymarket to its present ioca-
ton. at the corner OF Michigan and
Trumbull-aves. At that time the De-
4 troit club was under the management
Of George vanderbeck.
He Instituted contest TO decide
the name of the new field. Out OF a
dosen or SO names proposed, that hon
oring the Tigers famous catcher,
Charlie Bennett. was the most popular
choice. Bennett was not at that time
playing with the Detroit team but
was living in the city, as at present.
The name OF field" as the final
word in the title seems to be the popu-
lar choice OF magnates In other cities.
A. President Navin says, the grounds
really do not constitute q park but
Z are given up wholly to baseball held
4 and It's equipment.
II Is hardly likely that the field VIII
n b named after any OF the present
. blayers with the Tigers, nor after any
q those OF the past. provided Ben
4 nett 10 dropped Following the Gus
tom of other clubs II would be named
Nth some reference to either one OF
10th OF the Detroit magnates. Messrs.
3 Navin and Yawkey.
~ American league discards are no
longer q scarce article in the National
hague. II was not so many years
ago, however, that the old league In
Its supreme dignity. absolutely re-
/. used to give a trial TO any players
who had been left out by its rival.
IN fact, IL has been only recently that
THE National leaguers became willing
u "a admit that the American was but
little better than a minor league.
Consequently, they could not see how
they could be benefited by the &C
Quisition OF any players that wers
not good enough for the b. Johnson
tircuit.
W. But things have changed In the last
few years and now there are thirty
Beven players on the National league
reserve lists who have appeared on
the American league rosters in the
past Brooklyn Is the biggest home OF
FORMER American leagHeFs7 as Charley
Ebbets seems to think that any play
ers passed up by manager on the
ofher circuit Is good enough for him.
AT any rate, he has on his list at pres
ent Daubert, Stark. Yingling and Hig.
gins, former Maps, in addition TO
Smith, who was bought by Cleveland
year ago and turned over TO Nash
vile without trial. Outhelder Jud
daley was once an Athletic recruit;
Hatcher Erwin was once Tiger.
while Steele pitched for the Red Sox
and Barger for the Yankees. Jerry
/, Downs. bought from Columbus. was
81 Tiger for several seasons. while
Northen was with the Browns for =
brief period.
Boston has a collection Of six for
mer American FASTENERS In CIV Young,
Otto Hess, Mike Donlin. Scotty Inger.
ton. Jay Kirke and Houser. the big
first-sacker, who was Harry Davis
nnderstudy. Cincinnati also has an
even half dozen In Grant and Me-
Lean, each q Nap for five minutes:
Bob Bescher, Tiger recruit; Suggs.
another ex-Tiger; Frank Smith, late
of the White Sox, and Bob Keefe, who
used to pitch for the Yankees
Frank Chance Is another who be-
lieves that former American league
Mayors are good enough for him.. He
has Jimmy Archer. who did not appeal
10 Hughey Jennings; Wilbur Goode,
formerly of the Maps and Yankees:
Charley Smith, who served with the
Maps, Nationals and Red Sox. and
Shean, one OF Connie Mack's recruits
few years ago.
Earl Moore. Cliff Curtiss, Killifer,
Cravath and Madden are the ex-Ameri-
can leaguers with the Phillies. era
vath having been a member OF two
American league clubs and Moore OF
two.
Pitcher Tesreau. formerly OF De-
troif, and Maxwell, an ex-Athletic,
are the former Americans with the
Giants. Marty O'Toole and Pitcher
Magic OF the Pirates had, trials with
the Boston Red Sox, while Roger
Bresnahan was an American Lacquer
whom Baltimore was member Of the
circuit.