The Detroit times., 1912-08-09
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ANN ARBOR FANS DENY
THAT SISLER IS OUT
Was Written Out of University
Baseball by Sport Writer Re-
Gently Without Grounds

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Aug. e.--Ann
Arbor u. Of NJ. baseball fans are sore
over a wall about George Sisler, the
sensational freshman pitcher OF the
University OF Michigan, bemoan1ng
the supposition that the youngster's
services are lost to the varsity nine.
II appears that on Sunday last, Sis
ler, who is a native OF Akron, O., pitch
ed game OF baseball against an
Elyria, o., team, and because OF this
Fact the author Of the wall proceeds
TO write the clever southpaw out OF
several games OF ball since he left
college, but just why he should be
BARRED from Michigan's team for do
Ing so Is not apparent to the layman.
,Barberton is little manufacturing
town in northern Ohio. II has a pop
ihlation OF about 10000 people, mostly
Foreigners, and among them are a
number OF workmen who can play q
pretty fair article of baseball. In the
Summer Sisler and q brother, who Is
ALSO q pretty fair ball player, work
In factory in Barberton where en-
Esine castings are manufactured. and
this factory has baseball team. On
Sundays this team plays games with
teams from neighboring towns, and
there Is q lot OF rivalry among teams
eof similar character in half dozen
towns In that vicinity.
The team to which Sisler belongs
lis not even a semi-professional one.
hts members work all week, and on
Sunday secure little recreation by
lplaying ball. Little towns like Bar
lberton and Elyria seldom have en-
CLOSED parks, and II there Is any mon
'ey secured to pay the expenses Of
Visiting teams II comes from volun-
itary offerings by fans who have prido
lin their tbam. More often the mann.
Featuring companies which the teams
represent buy uniforms and pay the
expenses of little jaunts by trolley
for advertising purposes.
II participating In games such as
the one mentione/ above bars man
from the Michigan team Coach Hickey
will have a hard job getting enough
players TO make UP nine next sea
ston, as II is a safe bet that very few
OF the members OF the team last sea.
Son have not participated In ball
Same since the season closed
For instance, Sisler pitched a game
for the st. Thomas team IN the City
league in this city before he left for
his home at the close Of college; Bari
beau, the mainstay In the box OF the
Michigan team last spring, has pitch
ed number OF games In the same
l6eague, and Is still offlciating regularly
Tor the st. Thomas team In It's sched.
TILED games; Webber, second string
Catcher, is member Of the Wuerth
team In the same league, and both
Munson and Walch played In this
league while members Of the Michigan
team,
II does not seem possible that Mich.
iIgan's eligibility committee would bar
n man from the team for participating
lin non.professional game IN which
he receives no money. Sisler merely
did what hundreds OF other Michigan
baseball stars have done during the
Summer months. Red" Campbell,
One OF the best pitchers Michigan ever
had, not only played baseball in this
City with the city team, but during the
winter pitched for the city indoor
baseball team OF course, he never
received any money for his services,
and Slsler. doubtless, is Just as inno-
Cent of any infraction OF the eligibii.
hty rules as was Campbell. Tommy
,Iso.hrop, one OF Michigan's most sen
fsational infielders, played ball on Sun.
day with the city independent team
here. and nobody ever questioned his
fright TO do 80. Dozens Of similar cases
Tnnight he cited