The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-11
(By Joe S. Jackson.)

With the American league meeting
In sight. trade talk. of which there has
been almost none this winter. has
started. The Detroit club. once a
three times pennant winner. but now
sadly in need of rebuilding, figures in
most of the stories that are going the
round, and is said to be willing to let
go Of several veterans who still have
some baseball left in them. but who
have outlived their usefulness In the
Michigan city. George Mullin, the
picther. and Sam Crawford. the long
hitting outfielder. are two Of the play
ers concerned. and Washington is the
like to ship the twirler. That Is be-
cause he thinks Griffith would make
Il better deal for Mullin than would
any other manager.
In Detroit yesterday Mr.. Navin said
that Griffith, who refused to waive on
Mullin last and who again
this winter has expressed a desire to
add the veteran to his staff. can have
the pitcher if he will offer any play
to get Mullin for cash. but Detroit will
not do any business or those terms.
1t does not need money. and does need
men. 1t will dispose Of the twirler to
some club. fol he is done DIS far as De-
troit is concerned. Last season he
went poorly. and allowed himself to
get much overweight. When he learn
ers he braced. and pitched Il no-hit
game. That. and his defeat of John.
son here. We're his only performances
in which he looked like his old self.
Comiskey, it is said. is dickering for
Crawford. The White Sox owner has
always been sweet on Jennings gar
deners. Chicago being a town in which
they have been at their pest with the
purchased Mcintyre. when ne was VIZ
tually all in. though he had one good
season with the Sox. Crawford Is hav-
ing a dispute with the Detroit owner
ship over the matter of salary. He
was given a raise last spring. and it is
said that his new contract puts him
back at his old salary. President Ma
vim is somewhat sore on some Of his
players. not because the team finished
down in the race. but because he be-
lieves that the players did o give
their hest efforts. His club probably
is h highest salaried III the Ameri-
can league. and he does not appreciate
JOY riding as a return for generous
treatment. There have been few rails.
es. and some cuts, in Detroit this win
ter.
AL SOllAlcSlloG WIN llC Al1N AOIO
matter. it was announced positively
by Mr.. Navin yesterday, according tc
Detroit dispatches. that neither Cobt
nor Crawford will he given what he
demands. The clubs argument is
that the twosluggers did not hold the
team up last season, and that. rs they
got boosts when they were making the
Tigers a figure. they must not expect
them when they are failing. Cobb. OF
/ pnl1rCo Uil1 pof an {nNrnooo 4Hsor t1e
$4,000 that he drew for three years
but 1t will not be as much as he de.
mands. He Is the youngest OF the
three players under discussion. Null.
lin Joined Detroit in the spring OF
1902. and Crawford one cal later.
Griffith is not likely to take Mullin
on the terms mentioned. The only
trade that he could make would be
one involving a young outfielder. And
even that he might fear. as he needs
gardening talent himself. and cannot
afford to give Detroit a possible star,
to get a pitcher who has only a season
or two left. The Nationals. however,
are long on o%utfielders. with three OF
proved ability. and seven yet to be
tried out, Five Of these recruits have
never been seer here. and any one OF
the party may make good. Long and
Sheer We're with the Nationals last
spring. The first named probably will
be sent to Atlanta. Sheer will get a
thorough trial. He showed at Char
l%ottcsville that he can hit. but he was
not promising as a fielder. At that
time he was trying for second base. SO
there il no line on his ability as a fly
chaser.
There are thirty-four men still on
the Nationals roster. These include
"a dozen pitchers. four catchers. ten
outfielders. and eight inf1elders. Only
four of the twiriers have had major
league experience. the little work that
Engel. Musscr and Boehling did last
season not qualifying them for such