The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-07-27
NOW WILL POPULARITY
or THE TIGERS STAND
THAT LOSING STRAIN?
VIII Detroit Fans Patronize a
Losing Team? Is Question
Up for Settlement .
TEST COMES AFTER JULY 4
Up to That Time Attendance
Always Keeps Up,
Lose or Win
TEST COMES AFTER JULY A
By RALPH L. YoNKER.

|| BY hALfh 0&Nh III.
Now that the time has come where
public interest In losing team drops
regularly each year, will the popu-
iarity Of the Tigers, the desire to see
their stars, keep up the attendance
1t Navin field, despite that fact, SO
apparent now, that the Tigers can
mot expect to draw by winning as
they 1io last year?
N The new park has drawn many ex-
itras 20 Navin Field early this year,
20 that the attendance at the begin.
ming OF the season was tar ahead OF
that OF the beginning Of Last year.
The average attendance, according
Ito President Navin, up 10 the present
|fihe compares favorably with that
LOT last year. despite the fact that the
Meanings men have lost SO annoy
|tnely.
II has been found that interest in
neams always remains at a high point
kin 10 July A. Up to that time the sea-
son Is always young and there Is
plenty of chance for even the cellar
ties to recuperate and dig for the nag.
Y But after the Fourth, the leaders have
I, been determined upon and the race Is
hun to them principally. while the rest
lot the teams must epend solely upon
the desire Of the public TO see base
hall to draw.
Magnates all over the middle west
haye been kicking upon the light at
Itendance this year, except Nav1n.
t)Fer at Chicago they have the only
team In the first division In the Am
lerican league, but the Cubs are fur
nishing SO much excitement in their
i race with the Giants that competi-
ton Is serious.
At Cleveland the attendance has
been poor as a result of the poor
work OF Harry Davis men and even
faithful st. Louis has been firing
somewhat.
'rhe process of gathering material
Tor q new Tiger team for 1913 con-
tinnes. The announcement has been
made that Charles Wheatley, of the
Springfield, Ohio, club and Boehler.
from the Newark club OF the Ohio
state league both pitchers, have been
purchased and that they are to re-
port to the Tigers at the end of the
season Both are big right-handers.
II Is In accordance with President
Ndyin's policy OF combing the minor
Leagues that these men from the
bushes are being sought 1t is i'm
: possfbie to get men from the Class
"A league, purchase them outright
and cover them up until the end OF
the season, as was the case before
this season.
Now the only thing a major league
club manager can do Is to secure
Class IA player tentatively and take
chances that he won't be drafted. II
he Is drafted, the club lucky enough
to- get him In the big lottery Is the
one that has entire claim on him.
There IL. perhaps, no larger or bet
ter organized band OF baseball scouts
out working for any club than that
|ouf for Navfn. Navin has made many
friendly Affiliations also which are
of aid to him In addition to his regu-
laf stan.
", IL Is announced that Bill Donovan
will take trip OF into Canada look
ling at players instead OF staying here
ready TO work against the Athletics.
The use the Tiger MANAGEMENT Is 4
putting Bill to makes It look as II
The were to be entitled scout hereaf-
tier rather than pitcher.
In view OF the wise purchase OF
fProvidence by the Detroit manage
{ment. Il is interesting to note this
|dispatch from Cleveland today:
by the close Of this season, Clark
4fifhth, part owner and manager OF
THE Washington American league
baseball club, will own a minor club
nom which he may recruit young
DI1yers. Baseball laws prohibit
"Brms," 80 Grif1th, his associates
here today say, will buy outright a
minor club, preferably in the south"
It IL very evident that Navin was
about one year ahead Of some of the
other magnates in providing for a
'"farm.'
The Tigers and the Athletics hook
|up for four games here starting today.
10th teams are In somewhat rocky
'sflape. but II Tyrus Cobb will pull of
|eome OF those stunts against Mack's
non here that he did in Philadelphia,
Will be willing 10 have the rest OF
the bunch near-invalids.
HOTTIES
IWyandotte is aroused to pitch OF
e1thusiasm over their Border league
tdam, AZ they already are talking OF
the post-season series between the
winners Of the Michigan State League
and their team. Arrangements have
been made with President Dickerson
Of the Michigan State league for this
series, the Border leaguers playing
the first games In the Michigan State
league town.
Mt Clemens meets the 'Dottes al
Wyandotte today and Pontiac goes &c
Windsor.
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