The Detroit times., 1912-12-31

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some small country town. y
Take 10 OF the Tiger recruits VIII 4
names come to mind and ascertk be.
their addresses and you'll find !
only five OF them get their mail z
OF the villase pustuffises. III
There seehs to be plenty OF "
dence to su port either side OF !
argument abb 1t the value to base !
of country city boys but
not arguing were just telling
some thipgs about the homes OF ~
baseball heroes.
Those who claim that the greaXe
stars come from the country crossf !
point first to TyrIs Cobb. After
Ing kept their finger leveled for q
ficient time at the greatest OF III
all and informing you that he
played in the vacant lots OF the &
ious city OF Royston, Ca, they s
the finger to Christy Mathew |;
Matty halls from the metropoli1 !
Factoryville, Pa. ~
Walter Johnson escaped the q
and hustle OF Weiser, Idaho, and
into Washington. Alpharetta Is
the name OF brand OF chocolates
Is the home of Nap Rucker In Coed
Speaker, Crawford, Milan, Pl2
Willett, Tesreau, Meyers. Baker,
zog, Louden, Gregg, Daubert, Chi
Doyle. Wagner, Jackson--these
more come from the little burgs.
Now in looking over the Tiger
we find that only five men ara
fortunate as to live in the -
towns.
Boehler is a very considers
or ~EHwre1FceDufE. Ma.
IS. Mcpherson, Kansas,
and claims him hard,
single man means q bi
town. Howell is from
ma. Troy Is from McDo
Wheatley from Rosedall
Large cities claim thd
recruits.
Philadelphia is the BIZ
kick In with recruit, fuj
sen. St Louis also hal
Hugh High. New Haven
try out Clauss. IndiaI
Dauss and Milwaukee, Kla
land offers Zamioch.
Here are three cities
not so well known but VI
be classed as country toy
burg, Pa, whence CharliS
Is city OF nearly 10000.
where Hall makes his hom
kinsburgh beat by 10000,
socket, which claims Rond
Is nearly 10000 In population
Accepting the claim that
er number of stars do come
country towns land II Is GER
big rural constellation has bel
ed QUIT the new Tiglets as an
CATION have fearful handicap d.
which they must labor.
Cy Young. I'm serious vein, clal
that the country Is the place 10
velop the best ball players. He Dol
TO the healthy work, the blood
bone and tissue-building employn
and food the country boy has,
claims that that furnishes him wit
body which can excel that OF
country boy.
others say, however, that the
to which the city boy must constai' ID
place his wits has the effect OF n
ing him keen for the struggle, Si|he
thing that every ball player muA b,
TO attain success.
However that may be, we're no
arguing, we're just telling you.
Sam Crawford's departure for NeJ
Orleans today 10 likely to set a new
record. Perhaps never has a bal
player set sail for the sunny souf
land to prepare for years wor "
fore that year has begun.
Crawford, however, goes SOUTH
entirely to prepare for the cob
seasons campaign. In fact, ad
ing TO the theory of the affair, he
going south to prepare for the
ball season at all. He's going al
representative OF Detroit man
turing concern.
He isn't interested in baseball
at present because OF his close a
alton with the holdout club. Ha
President Navin OF the Tigers
talked over the salary Sam IA ~
ceive for next year and have Ar
to disagree Tor at least they bsf
to the very eve OF Sans depsrtur
So Crawford is going south WITH
apparent idea of getting ready 10
first base OF right field for the Tie'
But friends of Sam and OF Inc
are confident that the two usrtiss
the case will get together and -
a satisfactory agreement befors
season has begun.