The Detroit times., 1912-06-21
BILL DONOVAN IS GOING
TOBE BENCH MANAGER
EMPHASIS ON "BtNCH'
Saws He Would Like to Manage
Some Big League Team,
But Not Pitch, Too
$500 -
TIGERS DUE FOR SENSATION
Thrilling Squirt Now to a Good
Position is More Than
Likely
TIGERS DUE FOR SENSATION

Ru Donovan Is to be a>bench
manager-with the emphasis on the
bench, If you please.
81 would like to manake ois
league baseball team, smiles win
Bill, IF didn't have TO pitch for IT,
"imagine pitcher-manager yank-
ing a few hurlers when they were nit
hard. then going in himself and get
ting drubbed. Nope! | don't like the
looks of that.
aEither one or two things would
make me happy--to manage a team or
10 go In the box and pitch as often as
/ want to-" ="
That Bill is to be the boss OF
baseball team at some time or other
is generally thought to be his destiny.
Whenever the Boston papers need
some fan fodder they spring the Old,
old story that Hughie jennings is dis
satisfied with the Tigers and is going
10 Boston. At which Bill Donovan
is mentioned as Hughes successor.
II will be noticed that all the
stories that Hughie is to leave come
from the east and also that they
come periodically. There is hltie
danger OF Hughes leaving.
But II Manager Jennings ever does
desire to relinguish the managerial
duties as Tigers boss the man who
will next assume them Is likely 10 De
Bill Donovan.
Bill would be a popular manager.
He would be so popular that there
might be some hindrance to his sue
cess in that very thing So far as
anybody can see, every player In both
biz leagues likes Bill. Every fan likes
HIM personally II he knows him as
friend, and likes his smile II he knows
him only as player.
Bill hasn't pitched full game Tor
the Tigers yet this year although ne
went to Hot Springs and then TO
Monroe with the team. Bill Is val
liable enough as scout and geenral ad-
wiser, however. so that he has not
been let go or even frightened by
rlfnors Of waivers.
n says he is ready TO pitch any
3 time he is called upon but Manager
Jennings prefers to give his other
men work until Donovan weather
arrives. In the memory OF the Oldest
inhabitant there hasn't been a year III
which Bills hot brand has held on SO
long.
Detroit fans are anxious to see the
Smiler In action again.
The American league race has been
furnishing the fansw It'll spectacular
features galone.
There is one mre that is more than
likely to come. That is climb from
its lowly present position up 10 one OF
importance by the Tiger band.
The work OF the dark horses in the
race has been too sensational, too diz-
~, TO last very long 1t looNed for
while as IL the White Sox could never
be stopped. They weren't. They sim
ply slowed up, themselves
Callahan used E. Walsh so much
that Ed became tired of 1t and some
dissension resulted Gals pitchers,
upon whom he had been depending to
come along after Walsh had been
used to the limit, failed to come
through. The result has been that the
White Sox bubble, while not pricked,
Is gently sagging like Debated bal
loon.
The Red Sox still look formidable.
They have true and tried material
there and II their pitching can be
made to stand the strain. they will
be In the battle TO the end.
Cleveland Is showing some signs OF
returning strength, but the Yanks and
Browns seem to be in the hospital for
good.
The Nationals are CT edited with a
team that will break the Washington
reputation and stay in the first divi-
sion, but their team of youngsters can
hardly be expected to remain close to
the top.
AS for the Athletics, critics cannot
get away from the idea that there is
championship material there and that
II needs only the cruel grind OF
hard, tough race to bring out its use
fulress.
This makes II appear that there Is
no, team that so far outclasses any OF