The Detroit times., 1912-02-13
DONOVAN GOES To HOT
SPRINGS SUNDAY TO
BEGIN SPRING WORK
Wants the Tramps and Outdoor
Exercise of the Arkansas
Camp
CRAWFORD GOES FRIDAY
Wahoo Man Wants To Take Of
3 Some 20 Pounds of Super
fiuous Flesh
ey RALPH 1. YoNkER.

Bill Donovan will leave Tor Hot
|8Drings, Ark, next Sunday, 10 spend
three weeks conditioning himself 10
|keein spring work. He will leave the
|8prings the first part of March, join
<nx the Tigers at Monroe at that time.
4 Donovan was not selected as one OF
|{bc Tiges who needed the work ana
baths at the Springs, especially, put
he himself believes that a few weeks
IN the famous training camp won't do
him any harm. From the experience
|6f such men as Cy Young, who has
<ut1ived many pitcher who Is young
~ Donovan figures that il Is good
<&bif for him TO get into-this Hot
tr1ngs habit
a Il II not the baths to take on weight
Lit Bill wants. He Is only hye or
~ pounds over playing avoirdupois
low. II is the outdoor exercise, the
|<ramps about the hills and dales and
HE rest OF the scenery. that Donovan
10 aching for.
sam Crawford will precede Donovan.
having for the Springs, Friday morn
md. Crawford goes there for a dif-
|rerent purpose than Donovan. He
TO take of about 20 pounds or
fat. The Wahoo man
|reIghs about 200 now, and he wants
<o reduce that to $50.
f Next 20 taking yearly soJourn TO
he Springs, Donovan thinks that
|vory good way to preserve ones
#0ufhful beauty as pitching artist
~ TO be very wary of the spitDall.
nile there are few of the crack
kchers OF today that use It, notably
|&lrh. of the White Sox, Knapp OF
10 Naps, Cy Morgan OF the Athletics,
&1d Russell Ford OF the Yankees, yet
~ ruins the majority OF pitchers who
<r1 to use 1t. in very few years, &C
<ording to Bills idea.
Chesbro OF New York, Harry How
IA OF st. Louis, and Frank Smith or
chicago, are notable examples Of high
xrade men whose worth was brought
1oWn many notches by the use of the
1nIiva shoot.
Donovan can throw the splitter with
|nirly good success, hut IL makes him
|lel as IL he we're trying TO throw a
tarn ball hard. There is no resist
nce to the muscles, and it leaves the
crm sore.
president Navin planned 20 leave
k3r Chicago this afternoon, to attend
be meeting of the American league
1:agnates there. One OF the rules which
n likely to be proposed at that meet.
Ing Is that q major league club must
[fy out every player II drafts.
This rule would prohibit Detroit. for
Instance. from drafting bunch OF
Mayors and turning them over to
] rovidence or another Of its farms.
Mr.. Navin has no opinion on the
rule except that 1t seems merely a
5eQueI OF q raising OF the draft price
|or major leagues from $1,000 to So
200, which in itself would prevent the
LIE league clubs from doing what the
rule Is designed to prohibit.
The Tiger boss goes to the meeting
With nothing definite that he cares TO
snnonnce in view, but he Is willing to
consider trades II the proper induce
Rents are made. Which is only nat
|fral. as ANYBODY would be willing to
10 that.
There will In all probability be a
xell-organized Elks' baseball league in
Michigan during the coming season.
Richard Jackson has undertaken the
of organizing the east
crn part OF the state and has lined
np the Elks in Detroit. Saginaw, Lans-
|IsG and Flint. f. w. Dickinson, OF
Erand Rapids, has Grand Rapids,
Traverse City, Manistee and Muske
ION ready. Port Huron and Bay City
nay also ioin.-A regular series-of
cames among the teams 10 decide the
state championship will be played on
week ends. The Elks were strong on
the diamonds of the state last year
and with the league in working order
ought TO show excellent class.
A revival OF the border league OF a
few years ago is stirring. A league in.
cluding Port Huron, Mt. Clemens, and
Pontiac on the American side and
Sarnia, Chatham and Windsor on the
<ahadian side of the line that makes
he pay duties Is being contemplated
The league, II the present plans
carry, will be organized under the
National agreement as a class ID ag-
The jumps in the circuit
would be very short and II is figured
hat the organization can put up n
Eood article OF minor league bail and
make some money.
IA A similar league with Richard
|Jtckson as president was organized a
lew years ago, but In spite of sue.
|rcssful season, disbanded.