The Detroit times., 1912-04-10
IA Re DOME BUSH, ONCE
TIGER HOlDOUT, OSCAR
WITT, .JlMDEt Fl Al
Probable That Compromise Sug-
gested by President Navin Is
Agreed To BY Bush
WITT NOT FALSE ALARM
Hughes Liking For Youngster
Shown BY Announcement That
He May Play Second
WITT NOT FALSE ALARM
BY RALPH L. YoNKER.


As soon as DOME Bush made nj
appearance at Cincinnati 1t mean
that he would sign with the Tigers
He has not done so as yet. but iher'
As nothing to prevent him.
Ii will perhaps never be know U
the general public whether DOME go
n what he was holding out for ou'
a. a safe bet that the compromis'
suggested by President Navin is th'
one that will finally be agreed TO
That means that DOME will get prae
tically the same salary as last year
The sympathy of the players dur
ing this little unpleasantness has
been with DOME. That is Only
natural However, IL is said tEaI
the real cause OF the difference oil
oninion between President Navln
and his shortstop was one which al
fected not only the interests OF the
Detroit club, but Denies personal
good fortune, and that the Detroit
magnate was making an effort to ed
vance both In his proposition 10
Bush.
n Is matter of congratulation
for all concerned that DOME has be-
gun TO see the matter In the rlsht
spirit, and has taken II upon hlmseii
to make the advances necessary 10
bring a reconciliation between him
and the Tiger boss.
That DOME went to Cincy with tie
already expressed intention OF max
ing up with Jennings ct al, is indi-
Gated by a dispatch Of yesterday
from indianapolis reporting that
DOME announced that he had reached
an agreement with the Tiger man
agement, and that he would play
Thursday,
The statement that he would play
Thursday, however, was little pre-.
mature. Ii Is somewhat doubtful II
he will play for several days. When
ever II looks as IL any player gets II
into his head that his services are
absolutely indispensable to the club
the boss Of that club often benchcs
him for few days, Just as re-
minder. This may happen to DOME.
And after all has been said and
done, II has been suggested with
more than semblanee OF probable
fty. that Bush refused to sign until
the present time so that he might
escape the denominations OF one city.
Monroe, Louisiana. DOME saw the
city first
Never mind, DOME. next year there
will be Jungle paradise at Gulf
port IL everything is as lovely as
they have said II Is there.
The announcement by Manager
Jennings that when DOME plays
& short Oscar Witt is likely to be at
second and Jim Dalahanty at left
field, was anticipated by many Of tie
fans here.
This would seem 10 be the logical
way to arrange the men in suca a
case, but there is still some possibil-
fly that Witt may be played al third
in place OF Bill Louden, leaving Jim
at the station number two, as usual.
Witt has looked better than Louden
TO most OF the men who have watch
ed the work Of the two players since
the exhibition games began. II must
be admitted that Louden knows more
inside baseball than Witt He is a
craftier man. But mis- execution is
not so bad
Bill Louden learned the inside
stun from one Larry Schafiy when
he was with Newark, and Larry IL
one of the best informed men on the
inner dope In the minor leagues.
Witt, nthe other hand, has proved
himself TO be voungster who le9rns
very, very quickly. When he came
to the Tigers he was supposed 10 10
crack fielder, but not so good in
hitting. Some Instructions fro,a
Hughte and he has been lacing them
out In great shape.
The evident esteem IN which
IIughie holds Oscar is pleasing in
that IL proves that Oscar is no false
alarm. set off 10 scare DOME Bush
into signing. There was an ill.con
ccaled feeling among the fans here
IN Detroit that those who had been
<oosting Oscar were winking at the
liability of the reputation of the
<<1lifornian's being the means OF
|rInRing DOME back to the fold
While II is admitted that 1t must
Ave brought some pressure towards
Innsledom upon DOME when he heard
M/ O#IHF pTOWcoo anu BiduCeu hlOuk
~ line following Wits name in the
&cx scores, yet all Oscars praises
<ore sincere and deserved
There II only one thing to fear now
&nd that Is that the phenom will b,
10icted with stage fright when he IL
<<nrfed In against the big leaguers
~ n not prone to that but it viii
$50 4 extraordinarily clear head no
<1 81 muddled little when the foot
;|r1,fs In the big show are switched
n there f. any possible chance o
robb's beint In that game with Cleve
land tomorrow, he'll be there. AnC
Al won't be seen in the box scor'
- ether he felt good or bad. II takes
or> than Illness TO stop that fellow
Uifh 4 fight on from the start be
<><n Cobb and Jackson for battinl
~rore IN the American league, y.
<<II b. on the spot for the frst Skin
&,|.h II there IL any possible way o
"A <effing there.
~ great pride in himself come
hix rescue In cases where II
Ard Tor him TO work. He has bee