The Detroit times., 1912-02-15
|lEARpS confidence
is SHOWN BY DECISION
TO WORK At SPRINGS
<ridently Believes That Former
Tiger Star Isn't Ready
To Set
70 TAKE DOWN WEIGHT
)ldest Infielder in Jungle Bunch
Will Have Fight on Hands
With Recruits
TAKE DOWN WEIGHT
Nv RALPH 1. YoNkER.

ny RALPH L. YONkER.
Charlie OIeary Is evidently of the
D1nion that he Is not dead yet, by
&oy means. He Is overweight, accord
u1 70 Chicago reports, and wants TO
F1D little on the avoirdupois. So
~ Hot Springs for his.
This means that somebody IL will
nE TO spend a good deal OF money
or him, for the Injuries of the baths
< the famous Arkansas resort and Ii
Leans that somebody has confidence
nat II will be worth the money.
That somebody is probably Charley
During the coming year Charlie
1u1t make q determined stand as a
{Ee< inflelder. Like many another
e the best OF them he has taken his
he on the starry wagons and as he
~ older. he sees that the vehicle
! 6tartfng on the downgrade. 1t is
10 20 such man to do everything in
bic power to stave on the setting OF
Ne star as long as possible.
OLeary realizes this and no one
Will doubt his wisdom in seeking
Vhat help there may be in this early
rDrjng work that he Is planning.
Charlie has been with the Tigers
Iuring their palmiest pennant win
ming days. He came here in 1904,
mich makes him the oldest infielder,
N point OF service, on the squad. He
Helped win three pennants for the
sfcrs. He Is one Of the most popu-
M men on the team.
Everybody hopes that the Tiger
1)ondby will keep his place as utility
u o1der In the face Of recruit opposi-
Hon. With Baumann, Witt, Louden
1n0 Westerzill on the job, however,
Do IL sure to be strong. Which means
|nlI the greater credit 10 o'Leary If
|he' Weathers the storm.
The action OF the; National league
f III providing for war fund" would
indicate that while Barney Dreyfuss
may 5okingly offer the outlaw"
4 leagues use of one OF his old parks,
and 50 on. nevertheless the magnates
believe that It is well in time OF war
clouds to build q shelter.
baseball as a business Is just as de-
void OF sentiment as any other propo-
sition and while II may seem TO some,
Is
Retting enough money out Of the
came, and ought to allow somebody
else TO butt In and gather little coin,
that doesn't 60 when the rivals get
down to brass tacks.
The boosters of the outlaws are
wise in making no attempt TO COM
pete directly with the big leagues.
Perhaps they can Add some rebuffs
BY following that policy. But even
that 10 doubtful. They must expect
10 have all the troubles OF any other
email business bucking that which is
Established.
This, at least, the war fund seems
to indicate.
John Roesink hopes that Kansas
CITY will drop out of the Columbian
league. and that Cincinnati will come
In. He thinks that the talk that De
froit il to be dropped, and Cincinnati
taken II simply bluff to quiet the
fears OF Kansas City that II is to be
lei out while negotiations are being
carried on with Cincinnati.
John admits, however, that he Is
now not positive that he really wants
70 sfick. but Is giving the matter
plenty Of thought.
The muxziing of the laxative mag
mates OF the National league by the
notion OF the majority OF the owners
"Wednesday, Ii a blow to everybody
hut the National leaguers. While 1t
-CxHn0t Int be admitted that when
such men as Murphy are given free
rein, they are likely TO say something
naughty. still IL helps to give tho
newspapermen and the dear public
somethins..
The appointment OF Louis Heisman
OF Chicago, as the groundkeeper for
the new park, was somewhat OF a sur
prise az II was thought that some
local man had been selected for the
position. Heisman succeeds Tom Muir
ply who resigned some time ago.
The Inevitable dope" fiend or base
. ball bobbed up with queer question,
one that, on it's face, sounds ridicu.
Ious, but which has basis in fact
after all. He asks:
Granting he has the ability, is II
possible for pitcher to strike out
Z Is men in nine-inning game?'
II Is possible. Walter Johnson:
performance last year probably CAV,
rise to the question and at the same
time calls attention to the answer. II
certain game johnson famed ,fou
men I'm one inning. On the thirt
ntraKe-out Johnson's catcher dropped
the ball and failed to stop the run
ner at first. Johnson gets credit 10
strike-out on that, even though tn
man was not retired. Had he strucl
out every other man that faced hin
he would have ended with % strike
outs for the game.