The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-04

WOLvERTON REFUSES 10
LET THE MAJOR LEAGUE
BATTLE BRIGHTEN HIM
Saws You've Got Sitter Compe-
tition But Better Material
in Big League
YANKEES TO STRENGTHEN
Reported Purchase OF $lo'ooo
Outfelder Looks Good
to Them
YANKEES TO STRENGTHEi
by RALPH L. YoNKER.

DESPITE difficulties that nave crown
ed ICON him since he has peeh tue
manager of the Yankees, Harry Wol-
yerton refuses to be impressed Win
the terrible difference between boss
ing a major league team and suloihe
one in the minors.
..You'ye got 10 fight no matter
where you are, so | don't see that
makes any difference whether your
IN she majors or the minors philoso-
phizes the man who p'loted Oakland
in the Pacific Coast league last year
"Of course in the MAJOR league you
find very much harder competition
but on the other hand you nave very
much letter material and faelnties 70
work with, so there YOU are ABOUT
even ZAP"
Wo!yerton isn't allowing The oad
going that the Yankees nave hau 70
worry MIN. He takes every oppoi.
tunity that presents itself to impress
upon his friends and competitors thdt
The ankees are going to De IN the
race Yet.
Wolyerton is in the position OF a
man who has apparently falled' II one
is TO judge by mere results. WIN
a team that was toutei 10 De con
tender for the pennant in the paper
caIlpaign before the season. He-H ass
sLidded along the lower part OF the
colu,yn until those basemen buffers,
tba browns. are the DULY thing that
preyents his humping himself on the
cold cement floor of the cellar.
~. hos fhn nnF2nnAl SAtlSIaC-
ficn of knowing that he failure OF
the Yankees thus far cannot be
charged to him or to his management.
ne Is down. now He mas had bad
start nc has nothing 20 lose There
is everything to win. lie is still
shsinp In that Wolverton gets his
comfort.
mere is a grim satisfaction IN
fighting to the death after one is
down and out and knrws IL. II he
gets up and pokes ~ adversary. the
sreatef credit is given him. III ne
dies hghting, he dies game, at least.
The Yankees are encouraged at the
reported purchase of Outfielder Pat
rick Maloney, the feet Brockton
PLAYER. at a price said to be $4,000,
and the purchase of Outfielder haua
They are very badly in need OF a
utility man or two.
When linn was i'll here the first day
of the Yank's series, Manager Wolver-
ton himself had TO go in and play.
He went to third, sending the regular
hot-sacker, Hartzel. TO center field.
When a manager of a major league
team Is forced by necessity TO 90 IN
81 oil fhay, hn dnaG want 10
the team is in a bad way for extra
men.
Just now Wolverton is waiting tor
Simmons, the second baseman, and
Martin, the shortstop, TO get into
shape Both these men were left In
New York When they are ready TO
start playing they will report to VOL
yerton in the west. Wolter, Wolvcr'
ton says. is out of the game for the
year. His leg is broken in two places.
Martin was beaned by Walter john.
son and Simmons has a muscle in his
chest strained.
However as far as the shortstop
job is concerned the man who is Gov
eTing II now, Stump. isn't going so
badly He has been handling himself
like real ball player over at the
short field and Simmons must be good
10 better Gardner's work. Simmons
has been valuable man to WolIer-
ton, filling in at first while Hal Chase
was ill., and making good In other IN.
field jobs.
This man Dolan. who played third
for the Yankees the last OF 1911, was
a great disappointment TO Wolverton.
He was touted TO Harry as being able
IN a
thought that the hot corner was going
to be taken care of without any fur
Their watching, but Dolan didn't make
good and was sent TO Rochester.
Ia OSCAR Wit going 10 ranent hIa