The Detroit times., 1912-08-10
CORRIDEM, BOUGHT FOR
$4,000, IS ONE OF
AA'S BRIGHTEST STARS
Tger-To-Be is Man Who Kicked
Himself Out of Browns by Not
Fielding Lajoie's Bunts
CLEVER THIRD BASEMAN
No wHandles Hard-Hit Balls and
Bunts With Equal
Skill
CLEVER THIRD BASEMAN

There are three American Associa-
ton stars that have shone 80 Drli-
liantly during the past few weeks
that they have been watched Win
more than usual scrutiny by the maj
or league magnates.
OF these three( Corriden, OF Kan
sas City, and Shelton and Cooper, OF
Columbus) the first named Is soon
to be q Tiger. Negotiations have
been nearly completed between Pres
ident Navin and Charlie Carr 10 make
Corriden a Tiger for the modest sum
or $4,000.
The player is expected to join the
Tigers shortly. II would not be sur
prising 10 see the other stars lifted
by some of the majors shortly.
Johnny Red" Corriden is the now
brilliant third baseman who kicked
himself out of the American league
a couple OF years ago by letting
Napoleon Lajoie beat out something
like seven or eight bunts one after
noon when Larry and Cobb were fight
ing for batting honors.
Corriden has lost his timidity. He
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He Is one of the greatest ground-cov-
ering infielders in the American asso-
citation and goes after everything. he
has lost sight OF his own average IN
the effort to help his club, A pair OF
good hands. a splendid arm and neet-
footed. few balls get by him.
Corrfden graduated from the West
ern league to ST. Louis, and after the
Lajoie episode went TO Pittsburg,
where Kansas City secured him. He is
now one Of the stars OF the American
Association.
Given a job until another players
finger recovered usefulness, and be-
coming the most talked-about player
In the league, Is the fate OF Kemper
S>elton, Columbus fielder, declared
the fastest man In baseball.
Shelton didn't have a look in until
an accident put him In an exhibition
game. He hit like hend, cut OF sew
eral sure hits and nailed his job.
Pittsburgh tried out Shelton in the
infield when he graduated from the
University OF West Virginia, but his
speed proved q handicap and he~did
not last long He went to Maysville.
KY, played the outfield, and Bob
Quinn, Columbus scout, saw him one
day as he stretched an ordinary double
into a triple, and, on top Of that, steal
home.
Quinn signed him, and now, al
though hitting less than 300, Sheldon
leads the association in runs scored,
is fourth among the base stealers and
is the most sensational fielder In the
league.
Sheldon is considered faster than
Cobb or Jackson He bats right
handed, but has been timed TO first in
32-5 seconds, and has gone from the
, ntrta 10 third, 27Q feet, in 10 seconds.
49, )oper " as rid
convince some
small town manager he could pitch.
Today he is the most sought pitcher
In the American association and will
. bring q fancy price In the fall.
Cooper Is only 20 and this is his
second season in professional base
ball. Mansfield, o., had a left-hander
last year, SO the management decided
Cooper wouldn't do. He "hopped a
freight for Marion, where, after many
rebuffs he was permitted to pitch and
cinched his job Columbus Fought
him while the Cubs were making bids
bids.
Cooper may not be as sensational
as Rube Marquard, but his record has
bidders after him. He has good
speed, a fine curve, and what Is bet
ter, wonderful control for a young
southpaw. He Is far steadier than
Marqnard was when that sensational
left-hander was at Indianapolis, and
is just about ripe for the fastest COM
petition.
That Boston outfield didn't have To
nail the horse shoes securely TO their
pitcher yesterday, as they did the day
before. Young Mr.. Bedient found
that he could get along nicely, thank
you, without any rabbits feet or other
ink killers. He pitched baseball that
held the Tigers TO Ave scattered hits
II was only In the first inning that
the Tigers looked formidable at all
After Bush walked, Cobb slammed Q
double against the scoreboard thai
scored the midget with the only
Tiger counter.
On the other hand, the Sox pound
ed George Mullin from the box will
seven hits in FIVE innings the major
ity of which came In the fifth and tn
rest In the fourth. Ralph Work.
went into complete the nine inning
and make a finished game of II. Th'
rain threatened TO butt In and dt
Ralphs Job for him. but the umpire
refused to call the contest and II wa
dragged on to a finish. The Sox ha'
six tallies when the crowd wen
home. all OF which had been secure'
IN tha Mullfn raQima