The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-03
Detroit Let Five Men Go Re
Gently Who Are Now in
the Two Big Leagues
BUT NONE OF THEM Is
OF. VALUE TO JENNINGS
. Works, O'Leary and Corriden in
National; Jones and Schal-
ler in American

Ter in American
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. April g.
Five ex.Tigers. recently released from
the Detroit club. will play with big
leaguers during the coming season.
Two OF these men who were let
90 last season. drifted to the minors
and were hauled back into the big
show via the National league. They
are Pitcher Works, who went to
Providence In the international
league and then TO Cincinnati, and
Shortstop O'Leary, who went to In
eiianapolis and was grabbed by the
st. Louis Cardinals this spring. An
ether was sold to the Chicago Cubs
Shortstop Corriden.
Two OF the men we're sold out
right to the Chicago White Sox by
the Tigers. They are Outfelders Davy
Jones, whom Chicago took when 1t
refused to grant waivers on him. and
Walter Smaller, whom the S0x pur-
chased only few days ago.
II often happens that player who
cannot earn his travelling expenses
with one club will prove to be a
whirlwind with another. Whenever
Manager Jennings hnds man on
his club that he cannot use. but who
can draw q high salary from another
club he is always willing to let him
20 to that club, providing of course
the deal will have no great bearing
on q pennant race.
All FIVE of the men mentioned.
while they, are likely to have sue
cessful seasons with the clubs which
have them now, would prove a drag
on the Tigers, with the possible ex-
ception of Works. who might possibly
kick In with . good year.
While there may be much for the
players to scold about in the con-
tracts that they are offered by the
club owners, the careers Of these nve
men would seem to show that the
good players have plenty Of chance
10 stick at the, top despite contracts
and reserve clauses and SO forth.
Davey Jones has been In Chicago
before, playing with the Cubs. He
vas injured. went to Minneapolis,
and Was taken by Detroit. Last sea-
SON he worked In only 81 games. His
legs were bad. During the winter
they improved. In the winter pre-
ceding the 1912 season Davey was
at one time 60 badly AFFLICTED that he
couldn't walk up stairs. This year
he has been In good shape all the
rtme and he fs picked for regular
lob In the Sox' outfeld with more
;han q good chance of beating out
Morris Rath as II ldon man.
II will be Davey's ambition to make
a great record for himself this year
to show Detroit fans that he was
capable of better work than he show
ed last season. He was willing to
go to minor league. anywhere
where he could get the salary he
wanted, but OF course he prefers be.
Ing with the Sox than Indianapolis
or Milwaukee or any other American
association club.
Charlie O'Leary was released from
Detroit, It is understood with the idea
If becoming the manager Of the In
dianapolis club. He went to that
city az regular playing shortstop
and was soon made the Indians boss
following disagreement between the
former manager and the Indians
owners.
Charlie failed to make good as
manager. however. judging from the
way the club went. but he showed
that he was too clever q little short
stop to be stuck with Class "A
club without more responsibility
than mere playing. The Cardinals
this spring were badly In need OF
a mate for Miller Huggins to MI
The gap between second and third
for them. OLeary was the logical
man for the place.
Shortstops who are good are rare
in the big leagues, especially In the
National.
This is attested by the fact that
the Chicago Cubs took RED" Cor
riden last fall Arthur Bridwell 10
expected to keep Corriden out OF a
reguar job In the early part Of the
coming season, but II Red" shows
that ne has the stun he will un.
doubtedly force the veteran to give
Up his place to him. Bridwell has
seen his best days ct shoftstopping
while 1t IL very evident that Cor.
riden either has not seen his best
0r will never make q really good
player. He was given every chance
10 show his value to Manager Jen-
rings last year with the Tigers, for
high price was paid for him. The
Tigers however. were smugly con-
'ented at having got rid Of him to the
Cubs In that famous complicated
Chance deal.
Ralph Works get what may be his
1nal test a. big Lacquer this year
with Cincinnati He was waived ON
by AL clubs last season, sent to
Providence and thence drafted by
Cincy. He II evidently going in nne
shape right now for he pitched a
shutout game against the Chattanooga
GLIB 1T Chattanooga last Saturday.
Works admittedly has o lot Of stun
but he II srratic. When he 10 going
well he II unbeatable. Once he gets
behind. however. he loses everything
he has.s He has been Just good
enough to kang onto his Job With the
Tigers for several years and Just
bad enough - that he wan neysr
real star.
He b cue FOR the bsst year OF HE
career. He rsalisss that Il = Up to
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