The Detroit times., 1913-08-18
Pitcher COmstOck, $4,000 MIN
neapolis Spitballer, is the
Latest
NAVIN BUYS EN- UP
BEFORE DRAFT COMES
More Will Be Added TO Detroit
Club List When the Drawing
Time is At Hand
BY RALPH L. YONKER.

Frank j. NaYln, preslueul Vi eN~
Detroit Tigers, is making such rush
for minor league players as has never
before been known in the history VI
the Detroit club. Nayin Is writing
checks for players recommended py
his regiment OF scouts as fast as ne
can now inorder 10 grab on the pest
material available before they go 10
draft.
His latest and biggest purchase Is
that of Pitcher Comstock, spiloali'
or. from the Minneapolis club OF the
American association. Navin has sew
eral closely allied friens in connection
with the Minneapolis club, and there
In little doubt but that they advised
him that Comstock was a bargain at
any price, for $4,000 In real cash Is
a big price TO pay for any player
much bigger than $4,000 in discarded
players, whose value is subject 10 the
imagination of wild spectators.
Comstock will work for Minneapolis
for while longer this season, PROB
ably pitching two games against the
Milwaukee club in the present series
and then report to Detroit.
When all these new players that
Navin has bought report to the club,
Manager Jennings will have his hands
full watching the recruits. The same
BY stem that was tried out last year
will be adhered to this season in the
matter OF trying out recruits. They
will be given every chance possible
to show what they have this fall and
then Manager Jennings will know
whether 1t is worth while TO take
them south 10 Gulfport with the III
gers@in the spring.
The matter at which notch the Tt
gers finish doesn't worry Jennings a
bit right nof. II is 1914 that he is
bothering with.
Somstock is the latest name of
long list of purchases announced from
Navin's o;ce this month. Pitchers
have been predominant in the an
nouncements with outfielders and
catchers following.
Among the notable purchases ia
that OF Harry Covaleskie, once Giant
killer, from Chattanooga. Harry is a
come-bac kpitcher who is expected TO
be OF lot of value to the Tigers for
a few years. Although Covaleskie's
spectacular career in the major league
has made him well known and has
given the public the impression that
he Is an old man, he is really young
enough TO have several good years in
him yet
Pug Cavet. former Tiger hurler,
Popthpaw who is with the Mobile club
pow, Is another Of the notable pur-
ehased players announce recently
Eavet has been a rival of Covaleskie
~ the Southern league.
Williams, another southpaw. has
been obtained from the Nashville club
In the same league. Reynolds, a right
hand pitcher, was bought from the To-
peka club in the Western league.
North another pitcher, was purchased
Tor $1.h0O from the Jackson club In
the Southern Michigan association.
Burns, the outfielder from the Port.
land, Me-, club. and Tutweilere for.
mer Tiger outfielder, has been secured
from the Fort Wayne club since Au.
gust 1.
Baker, a catcher, now with the Lin.
coin club In the Western league, where
Clauss and Peplosky were sent. is the
last addition TO the Tigers backstop-
ping order.
The purchase OF all these men is an
lndication that the Detroit. club
doesn't want to take any chances OF
their going to the draft when every
major league club would have equal
chance at securing them.
In spite OF the large number of
players being bought, Navin will put
In drafts for every player In the min.
ors who looks good to him. He will
De unsparing. he says, in his efforts
10 obtain all the material in the world
ior Manager Jennings to build up the
1a1A club with.
From six TO IL new men NAV be ex-
pected to be added TO the Tigers ros-
ter when they have finished drawing
the lucky players names this fall.
Some of the best players in the
game viii go up through the draft
route this fall. Many OF the minor
league clubs, especially those which
are hghting for pennants. have vain.
able players whom they cannot AFFORD
to sell at this time OF the year. Con.
peQuently they must let them go 10
the draft and get their $4,000 each for
hem rather than sell hem for s1Ot
or 80 and run the risk OF losing a pen.
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