The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-24
Shows Only Lots of Pep and
Wonderful Base Running at
Memphis
HIGH BELIVES READING
Il NEWSPAPERS HURT HIM
4 Hughie Pays No Attention to
What is Written About
Himself
BY RALPH 4. YONhE Err

Inc llyeTs calicu Hiin IVY
Lev when he was with them on the
spring training trip because OF the
4 ringer that he showed constantly IN
his work ON the diamond.
They now call him Mike" down al
4 ,Nemphis. because OF his daring work
5. On the paths. which reminds the Mem.
4 phis fans of their old Nike Stanley,
one Of the most audacious men on the
n paths that baseball has ever claimed.
aud one OF the most reckless bad men
Ethat that city has even seen since the
var
III Old Mike Stanley Was as bold In his
fnanhandling operations In dark al
4 leys on black nights as he was In his
lack thieving on the base lines He
Es1nally lost his life when a detective
With loaded revolver saw him first.
Harry Stanley, secured from the
Nnt Louis Browns when they asked
wAiyers on him last fall looked like q
H million dollars with the Tigers In the
Encuth. But that was all before the
Irregular exhibition games began.
After the first games against real
ktoam In New Orleans Stanley failed
liza show thing. His hitting fell with
Hn sickening thud II wasn't because
$the pitching was so good. but X was
&hecause Stanley simply couldn't hit
Manager Jennings told Stanley thai
Enc had exactly the same fault In his
Fotride that Hpghie himself once had
<aud broke himself OF. Stanley tried
&1n vain To get the proper form. Be
lore the Tigers reached Detroit on
E3heir way north. Shanley WAS released
TO Memphis
Manager Jennings still has hopes
That Harry will learn to hit and be-
$Some q big Lacquer. He says that he
EWould rather have Stanley with his
npood and skillful base-running. hit
$&ing .275 than many 800 hitter. He
lays he il az speedy as Cobb and uses
lust as good Judgment In his base
k3unning.
But reports from Memphis indicate
:hhat Stanley Is not destined TO be or
&n1ue tn the Tigers He Ii failing to
h1t and besides that his fielding Is
GRratic. Two things have made him
LIKED by the fans there. He has sh,w-
E01 . wonderful amount OF pep, lcSa-
E1ng Inspiration to the none too wide
&4Wnke Memphis club. Alsa, his base
Running has been spectacular. But
E1hat lets him out. His fielding has
hoen erratic. being brilliant at times
&o0o gleveAlike at others The South
<1gn league averages releas ell today
bhcw him to be hitting only .227.
Hughie High. who lives only few
AlOcks from Stanley when they are
10th ct home Ia st. Louis. believes
0at too many newspaper boosts help
"a put Stanley hack into the minors
kHo says that Harry used to cherish
The stories that were written about
Nm and send them home for his
intends to see.
When 1t 30 happened that his play
Ing merited knocking rather than
3oooting. the stories worried him a
&4roat deal
In this connection High has some
#f0Qvice for youngsters breaking into
INST company. His advice is or value
kEasmuch as he broke In in spite OF
many announcements and in spite OF
the fact that he was not touted 20
stick with the Tigers
Ray POWELL II will be remembered,
Was picked from the first to beat
X Hughie out Of the extra Tiger outfield
JOB. and II was not until the exhibi.
Il ton game trip had been well started
that Manager Jennings admitted that
ne preferred High to Powell. who is
Snow with Providence.
But to get back to Hughes advice.
a Never read a thing about yourself
during training season. Never look
y ~ . newspaper picture OF yourself
Never talk over your prospects with
&konybody but your closest friend. Paw
no attention to the way the other men
Il sighting for the same job YOU seek
are going. but work your head of for
~ Yourself. Don't be discouraged be.
cause somebody else seems to he more
IN favor than you In the early spring.
The early player gets the first boosts.
NJ tut the one who sticks gets the lob
& In these days when the personnel
ETtger club Is practically certain with
N the exception Of pitcher or two. Il
z % interesting to look back and notice
how the last have become first and
tbe first minor leaguers.
RondeAu was picked as a regular
thatcher and he made good. But Glib
.oon was conceded a place over Mckee
and would have had IL. probably. had
81 ~ not been purchased PLAYER and
Mckee q drafted man. The Tigers
&were afraid to ask for waivers on Nc
*Kee because any club could claim
v him and the Tigers couldn't withdra "
a the waivers. But they could ask them
& upon Gibson and withdraw their re
& quest II they couldn't get them. there
I, by saving the player.
ESi Among the pitchers oBehler and
(NWheatIey were touted highly. Wheat
ley went because he couldn't contro
BE head and his heart and Boehlei
4 because he couldn't control the ball
n on the other hand House. to whom
little attention was paid. being classet
u - lemon. II still with the club.
81 Stanley. touted to al Bill Louden
4 Dlocs It second. ID with Memphis and
<0DcnY Witt, upon whom waivers were
EQ11d % have been asked with view