The Detroit times., 1913-02-15
Don't Believe That He Is PIs,isx
to Grandstand in $4,000
Demand
ULTIMATUMS ARE PuTUP
TO TIGER HOLD OUTS
Sign Up or Stay Away from
Gulfport, Is the Adviee
Of Pres. Navin
BY RALPH 2. YoNHE

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Ty. Cobb IL In earnest In hfs d.
mani for the $4,000 Tor whatever
the figure may bel per year salary
which President Navin refuses him.
according to A. o. Lombard. OF De-
tcot;, Cobb's brother-in-law
Mr.. Lombard had q letter from Ty
them all assured his wife's brother
that he was serious In his demands.
Lombard II just az communicative
about Ty's business as Ty himself -
When asked IL he were sure that
asking for his years services. Mr..
Lombard assured the Questioner that
that figure was within four or nvo
thousand dollars of IL A broad wink
was included with the answer, all for
nothing.
The knowledge OF real moment
gained from Ty's relative was that
Cobb Is not playing TO the grandstand
I'm his demands. He IL evidently IN
forming his closest friends that he Is
determined to stick to what he is
asking.
| furthermore, Ty isn't allowing him
self to be influenced by any sentiment
Il
stun. AS has been stated again and
again, Ty realizes that right now IL
the time for him TO make his great
est effort for q fabulous salary.
He realizes that at any time q
lbroken ankle, beaned head or some
thing OF that sort may put him out
'fcare about getting the largest salary
V.e.XU q L. koa 49, 4x.n -.
jit Is the largest. as some have
averred, but he wants the coin that
he can lay away In his Golfers or In
vest In business.
Don't ask me what Ty intends to
do" said Mr. !. Lombard today. II
never know one day what he's going
he would tell me. anyway.
| II do know that he will get all he
can from the Detroit club In the fu-
ture as he has done in the past. Base
ball Is purely q matter OF business
with him.
I IL should Judge from the tone or
his letter that he Is willing to hoM
out to force the Detroit club to ac-
cede to his demands"
Il IICotoCut NdNiu 10 CNiuCntIJ otnu-
ing out this ultimatum TO Tiger
hold-outs: Sign mp quick or don't
4 report at Guhport 49,
Y Charlie Wheatley. the Kansas CITY
4 boy who pitched here Hast year Cor
the Tigers, is one Of those who has
been sent a contract and an -ordsr
to report at Gulfport February "a
and the information that II he
doesn't sign his contract he needed
bother TO report.
: This means that the holdout ques-
ton is getting down TO brass tacks
and that il is up to the athletes to
: sign up or miss part OF the spring
. training at Gulfport. This IL very
|. serious thing for the youngsters ex-
pecialIy and Detroit fans win Dc
4 glad TO hear OF the signing OF the
. remainder OF the kids.
Walter schaiier, the outfclder,
: has been ordered to report to Gulf
, mort February %, along with the
rest OF the Tiger recruits.
This settles definitely the report
that Schaller was 10 be tried out
with Providence Schaller's anklc is
much improved and the young mau
expects to haul down regular post
ton with Jennings.
Ban Johnson has announced his
list OF umpires. which include the
Ave old timers named first and three
newcomers: Connolly, O'Loughiin.
Dineen. Evans and Hart; Ferguson
! from the American association.
Hildebrsnd and Mc0reevy from the
Pacific coast.
President Fultz Of the Baseball
Players fraternity has sent. letter
to each Of the 16 major league man
ayers, informing them that one purs
pose OF the organization IL to assist
/ in the discipline OF its members