The Detroit times., 1913-01-14
TO PLUMB OR
NOT TO PLUMB
IS UP TO HIGH
Hughie Can't Hire High. Unless
He Hires High at Higher
Hire-Ouch!
JOE LAKE ENJOYS His
GOLFING AND FISHING
Summers Writes Navin About
Umpiring-Willett Is OPP
timistic for Team
BY RALPH l.. YONKER.

BY RALPH ia. fONhEh
To plumb or not to plumb Is the
question that is plumb up 10 Mr.. Hugh.
High, of St. Louis. Tigelet outhelder.
High has written to President Nayin
OF the Tigers that the figures in the
salary department Of the contract
sent him are not the required 20 per
cent above those which he received
At Hartford last year.
Now there are TWO ways 10 ngure
salaries. by the season and by the
month. High has chosen TO take his
ears salary and divide IL by four
and one-half. the number OF months
IN the Connecticut league season.
Comparing the result with the
& monthly remuneration offered him to
begin with by the Tigers, he hnds
hat the raise Is not the 20 per cent
but II he forgets that plumbing In
stinct OF figuring his time by the
nour uncluding that used in going
10 and from the shop for forgotten
,ools) he will find that his years COM
pensation In the big league as prof.
lered him by Boss Nayin VIII ioot
IN to the necessary amount.
Now as far as Mr.. Highs holding
out In concerned, Navin says that ne
has a first word for the gentleman.
That Is. Il Is up to High himself TO
decide whether he is TO plumb or not
TO plumb. -.
High may be future Cobb but
that h a chance for the gambler In
his case the Detroit club has signi-'
sed its Willingness to gamble II Is
Wiling TO take High on Tor q reason
able time to try him out II he makes
.ood he Is assured an increase In
salary.
But IL he doesn make good-there
,s the rub. II he doesn't make good
here Is going to be a hard struggle
~ yet rid OF him without losing
hunch of money as hs goes. DE IL
rom a Class d league, so that II ne
amt stay In the big show, II Will be
hard matter TO dispose OF him Tor
= ron price. II he wee from Class
or Glass AA aggregation, Navln
yould he more inclined TO listen 10
,ls plea. for Class A and "A men
, nm he disposed OF for fairly Sooc
rrices even when they can't stick III
he majors.
Ioe Lake is enjoying golhng ana
aching near Brooklyn, where ne mas
heen amending the winter. some
ehooting of the gamey luck mas aiso
haen added 10 his repertoire, so that
Ioe has a catalogue OF outdoor spores
20 choose from.
ne saws that ne Is in good shape
,,,hongh he has picked up some
nounds OF superfiuous avordupols'
Excent for the extra weight, ne ieois
as II he could get into the game lishl
now. hava
avar heen.D writes Optimistic joe
"ana Won can take 1t from me. the
ch,h will show a big improvement.
,binr that the race will be close and
that vo,, will see us up near the top
lake came to the Tigers last year
,ror, tbe At. Louis Browns, where
.bey had been 80 used to being mai
trested that he took 1t as a matter OF
couree when the Tigers were going
had Lake was III part OF the time ne
wae here He Is a veteran or the Ola
school and has thousands OF friends
IN hasebaIl who would like 10 see MIN
ioin the Tiger pitching reliaoles.
rdyar Willett writes from the
.acIueion of his home out IN Caid-
veil Kans.. that news Is as scarce
~ him as the teeth on his hens.
ue has a word of cheer for every
o,d Tiger and some encouragement
sar the new ones. He gives DOME
tusb this little boost: "Donie Bush
,ySI, no there the same as ever in
iaia He does many things OF value
ana 70 appreciate him fully you must
he a pitcher in the games In which
he plays. -, "a snrnr,sed to see
Manager Jennings place Sam CIaw-
ford on first base" adds Willett to
the hone that Gamer can come back.
--s.asm "A a bear at first, -
Oacar Stanage comes In for little
nm and coming from Edgar, who has
nitched 10 him so many times, II Is
worth noticing. He says that Stan
age furnishes enough brains for all
,be Tiger pitchers and that he Will
ha especially valuable in developing
new Walter Johnsons and Ed
washes.
Willett sees a bright prospect for
himself in 1918 IL he gets the breaks
in luck. He says that In game where
90 per cent 10 luck man Is bound
70 ret the horseshoes once In while.
This year. he says, IL his time.
uAAia qnmnaera- has Preaident
Navin's permission to be an umpire
n he can get job. Summers wrote
the Tiger boss that his arm was I'M
doubtedly gone for all time and that
he would like to get into the judicial
department. He II now a member OF
the Providence squad and he viii be
allowed to umpire II he wants to.
providence retaining the rights 10
use him In case his arm came back.