The Detroit times., 1913-08-21
Righthanders North, Grover
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Cavet, Covie and Williams
PLAYERS IN MINORS
AUGUST 20 GO TO DRAFT
Major Clubs Must Cut Down to
"a Men Each by the Same
Date
BY RALPH L. YONKE Err.

Six pitchers, a catcher and another
outfielder are the likely minor league
players who will receive trials with
the Tigers this fall TO determine
whether they are worth being taken
south with the club next spring.
Almost as many more players have
been purchased but will not get
trials this fall but will be sent south
In February if not disposed OF to
some other clubs before that time.
The pitchers who will appear at
Detroit are North, the Jackson (South
Michigan) hurler; Cavet, the Mobile
southpaw, who was once Tiger, and
who has really never belonged 70 any
body but Detroit; Grover, a Jackson
Vile, Fla, Highlander; Harding,
Winston-Salem player; Williams
Nashville southpaw, and Covaleskt,
the Chattanooga former Giant killer.
II is not absolutely certain that all OF
these pitchers Will report. Coyaleski
being the least sure OF doing SO.
Frank Gibson, the catcher who was
let out to Nashville this year after
having made a fine showing In the
south. will be recalled and will prob
ably catch few games for the Zig.
ers this fall.
In addition TO Autfelder Tutweiler.
now being made into a first sacker
by Manager jennings, Outfielder
Burns, OF the Portland, Me-, club is
expected to be here before the season
closes.
There are lot more players whom
the Tigers have purchased and whom
Manager jennings would like 10 look
over this fall, but 1t is impossible
to get any OF the rest OF them mas
much as they belong TO clubs which
will not let them go until the season
closes. Western and Pacific coast
Players, for instance, have season
as long as that OF the American
league.
II there are to be any more players
purchased by the big leaguers from
the minors II will have TO be done in
a hurry. The minor league players
who are not bought by Aug. 20, are
subject to draft. That is. they can
not be purchased or withheld by the
minor league clubs but go to the lot
terry at Cincinnati. Sept Is, in which
the majors draw for them.
A lot of players have been pur-
chased by the major league clubs this
year. So many phenoms have been
copied at high prices that II would
seem that the bushes have been
combed of all the material worth
while.
However there are players whom
clubs fighting for pennants will not
release at this time, and players held
for too high prices TO be purchased
who will go TO the draft. Detroit will
be in the lead in the number OF
drafts put In, according TO President
Navin, and If lucky, expects TO pull
some real plums out OF the pie.
Right now also the major league
clubs are getting rid of all their sur
plus timber as fast as possible. for
they all have to be within the 80
player limit by the 25th of the month
or they are not allowed the privileges
Of the draft. Hence il may be ex-
pected that numerous announcements
Of the buying and selling of players
will be forthcoming during the next
few days.
or those players who will get try
outs this fall. 1t seems almost safe
to predict right away that Pitcher
Comstock will be taken south.
The deal for his transfer to De-
troit has not been completed as yet
but when 1t is 1t will involve cash
and players amounting TO $4,000.
Any player who costs club this
amount will not be discarded unless
he makes a miserable showing In the
fall. Furthermore. Manager Jennings
has a lot OF confidence in any player
who can make good In the American
association He believes that a star
in the A. A. will make good material
In the A. l..
Tutweiler looks sure OF taking the
trip, also. He is breaking in remark
ably we'll In his work at first base, a
position comparatively new TO him.
n he shows that he Is real hitter
he ought to have little trouble in
making good.
Covaleskie, the Chattanooga south.
paw, looks sure to go south The
Tigers need southpaws badly and
Covaleskie looks like a real come
hack who will be worth enough to
start III real RdIueS lusledu OF IeSeTN-
ing him for batting practice as Jen-
nings has had to do with his lefties
for the past two years.
Catcher Gibson Is also slated for
another journey south for Henry
Rondeau, third string Tiger catcher
now. Is due to trip to the minors
Gibson's friends look for him TO make
good this season II he is able 20 hit
we'll.