The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-08
Real Estate Business Has Its
Charms for Former Star
Infielder
LIKES TO COACH THE
COLLEGE BALL TEAMS
Would Never Do the Doyle
Stunt to Get Even Jim
Thorpe in Bad
BY RALPH l.. YoNKER,

robert l.. Lowe, Tiger scout-in-
CHIEF, may desert baseball this spring
ana go into the real estate business.
de has been connected with the De-
troit club as scout for several years,
making mis- home In Detroit. In that
time he has noticed the advantages
offered in dealing in Detroit real es-
tate. and Is considering devoting all
his time to the business.
IL Bob decides TO give up the game
II Will mean a decided loss to the
Tigers who consider him as their
leader among scouts. A shortstop
and second baseman OF the highest
rank when he was engaged In play
ing the game he has preserved the
name In baseball history by his ac-
uvities as a scout.
There is nothing that smacks OF
holding out among scouts. They are
hired purely on business basis.
There Is absolutely no sentiment
There Is no appeal to be made by
the player TO the public opinion which
may force q magnate 10 engage a
player at a salary higher than he
thinks that he can afford TO pay for
fear OF getting In bad with the clubs
patrons
SO there is no bunk about Bob
loves threatening to quit the game.
Scouting Is hard and hazardous work.
II requires constant travel during the
summer months. Starting out early
in April last year, Bob was home in
Detroit for only two Sundays during
the summer. The more settled life
Of real estate merchant appeals to
him.
However, II seems likely that when
the spring breezes watt the play
ball" into the apartments OF one Bob
Lowe, great scout and former great
player, that same Bob Lowe will be
searching around for his travelling
outfit and his record books. ready to
start out into the bushes looking for
major league baseball material.
"Do you nrefer scouting to playing
baseballg" Bob wss asked today.
He looked at the questioner In alb
solute amazement
We'll, guess not" he said. "You
know. when sit in those stands and
see the fellows out on the diamond
playing ! can hardly contain myself
some times.
It's heartrending to have to sit
calmly In the grandstand and see
game when you've been out there
playing II yourself once.
THAT old desire to get back on the
field Is what brings a great many or
these would-be holdouts back when the
spring time comes. You can talk
about playI g being ready and willing
10 quit the game, but that bunk comes
mostly In the winter when the ground
Is frozen. No player quits the game
until he has to-"
Bob is at the cigars-and-easy-chalr
reminiscent stage OF the game. He is
one Of the men who have prospered In
the game and are enjoying the COM
forts OF life that II affords.
He has his motor car and other lux
uries OF the day. He doesn't have TO
worry about finances. He has to work
only to keep himself busy.
But he would give up many OF these
things II he could get back into the
playing end Of the game.
Bob has coached several college
feams and he likes the work. Not only
does he like II because he loves the
game itself but because OF the fue
spirit that he finds among college boys.
He says that men working for posi-
tion on college teams will do anything
you tell them to, which can be ap-
preciated most by manager OF pro-
fessional team. The boys work hacd
and earnestly to make the team and
10 win games after they are once
on IL.
The greatest charm OF football.
thinks Bob, Is the spirit OF the men
playing IT, IL Is that willingness to
sacrifice themselves for the sake Of
winning for their university that
makes great football games the most
interesting.
Lowe was dlsgusted with tr
Thorpe exposure. He Is entirely out
Of sympathy with the A. A. u. meth.
DDS, which means that he agrees with
nearly everybody In this mans part
OF the country.
Bob says that never would he show
expenses during the college term I'm
mp man, even to get him to sign for
his club, In the way in which Thorpe
was shown up. Right now he has evi.
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