The Detroit times., 1913-02-07
They VIII Taste Dregs Of Pen.
nant Winning Wine rs
Detroit Has
WORLD TOUR CANNOT BE
A FINANCIAL SUCCESS
Jess l.. Woods, Who Conducted
One. Says 1t Must BE for
Pleasure Only
BY RALPH L. YONKER.

The Detroit baseball club Is tasting
the dregs OF the pennant-winning
wine.
A good start in the spring. sustain
ed effort in the summer. strong finish
In the fall, league pennant, worlds
series-all that sparkles In the drink
ing and leaves club giddy in It's
careless dizzy heights OF success.
In the elation of this giddiness play
ers are often signed without discus
sion as to salary. They earn a great
deal OF money for their employers and
they get big salaries.
Then comes the slump when pen
nants are lost. The team tobaggons
down the percentage slide but the
players salaries remain In mid-air
while the club tries vainly TO fight It's
way back TO place where team
standing and team salary harmonize.
The Detroit club is In position
where its bosses think that Ii cant
fight its way back TO top place In
year anyway. Hence they refuse 70
stand for pennantwinning salaries in
| 1918.
The players say they deserve as
much money for their services wheth-
er they are winning pennants or try
| ing to keep out of the cellar.
That is question for the players
and magnates to settle, let Us thank
lheaven: so avaunt!
But this much remains. The story Is
the same with nearly every pennans
winning club.
(, II is predicted that Boston and
philadelphia are going TO go over the
same route the Tigers have taken.
The Red Sox are now giving McAieer
a great deal Of trouble about their
signing up. They are going to ges
while the Igetting is good, and there
Is nobody who can blame them. The
Philadelphia club Is evidently still
giving the Athletics what they want
for Plank " the only veteran who
hasn't signN.
McAleer wants TO guard against the
trouble that he has seen other club
magnates have after their pennant
hopes are gone. He doesn't want 70
pay any more fabulous salaries than
he has TO, not only because OF the un-
desirability of giving more than yon
have to for any service, but because
Red Sox begin to decline.
When magnates and players work
together In perfect cooperation. then
will come the best results. But the
baseball Utopia Is not here yet. either.
There is at least one case among
the Tigers where the management and
the player have come together upon n
decision which they believe TO have
mutual benefit In. N
George Mullin, the first Tiger TO
sign. and President Nayin arranged a
contract, which both men believe viii
be the best that could be drawn up
for each. It's working out this sum.
mer will be watched with interest
If II succeeds, II will be a big boost for
sagacity OF the man who framed II,
and for Mullin.
The trip around the world planned
by the Giants and the White Sox can
be made a success II the matter OF
making money IS set aside and the
men on the team will be content with
the pleasure of the trip for their re-
muncration. according to Jess l.
Woods, manager OF the Arcadia dance
hall who once conducted similar
baseball trip In which Jim Delahanty
was one or the participants.
Mr.. Woods SAYS that the expedition
can actually make money In Cuba and
in the Hawaiian islands IL they care
10 go there and Australia might be
profitable field. but in Japan there Is
no coin to be accumulated by Amer
lean baseball players.
The trip as planned for the Giants.
and Sox includes games in California;
Honolulu New Zealand, Australia,
China, Japan, Philippines. Egypt,
Italy, France, Germany, Spain. Eng.
land and Ireland
The success OF the expedition de-
pends almost entirely according TO Mr.
Wood. upon the man who is out In ad-
vance OF the team. Ted Sullivan Is
the man who has been chosen for this
work. He will have 10 start his Jour
ney about the time the baseball sea-
son opens here and keep working
every minute from now until the trip
Is completed. Feb. %. 1914.
oven in Japan II Is impossible 70
take In enough money TO pay more
than expenses. When Woods team
was over there the treasurer carted
away the gate receipts at Toxic In an
express wagon. The wagon was full
When the men whose duty Il was 10
count the monev had finished their
labors they found they had s2.67
The Giants and White Sox an
nounce that II Is their intention that
the trip shall not be one for CONNER
cial purposes. This Is well, for u ts
evidently doomed 20 success n Il r..
ONLY the desire 20 see the Orient
and Europe at the expense Of the
Orient and Europe can induce the men
TO accept offers 10 take the trip.
Huehie Jennings once had chance
10 20 around the world bat missed "
and he IL now said 70 be willing 70 50