The Detroit times., 1913-10-30
HOT SHOWERS
ARE WARMING
UP new BOSSES
Let's Get Rid of Dahlen and Tin
ker, They Say, and Away
Go the Managers
HIGGINS PUTS ONE OVER
ON EN-; SIGN CONTRACT
Giants and White SOx Will Get
An Alibi Out of Worlds Tour,
If Nothing Else
BY HAL SHERIDAN.

The bleak and dreary days have como
and brinG the story near.
or how We might have won the race
and not brought up the rear.
AS each enthralling tale unfoids the
story CLOVIS anew.
OF how the boys failed I'm the pinch.
OF bow they slipped down inch by
And every single mothers son
IL telling how we mighthavewon.
The pitchers started with whoop. the
batting crew was there.
But then approached the dark ming
days OF deep and dull despair.
Ac each enthralling tale unfolds the
story glows anew,
81 how the pitchers arms went lame.
or how the batters slumped and tanned /;
And every single mothers son
Is telling how we mighthavewon.
Sad tales be these OF blasted hopes anG
plans that went astray,
B.;t creaiting IN. upon the gloom there
comes a shining ray
AS each enthralling tale unfolds tn
story slows anew.
OF how a phenom has been found
OF hcw next year will roll around
Ard bring to every mothers son
The punch that kills the Nightmare
won.
NEW YORK. Oct. 3O-It's ABOUT
time for seventh-inning stretch.
With the Giants and White Sox well
started on their world-tour and the
spring training season four months
away, somebody may have to go out
for fuel to keep the stove, going for
the comfort Of the winter league
Cunning for members of the Hon
orable Order of Deposed Managers by
the winter league officials has been
good 10 date. Reports have put Bill
Dahlen and Joe Tinker in the order.
Much denial has come from Brooklyn.
President Lynch. OF the National
league, shares with Tinker and Dab
len the honor of being mentioned as
among those who may lose their Jobs
before the gates are again opened.
The annual meeting Of the league Of
ficials when this argument will be
settled comes in December Starting
out by firing two managers and a
league president il good getaway
for the stove league
No doubt Miller Higgins. Of st.
Louis, might have been included in
the list OF prospective winter victims
had not the Rabbit beat them TO 1t.
Higgins has signed the warrant SEN
him to appear as manager OF
the Cardinals again. Among other
to be mentioned as candi-
dates for the receiving end of q firing
order are Merkle and Snodgrass, the
two Freds of the New York Giants.
Visions of Merkle's failure to tOucn
second in the famous game with the
Cubs were brought up by the first
sacker's play on Baker in the last
game of the worlds series which al
lowed Murphy TO score. It could
be called a play. either, as
Merkle gave an exhibition that led
many into an argument as to whether
Boring into Merkie's head wouldn't
reveal plans for a hesitation glide
rather than baseball brains They are
still trading Merkle for Kcney, OF the
st. Louis Cardinals. and II the work
keeps up the Big Train may yet get
into Giant uniform. Merkle and
Snodgrass are world-touring with the
Giants, however.
This calls To mind the fact that the
Giants have an alibi. even before the
season opens. IL they should fall down
In the National league race next year.
The members OF the team travelling
with McGraw will not get back to this
country until the spring training sea.
son Is welt advanced They will be
playing throughout the winter. The
alibi will work both wavs. either that
the players went stale by their win
ter work, or were late in getting
started owing to missing out on the
early spring training. The same alibi
may serve for the White Sox and
members Of other teams in the party
Another Crawford Here.
Another Crawford win break into
the game in the spring. and n he
makes good, will be a team-mate OF
Wahoo Sam. He is Frank Crawford.
recruit signed for a trial by the
Tiger club and shunted to Providence.
I He is pitcher who has been playing
independent ball out in Montana, but
his home is In Massachusetts.
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