The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-19
There Were Plenty Of Young
sters Last Year But Only a
Few of Them Made Good
DEMAREE AND BOEHLING
WERE PITCHING FINDS
SchanR and Schalk Were the
Star Recruit Catchers of
the Season

Major league magnates are risn.
now devoting lot Of their time 10
hoping that the crop OF recruits the!
have grabbed for the coming year VIII
Sc ! whole lot better than those they
took last winter.
Il il impossible TO get any real line
on the value OF the men obtained
during the late fall and early winter
months. All the magnates can do Is
"a xnxe at the maze Of statistics they
have on their men and fondle the
0ptimistic reports OF their scouts.
Last year was a remarkable one
from the standpoint of money expend-
"a BY the majors and the number OF
trecrtiits obtained compared with the
lew who made good.
Several OF the clubs In the two, big
leagues found themselves in great
need Of new material shortly after
this 9cason began, and as conse-
uuence scouts combed the bushes and
picked; up everything that looked like
) possible ball player.
Along with the increased demand
the price of talent went up and the
result was that more high-priced play
sers came under the big tent In few
months than had come into the
f1eague In several years before.
But the high prices did not seem to
have increased the quality. for, from
statistics not furnished by the gov
ernment experts, II appears that from
40 recruits only 18 have made good.
sor ~ Der cent. There are, OF course.
1noro than this number still remain
~ N the big leagues, but they have
;no& made good yet.
The Yankees, for instance, have in
sNanel, the boy secured from Balti-
snorp. player who will likely stay
NTH the club next season, and One
~ two others may help swell the
Rnnmber Of successful bidders; but. at
sthnt, the crop IL failure as far as
18uree are concerned.
1chalk, Schang and possibly Nc
10 are the only recruit catchers who
have made good. Five pitchers, Rus
y1tlt. Demaree. Dauss. Boehling and
}noooibly Shawkey, can be considered
~ biz hurlers. Myers. Maranville,
|haptnan, Maisel and viox have been
|GoT6wly real nnds among the indeld-
kGu, and Quddie Murphy. Stengel.
4 GocE and Connolly are possibly the
Sx6k az the recruit outhelders.
II n one OF the peculiar facts In
nnoction with the recruits that
nbo most in need of good players
~ feweet OF them. The Yankees and
&Ar11nAls. two clubs that were In
|Noa need Of material to bolster up .
Goce1uion Of weak places. got very
lftle nom the minor leagues. Frank
Ghanco has two or three players who
TOW nhow promise, but none that can
~ chased ~ stars or who can be
0nld to have shown real class. He.
'h0wsver, may develop good players
SltoIn these recruits, and ct least he
has lost nothing in those he Let 60 to
make room for the new men.
Demaree. of the Giants. and Boehl-
:ing, Of the. Senators, have been the
hest pitching nnds Of the year.
pouaree has been consistent winner.
~ came from the Southern league
<WjthOut any big price on his head,
and began winning games from the
lint. Boehling supplied Clark Grinith
4 With the southpaw he SO much want
Nd. He became quite q sensation
I when he rang up a string OF straight
Wins during the middle OF the season.
I H. made Q good running mate for
Walter Johnson.
6chang OF the Athletics and Schalk