The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-17
Davey Said He Refused to Play
Under Jennings Any
Longer
PLANNED TO RETIRE
FROM GAME THIS YEAR
Two Tiger Youngsters Send in
Contracts Signed-Herr-
mann Has Plan
BY RALPH L. YONKER.

II was leave Detroit or quit baseball
for Davey Jones.
That was the reason that waivers
were asked upon him. according to
Jones himself. He told the Tiger man
agement the latter part or last sea
son, after he had not been on speak
Ing terms with Manager Jennings, oi
the Tigers. for several weeks that
ne positively refused 10 stay here and
play ball under Hughie
For some time Davey and Hughie
have failed TO sing in very close har.
lnony or even In ordinary harmony.
Dayey claims that Manager Jennings
jumped on him severely at times
when IL wasn't necessary and the re.
cult was that there was ill-feeling be
tween the two men which eliminated
In disturbance in the club house
after game with Chicago
The up-shot of It all was that Jen.
nlngs and Jones agreed to disagree
and Davey began making plans to re-
tire from baseball in case he wasn't
disposed OF before the 1918 season
started.
Davey had already started negotia.
tions for a downtown drug store
which he was going into In case he
wasn't released from the Tigers. He
told President Navin that he was
willing to play anywhere where he
could command good salary, at
Providence. Toledo. or any major
league club.
II Chicago had not claimed Jones
he might have been sent out to Prov
idence to bolster that club But as
the Tigers receive $4,000 for Dayey,
just what they paid for him several
years ago, they were willing TO let
him GO
II may be that Davey Is slated to
be manager OF the Milwaukee club In
the American association, although
the only ground for believing SO Is
rat circumstances for that look pro.
pitious.
william Armour has been put In
harge of the Brewers. He Is strong
ror Davey. He and Navin picked
Jones of the Minneapolis club when
Armour was managing the Tigers
some years ago. He and Jones have
..lways been the best Of friends. Now
the White Sox are In close touch with
the Milwaukee club and they would
he in q position to turn Jones over to
the Brewers In case they wanted him
as manager. Harry Clark is at pres
cnt boss OF the Milwaukee team.
In discovering that he can leave
Detroit, Jones has many feelings OF
regret. Chief OF these Is that aroused
because pavey must leave the Detroit
FANS. He is loud In their praise and
says that he has always been treated
right by them.
The departure OF Jones leaves an
outfeld position to be contested for
by veach, Powell and Stanley.
George Boehler, whom some OF the
Tigers called the best bet among the
recruits who tried to be Tiger pitch
ers last fall, has sent in his contract
TO President Navin with his John
Hancock attached. Deal, the third
baseman secured from the South
Michigan league last fall, has also
nenned his name at the bottom OF the
document and sent Ii TO headquarters
or chief interest in the meeting OF
the National Commission at Chicago
Yesterday was the reelection ol
August Hermann as president and
his advocacy OF a measure TO guar
antee Of minor league players their
salary. The commission took no &C
tlon In the matter