The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-22
Gossip Says That lanks' Out.
field and Most of lnfield Will
BE Cut Loose
SLOWNESS IN WORKING
GETS PITCHER IN BAD
Mcconnell Was Jerred Iester-
day Because He Stalled So
Consistently
BY RALPH l.. YoNKER.


When the New York club starts oul
or it's 1914 career IL will be an almost
entirely new team according 10 the
gossip in the Highlanders' camp now
adays.
Manager Chance is not satisfied
with a tail end club and he is con
WINGED. il seems, that he cannot make
ball team OF caliber out OF the mate
rial that he has on his hands at the
present time
II is said that his entire outfield
Including the high-salaried Birdie
Cree, Will be missing when the club
swings through the west on its first
trip next season In the intleld 10
seems that Peckinpaugh and Hartzel
are the only men who look good 20
New Workers. Sweeney alone OF
those on the catching stan is expect
Ell to stay Several pitchers viii be-
kept including Ford. eating Fisher
and Caldwell.
The rest OF the club are enjoying
their last year OF good hotels ana
major league accommodations II
would seem that they realize that for
the cmD cannot keep up consistent
brand OF good baseball. They take a
brace and beat club like Cleveland
three straight and they are ali in for
couple of weeks.
New York has to have a team that
is fighting al least in the American
league in order 10 compete success
fully with the New York National
league club Shifts OF managers have
been tried to bring a winning club 70
the big city. Harry Wolverton was
tried last year and he couldn't get
winner cut Of the stun that was hand
ed To him This year Frank Chance.
recognized as one OF the greatest
managers baseball has ever known.
was showed into a hard job and he
also has failed 10 do any better than
the lower-salaried Wolverton. He has
come IN the conclusion however. that
a pennant-contending club cannot be
shaped out OF the material he has on
the roster now.
Raw Fisher was TO have pitched yes
terdav. but he ate too much water
melon and was attacked by cramps, so
Mcconnell was substituted
II looked as il Mac was peeved that
he sho,,id have been rushed in against
the Tigers for he sulked and stalled
immediately bv the slowness with
which he worked.
If there is anything which viii get
a pitcher ia bad with the CROWD more
than continually losing games IL Is
slowness in pitching. During ="
game when Muffin was a real -
hero many a fan has groaned Nhe,
his name was announced az the burl
l., Il al
time he hitched up his trousers, pulled
down the peak OF his cap, waited TOT
his sign from the catcher, and blew
on his nano every Zine ne pltcred
bah IL would be very close TO the din
ner hour
Yesterday Mcconnell stalled more
than Muum ever Thought OF doing. lie
got SO mad pitching TO Coon that lY
sferred out OF the box and refused TO
wa!f ..ci aim The fringe of fans in
the srandstlnd laughed AZ Mac AS ne
strolled OFF the field, through Tor the
DAY.
The Detroit and Boston clubs will
have To trade cobb and Speaker pref.
~ Don 10 quief the rumors that are
constantly arising.
Inc lact iodt tODD II ulsSdlsHtH
With the Detroit club and That be has
openly admitted il again and again
this season and the fact that Speaker
was so close 10 Stahl before that lead
er WIS fred from the managership OF
the Red SoX makes the rumors APP
pear TO have some foundation. despite
the constant dcnials OF Presidents
McAlecr and Navln that there is any
Thought OF a trade
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