The Detroit times., 1914-01-22
Tiger Is Taken From the Ranks
To Negotiate With Doubt
full Tigers
IS ONLY PLAYER OF
HIS KIND IN MAJORS
Puts One Over Cleverly AT ST.
Louis Where He Goes After
Edgar Willett
BY RALPH L. YoNKER.

BY mis- work for the Detroit CLUB
this winter George Moriarty, Tiger
third baseman. is putting himself In
a position among the enviable men
In the game
Baseball doesn't hold any wonderful
inducements for the man who knows
only how TO play the game fairly
well on the field A few years IN the
mators Is the best that he can hope
for.
But for the man like Moriarty who
combined business ability and clever
ness with his baseball aptitude base
ball holds a wide and lucrative Held.
Mor1arty this winter has been sent
out to see doubtful Detroit players
g have the more trusted employees OF
many Of the other clubs Of the two
big league circuits that were afraid %
losing some Of their men 10 the Fed
oral league.
Morrie failed in his first mission.
T. that Of getting Edgar Willett, but that
. IL not at all to his discredit. He
has now been sent out To get into
touch with other players who haven't
as yet signed up.
The choice OF Moriarty for this work
Is q rare honor. He Is the only
player taken out OF the ranks for the
purpose In major league. baseball. Ii
is compliment to his popularity and
efficiency.
The signed contract OF Harry Coval-
eskie, Tiger left-handed pitcher pur-
chased from Chattanooga last fall.
was received yesterday, following
that of John Williams, the Hawaiian
pitcher.
TERE'S handing it TO George
n Moriarty. Tiger third sacker.
= = He put something over at st.
Louis that was ver-very clever.
Frank Navin, president of the Ii
gers. summoned George to Chicago to
see him. He then hustled him down
TO st. Louis to hold Edgar Willett
from signing with the Federals.
Now, OF course, II was up TO George
to keep his visit to st. Louis as mys-
terious as Navins 10 Chicago was.
But the newspaper men at St. Louis
found that Morrie was in town and
this Is what Morrie gave them
l "One ball player, major league cali
ber, smart in the head, visiting city
other than home with no prospect nor
desire to affiliate with the well-known
Federal league.
Ladies and gentlemen, behold
George Moriarty, the sweet singer OF
Detroit and Chicago.
"Morry employs himself at third
base during the heated spell. but in
winter he composes songs. His bat
A. Al \ n
ter than his swat mark on the dia-
mond. In addition he is a smooth
person OF the ball yard.
"Morry came here to engage in f.
nAucial conversation with a music
publisher He does not pine for the
Federal League, neither does he rave
over the poor. downtrodden ballplay-
Or. Morry is q high type OF athlete.
satisfied with what good fortune has
brought him in baseball way.
mo, / didn't come here to see the
FEDERAL League owners" he said, at
the Planters, washday morning. II
came here on mission OF music. I've
got proposition on new song.
Writing them Is my business In win
ter"
"All OF which is true. for Moriarty
Is building up song business that
WIN chase the growing wolf from the
door when his days as al athlete are
over
What's that You want TO hand
II to Morrie, too2
All right Here's TO him
why don't you announce Mortar
tvs contract" the writer asked Frank
Navin today.
Frank smiled.
A Haven't got Il. MoFFie,s too busy
signing other men TO worry about
himself"