The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-30
Ter Tiger Thinks Outlaws
Only Hope To Protect Fruit
Of Raids
ELIEvEs MODERN BALL
OVER THAN DECADE AGO
Young Stars Scarce-Kauff Best
Of All, Asserts De-
troiter
BY HAROLD v. WILCOX.

BY HAROLD v. WILCOX.
Davy Jones Is a baseball outlaw in
K heart and soul as well as by contract.
4 Hfalkod TO his lair and cornered BACK
y of big glass showcase packed Win
(, soap, tooth brushes and the other Inn
q n1ements OF commerce that mark him
3 g one OF Detroit's druggists. he ad-
& niftsd and demonstrated that fact In
- half.hour Of comment so rational
+ thai A was dificult to believe that a
3 nartisan In our turbulent baseball war
&vns speaking. The former Tiger Is
not . rebellious. cantankerous out
NV. He simply believes In the Fed
< otal league, wishes II well, thanks II
s Cor treating him splendidly, and is
< onxious TO serve II faithfully.
Although he has not been near q
& baseball tanning bee since he left
Rfttsburgh at the end OF the Fed sea-
\ ran. except for o social call or two at
<Navin fleld. ne has the Fed suit
|;uGninst organised ball sized up alto
esther different than many people.
'sThe Federal league In not trying
10 attack the principle OF organized
baseball" he said. 81 know that some
(. onfftrust angles were injectsd into
/. Tie suit they iilsd early this month,
hut there were no serious intentions
back Of that phase. The Feds are
imply after an injunction that viii
>Drevent organised ball from tying up
The players who have signed with
them. Last year Marsans, Chief John
oon and Hal Chase were out OF many
Gnmes because of injunctions secured
~ orgnnixed ball The Feds contin-
ned 70 pay the enjoined players their
salaries. but did not relish the neces-
<ulty Of keeping them on the bench.
III was feared that players who
had jumped this winter might be sim
nnrly enjoined. and all the Feds want
Nom the court Is an Injunction that
Wlu head on the o. b. court proceed
mGD that were threatened In the
,6noes Of Konetchy, Magee. Walter
3ohnson and some others. There has
beon no idea Of breaking up organized
hall BY court decree, for such de-
c1st0n would be as hard on the Feds
- on their rivals.
III do not believe that the players
who have signed Fed contracts and
'lu1nped back can be held by organised
z baIL I have found the Gilmore con.
tracts absolutely binding. while new
~ received contract from organized
bau that / think would stand court
4 1o1t would not be surprised to see
Walter johnson playing with the Chi
Nd yet.
rGp PLAYERS DIVIDED
ION TREATY HOPE
nBall players throughout the coun-
IN are unit In hoping that the Fed
kot1l league Is q success, and the ma
jor1ty OF the fans hold the same atti-
tude. Many Of the players will not
~ 20 publicly. but know what am
eolking shout Organized ball players
~ very anxious that the Feds sue
oeod ~ an independent circuit. as
they consider II q lever to hold up |
1olories. Tho Fed players are about |
evenly divided In their attitude to-
Vard peace with o. B. forces. Many |
oyo s0re and want to continue as
'cutIaws.' while large number do not |
1olish the idea Of the black list. They |
:xeolise that the time Il ahead when |
'&hoy will not be speedy enough to-
oontinue In the Fed circuit, and they |
Xould Ike TO have the chance to slip /
INTO one OF the minors. II the Feds
0ooceed In afiliating with some good /
11xuuie viii not 90 greatly favor
treaty. As far 40 I am concerned, /
4oot care whether Gilmore makes
Zeece with o. B., or whether he
MAJoR LEAGUE BALL
oLoNwINo UP
Fl Gee . good chance for the Tigers
~ win the American league pennant
~ Nd - - II
ohance. however. IN my opinion, IL
not because they are now such a 4
o<ro0g team. / think that the whole l
AnW1can league. and the National. |
4 TO, n weaker than II was 10 years
80: The major leagues do not play
% MT ball as they did even two or
three years ago, and l think the Fed |
raids are TO blame for that.
~of course. the Feds do not explain |
TIE slump that has lasted q decade. |
Gond I attribute that 10 the scarcity of |
( young stars. There do not seem to |
- q many fast recruits being picked |
B ~ - there used to be- Very few
'5oungstsrs Of more than average Ali.
B ~ were developed hast season.
<<AuPP nlcoEST FIND
Last SEASON
"a IN fact. think that Bonnie Kaufr.
- 0e indianapolis Feds, IL about the
lily real star picked out OF the
oohos. I have noticed that i have
oen reported as knocking Kauff, but
at story was never secured from
- do not believe that Bonnie is
rood ~ Cobb or Speaker, but there
not club In the country he would
4< strengthen right now, although
% still q kid. expect him TO
)vo5op into one Of basebaii's finest
L1e Feds have treated me royalty
ID am all for them. In the first
-, they enabled me 10 collect $500