The Detroit times., 1915-01-05
Is Also Holding Out. With Little
Chance OF Winning Raise
From Nayin
LOSS OF BOTH MEN
HELD NOT SERIOUS
George Dauss TO Wed Before
Season Opens, Writes
Owen Bush
BY HAROLD v. WILCOX.

BY HAROLD v. WILCOX.
The Feds have at last succeeded ia
Invading the ranks or the Detroit IL
gers, and II now looks as II the out
avs would make double haul while
they are about this particular raid on
Jupgletown. Yesterday Miles Main,
the giraffe-like holdout, announced
that he had gone Fed at a salary
much I'm excess OF what he had been
offered in Detroit. II would not be
surprising for today's news TO report
that Red Mckee had followed the
Flint hurler That, however, will end
the activities OF the brigands in these
parts, unless Gilmore decides ne
wants some of the dozen recruits who
will be dropped from the Tiger roll
before the training season starts
In discussing the jumping OF Main
and the probable leap of Mckee, MI,
Navin suavely announces that he has
under contract all OF the Bengals>%ho
are considered essential to the sue
cess OF the team. That is merely
reiteration OF what he said when Main
and Mckee began their holdout tac-
tics some weeks ago. The statement.
would indicate that he did not con.
slider the loss of the two players
matter for worry. although there is
no question but that he regrets that
any Tiger should thus leave the fold.
The Detroit club will not take
Mains case into the courts, il is un-
derstood. He will be allowed to
quietly steal away, and Detroit will
speedily forget its windmill-like hurl-
er. He was fair, at times rather ef-'
fective, but not a real major league
pitcher. II lucks breaks well for him,
he may get away nicely in the Fed
eral league. 1t Is not known with
which club he will play, although 1t
has been aulnoritatively announced
that the Chifeds will not consider tax
ing him as full repara,ion for the
loss OF Walter Johnson.
McKee's case is somewhat different
from Mains. Not that his loss will
be greatly regretted, for the Tigers
have four other catchers, some better
and all nearly as good as Red. But
Red had a bad season last year. He
did not work very much, and because
of poor physical condition, could not
work frequently when he was needed.
Last fall he underwent an operation
that seemed TO put him in splendid
shape again. The operation was, OF
course, paid for by the baseball club.
His salary has not been cut, and il
would seem that the proper caper
would be for him to hurriedly sign the
contract offered and spend the sum
mer doing things that he should have
done when he was warming the bench
in past year. But he is demanding a
raise, with a lot of conditions at
tached, and Navin has announced that
there will be nothing doing along that
line. AS Red seems TO have picked
up some offers from the source
whence came Mains. frog act seems
Imminent. Like Main, he will not be
opposed, and likewise, like Main. he
will not be greatly missed
According to unofficial dope, the
American league season will open on
April IA, with the Tigers playing at
Chicago. The present exhibition
game schedule ends at Indianapolis
on the eleventh, but II is probable |
that the Bengals will remain at the
Hoosier capital another day or so for
the final workouts. The American as
sociation league grounds will be used !
The Tigers will probably not open in |
Detroit until at least a couple of
series have been played ON the road |
Pal Tuthill has received a letter |
from DOME Bush, announcing the |
coming OF the demon shortstop TO De |
troit for visit some time this week. |
DOME has been taking il easy all |
winter, and says he is in great shape |
Bush also writes that Dame Rumor |
has II that one George Dauss, OF
mound fame, is planning to take
wife before the season opens. Fur
ther particulars have not reached De-
troit.