The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-20
But Is In League of
Major League Class,
Say Tigers
OUTLAWS HAVE
IL GOOD HURLERS
Ford, Bender, Plank
Still Rated AS High
Grade Men

pNlE tORis MISS haNH ~ -
anything further sas needed to con-
vince the baseball world that tho
Federal league Is far from possess.
ing major league class. the roster OF
the league, recently made public.
supplied the necessary proof. The
outlaw roll created more than little
interest In the Tiger camp here. and
the old heads In the squad. while
running through IL, picked the Fed
players who. In their opinion were
OF big show calibre. Bun 25 outlaws
qualined. squad equivalent 10 .
sir gle American league layout. and
n pcrusal OF the list OF players select
ed revealed the fact that only the
most elastic imagination could d.
vide them so That they would DO
reckoned as the nuclei OF more than
two teams Of even second division
major league c4libre.
In some departments the whole
Gilmore Circuit could not supply
major league equipment The best
OF the Fed catchers are Watson. OF
Brooklyn. and o'connor. OF Pitts
buigh. both OF questionable ability.
and the other receivers are OF hope
less minor league rating. winso 10
claimed. but he Is playing outheid
for the Cincinnati Reds at present
and II likely to remain here. For
third base. the whole Federal league
has but one player Of even major
league utility caiibre to offer. he 10
Charley Deal, whom Detroit didn't
keep and Boston wouldn't give"
raise after the world series. -
AT shortstop the independents are
rather prosperous. There are two
real shortstcps In the league One
IL Doolan, OF Baltimore. and the 9th
er Is Tinker. OF Chicago. Louden 10
"a good rs any OF the rest OF the
short field guardians in the circuit,
and Detroit knows him OF yore.
The Feds have three real FIRST
hesemen One Is StovaIl. OF 81.
Louis. who r. a valuable man. An
other IL Hal Chase, a brilliant play
or. but a person so dificult TO man.
age that Il Is question whether or
not a team is better on without him
that with him. Konetchy. OF Pitts.
hurgh. IS a good mechanical per
former. but Is handicapped by limit.
ed baseball intelligence.
Two managers form the only
major league second sackers on In
outlaw organization. There Ia no
question concerning Lee Mayee's
ability. and II managing does not up
set him, he should be a valuable man
for Brooklyn. Knabe. OF baltimore.
Is GOOD, but by no means the beat In
the world.
In the outneld. the Gilmoreans
offer Steve Evans. OF Brooklyn.
Rebel Cakes, OF Pittsburgh. and
Kauff aud Campbell. OF Indianapolis.
The rest Of the gardeners are decid-
edly inferior players, or veterans
who have so aged that their big
league careers erded some time ago.
The Fedsrals have an even dozen
pitchers who any major league club
might be glad to possess, according
TO the Tiger caucus over the outlaw
roster, Ford. OF Buffalo: RIelbach.
OF Newark: seaton. OF Brooklyn:
Bender and suggs. OF Baltimore:
camnitx, Of Pittsburgh: Plank. Crnn-
dali and Groom. OF ST. Louis; Hen
bricks. of Chicago, and Moseley and
F'alkenbers. OF indianapolis, are the
huriers who arc rated A No. 1. The
rect OF the pitchers are classified a.
has beens" and never wassers."
Twenty-Five players OF major league
class. half OF them pitchers, and an
other four managers. can by no
stretch OF imagination make On en-
tire league big show organization.
Both their circuit and their players
condemn the Federals 10 minor
league classification. and until larger
cities are invaded. and twice their
present number OF skillful players
added to their roll, Battling jim
Gilmore's demands for treaty shd
recognition rs r third major must
continue TO be regarded an absurd.