The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-20

he let Young 90 after . spring try
out with the Yankees. GIN watched
Pep for q couple Of days. and pro
nounced him one Of the most finished
infielders he ever saw come up from
the minors.
The reason I think Young must
have improved 10 because when
was scouting for Cleveland. I looked
Boone over. I understand that Boone
IL considered the best secondbase-
man on the Yankees. I saw him
when he was with Dallas. just be-
fore ne went to New York. and he
didn't look like the real stun TO me
For one thing. he seemed 'leg-heavy.'
Every time he went after a ball. he
seemed TO want 70 get on his knees.
Young IL one Of the cieanest men on
his feet ever saw. Either Pep
was a much poorer player than he Is
now. and the Yanks made q bad
mistake in letting him get away In
preference to what they have picked
up since"
Gilkes experience In the Southern
association last year Is typioai of
what II happening TO the minors AZ
the result OF the baseball war. GiTkes
accepted the management Of the
Montgomery club with the promise
of several major league castoffs OR
his team. He was 70 get three men
from Cleveland and two from theiEt.
Louis Browns under optional agree
ments. be says, and other players
were promised him. He got none OF
them when the season started. be-
cause the major clubs refused to let
thet men get away for fear OF the
outlaw raiders. or because the play.
ers refused to 90 back TO the minors
and threatened to jump.
As result, Gilkes had TO scrape
around the bushes, and the ball club
he finally got won him q cellar cham
pionship and ruined the Montgomery
franchise. which has since been
transferred TO Little Rock. Before
the season ended. Gilkes did get to-
gether q fair pitching staf. but he
had few hitters an could win few
games. Boland says that one day
when Nashville played AZ Montgom-
cry there. were only eight paid ad-
missions TO the park. and GIN says
that was about the situation. Had
he secured the men promised him
he IL sure that he would have had
winning team, and that the South.
ern league would still have a club
IN Montgomery. .l.
Gilkes expects 10 establish a base
hall school az Pensacola. his present
home, next winter. He planned 70
ret the school started last winter
and had 30 applicants for instruction
but the turmoil resulting from the
baseball war made IL diffcuIt to get
the players ne wanted as tutors. and
he had TO do the best he could
alone. He did take charge OF sew
eral lads who lived near Pensacola
and says that he IL developing some
fine prospects. One OF them. .
young catcher by the name Of Oh
son, Is here with the Tigers now
Olson IL an assistant Y. VI. c. A
physical Instructor at Pensacola, and
70 youngster Of some promise. He
II not seeking place with Detroit
but has simply accepted the cour
tesy OF the camp and is hoping q
learn all that he can. He will seei
q minor league Job, with GIIkes as
sistance. as soon as the season
opens. Gilkes has another catcher
Gibson by name. who Is spending Z
few weeks az the Cub camp In Flor
Ida, under the instruction OF Roger
Bresnahan. Gilkes was a Gulfport
manager when this town was in the
Cotton States league.
This extending the courtesy OF 4
major league camp to minor
leaguers seems to be the vogue THU
year Branch Hickey has taken .
number OF Texas players under hii
wing Of "santone" and Is helpins
them along. without any Intention
az hiring them. The lads pay their
own expenses and are not allowed
10 interfere with the work Of the