The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-07
Donnie Bush Would Like To Be
a Priest--Kavanagh Wants to
Be Actor
-COvELESKIE WANTS ONE
MORE CRACK AT GIANTS
Cavet Has Literary Ideas-Heil-
man Would Be Happy as
Soldier
BY HAROLD V. WILCOX.

Inc ambitions or Dali players hI'
surprising things. Not that IL is sur
prising for ball players TO have amoi
tons. but We become so used 10 lana
ing them with thes diamond that II Is
something OF shock 70 learn THAI
their ideas OF fine things TO do often
lead far from baseball.
There's DOME Bush. for instance
There is something a little tragic
about Denies pet ambition, for II
probably will never be fulfilled. The
little shortstop would give up bis
choicest possessions. including his
career on the diamond, II he could be
priest. His interest in social cen
! ter work and the more Humanitarian
side OF religious activity Is profound.
and numbered among his closest
friends are scores OF priests whose
lives are being devoted to that sort
I, Of work.
And then there is Marty Kavanagh.
Although he can't sing any better
than Harry Tuthill, Martins cup OF
| Joy would overflow II he could only
be an actor and singer OF popular dit
ties from the spotlight area OF the
stage. Somewhat related is the pet
desire of George Moriarty, and his is
q career in which he has already at
! tanned no small fame. "Mory' has
ground out some mighty good popular
songs, and he expects to write many
more before he leaves this world.
You get three guesses on Pug Ca.
vet, and then a dum-dum shell Will
explode In your immediate vicinity
pug Is a savant. He Is fond OF lit
erature. He is an inveterate reader.
and very much OF student. Ii his
plans do not go awry. the grist from
his mill-scribe stuff for typewrh err
will soon be read with interest by the
literary world.
Oscar Stanage's ambitions are on
their way to fulfillment He Is already
q prominent business man or Stock.
ton, Cal, during the OF season, and II
the coast folk recognize In him the
sturdy native son" that he is, poiiti-
cal preferment will greet his depar-
ture from baseball
Harry Heilman would Like TO be a
military man He has a college edu-
cation and had he had more political
friends he would now be at West
Point
II George Burns has any particular
non baseball ambition at present, II Is
not an affair Of common knowledge.
His whole winter Is being spent in
the ACQUISITION Of speed, and at pres
ent his young mind Is full Of desires
to be a speed merchant, a la Cobb,
Maisel and the rest Of that fast crew.
Bob veach is from the coal regions
of the middle west, and II is said that
he hopes to some day be something
OF power in the mining industry.
Jean Dubuc has surprised us all.
Everybody knew that he hoped that
fate would permit him to be as IA
nous as a hockey player as he Is as a
pitcher, but no one suspected that he
would turn fight impressario. But he
has, and this winter he Is fathering
one Frankie Fleming, promising
featherweight who will probably be
seen at the Windsor arena before
long. Just now Jean has designs upon
q few fistic championship proxy, Of
course.
Then there Is Del Baker, the
scrappy little Tiger catcher, An apple
orchard in Oregon will Just suit him
when he finishes with baseball
George Dauss has become convert
ed to the southland, and II would not
be surprising to see the Hoosier hurl-
er and his bride raising pecans on
the Mississippi coast when his good
right arm loses its cunning
Harry Coveleskie has a billiard
room at his home town near Scranton.
and doubtless plans eventually 10 be-
come business man among his
friends at home. Just now, however.
he has a blistering. burning ambition
that will bring joy TO the hearts OF
Tiger fandom Nothing will do for
him except to help win pennant for
Detroit I'm the same year that the
Giants again cop the bunting in the
National. Then he wants to pitch
three games world series week against
the McGrawites. and do exactly to
them what he did In 1909. In that
eventful year "Covey'' took the mound
for Philadelphia thrice in single
week, and thrice walloped the pastim-
ers from Gotham beating McGraw
out of the National league pennant.
The strain OF the feat sent him back
to the minors for three years. but he
Is perfectly willing 10 risk that fate
again II the Giants should happen In
the offing while he was still available
Ross Reynolds has a ranch in Okla
homa, and II, together with the add
tions that are planned from year 70
year, will claim his attention after he
Is through with the national game.
George Boehler and Oscar Witt are
a pair OF youngsters whose ambitions
have not gone far beyond baseball
Witt is bound and determined 10 be
come a Tiger regular. and Boehler is
devoting his young life to getting
some OF his remarkable stun across
the plate. George, however. Is an
accomplished tonsorial artist. and he
has no reason TO fear the wolf 80 long
as whiskers continue 10 grow and are
not too much In style.
The grand old veteran Of the Tiger
squad. Sam Crawford, is not thinking
OF leaving the game for a few wears
and his ideas of future beyond the
diamond are something OF a mystery.
He keeps In perfect condition and
continues TO swat and gather in the