The Detroit times., 1915-03-10
Preferred Not to Go to
Major League
This Year
GLAD HIS
CHANCE CAME
Boosts Cunningham as
Coming Iron Man"
Of Game
RY HARoLp Y. WILCOX.

GULFPonT, Miss. March To-
John Peters. Kansas City packer
and boilermakor. Is the dodo bird OF
minor league baseball II win be
recalled that a dodo bird IS regarded
by the delivers ,aio natural history
N species that has retired from
the game Extinct. they phrase z;
Peters did not sart 10 so 10 Dc
tro.s this year. IT'S objection 10 De.
frcit aas that Il was a n.aJo. locgue
city. H.c eaJcctltn5 src al IN the
past sense. &c Fcvcr, Now that he
has errle. 10 81 deteTsiined o. say,
and hIa determination. together With
hIs natural ability as a bail player,
10 giving the other catchers shivers
and spine chilis In wholesale GUAM
titles.
The big catchor's lack OF major
league aspirations Is no more sur.
prisias than the <cason Peters did
not think TRAIT no knew enougii about
Baseball TO entl;is himN1o leave the
minors fo- another year or two. Tic
admits that be can throw as few,
men can. and comparison OF his
own -3cT average and the sEatting
marks claimed by the majority OF
catchcrs. has convinced him that
he need not worry about his hitting
nut he doesn't know baseball yet.
knows that he doesn't know the
game. md doesn't care to palm him
self OF as . wise guy.
Il had very successful season
last year with Grand Forks. which
= IN the Northern league. BY the
~ay, that h one OF the fastest Class
G circuits in the country said Pet,
- In . recent tanning bee. But no
hocy thcrc took the pains TO teach
ice zaything. They worked me hard.
csra when was sick. and late in
she season | thought that I was go
Inc to 60 to pieces, was 50 nearly
al In. But work was all got. and
] didn't know any more about the
inside stun OF baseball when left
Grand Forks than when went there
N the spring. The year before had
broken In az Davenport, in the
Three-Eye, and II was the same
there.
Il didn't want TO 20 70 the majors
for q tryout and look as foolish as
vas sure that I would. and when
heard that scouts were looking me
over. I,wasn't very anxious for them
10 zee much In me for while. ]
didn't let up in my playing. how
ever. because Grand Forks was up
thsre nghting. and had 70 do my
best Billy Sullivan came up for the
white Sox. and when he took Ont.
nslder Altman In preference to me.
I was glad. Inever would have gone
% Chicago. anyway. Then St Paul
bought me and Detroit drafted me.
Il wasn't very anxious to 20 even
10 81. Paul. but after our season
sndsd Sept 7. did go there for a
uyout. ] caught seven games, and
g0< By AZ well as any OF them. That
vas mean bunch At 81. Paul.
though. Even my team mates
wouldn't let me forget that | was a
busher. and while knew II was
true. didn't see where that bunch
had any right TO ride me continu-
ally. It's hard enough to stand from
tho other teams. Since I have been
~ Gaifport. haven't been called a
busher once. and have been treated
like ! was about az good as. any
othsr young fellow who was trying
hard, Don forget thpt ] appreciate
Y. too. II DO make the team.
realize that tho feht year win De .
tou-n one. bat know now that tho
Tigers themselves VIII be decent "a
me and That Win help lot.
-When the Tigers drafted me.
felt that my chance 20 10 up haS
come too 5000, oHt after thinking