South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-12
BRANT IS LANDED
BY GRAND RAP IDS
Former Fort Wayne Short
stop is Signed by Man.
ager ESSlCk.


Harry Brant Of Brunswick. o. for
the last two years with the Fort
Wayne club of the Central league.
which team secured his services
under optional agreement from the
Detroit club OF the American league.
viii be Toughey Steirs successor on
short for the Grand Rapids Central
league team this year. Pres't Es-
sick purchased Brants release al a
substantial figure. regarding Brant
as one OF the most valuable players
in the league.
Besides being splendid piay er.
Brant is very aggressive and a
hustler The Detroit club spent
considerable sum in the purchase OF
his release. md has asked the Grand
Rapids club for an option on his
services after the close Of the 1916
championship season. Pres't Navin
and Mgr Jennings OF the Tigers
both say that ne should break into
the majors within the mex two
wears and remain there for some
time, once he is set 10 playing a po-
sltion regularly.
Here's what Prest r. W. Dicker-
son has 20 say about the brand OF
bali ne is going TO have i'm the Cen
tral league BiCKerson conducts
column iu the Grand Rapids News
and the following is an excerpt.
some seem TO have gained the
idea that because the writer. as
president OF the Central league, has
said that he does not believe in UNI
pires being too hasty about hning
PLAYERS that ne stands for rough
house baseball. Such by no means
fs the case. The writer believes the
public likes 10 see players put their
whotc 0earts into their work and
sight for every point without feeling
that the. least show Of aggressive
ness ON their parts would mean the
loss OF part Of their salaries besides
perhaps suspension from the games.
There was time when the public
really liked rowdy play, but that was
long ago.
The greatest drawing teams in
the Central league have been those
led by scrapEy managers like Angus
Grant. Jack Hendricks. John Can
eel. Rufus Gilbert. Goat Anderson,
Punch Knoll and Pop Schriver. IT.
was commonly remarked 10y the
fans that they would go out and see
the lighting managers and their
teams play because they knew they
would get "A full run for their money
through players who would extend
themselves 20 the limit TO win. In
those DAYS Pres't Or. +. r. Carson
did not believe i'm umpires fning
players for dghting to win. There
is all the difference in the world
between rowdyism and scrappy
play.
Apologize baseball may please
some. vet the writer believes nine
out of every 10 fans prefer fghtine
plav. The writer ia one who does
not believe in visiting on the play
ing field between players OF Oppos-
ing teams. rather that the spirit Of
strife should ever appear upper
most when the players are on the
lob prepared for work. Players who
are fighting hard 20 win will not be
curbed i'm the Central so long as
they keep within the bounds of de-
CcnCy.
"One who has never played
league baseball can quite appreciate
what a damper 10 puts on a player
90 feel that the presiding umpire is
on the held with q chip oE his
shoulder. pleased 10 have a chance
To show his authority by 1ning and
removing any player who dares 20
make a noise indicating that he
would like 10 do all 20 win for his
team Many players cease there
afte. TO show the least signs Of feel
Ing. once part of their salary is
taken from them for little or moth
ing. can they be blamed for their
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