| Show BIG lEAGUE SCOUT BUYS PITCHER MC MCREERY EHY Jim McGuire of the Detroit Tigers Sees Future Star Starin in Butte Hurler James Jamos McGuire veteran scout of the Detroit Tigers took in yesterdays yesterday's game in iu the Junction City and immediately found himself getting sweet on the tho pitching of Esley Big Big Ed McCreery and also the playing ol or Outfielder Cliff CUff Marshall of Duckey Holmes' Holmes Ducks The result was vas that ho he wired to Manager Hughie Jennings I a a. request that the two players be bo purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased for tho the Tigers While le the price I Iwas was not made public it was stated that I McCreery brought the Butte club 2000 I The purchase of docs does not nOli come as a surprise to those who tho ha c been watching tho bi big fellows fellow's a hurling for lor the tho past last two years and antI because it was known that bo ho was recommended highly highl to several other clubs higher up UI amOD among them tho the Philadelphia Athletics the tho Milwaukee club of the tho American association an and the Indianapolis club of the same league aJ also o turned down a Federal league otTer offer about three thieo weeks ago preferring to remain in organized baseball oven even if only in a u cla class s D circuit rea really got his tart start right hero here and around Salt Lake He came here in in the spring sprin of 1908 1008 and returned in 1909 1900 when ho he pitched for tho the Murray Murray Mur Mur- ray team of tho the State league until he ho attracted attention in the Northwestern Northwest Northwest- ern era league Vancouver picked him up 11 and McCreery l pitched good ball for that dub club although ho he was never really satisfied nor did lid ho he take tho the game as seriously as in the past two years with Butte He He lie has settled down to business so 80 that ho he is able to show how the tho class which he lie was h to pos possess e s even o evenin evenin in his State league lays days here His ills size M speed eed endurance control and curve cuno ball should make a hit with Jennings or any other bi big league ue manager Marshall the other pla player sold old is also destined for faster company He is without doubt douht oric one of the fastest bao bafo runners and antl outfielders ever seen cen n in this neck of the woods and amI with a littlemore little littlemore littlemore more of the kind hind of coaching Duckey Holmes has been giving in i him hint th this s seas season on should mako make a mark I for himself |
