Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-10

son. Despite the strenuous denial from De-
troit that Hugh Jennings has not been Sc
lected to manage the club OF that city 1t
turns out tina: he IS the man selected. He
will have no easy task. There has been q
lot of talk that Armour was not liked by
his players. but SO far as can be ascertained
this Is not So The best manager In the
country cannot prevent the existence OF
animosities amonghis players no matter how
fact in the Detroit club this year. Armour
is a first-class manager without a doubt.
and he will be landed in some American
League berth. The rivalry Is SO intense and
the contest so desperate nowadays that
playing manager must have the assistance
of some one to help him In case OF need.
What chance has a playing manager to go
and hustle for players If something nap rap
Cleveland club has a scout in the former
player and manager Tom O'Brien. who was
once member of the Boston Reds or TINS
city in the New England League. Such
man not only seeks timber when 1t Is nee
essary, but travels the country over looking
up men who he thinks will make good.
Lajoie has certainly handled his club with
success. There has been talk about some
one else to manage the team. but there
seems to be no foundation at all for such
talk. Larry has certainly done finely
considering the handicaps under which he
has labored, owing to injuries to his play
ers, but he showed in the games here as
well against the White Sox that he has
a very dangerous array and 1t looks as
II his team would finish close to the first
position.
The Kicking Highlanders.
The New York Americans seem to be
aping their rivals of the Polo Grounds.
They are the inveterate kickers Of the
American League and Elberfeld has been
put out OF the game more times than some
whole teams. 1t is high time this player
was squealched for good. If not the disci-
pline of the American League will be i'm
paired and the work of the umpires cOnse-
quently much affected There is no reason
why this player should be given privileges
over others continually yelping that the
umpires of the American League have 1t in
for him.
They. have 1t In for him every time he
makes trouble, and this he is constantly do
Ing, He will scruple at nothing and then
to account for it. Griffith, too, the manager
OF he~club. Is constantly making a fuss
and finding fault with the umpires. Presi-
dent johnson has been altogether too leni-
ent to this pair and 1T Is not fair to the pub
lie and the other players of the club that
this has been so. There should not be one
rule for the New York base ball club and
another for the Boston club or any club
that gives no trouble and lives up to the
rules but judging by the findings Of this
season a player or manager can continue
" 1ildhS tfOuUic udy dIlcT udy ana hot SUI
fer seriously on that account. 1t is not often
one has to find fault with the head Of the
American League, but that he has been lack
ing this season in what was formerly his
strong point there can be no doubt at all.
Our New York "Giants' certainly have
the best show to finish ahead Of Pittsburg
in the National League race, owing to the
fact that they will receive the western clubs
again on the Polo Grounds by the end OF
the season.
What po11 plovare uoya m ToLa
One often has little idea what player
has to undergo when In the game. Few
people imagine that the nmble Tenney goes
out every day with his limbs encased in
yards upon yards of rubber bands. owing to
the trouble he has had with his legs. These
bands are wound as tight as they can be
drawn.
In the season of 1897 Tenney was one day
caught up by an enthusiastic crowd and
hoisted over the grand stand after making
hit that saved game. In doing tLis his
stomach was strained and he suffered
long time In consequence. and in fact has
not entirely got over 1t to this day. On that
day the crawds followed Mr.. and Mrs. Ten
ney clear to the door Of their house in
Winthrop Highlands.
Successful base runners generally bear
marks of the ordeals through which they
have had to pass. In that same memorable
campaign of .'07 BILLY Hamilton, without
peer as base runner in his day. played
q most decided part to help the pennant for
the Bostons. Although in such physical con-
dition that he should have been in the hos
pital he persisted in playing, and no one
would have suspected that anything allied
him. When player played in Baltimore in
those days it was as much as his personal
safety was worth. If he came out I'M
scathed he was lucky indeed. It was case
of tussel with McGann on first with
Hughey Jennings on second and the tough
est obstacle Of them all. McGraw, on third
base. Hamilton undertook to make the
rounds at a very critical period of the game,
and when he ran the gauntlet and success
fully get away from that bunch he was fit
to carry home on a stretcher. Talk about
a game player! BILLY" Hamilton was he II
there ever was such. No pennant in the
country was ever more CALAMITY won or
more richly earned than the pennant in 1897
and a more game lot of ball players never
constituted ball club than the club of that
year representing Boston.