Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-06
WE'LL VIM 'SAYSHUGH
Jennings Confident of Taking
Worlds Championship.
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TALKS OF THE GREAT RACE
Tried to Imbue His Team With His
Own Determination.
PERSONAL DIFFERENCES LOST
His Pitchers Overworked, But He De-
clares They Will Give a Good
Account of Themselves.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
ST LOUIS October 5.-Hugh Jennings,
manager of the champion Detroit team
talked interestingly tonight of his light for
the pennant.
I'm an experience running over fifteen
years on the diamond" he said. Il have
found that the one great thing needed In
turning out championship club is to make
the players believe they are going to win
the pennant. Many great ball clubs have
lost through lack of confidence or rather
the spirit that no amount of ill-fortune can
keep them from feeling that all will come
out well in the end During this season in
the American League the Detroit club has
often been four or five runs behind toward
the close of the game. but that didn't stop
them in the least. They patiently waited
for a slip-up on the part of their oppo-
nents, and they dived headforemost into
the breach and took advantage of it. We
have won as many games by taking ad-
vantage of misplays by our opponents as
by starting in and winning at the opening.
We have always been aggressive and it
didn't take me more than month to i'm
bue my players with that spirit After that
it was comparatively easy.
THE minute l took charge of the Tigers
knew that they had the ability of PEN
nant winners, and l set myself to work to
get them working in harmony l found
that several of the players had personal
differences which kept them from spaa king
to each other. l knew that would never do
in ball club, but 1 made no efforts what
ever to patch up these differences or take
SIDES. L tired the longer route and sue
ceeded. l filed their minds with the idea
OF winning the chanlpionsh. p, and soon had
every man on the club playing at top speed.
Differences Faded Away.
TN Their fight around the circuit they
soon became so interested in their efforts
that the personal differences gradually
FADED away. l understand there are two
players on my club now who do not speak
to each other, but either of them would go
out and fight for The other. I know moth
ing about the cause of these differences
and do not want to know. 1 do not need
to know. 1t is none of my business All
want is for every player to give his nest
efforts to the club, and that is what they
have done.
1--WE are going to win the worlds cham
pionship, and we are going to Go 1t In the
same way that we won the championship in
the American League.
"All the pitchers have been overworked,
but Donovan, Sever and Mulln will all
be able to give good accounts of themselves
against the Chicago Cubs for the worlds
and may not be able to pitch, but our other
three box artists will do themselves justice.
We have the best hitting team in the
country and f1rst-class fielding team.
don't see how we can be beaten.
His Last Eastern Trip.
"Candor compels me to admit that our
record in the east this fall is far better
than had even hoped. You know we lost
but one game when we started on the final
campaign. We have had our setbacks and
results observed. We have had several
slumps, but have always recovered and
come back stronger than before. When We
returned home in the lead from our second
eastern trip We had our worst slump by
losing five out of six games in one week,
but this slump only spurred us on more
than ever in ou- determination. and We
went after the other fellows harder than
before.
when first went to Detroit I saw that
Donovan was in bad shape. 1 worked him
out in the spring, and still his arm failed
to timber up. When the season started l
was somewhat disappointed, as 1 expected
him to be one of my mainstays. I sat him
on the bench and kept him there for nearly
thee months. He got very much discour-
aged, and had begun to think he was all
in. Finally one day 1 saw him warming
up, and knew he had something l sur
in and pitch. He did, and won his game.
He was the happiest bali player l ever
saw.
cobb is another player who has devel-
oped wonderfully. In some respects l
think him the greatest player l ever saw.
But If went into the selection of ind.
viduals l would have to take up every man
on the cub They are every one top notch
ers in their departments, and they are go
ing to win this worlds championship, too.
Mark what l say