The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-23
JENNINGS |NVENTS
A new LANGUAGE
Dctroit's New Manager Hurts
Talk Of His Own at Opposing
Twirlcrs.
RESULTS ARE WONDERFUL
Former Baltimore Leader In
spires His Men to Excellent
Ball by Fine Coaching.

New languages. like new religions,
Are invented every little while. Count
less attempts have been made to ar.
Hivc at n diction that would be unhni-
nous for all nations. but they have
been as successful as Clncinnatrs ef-
forts to win A pennant In the National
League. yolapuk was one of them,
and the latest, UP 10 this season, In
the American League. was Esperanto.
Now we have Jenningsa
Hugh Ambrose Jennings, gladiator.
diplomat, lawyer, exponent of the terra
Gotta style OF facial landscape, head OF
the ginger trust. and promoter OF en-
thusiasm. is the author OF the new
speech. He has not had 1t copyrighted.
There Is no need of spending dollar
Tor that. 1t would discourage a phono-
graph to attempt to acquire Mr.. Jen-
nings's new system of communicating
ideas by sound.
MIR. Jennings is manager os the De-
,troit baseball club. Formerly that or
Eanization was automatic and made no
noise. except when 1t struck projec-
ton on its downward way. Since Mr..
Jennings became amalgamated with
the team 1t has been vociferous. Mr..
Jennings has done the vocal work.
Jenningsa Will not become univer-
BAL language, although It's meaning is
clear. Every one who hears 1t can
understand 1t. but there isn't another
thorax in the world that could produce
st. II Is spoken by the inventor and
solo user while he is on the coaching
lines, and It Is full OF interest.
While he utters tho sibilant sylla-
blcs that have won him SO much fame
about the circuit this year. Mr.. Jen-
'nings goes through a calisthenic pro-
gram that resembles a cross between
q physical culture exercise ana the
sun dance. He also whistles and picks
grass. But that Is merely incidental.
For action 1t has tho Dance OF the
Seven Wells looking like a chess game.
but we think not OF the physical. 1t is
the voice and the language that WOO
and win US when Mr.. Jennings is
coaching. says Jay. in the Cleveland
Leader.
Typewriter and linotype are poor de-
tvices with which to attempt to repro
duce Eounds that would dismay ma
tional convention OF laughing jack
asses, but some of the linguistic ef-
forts OF aIr. Jennings are something
like this:
1 neutrality-suspicious."
"wherlvimxgrf! Owumebtrnqukl!"
a-a-a-h-a-a-a-ayeep.'
II you want any more. just take four
lalphabets, shake well In dice box.
L
Your bets. Then multiply by the gcnu-
fexions and acoustic properties OF Mr..
,Jennings'B Mauser voice. and you will
have a faint idea OF how II all harkens
Umpire Sheridan. who formerly held
the record for strange and mystic
fspecch, now preserves silence. indicat-
ting the retirement OF the side by walk
ing off the diamond. and Mr.. Cantillon
is thinking OF signing to sing lula
IN, nrr "A ~ yr{D tar
Never was anything like the Ian
{Euage OF Mr.. Jennings heard since
baseball began. Yet 1t is- Ineligible.
THE Detroit players understand it. and
SO do the fans. 1t means that Mr.. Jen-
Enings is given over to great and
Astounding Joy when his team plays
Iwell. and that he Is in nowise dismayed
jwhen the other team has forged ahead.
II Ia electrical-aimost hypnotic. II
imakes those Detroit players play as
they never have played before. It
tnrouses enthusiasm and creates interest
Idn games where otherwise the specta-
ttors would be even more apathetic
than the players. It pleases every one,
and 1t is putting the Tigers up well
toward the front
What a fund OF energy 1t must re-
fuuire! Mr.. Jennings is directing his
team by suggestion. He IS playing
IdS Aiaku III cFeEy game DIS ak the rest
lot them combined. He doesn't bat.
Idoesn't field: doesn't run bases; but he
is working with all his physical and
mental force. and he Is using that
I6trange influence that some persons
thave over others He stimulates his
lplayers to their highest endeavor, and
lhe creates spirit In the spectators
that increases their enjoyment In the
game tenfold. 1t truly is wonderful
to see what this one man can do In
the way of changing the acts. thoughts.
fsentiments, OF thousands of people. He
Its human dynamo In truth, and he
IS the most remarkable figure In base
ball to-day.
Personally, he Is soft OF voice. mild
pf manner, gentle and winsome. On
the coaching line he Is both general
lnnd soldier He is will personihed. He
must win. and he Is determined to win
/ venture that he will cause revo-
Tuition in managing. There has beer
too much OF the dignified and silen,
type of baseball. People take a tre-
mendous interest in the game. hut
they will take a wholelot more IL they
sEee that the manager is taking Interest
and Is arousing his players to do thei,
4, best. or to try at least.
hope the voice of Mr.. Jenning:
holds out, and hope that he adds tt
his unequaled vocabulary. And hope
that his automobile action and clea,
thinking are initiated even II just {
little. by other managers.
Moses L. Martin.