The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-05

When Hughie jennings gathers his
Bengal herd down at San Antonio a
month or 30 hence, he will have, SO
far as we know at present. an aggre-
cation of 20 or 30 players VINO come
from a round dozen states, but who
are united In the purpose OF landing
another American league champion
ship pennon to the pair which next
season will fly from the handsome pole
out In center field at Bennett park.
AS Is but proper, the team repre-
senting Michigan's metropolis In tho
baseball world, Includes a large proper
ton Of Michigan athletes. No less
than five of the Tigers hail from the
great, old Wolverine state which Ii
SO proud OF the achievements OF the
entire aggregation. Kiliifer and
Bumps" Jones are native Michigand-
ers. both farmers, the Aforementioned
from the vicinity OF Paw Paw, while
Bumps" under the appellation OF
Elijah Albert, got his first spanking
near Oxford, which Is almost suburb
OF Detroit. Davy Jones. Sam Craw-
ford and Wild Bill Donovan are resi-
dents of the City Of the Straits. but
have become 60 since winning their
baseball houors here, the feat being
Simultaneous with the discovery that
I'm Detroit. Of all places on the map
life Is worth living. Nebraska claims
Wahoo Sans old family home. Jones
is Wisconsin Badger by nativity. and
Wild Bill first saw the light Of day In
humble home In Philadelphia.
New York ties Michigan In the num-
! Der OF favorite sons which II Is con.
trlbuting To the Detroit club. Becken.
dorf. the new catcher. 10 q resident
OF the metropolis Of the nation He
gets his mail at Tammany Hall and Ia
true but humble member Of the most
famous local political organisation on
this hemisphere, Matty Mcintyre lives
on Staten Island. Works. the new
pitcher, comes from upstate" as
does also Claud Rossman. the demon
slugger. who, as all the world knows,
ls the most famous citizen OF Phil
mont George Moriarty has wintered
for a couple OF seasons In New York
city. and now calls that home. He
&C mes originally, however. from that
nest OF star innelders IN Chicago. That
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the Empire state.
Kansas and Indiana tie for third
place, with three Tigers apiece, though
the Hoosier state has considerable OF
an edge on It's western rival In the
fact that ell three Of its candidates
are sure as members OF the team.
while two Of the Kaws are not likely
to stay long.
Mullin. oldest member of the team
in point OF service here, lives In Wa
bash. Ind. Eddie Summers and Owen
Busch made their big regulations al
the Hoosier metropolis, where Bush
was born and has lived ever since.
The pitcher gets his mail at the SUI
burban station OF Ladoga.
Downs. Willett and Speer are the
Kansans. Downs married q Topeka
girl and has made his headquarters In
that city for some years, though orig
inally a native OF Chicago. When Ed
die Willett starts for town he goes
either to Caldwell or Wellington.
Speer Is also farmer In the state
where whiskers used to be all the
rage.
Illinois and Georgia run dead heat
for flfth money. The Cobbs have been
one of Georgia's most prominent fam
lilies ever since the original founder
landed, close on to the heels OF Mr..
Ogelthorpe Pitcher Ed LATTE traces
back to the old Huguenot settlement
in his geneology. Each knows his
family tree right down to the roots.
Schaefer and O'Leary are just as