The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-13

the scrappy little leader. Dut Hughie
Is bit more specific.
Huehie jennings fondest dream is
a ball club, not only able TO perform
these feats, but 10 perform them In a
way which will enable him 10 sit back
on the bench and watch II with the
eonsc iousness that its play 10 reflect
ing his highest ideals.
HUGHIE WANTS TO FEEL THAT
THE TIGERS ARE a WINNING
CLUB NOT ONLY BECAUSE THEY
ARE GREAT BALL PLAYERS. BUT
BECAUSE HE HIMSELF HAS
TAUGHT THEM HOW TO GET THE
BEST OUT OF THEIR EFFORTS.
He is strong for an era In which the
Tiges shall win a little more through
headwork In short, Hugh,e sees in
his minds eye a photograph OF him
self acting 10 the Tigers as Ned Har-
Ion did 10 the old Baltimore Orioles,
who were. beyond question. the best
schooled bunch OF ball players ever
gathered together under one banner
In the major league arena.
Hughie and the writer were discuss.
the great Baltimore strategist and
One-time Detroit outtielder was men
toned.
Yes. Hanlons example with Baltl-
more is grand model for any man TO
follow, as far as II hts his own charac-
terIstics." said Jennings Hanlon
worked hard with that team Of his
and kept them easily S65 days ahead
OF all rivals because OF his nimble
brain and the way ne had OF getting
the most out of his men.
He gave them the hit and run. the
hunt and the system OF continual CO
operation between the batsman AMI
base-runner for which the old Orioles
because famous and still remain So
He posted them on defensive play and
drilled them TO a stage OF perfection
really remarkable He may have been
a hard taskmaster, but he was always
working hard himscl. and he was
blessed with a coterIe OF players who
appreciated the fact that Hanlon
was helping them attain proficiency
in baseball OF which they had never
dreamed.
The result OF this style Of develop
ment. steadily maintained and i'm
proved by drill. field work and grow
ing enthusiasm. was seen when the
Baltimore club was transferred TO
Brooklyn. strengthened bit and turn
ed loose I'm what | have always re
garded as its most effective form.
"ln Brooklyn. HanIon simply sat
back on the bench and watched that
team 90. Rarely did he even venture
suggestion The men had become
so thoroughly imbued with HanIon's
plan Of playing ball that they simply
ran matters themselves.
"Of course | do not want you to
understand that Hanlon became q
nonentity. for nothing could be farther
from the case. When anything went
wrong-as is bound TO occur once In
while. at any rate-he would lose
no time in letting the offending player
hear from him tHht away. And as a
disciplnarian he&as always of the
strictest He was Simply placed Ike
a teacher who has perfected his pupil
in any line OF learning The pupil
was reclting the lesson and needed
no prompting. %
"ln the early years OF the OriOle
aggregation the batsman always con
ferred with Hanlon when he went up
10 hit with a runner on the sacks
ahead OF him Later on. Hanlon al
ways encouraged his star men TO do
their own thinking.
We'll do | recall n game with Bos-
ton. played after our transfer to
Brooklyn. Perhaps that little story
will illustrate my point. and here II Is:
Boston was leading us by three