The Detroit times., 1909-05-05
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stHAEEER.

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h" way to remark
>---------> that, in one re-
spect. there Is very considerable
difference In the manner In which the
team Is being run while on the field.
the basis OF the comparison being the
present season, as differentiated from
1907 and 1905, the prior Jennings cam
paigns.
For the first time since his local
advent. Manager Hughie has been favi
ored with the assistance OF real
| lieutenant.
Schaefers appointment 10 the cap
taincy was stroke which was OF real
~ lar greater Importance than the
| average fan has ever realized.
When President Navin informed
Schaefer OF his appointment. and the
details OF contract had been adjusted
IN their winter confab in Chicago. the
pair had long conference Mr.. Navia
informed the German that, in the es-
timation OF himself and Jennings, the
| duties or captain involved consider
/ able more than the mere 'peppering-
Up OF the team. Herman was gwen
10 understand that he was TO be in en-
IRE charge OF the game when the
Tigers We're on the field RE was to
prevent collisions. judge the work or
the pitcher. and have sole jurisdiction
Of the policy OF the infeld with mer
on base. He was given To understand
that he was 10 act In all cases in
which Jennings, on account OF his alb
sence as participant, was unable
To form an accurate belief
Herman accepted the trust, along
with the added responsibilities and
increased emolnments. Already his
work has been shown. particularly III
the choice Of pitchers and the changes
which have been made in me heat OF
battle.
The German is as nearly the ideal
man Tor captaincy as could possibly
have been picked by any club. In the
first place he is, next To Inc catcher
the best situated by his position in
the field. TO judge the matters that
come up for decision. More import
ant yet. however, he is ball player
who is In the game for the sole pur'
pose of winning. On the field Schaefer
drops all personal preferences and
feelings OF friendship or enmity. He
accepted Bush as short stop when
the latter replaced OLeary-Schaef
ers close personal pal-and has been
as quick TO admit the ACCESSIBILITY oi
the change as anyone else. Were II
4 personal matter, as is often the case
in baseball, the departure OF OLeary
from the active list would have meant
n storm of disapproyal with SchaefeI
as chief agitator. Not SO with the
Tigers. Baseball is strictly business
proposition with them. That annual
worlds series check Is its logical nm
ish
or this policy Hughis Jennings Is
the principal exponent with Herman
Schaefer a very close second. AnC
that is one big reason the Tigers have
been winning.
Bugs and bugettes in towns where
teams are not doing well as might be
wished are referred to the example
fof the worlds champion Cubs Still
it would be bold man who wolfe
prophecy they won't be up there al
the top long before the season Is over
| Walkers ultimatum that he Will rur
in the United States only IL permitted
10 bring along his own starter lead'
TO the belief that our early suspi
cions regarding those :09 % dashes
were justified.
|
While we still confess the belief
that Edmund Payson Wcston's case
is one for the alienists. there Is nc
denying that this business of walking
between 60 and 30 miles daily is some
most considerable athletic feat.
Scoring at Bennett Park was un
comfortable enough on Saturday last
but think OF the sufferiGgs OF that
bunch OF scribes at Louisville when
indianapolis made 10 runs in the tenth
inning Sunday.
For the Benefit OF George Washing
ton Mullin, the fact is hereby brought
to light that one John Luby. pitching
for the Chicago Nationals, in 1890 won
20 consecutive games, which is still
high.
More power to the arm or Clarence
Cullen who is running campaign de-
signed TO exterminate the Oh-you-kid
species of insect that now fiourishes
In the Washington stands.