The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29

batted among the leaders Az q
gctter ho had no superior, while ~
also starred In driving In runs nj
doubles and triples are generally Wit
men on tho sacks.
Tho Tigers haVo one feature 0o,,.,
oped so strongly that 1t alone na,,a.
tho club dangerous to their rivals =.
is the never give up spirit that ia I'm
permost all the timo In every man
To Manager Hugh Jennings ono mus,
credit tho success Of tho Tigers. Afto-
five -Stallings. Dwyer par
rows. Lowe and Armour-had failed ~
whip together a fairly good second Ar
vision team Jennings wns selected aa
pilot When Jennings Joined hIs tear,
in tho training camp In Macon. Ca IN
the spring OF 1907 tho members OF IN.
team were fighting and quarre,fn,,
Every player was at the throat OF nj.
fellow. The general opinion was that
jennings task was hopeless. But he
fore leaving the training camp he boa
welded them together into a scorine
machine that has since won two nono
nants. and he did 1t by tho force Of ~,
own personality. They wero drawn n
him, looked up to him and forgot thai
petty disputes. When they did a oona
piece of work he was always ready
with slap on the back and a checrv
favorable comment. 1t was alwaya.
That's the Way-ah."
BY tho time the team reached M,,on
Jennings had pounded this expression
down to the one stirring shriek-"yyno-
ah"
That's tho way" was not explos,v.
enough TO suit his nd g1ting nature Hs
wanted action. and action quickly. Anv
three syllable yell was too tame for
him. And tho players understood tho
yell Just as though he had spoken
English
"Wee-ah" 1t stands today md Will
stand. 1t is tho keynote or the success
of man great in his chosen profes-
sion.
When n run Is needed In the ninth
inning, watch jennings. Mcintyre IA nm
third. leading off. Cobb is at the bar
Tho pitcher winds up. Cobb. lurchIpp
forward. chops at tho ball and missea
There comes the cheering. welcome
cry Of 'Wee-ah!" given only az
Hughie can give It
With one strike against him tho
pitcher gets ready for another twlu.
1t was a ball, and he would take no
chances. Again he hears that CRY be.
fore he hears tho yell of the umpIres
voice. II has a ring OF confidence and
got there" spirit to 1t, and he knows
without thinking that he has done the
right thing. He goes back to the plate
coolor and more determined than ever
"You can do 1t, Ty. Got that run In"
There is q cry. Tho stands rock
with the roaring. dancing. momentarily
mad spectators The ball has torn
short. low and true over second Matty
is home, and the game is won. Great is
Cobb Tho crowd shrieks "Wee-ah."
but little thinks of its meaning
1t Is q peculiar fact that when Jen-
nings loses his voice the Tigers lose
games. The constant use OF his vocal
chords often gives the Detroit manager
an attack OF laryngitis, and when his
voice grows silent the team begins 70
lose ginger.
Jennings one ambition before he re-
tires from baseball Is to capture a
world championship. Hc' has had two
tries, and each time was unsuccessful
but the clever manager says this years
team Is more powerful than ones Of
the two previous seasons. In 1907.
after the Chicago team had an easy
timo In taking the series from the
Tigers. jennings gave an excuse for
his teams defoat He said that tho
Tigers had worked so hard to win the
pcnnant that the strain told on the
men In the games against the Cubs
On tho other hand, Chicago had made
1 runaway race OF II and were In good
shape to tackle tho Tigers. Last sea-
son both clubs were not assured of the
lag In their respective leagues Until
he last day of the race. but the Cubs
again displayed their superiority over
Jennings mon