The Detroit times., 1909-03-12
BY PAUL II. 6RUsKE.

real ambition Of Hughie Jennings!
What is IL?
Why. that is easy. the reader will
doubtless interpolate. Hughie wants
the Tigers TO win another American
league pennant and then wind up
their campaign by tyouncing the pesky
Cubs. or whoever the National league
champion may be, In the presence NJ
the greatest multitude that ever saw
performance OF the great national
game.
Such. OF course, is the ambition of
the scrappy little leader, put Hughie
is bit more specific.
| Huahle Jennings fondest dream IS
a ball club, not only able TO perform
these feats, but to perform them In
way which will enable him 10 sit back
on the bench and watch II with the
consc iousness that its play is 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
He is strong for an era In which the
Tiges shall win a little more through
| headwork. In short, Hughle sees IN
his minds eye photograph or him
self acting to the Tigers as Ned Han
lon did to the old Baltimore Orioles,
who were. beyond question. the best
schooled bunch Of ball players ever
gathered together dnder one banner
In the major league arena.
Hughle and the writer were discuss.
ing inside ball today end the name OF
the great Baltimore strategist and
one-time Detroit outfielder was men
toned
yes. Hanlon's example with Balti-
] more Is a grand model for any man 10
follow. as far as il hts his own charac-
teristics," said Jennings "Hanlon
worked hard with that team of his
and kept them easily 365 days ahead
OF all rivals because OF his nimble
brain and the way he had OF getting
the most out OF his men.
He gave them the hit and run the
bunt and the system OF continual co
operation between the batsman amt
base-runner for which the old Orioles
because famous and still remain so
He posted them on defensive play ana
drilled them 10 a atage of perfection
really remarkable He may have been
a hard taskmaster, but he was always
working hard himscl: and he was
blessed with a coterle OF players VINO
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 10
Brooklyn. strengthened bit and turn
ed loose in what ! have always re-
garded as its most effective form.
"ln Brooklyn, Hanlon simply sat
back on the bench and watched that
team 90. Rarely did he even venture
a suggestion. The men had become
so thoroughly imbued with Hanlon's
plan Of playing ball that they simply
ran matters themselves.
"Of course. do not want you to
understand that Hanlon became
lnonentity. 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 I'm letting the offending player
hear from him right away. And as a
discipllnarian he was always OF the
strictest. He was simply placed like
teacher who has perfected his pupil
in any line OF learning. The pupil
was reciting the lesson and needed
no prompting.
"In the early years OF the Oriole
aggregation the batsman always con-
ferved with Hanlon when he went up
To 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
runs and Ted Lewis was pitching his
prettiest. II was along toward the
end OF the game that we started the
inning with the top Of our batting or
der up.
"McGraw led of with a base on
balls. Keller laid down a perfect
bunt That brought me up with men
on first and second. Jimmie Collins,
on Boston's third base, moved In. ex
pecting me to hunt Long and Lowe
played deep to get me If tried the
hit and run Lewis handed the ball
up. shoulder-high, expecting obviously
that ! was going to sacrifice.
Nov had no instructions, but had
made up my mind, as ! went TO the
plate that Id try to work the unex-
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