Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21

with him. Rube has habit of eating crackers
in the bed every night, and he prefers the kind
that are made up in the shape of little animals.
Lots of mornings wake up and find the tusk
of cracker elephant wedged in between my
ribs. And l can't stand for it, that's all!'
Looking as serious as a minister, Mack
framed the two contracts SO as to agree with
Schreck's conditions, and there was peace in
the family for another season.
McAle.r a. Manager
THE troubles with Waddel finally grew so
great that Mack sold him to James Nc
Aleer, manager of the St Louis Browns. Nc
Aleer, by the way, is another of the great man
ayers who succeeded through his ability to
know good players when he sees them.
He always wanted Waddell, and by taking
him from Connie Mack he quickly showed his
team upward until it was a contender for the
American League pennant up to the last week
of last season. McAleer was a wonderful player
himself. His success, however, is not as de-
veloper, but. like Fred Clarke of Pittsburgh, he
is discoverer. McAleer is also great trader.
He is shrewd thinker, and every time the
league meets is always on hand to match his
wits with the other managers as David
Harum."
One of his trades year more ago sent the
ST. Louis club upward, and incidentally is said
to have been the cause of the New York Amer
cans falling to the bottom of the heap. In a
four-cornered deal-that is, one that concerns
four players-McAleers SO mastered his opponent
that the teams almost reversed their positions
in the official standing of the League.
One of the funniest acts of McAleers career
was when he sold player named John Amber
son on a moments notice. St. Louis and New
York were engaged in close contest, and ST
Louis had the bases full Anderson was on
first. Without thinking of the consequences,
the absent minded Anderson started to steal
second. He made it all right; but the other
runners were forced out. and ST. Louis lost the
game.
"How would you like to sell Anderson?"
Clark Griffith asked Of McAleer that night
You can have him for any price you say,
and you can take him away tonight" replied
McAleer. And he is record breaker at that
He is the only living man who ever stole second
with the bases FULL
Griffith took him; but later saw the wisdom
of McAleers judgment and sold him to Wash
ington.
Jennings the Spectacular
DROBABLY the most spectacular manager
in baseball to-day IS Hugh Jennings of De-
troit. Coming fresh from the minor league
Jennings went to Detroit and won two cham
pionships in succession. Up to the time of his
arrival the club was a consistent loser.
To speak of Jennings and his sparkling W
and humor would be to speak of McGraw In
disposition they are practically the same. They
formerly played on the same club, the Balti-
more Orioles, and they have the same habits
They play baseball in exactly the same way.
On his arrival in Detroit. Jennings looked
the field over carefully and saw that the only
thing needed was to put the Tigers into good
humor They had the ability to begin with
This he proceeded to do by playing the part of
comedian on the coaching lines. In little
while he had other members of the club doing
likewise. Jennings has mmortalized himself
in baseball by the discovery of his great war
cry of "E-yah!"
This cry is known throughout the country
and t. be appreciated must be seen. To
full enjoyment it is also necessary to observe
his actions Jennings lifts one foot high in the
air. lets out that piercing yell and the grand
stand breaks into roars of laughter. The
players also catch the spirit and Immediately
start to cracking jokes at one another. In this
way Jennings gets them all into good humor
and that means harmony in work.
Jennings has often been asked for definition
of E-yahf' and to dispose of the matter finally
gives the following explanation:
:" knew had to say something; SO got on
the coaching line and began yelling to my
players. That's the way! That's the wayf
That sounded little dull; so l changed it so as
to make it That's the way, ahl' This had
more life to it and consequently more effect.
BY yelling this repeatedly l gradually cut it
down. Then grew hoarse one day and all !
could say was '-ay-ahr That appeared to
hit the mark with both ball players and fans
and thereafter l stuck to E-yahl'"
Many of Jennings admirers contend that
the "E-yah!" call him the American