The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-22
DETROIT MAY
WIN PENNANT

Signs point to another Detroit vic
tory. though most bugs would rather
see any other club In the American
league glom the flag this year. There
are two reasons why the bugs are
roofing against Jennings men One
TX that Detroit is unappreciatIve of
It's team. 1t IS the poorest baseball
city in the American league. II the
Tigers were sporting, say. st. Louis
colors the park would be too small
for the crowds. What money Detroit
makes Is gathered on the road The
Tigers are big card away from
home The other reason why the
bugs hope to see Detroit lose is that
It has won enough peDnants. Give
some other fellow chance. 1t
wouldn't be a bit exciting II the Tig
ers and Cubs PLAY ed the worlds series
ia 1910. Fans want TO see somebody
else battle for the honors. But, as
already said. the outlook is bad. The
Cubs are going great. and after n
war correspondent visited Detroit
last week he wrote his paper these
lines;
There Is no doubt that right al
up a better article of ball than II
has at any time since Hughey Jen-
niDgs took command nero Not only
Is the team hitting. but ii Is show
Ing remarkable speed on the bases.
IS fielding perfectly, aud. what is
more. is blessed with good pitching.
Whether this present pace Is flash
In the pan or means that the team
has struck a stride which It will hold
to the end remains to be seen, but
certain It Is that ii it goes along
as 1t Is now nothing can stop Jen-
nings from winning his fourth pam
nant The Athletics are already de-
clared out OF II.
The fact that the team Is crippled
and its reputation for faint-hearted-
ness when the race becomes close
seem to be too great hitch TO ocer-
como. Detroit seems TO have one
team to fear-New York. Stallings
has q pitching staff that is doing re-
markable work, and any day that he
can score two runs for either Hughes.
Warhop, Vaughn, Ford or Quinn his
team will win, But Jennings does
not fear New York, He thinks that
team is going ahead OF Its natural
gait and will slump sooner or later.
But there are no indications Of fall
ing off in the work OF the Highland
erS. They continue to show high
class form because OF the effective
ness OF the pitchers ana must be fig
ured as a most dangerous contender.
"Hughey Jennings. a few years ago.
was decidedly doubtfuI as TO his
teams ability to win another pennant
as at that time the Athletics were
going along at great clip while his
own team was not playing up to It's
usual form. Today Jennings is con.
fldent that he will accomplish the
feat of winning four flags In row
He doesn't fear any OF the other
teams now, but believes that 1t Will
be question of time only when the
Tigers VIII be leading the race. II
took us a long time to get going
but now that we have started we
! will 20 right through 10 the finish
I feel confident now that we will
win because we have the best team
| There ls no doubt about our strength
We are stronger than any of the
others and should win. but OF course
for time it seemed that the way
things were breaking against us this
would be the season when we would
fail But 1t Is different now; We arc
PLAYING up to our best standard and
Il looks like cinch Tor US"