The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-19
HI CHE sT|FFEYS
bACKBONES Of
HIS KITTENS
Tells Them That No Man Need
Worry About His Job Until the
Athletes Are All Back in
Detroit, in April.
Announcement Part Of His Effort TO
Keep Youngsters From Discour-
agement by Presence of Vets.
ev PAUL HALE sRusKE.

SAN ANIONlO, Tex, AaiSH
To formally set at rest all rumoreu
releases, trades and similar changes
in the personnel of the present squad
of baseball players under his com
mand, Hughie Jennings today author
lied the announcement that not
single player WOULD leave the club un-
Ill the arrival in Detroit.
"All talk OF cutting down at present
or while we are on the way north Is
absurd" says the little boss. why We
have a trip scheduled that calls Tor
two teams and we will need every
man on our list to play them out. Be
sides. | am by no means settled re-
garding the disposal / shall make OIL
my forces. 1t is still possible for me
to change the opinions I've formed OF
the men up To date, for there lou
of competition ahead"
santone Report Unfounded.
Jennings has not only given out this
statement for publication In the Times
but also has taken occasion today 10
inform every member OF his squad
whose job might be thought in danger
that no such condition exists. This
was particularly the case with Out
fielder Ball and First Baseman Ness,
regarding whom the San Antonio man
agement has given out statements
tending to the impression that one or
both might be left here on the de-
parture OF the team. Denial or anirm-
alton OF the report at the time was i'm
possible here until too late TO stop Its
publication but IL was based only on
the desire of the Santone manager TO
secure the men. He had been given
absolutely no ground for expecting
that the men would be given him. As
q matter OF fact. Ball is sure TO get
a chance with a Glass A. league club
IL, indeed, all the big league aggrega-
tions consent to waive CLAM on him.
AS for Ness, Hughie had told the play
err before the start of the caravan TO
Fort Worth that there was absolutely
no chance for him TO get away from
the Tigers. In fact, IL would be no
surprise TO a very considerable con-
tingent of the players and camp-fot
lowers II big John eventually turned
out to be the regular first-sacker OF
the team.
Hughie also had another purpose in
the statement which he made TO his
recruits. He wanted TO give them
confidence in themselves at the most
trying time of the training season
which begins today.
From now on until the start for the
north, the colts will be at work on the
same lot with the regulars. No longer
will the prestige OF the American
league championship reflect glory on
them. The men who won that title
are now on deck.
Colts Size Up Vets.
Yesterday the colts sized up
the veterans at the hotel and later at
the field. They have seen the regular
infielders cover ground. They have
seen Davy Jones sprint that 80 yards
between the plate and first base at
top speed. They have seen Wahoo
Samuel bunt a few over the right field
parapet on line. Now is the time. II
there is going TO be such thing, that
the colts will show the white feather
and Hughie doesn't want 10 handicap
them by any worries which are not
really due.
There are now, inclusive OF Jen-
nings. "a men on the Detroit reserve
list OF whom Pitcher Smith apparent
" does not intend to report and will
doubtless be released in a short time.
Seven or eight of these will doubtless
begin the season with minorleague
clubs. The settlement of the first
basemanship will place one or two
more on the market
BY June the club will be down to
the legal limit of % men-a figure
likely to be maintained all season, ac-
cording to Hughie Jennings. Last
year the club came within two OF this
figure and there were times when
there didn't seem to be too many
around to place sound athletes In
every position. with the customary re-
serves in readiness. The two extras
that the club will carry this year will
undoubtedly be infielders.