The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-28
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CONNIE MACK ANSWERS
CHARGES OF JENNINGS
Statement Made by Tigers Manager Creates Sensation
Athletics Say 1t Is Not True as They Have
No Facts to Back Them Up

I chance for the leading hsnors- T-z+ozd
OF lending announcement to ono NJ IA.
championship coutenders I4rr-t-(--
should be trying To inject some nee
into MS own combination. Jernir---
says that Boston ike Detroit am -
blow up or quit" Pray what IS Ty----7r
doing at the present time. and pybsf
has Il been doing during the r.z=r &C.
weeks Of the season2 The tie -rfe-e---
nave had some men crippled but ca
they snow such q list as this2
Catcher Livingstone out Of the game
IoF Two months with ar Injured Lex
Baker out Of many games owing 10 the
Illness or his wife Catcher Thomas
out n the game for weeks with a
Droken thumb Captain Davis on the
SICK list several times StruuE, q seusa-
tlonal yOungster, on the hospital list
LOT two months with an injured lex
Pltcher krause, the sensation Of tire
1SJs season, out Of the game for many
weeks with an injured shoulder To
these could be added many ether in
JuTieS or minor character which have
caused the Athletics TO put a PATCHED
cssiOnS.
Jennings says that the Athletes have
!-1l4tll tNice az critical stages. They did
- -sJt and 1872 but Why IN 1877 DO
took unique decision in seventeen
inning tie game 20 put the Athletics
out OF the running, coupled with some
se-anc4lOus Deh2Vior on the ua-r Of the
Washington team which met both fTla
11gers and the White Elephants after
their strenuous series here IN 1853 two
injuries prevented the Athletes fra-,
landing the bunting. Ro+T i7f---iss Te-e
inflicted BY the same Detroit PLAYER
Cobb
Players Spiked by Cobb.
At Detroit Cobb spiked Baker OF the
forearm near the elbow and IN This city
Cobb spiked Barry IN a play at second
base, INJECTING such a deep cash that
Jack vas laid Up for weeks The latter
was purely an accident. and il was sc-
cepted ss such Immediately by the Ath-
leucs- although Il cost the team the
championship Can a team be accuse
OF quitting under such circumstances
In resenting the attack Of the Detroit
ers, Manager Mack says that ne is con-
ndent that he IS right in saying that his
team v-oH more games this season tba1
airy team IN the American League in
tl-e cl's-ng innings During the inter
view with the writer. Connie asked
no quit when Detroit was here
lastg Did we2 We won four zamrs
straight II I remember right Is that
QuitJing2"
Before Jennings and Cobb charge an
other team with quitting they Should
look to their CVn record
Fourteen victories for the Athletics n
TIVE tS--tv-o games last season with y
tTott doesn't sound as II MzCks men
hS1c any yellow IN their com bInarion
SIX games out OF eleven from the
Champions this year speaks well for me
calioeT Of the nerve OF the White Ele-
plants
FIfty-eIght victories and tyrenty-eiert
defeats this year for the Athletes The
team which finished second last wear. 20
only fOrty-s-Eht victories and fcrry-ons
defeats for Detroit which won the ueu-
uant in 1873 make the statements OF JR1-
niIsgs and cobb look asInlne-
In making their charge the DeUOIters
have stirred Up a hornets nest and
thrown tie calcium light suuzreIy on
their own record. while they cannot
take any glory from the achievements
Of the White Elephants either IN this
OF IN previous seasons
HUghey and Ty have some motive
back OF their charges Il VIII ali come
out in time but just now Jennings
stands out before the public in 4 light
entirely different from any ~ which We
have Viewed him heretofore.
Jennings stock has undoubtedly taken
q big drop IN this city by his bad move
in attacking the Athletics We had d
higher opinion Of HuEhey than 70 think
that he would fan into the class Of the
mUCkrakers just because his team can
not 90 on winning forever.