The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-09
A CAPABLE MANAGER.
Hugh Jennings Serves Detroit Tigers
as MANAGER and Captain.

Hopes of Detroit fans arc conferred
in the leadership of Hughey Jennings
for a fourth straight American league
toned to having Jennings nail pen
nants for Michigan that il is now con-
sidered holding sacred to the Wolver-
inc state. There is reason, too, why
Jennings should desire this fourth
pennant more than anything else In
the world. a chance at the worlds
series. Hughey took hold of the Tigers
in 1907. The club was badly disorgan-
lied, but the fighting spirit and har-
mony was made the keynote of the
Tiger campaign. The result was the
American league pennant by "a fair
margin. Then the Tigers, looked upon
as prime favorites over the Cubs in
the worlds series, fell down hard, fall
ing To do better than tie one game.
The next year Detroit copied the Am
erican league pennant by an eyelash
the last game at Chicago being the de-
Gliding one. That year the Cubs were
contestants again and the Tigers were
twirled to a single victory in the big
show by Mullin. Then came the race
of 1910, another league flag by very
comfortable margin and the improve
ment of the Tigers i'm the worlds Sc
ries for three games were taken from
the Pirates. But still Jennings was
just shy of the worlds flag. IL he can
land the fourth pennant he has anoth-
er chance at the worlds honprs and
on the scale of yearly Improvement he
has the dope right to cop.
Until Jennings and his HWee-Ah"
showed up inl907, Tigertown had not
had pennant since that great team of
league flag. Detroit first took its place
In the big leagues in.1SS1 as "A member
of the National league. This member
ship in the pioneer organization con-
tinucd until 1883, when the club re-
signed. Detroit was taken into the
American league when that circuit was
formed in 1900. The early years were
stormy ones for the Tigers. Managers
galore were tried, but without success
until Jennings was nailed. George
StalllnCs was the first manager and
lasted through 1900 and 1901. Frank
Dwyer was the 1902 leader. while Ed.
Barrows stood the gaff through 1903
and Il portion of 1904 when in the lat
ter part of the season the club was
turned over to Bobby Lowe, who fin
ished the season. Bill Armour then
tried it for two seasons, but at the end
of the 1906 season gave way to Jen-
nings. The story of success since that
time has been related
All around the American league cir
cult they are doping the Tigers as the
team that must be watched. And there
is no reason why this should be chang
ed unless something i'm the nature Of
an earthquake unsettles Bennett park.
Every veteran of last year is back and
some good youngsters have been gath
cred in. So far the old timers have
failed to hit, but those bats haven't
been missed in the past few years.
The outfleld is intact with Cobb,
Crawford and either Davy Jones or
Mcintyre. That has II on any garden
trio in either league. In addition Drake
has shown up i'm great style in hitting,
although SHY on fielding. Tom Jones
may lose out at first base. If he does
Simmons has the best chance to get
the job. He was some hitter in the
Eastern league last season. Delehanty
at second, Bush at short and Moriarity
at third is "A combination that will be
continued. Stanage, Schmidt and Beck
cndorf are the catchers with the best
chances of sticking on the staff. All
three were on hand last season. The
pitching staff has Mullin, Donovan
Willett, Works and Summers as the
follower right handlers. With this
bunch going right every club has some
thing to fear. ED Killian is going back
and IL would not be surprising to see
him dropped, inasmuch as Pernoll, n
husky southpaw from Aberdeen, has
shown remarkably well, while Brown
ing, midget right handler. is pitcher
of the Clarke Griffith type who can
use his head and have something To- go
with 1t in the way of curves.
With this layout tho Tigers have the
right 60 be considered favorite Just be-
fore the opening of the American
league season.