The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-17
HUGH|E JENNIN GS
/. ON THE JOB AF TER
WINTERS REST
"In the Pink" Himself. But Wont
Make Prediction Regarding Sus.
pected Pennant Mortgage
BY Tigers.
Admits, Though, That Best of Tiger
Rivals Will Have To Improve a
Whole Lot To Win in 1910.
BY PAUL HALE eRusKE.

Rosy-cheeked from a winter spent
chiefly at the wheel OF his motor car,
the picture of health and yIgoF his
youth renewed as never before since
he entered the profession OF big
league ball club management, en-.
thusiastic over the chances OF the
Tigers in the fourth camPalgu into
which they will shortly plunge under
his guidance. Hughie jennings arrived
In Detroit "Wednesday morning and
from now On. barring a couple OF days
just prior TO the departure OF the
team, will be "on the job
Hughes advent was a bit uneX.
rected, but was occssioned by the
change Of dates OF the big annual
Junior smoker at Cornell. ar which
event he has promised 10 be the toast
master. He originally intended 10 20
from Scranton to Cornell and atten4
the smoker Feb. 10. The date was
changed TO Feb. "a however and
Hughie will be forced 10 double on
his tracks 10 III the date.
Incidentally. that toastmastership Is
no mean honor for an alumnus The
junior smoker is about the biggest
event OF the social year az Cornell
(. II is attended by virtually every stu
dent and draws many alumni Al the
function the sweaters and other ath-
letic awards OF the year are given out
and number or particular interest
this year will probably be the present
alton of a house and lot to Trainer
Jack Moakley OF the track team, the
property being the gift of the alumni
Anxious To Get Started
in the meantime. Hughie Is anxious
~ looking forward to the day wien
under the warm sOuth-Texas sun. he
can don the spangles and put HIS
young players over the hurdles that
will tell whether or not the hopes OF
the winter are TO be fulfilled
1t looks like a big year 10 Huphie
He isn't predicting the annual pen
nant win--he never did such "A thing.
though he has at times been inco-.
ractly quoted as doing so-but he does
size things up in way that ought 10
teams chances good.
ION the basis OF last year. sard
Hughie TO The Times, the best rival
club in the league has got to improve
mt least 20 per cent 70 beat out De-
'iOiNs w hN Jul 'niltlu mas never
really had a chance TO show what It
could do, All four of the regulars
were new with the team and two OF
them joined in mid-season. They'll be
there stronger than ever this spring.
for there never was an inield thar
didn't need n few months Of team
practice 10 permit it to reach its top
efficiency.
''As for the rest OF our club. II
should be getting better. rather than
deteriorating. We have one OF the
youngest teams in baseball In facU.
it's the youngest seasoned team in
either league. And il seems pretty
generally conceded we got the pick
or the minor-league material. last fall,
so | figure we ought to improve as
much. If not more than any OF our
rivals.
THE Boston Redsox are a good ball
club and / look for them 10 come
stronger than ever under Patsey Don
ovan. The Athletics may be MP IN the
racC again, though the time cannot be
Tar distant when Mack's veterans Will
begin TO fall by the wayside Chicago
with Hughie Duffy, IS the dark horse
of the race. They have n fine lot Of
young material and some grand pitch.
ers
Luck is bound to play a big part