The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-10
SIMMONS WINS
REGULAR BERTH
Jennings Will Garry New Infelder
Through the Season-Pernon and
Browning Also Make Good.
sY PAUL HALE eRuskE.

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jennings last night formally an
nounced that George simmons. the
Rochester innelder OF 1909, had made
place for himself on the Detroit
baseball squad aud would be retained
for the season. barring some un-
expected development
Simmons has been playing third
base up 10 date bur jennings believes
that, In spite OF his average stature,
he may also develop into rrst sack
er on occasions His main merit is,
however. the fact that he hits right
handed and hits the ball hard almost
every time he is offered H. He Is
fairly fast. very strong. and Is the
possessor OF throwing arm that Is
really remarkable.
Pernoll and Browning have shown
Jennings class enough. he says, 10
make IL certain that they Will smell
American league powder. Balls taiI-
ure 10 meet the bali sQuarely IN the
game OF yesterday made Jennings
doubt whether or not the Michigan
boy is heavy enough for fast com
pany. Regarding the merits OF the
Lister. Ness. Jones question Jennings
professed himself as likely 70 wait
until along in May before making a
definite decision.
Overconfidence IS Feared.
Hughie Jennings is honestly OF the
opinion that. IL he can keep the Tigers
from becoming careless IN their pia!
and lax IN their training rules, the
American league pennaDt Is a. good as
won for another year Just now he Is
engag ed in bringing up 4 number or
child players end that feature isn't
Worrying him much But. when the
regulars arrive aud he takes up the
real work OF training the ball club that
will sport the big D. this year. ne
will hold a series OF meetings al which
q very tart line OF talk Is goiug 10
be handed out
The reason so many clubs have
won three pennants and failed al the
fourth attempt is merely in the fact
that the players. after three yictori-
Gus years. have come 10 regard them
selves as the greatest aggregation ever
gathered and believe that rags are
easy TO win The minute they arrive
al this frame OF mind. its all OF I've
seen Il m Baltimore and I've seen IL
In Chicago.
Il don't think there are many who
recall the campaign OF 1897. in which
the Boston club took the championship
from Baltimore. who don't still be-
llevt. deep down in their hearts. that
the old Orioles should have had that
flag as they had those OF the three
years preceding But the fellows on
our club didn't all stick TO their knit
ting as they had in former years and
the result was a close finish In which
we were nosed out. We should never
have allowed Boston 10 get near us.
Cubs the Best Last Year.
Similarly. who is there who doub 8
that Chic ago last year mad the best
club in the country. 10 say nothing ~
the National league? And yet the Cubs,
shy a couple OF their Chesty stars.
thought they could loaf along and sort
OF half-play with the result that Pitts
burg with an improved club and some
lucky stick work, came up and beat
them.
why. in two cases in addition 10
these, can mention clubs that swelled
M 10 such an extent you couldn't hand
one OF their substitutes ripe peach
all because they had won couple %
diags. And every time this has taken
place there has been a new champion.
This business or having 10 introduce
the players 10 each other every morn
Ing is what is going 70 wreck any
seam. regardless of its superiority over
Ats rivals.
That's the big thing the Detroit
Tigers will have 10 look out for ami
guard against, this coming year. We
don't want any OF our players 70 stay
out OF baseball a month or two at the
start. for their health. or anything like
that want every man at his post
on schedule time and II anyone is
late, they're going TO hear from me
This pennant race is going TO be just
as hard as any OF the three that have
gone before-harder. maybe. But. II
IN can make this plain 10 the boys
think they stand better chance than
any OF their rivals 10 cop again.
Worlds Series Have Helped.
We've gotten along up 10 date with
out bit OF the swell-headedness that
has characterized the work OF the
typical champion team. Perhaps the
fact that we've been mixed up in three
worlds series without winning any ui
them. has helped 10 keep the feature
of conceit In the background. Be thai
as IL may. / realize the increasing
mature Of the danger and I'm going L
Eyert IL IL | can.
THE minute the boys get II into
their heads that they have theil
qaurels picked already. were gone. 81
far a. championship possibilities are
concerned and | do want TO win this
flag"
Mother Errorless Game.
That Jennings has bunch OF field
ing phenoms was demonstrated again
Wednesday when the Aspirants beat
San Antonio again without making a
single error in doing SO The nearest
thing to a misplay was Stanages short
passed ball on Payne in the ninth
the nun coming on the occasion OF a
third strike and allowing the local
boy 70 reach first 10 score. the
Bronchos had TO get the ball over the
fence Pope Strengthened out one OF
Stfoud's shoots and lost Il.
Browning. stroud and PernoI all
pitched well for Detroit. All the runs
made by Jennings pupils were on
southpaw pitchers, Gilbert and Ables.
As will be noted. Drake again led i'm
the clouting. homer. considered the
longest hit ever made at the park. be-
ing one OF his samples Mcintyre
helded in sensational way. while the
kid inheld displayed rapidity that
was startling The game was over
In an hour and quarter