The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-25
HUGH JENNINGS
VIEWS OF RACE
DETROIT MANAER DOES NOT
BELIEVE AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAMS ARE DISPLAYING
: TRUE FORM

Hughey Jennings, manager of the
Detroit Tigers, writing in the Metro
politan Magazine for September. says:
I predict that the American league
teams will finish I'm this order: De-
troit Athletics, Boston, New York,
Chicago, Cleveland, Washington. st.
Louis"
Jennings made this prediction about
mid season. He would probably re-
wise his opinion as to which team will
win the pennant If he were 10 write
at this time.
Hughey discusses the strong and
weak points of the different teams. lie
gives most of his attention to the
Tigers, and calls Cobb the greatest
player. Sam Crawford almost Cobb's
equal, Bush one of the greatest in
fielders and run getters, and Stanage
good catcher He predicted that
the Tigers would get into their old
stride shortly after mid season.
Tigers Had Advantage
"The members of the Detroit team
have the advantage of having won
the pennant three years in success
SION" said Jennings. I'm my opinion
this should be about 25 per cent adj
vantage to any team. The Detroit
team has gone through three grurling
battles and always landed Oh top,
They have won against great odds,
won where they were not conceded TO
have chance to win. The team has
steeled itself against these odds. They
have never been beaten, and they
have never quit.
Victories against the kind of odds
they have encountered produce their
psychological effect, and I'm this the
team gets its 25 per cent advantage.
philadelphia is represented by a
team this year that I think should
be runner-up in the race
Athletics Are Good
"The Philadelphia team Is coEipns-
ed of old as well as young men. The
combination, / believe. is always n
good one 1t proves valuable to any
team on account of the steadying in
fiuence the older men have over the
youngsters. and both are benefited.
Davis makes a valuable captain
and acts as leader, while Collins, the
sensational young second 5aseman, is
the steadying arm of the other two
men of the infield Baker ana Barry.
The outfield is a fair one. The pitch
ing staff is the strong poine If the
Athletics. OF the catchers, little need
be said of them. They are conceded
by all experts to be just fair.
Red Sox a Puzzle
Boston better known as the Speed
Boys, with all the term implies, is an
enigma In many respects. The whole
team. outfielders. infielders and catch
ers, are good strong hitters. fine field
ers and exceptionally fast baserun
ners. But the Speed Boys do not get
as much out of their baserunning rs
their speeds warrants. Were they to
use their speed to greater advantage |
on the bases IL would help the.1 ma
terially. for the Boston team Is one |
of those organizations that must |
score n considerable number of rCns
on account OF their weakness in the
pitching department. I look fer Bos-
ton to he a big and deciding factor.
Yanks a Surprise
1.-THE surprise of the season is the
New York club. The squirt which has
kept the team near the top was due
to the splendid pitching
of Ford and Vaughn.
trI,l. f-a No. hn
exception of Chase. is nothing to boast
Of but In Chase New York has the
greatest first baseman the game has
ever seen He not only saves his in
fielders a large number of errors by /
his wonderful catches and stops, but ,
also gives them confidence and
strength. which is big asset to any
helder. He Is n first-class hitter and
baserunner. The art of bunting seems !
10 come natural with him. IL
White Sox an Experiment IL
'The Chicago team is more or an =
experiment. than anything else, and q
you can hardly get good line on the r
zeal ability of the individuals and the r
ia
Things have changed In Washing- I
on. Walter Johnson Is one of the very
'est pitchers in either big league u
When he secures n little more exper- n
ence predict he will go down in his
history as the greatest pitcher base
'all has produced.
st. Louis Shy n
"Only two individual members ~
he ST. Louis club. Wallace and Lake
nd probably Hartzell, call for com e
nent. They are good men.
"The Cleveland club this year, ono
very year. with the possible excep- n
ion OF 1908 has been big disap' ,
ointment to its supporters II IS
cam which on paper looks to be al
vas n contender for the champion b
hip. but on account Of injuries o.
ONE other unknown reason, they d
ot come up to expectations.
Little can be said in favor cf it' "
utfield. while the Maps may be goo q
elders, versed I'm the art OF piayinf u
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