The Detroit times., 1911-12-15
PROVIDENCE DEAL MAY
BIND HUGHIt JENNINGS
CLOSER TO THE TIGERS
II Hughie Acquires international
Stock With Navin, Will
Be Another Tie.
Imp HANDLING LESSONS,
Hank O'Day Ought To Be Able
OF Show Managers How TO
Humor Arbiters.
IMP HANDLING LESSONS.
ey RALPH /. YoNKEa.

n AS Il is reported, Hugh Jennings
has bnnch of stock in that ProVl-
dance deal with President NaNlh' y
is another cord in the bond that keeps
Hughie in Detroit. There never haT
seemed to be any real danger lHat
Hughie would leave Detroit untll " 10
evident that he and the Detroit man
aRemept are tired of each olher, ca
cept in the eastern papers, which den |
mind talking about Jennings OH
But IL this deal for the Providence
club with Navin and Jennings IN
business partnership is completed,
there is less chance than ever thal
Jennings will go soon.
President Navin was expected TO go
10 providence from New York today
ia see the owners OF the club ana
sign tn epapers that would make the
club there his.
During the years that Jennings has
worked for President NaYin, he mas
discovered, no doubt that the place
where Frank J. Navin puts his money
in baseball proposition, there IS the
mace for Hughes coin also, for the
Detroit magnate is reputed TO De.
pretty wise when il comes 10 the ousl-
ness end OF a deal
Nayin, Jennings, and Iawkey who
Is also said TO be interested IN the
sale. are certainly some swell Detroit
combination. The trio nnght 10 boom
baseball in Providence and from all
reports boom Is all Providence
needs TO make the game pay.
The choosing of Hank O'Day as
manager of the Cincinnati Reds, is
only another of the many tributes
that are being paid to brains rather
than playing ability i'm baseball more
and more Every time bench man
ager is put on the job. IL is an indica-
ton that the baseball club owners are
willing TO stand the expense OF hiring
practically an extra man, always at
high salary, simply for his brains. IL
Is credit to abseball that such is
the case.
A great many OF the minor league
clubs would use this bench manager
system II ii were not for the expense
attached TO IL. Jimmy Casey left Fort
Wayne at the end OF the season just
closed because he got tired OF PLAYING
and managing at the same time ara
tie CiuD " iOA lNO
men where one could do.
Bench managerships are the logical
positions for those veterans who by
years of experience elevate themselves
above the ordinary players so that
even with playing abilities gone, they
are still more valuable than the regu-
lars. Such position is goal for
the baseball man TO strive 10 At him
self for, so that when his playing days
are over. he will still be worthy OF
job And one in several hundred
players thus strive
With Hank O'Day in charge of the
Reds, II viii be interesting TO observe
how he treats his umpires IL might
not be bad idea 10 establish a school
for managers who wish 10 handle
nmpses down AT Cincy. n there is
ANYBODY who should know the whims
OF the modern umpire and should be
able to handle him with the greatest
amount of beneficial result, that same
Is ODay.
Like the Providence deal the Nor
iarty-Stovall trade was still hanging
hre Friday morning. The Drake
Graney part OF the proposition looked
20 be dead. and cash consideration
In connection with the other trade
seemed 10 be holding IL up
Cleveland has more competition for
Stoval than Detroit for Moriarty
While Cleveland is the only club men
TONED as being strong for Morrie
Jimmy Callahan wants the former
Cleveland manager for his White SoX
A dispatch from Chicago says that
Callahan has not yet given up hope
OF getting Stovall although il appears
that Detroit has the first call for him,
Il tried TO work several deals while
IN New York, Callahan said and
some may develop into definite
trades. ! have hopes OF landing STOW.
all Cleveland wants Zieder In ex.
change but I cant soc that =