The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-14

IN less brilliant career Of Hughie
Jennings with the once terrible
Detroit Tigers furnishes fitting H.
lustration OF the vicissitudes OF the
man whose bread and butter depends
on tickle fandom.
The man who for three years
while he delivered American league
pennants to the City OF the Straits
was hailed universally as one Of base
balls greatest managers and Idol
ized by the supporters OF tho Royal
Bengals. appears In line for Byron
Bancroft Johnsons official guillotine.
In other words, Hugh Jennings Is
stated to pass out of tho young major
organization.
Jennings Is In very bad favor with
Frank Navin. president Of the De-
troit club, and the whole American
league in general, He Is blamed for
the unprecedented strike of the rank
and file of the Felines following the
indefinite suspension OF Ty Cobb for
striking and assaulting a spectator
at the Hilltop grounds in this city
during Detroit's first visit OF the year
to Gotham.
Hugh Jennings took no active part
IN the rebellion; indeed. he gave every
evidence of loyalty to the league and
his employers. II he was IN with the
athletes, as most American league
magnates insinuate, then indeed Is
Hugh an adroit cuss whose diplomacy
should be commended highly rather
than frowned upon.
NF itself the baseball strike Of
Detroit was but a sputter and
the malcontents were forced TO
swallow a bitter dose. Yet II Is the
future rather than the past over
which the regulars are apprehensive-
Following fast upon the heels Of Tiger
insubordlnation have been instances
OF individual treason, most recently
that of Hub Perdue. OF the Boston
Nationals. When this great pitcher
tore up his uniform and declared he
would never again play for the City
OF Culture 80 long as Johnny King
remained at the head Of the Braves,
he but re-echoed the general senti-
ment OF his fraternity TINT 1t Is duo
time for the profession to strike for
certain due rights heretofore de-
MED
Wherefore the American league has
found seasonable excuse OF open
blame TO Jennings He Is to be made
the goat" And II Ban Johnson had
his way Hughie would doubtless be
driven out TO the barren wastes be-
yond the pale Of organization. Ger
tain 1t is that the Dig Pooh-Boh OF
the American league has been lying
in wait for Hughes scnlp ever since
the worlds series OF 1911
Bon Johnson converted his hench-
men 10 the belief that Jennings was
guilty OF heresy against the circuit
he served because Hugh had the
nerve to express an opinion that the
Giants had a chance 20 take the meas
Nure of the Athletics. Doubtless the
wish was father to the thought and
the subsequent uttcrance. For Hugh
lis a bosom friend Of John McGraw,
while an avowed enemy OF Cornelius
McGlllicuddy.
~ ONE American league 'progres-
sives" went so far as to charge
the fiery thatched leader OF the
JungaIeers with treason. They said
he tipped off McGraw to ths weak
nesses of the Athletics Personally
I believe such an assertion bald
faced lie And 1t would 30 IL the
humbIest player rather than q man
OF Jenningss proved integrity we're
under suspicion. For In the belief
of tho writer, baseball Is honest and
straight simply because the players
arc above treachery. In all the his
tory Of National Commission iuves-
tlgation not once has an instance
been recorded whore an Athlete sven
fibbod. And In the history OF tho
squabblea. turmoil and strife which
has characterized government and
organization. few indeed are the oc-
casions when some magnate has not
bid or resorted TO trickery.
But getting back to Hugh Jennings-
He Is to be congratulated II hs sets
out OF the American league, Thsre