The Detroit times., 1912-12-09
Was Plucking Grass at Newark
When Navin COPIED
Him
HAD HIS "WEE-AH" AND
THAT STUFF THEN, TOO
,"Wee-ahs" in the Minors Aren't
Heard Round the
World
I'm RALPH y. YoNKER.

BY RALPH l.. YONKER.
Manager Hugh Jennings Of The
|1igers. often called the best paid man
lager in the baseball world. and with
out doubt one Of the best In ability
and salary, was plucking grass ant
Wee ahing" and kicking for the Bar
;imore club dow;l in Newark, N. j..
when President Frank Navin, OF the
|Tigers, saw him In 1906 and lured
him to the jungle with fat salary bait
jennings, called a failure as a man
hScr In the National league because
he hadn't stuck with Philadelphia as
aptaln and manager, came to Detroi'
md plucked and "Wee-ahed" and kick
1 his way to three pennants in sue
assion.
Jennings went from Brooklrp tn
Philadelphia in 1901 and played hrs:
ase FOR the Phillies. IL 1903 he went
. Baltimore aud was there for four
ears, when Navin found him.
Navin says that he had been tipped
IN to Hughie and made a trip him.
elf to Newark wlth the sole mission
K watching the man OF whom he Mad
card. He watched his stunts. 81
ell known al! over the baseball.
orld, noted the abundant supply VI
epper he exhibited and conclude.
ght then and there that he was the
ian the Tigers needed.
The Tigers had been lacking ~
birit and vim up 70 the time JENNINGS
bok hold OF them. The three pen
hats In a row tell the story OF
ushie's immediate success. His
gning OF a new long term contract
st fall tells the story OF how ne is
ought OF by President Navin now.
Last year was Hughes worst here.
lree firsts, and two seconds have
zen his record up to 1912.
jennings wos Just as unique as
bw. Mr.. Eavin says, when he was
the minors, but the shots hred
ere ere heard around the world as
9 those fred in the major leagues
nere is little doubt but that every
interc sted in baseball has heard
Jennings and his strange antics
W..
-
|The threatened holdouts OF Coob
Crawford remind the fans TINT
BIB. Crawford and Jennings are tae
ly Tigers here now who ever sigh
contracts with the Tigers for more
m a single year. Bill Donovan.
evidence manager, once signed one.
Or these only those with the sigma
res Of CooI and Jennings attached
re made other than In war times.
ring the war with the National
que when Crawford and Donovan
nped the cid organization, they
NED up with the Tigers for several
Ars.
,obh's last contract was for thrac
lrs. This Is very unusual Mag
es doh't like to sign long term cou-
cts. and one can hardly blame
m. A reversal of form, sulkiness,
,ries all can come in far less than
ear. Hence contracts lasting more
n a year are rather dangerous 10
owners.
however, when the work OF play
signed TO long term contracts is
satisfactory, II seems that there
usually a loop hole to get out Har-
Wolverton. nee manager OF The
,kees. said when here during the
inner that he was signed for two
RS. hut at the end OF his first sea
at New York he quit.
golverton was apparently satisfied
eave New York with none OF the
ie-rol that followed In the wake
Chances leaving Chicago.
hey are still presenting scenes In
little aftermath OF the world
es entitled, "The man who tried
,et away with II and didn't"
obt. McRoy, of the Boston Ameri
league baseball club. Is playins
title role. The rest OF the actors
mostly supes. In mob seems
Mayor Fitzgerald. perhaps, dis
nished az the leader OF the motley
ne.
hey are still after McRoy's goat
will remember that during the
Ids series, the Royal RootCrE
were sold and they were with
opportunity to root In concert ss
wished. McRoy was the mar
ned for the difiiculty and Il Is hs
m the fans are after.
looks as II they may get him.
here are to be two big leagu'
ings this week. One will be helC
few York, where the Nationa
ne magnates gather and the othei
hicago where the American league
es will convene.
he National league meetlEi
lises to be sensational; the Amer
league meeting promises mainly
nsh up reports OF trades
|esident Navin OF the Tigers leave
yht for Chicago. to attend tn
ting Of the league magnates Il
city. He says that he doesn't en-
anything 9 citing to happel