The Detroit times., 1912-06-25
ANTI-JENNINGS TALK IS
LIGHTING UP NAME OF B,
DONOVAN, MGR, AGAIN
Whether Hughie Stays Next
Year is Put Up to Tiger
Players
JENNINGS READY TO QUIT
He is Not the Kind of Man Who
Will Beg for Job-Has
Money Enough
nv RALPH L. YONKER.

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mentioned in connection with the
ymanaRership OF the Tigers wneh
there Ia any rumor OF change In the
occupant of the position or Tiger lead
ar. begins TO burn like that OF the star
I'm the electric sign at the front OF a
metropolitan theater.
n does so because Frank Navln,
president OF the Detroit club, has per-
mitted himself 10 be quoted TO the
s.ffeet that he is somewhat dissatisfied
with the present showing made by
Manager Jennings.
President Nayin is one Oh tne
shrewdest business men IN baseoall'
His business shrewdness gives MIN
the knack of using publicity TO the
best advantage and his permitting
himself TO say TO the public mat IL
I appears to him that Jennings Is not
Iholding the confidence OF his players
rs not made at random.
II Is thought by many fans that blii
Z Donovan is being kept on the pay-roii
of the Tigers biding the time when ne
will be hoisted TO the managership.
At that time he will be made bench
manager, as he refuses to consider
any other kind OF job as boss.
Whether Hughie Jennings remains
here as leader in 1913 Is put directly
up TO the players on the team. df they
shcw the proper spirit they can keep
him here. II they will fight Tor
Huehie between now and October
they can make the kind OF showing
that will increase his present respect
and popularity and make him fixture
for the coming season. II they con-
tinue to lay down on him as they
have In the past, Hughie will undoubt-
edly go.
Jennings is not the kind OF man
to beg. He will not compromise him
self to get his men TO work for him
He will never relinquish his rights, as
he conceives them, as manager, In
order TO keep on drawing the big sal
airy he has been getting.
Hughie is ready to quit any time
he Is not wanted!
During the recent games here In
Detroit when the team was going bad
ly, Il is said that Hughie told his men.
with some bitterness, to keep right on
piaying the sort OF game they were
II they wanted TO, for he had enough
money and he wasn't dependent upon
his DetTOil JOO dl all
It's the same old story OF the loser
being kicked. It's the same old story
summed up in the proverb, Nothing
succeeds like success"
AS long as Hughie was winning,
everybody was with him. After Jen-
nings took three American league
pennants, was there any greater man.
ager in the world? loud huzzas
drowning the answerD
One charge Is that jennings Is un-
popular with his men? What losing
manager is not?
Bobby Wallace, OF the Browns sur
wives only part of season before
George Stovall replaces him. Nobody
hears anything about the great popu-
larity of Harry Wolverton with the
: Yankees. Harry Davis had both his
fans and men sore at him until his
team starts to wake up. Even Jimmy
Callahan, of the winning White Sox,
was popular until his team began to
slump.
Another charge Is that Jennings
does not use his pitchers right. IL
has seemed to many that some OF the
men were not given the proper chance
while others were given too much TO
do. But there was no suggestion OF
anything of this sort until the slump
came.
This proneness OF Unfayorable
Criticism to raise its head every
time there is slump puts 1t directly
up to the Tigers TO show whether they
want Hughie or not While II Is never
up to a club to dictate as to who shall
be It's manager, nevertheless II car
show by its work IL 1t Is willing to
fight for him.
what we do next season depends
upon the showing made by the Tiger;
between now and October" says
Navin.
IT'S up to the Tigers!
There is one possibility that should
not be overlooked Ii may be tina
even II the Tigers try. they cann-
win. That may also mean Hughie't
departure. But in that case there will
be the satisfaction. at least, that h'
as given an equal chance.
Despite the poor showing OF Tige
Detroit fans would hate to miss Jen
nings, win or lose.
After a day OF rest, the Tigers re
sumo playing again today, opening ;
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