The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-02

season. There has always been that
hope of possibility of a pennant
which has led him TO try for the
flag with older men rather than try
ing for future pennant winner with
youngsters
There are three Tiger regulars now
who came here green from the
minors during Jennings term of Of
fee, who are sure of their jobs in
1913--Bush at shortstop, Stanage at
the backstop job and Louden at sec
Joined the Tigers before Jennings,
but he wasn't OF much value until
after Jennings got here.
Among the pitchers, there Is none
whose development came while
Hughie was the Tiger manager. with
the possible exception of Willett.
Mullin was here before Jennings.
Dubus was a finished major league
pitcher before ne got here, He was
let go from Cincinnati because of
illness rather than because of lack
of ability Joe Lake is an old vet
eran. The rest of the Tiger hurlers
are youngsters who have not as yet
made good,
Stanage is the only catcher the
Tigers have besides the new men
who are coming here for tryouts.
What Gainor can do at first base
is problematical. depending largely
upon the condition of the wrist that
was injured.
AT second. Louden is sure of his
position. especially If he can improve
in his hitting.
1t is not likely that anybody will
force DOME Bush out of his Job
at short. IL the little fellow is in
condition when he reports, and he,
no doubt, Will be, since he learned
his lesson on that stuff last season.
Moriarty, who is the selection
among the veterans for third in case
a youngster doesn't make good there.
came to Detroit in 1909 from the New
York American league team.
Cobb and Crawford. as has been
mentioned, are the outfielders who
were here before IIughie
In his ambition to develop the
handicaps. In the first place, dis
satisfied veterans, the latest of whom
to voice his protests is Davey Jones,
have said that Jennings frightens
youngsters out OF their growth. They
claim that Hughes power lies in his
ability TO draw the crowds through
the turnstiles. rather than to bring out
new men. Furthermore, Detroit fans
still have a laundering for champion
ships rather than for good baseball.
The year 1918 will give the Tiger
boss a glorious opportunity to dis
prove this first charge. while he
doesn't need 10 worry about the ac-
cusation that he is a dollar magnet.
And as for the last handicap, II Is
up TO the fans to realize that pennants
can't be won every year and that the
Tigers must wait for their next one,
Ono big encouragement for Jen-
nings in viewing the prospects OF the
season is the fact that the youngsters
who were with him last season seem
to be strong for him.
There have been received a number
of letters from men like Witt, Deal
and those others who were with the
Tigers part or all of last season, and
nearly every one of them closes his
letter with a statement 10 the effect
that he is with Hughie all the time.
The dissatisfaction of the veterans
is blamed by many upon their pros
perity. The man who earns big sal
AIRY during winning years,
and, like Sam Crawford, takes care of
1t, is naturally disgruntied when he
doesn't get what he demands for the
future.
There is one thing, though, that
will make the players forget their
peeyes Of the winter and that Ii the
opening of the spring season.