The Washington times., 1913-02-04
By SENATOR"


Hughev Jennings. manager of the De-
troit Tigers. will make the trip around
the world with the New York Giants
and the Chicago White Sox next win
ter and, while he isn't promising at
all, or anything like that, II would not
be surprising to have him go out on
the coaching lines for both teams IN
the shadow of the Pyramids. thus es-
tablishing baseball records to endure for
all time. The clarion cry of ''Ee-yah"
will then go down the ages in company
with the sound Of battle among the
ancients.
Yes, I'm planning to 20 around the
world with The two teams" Jennings
told the writer today. Perhaps I'll
never get such a good cnance again
in my lifetime, and ! can't afford to
dose IL. 1 shall take Mrs. Jennings with
me. and expect to see all the quaint
out-of-the-way places on the other side
of the globe.
''wnI / do any coaching? Huh, I'm
going for my health and recreation.
not for coaching. But, at that, l may
carry along a uniform and, If the boys
really need me to put little pep INFO
the bunch, well-I may get out on the
lines. / don't suppose the Chinese,
japanese, Egyptians, French. English,
and all the others have ever seen any
Say, that would be making a record.
though. wouldn't it, coaching in Tiger
fashion under the shadow of the Pyra
mids, turning around every now and
then to wave my hand at the old
Sphinx. Perhaps / shall do some coach
ing, at that. The soldiers in the Phil
ippines and any stray Americans We
may have in our audiences on the other
side of the world may be glad for this
touch of big league Etuff. I'm not
promising, yet, though, about this
coaching"
Making Big Hit.
Jennings is making a big hit every
where in his stage stunt and figures
that his income this winter will be all
velvet, going far toward paying the ex-
Denses Of the round-the- world jaunt
rext year. And maybe the fans in this
country won't follow his coaching Ca
Ieer on strange fields. yes-maybe.
The Tiger leader has nothing new 20
say concerning the prospects for the
season. As told in The Times of a few
weeks past, he doesn't figure the Climb
ers In the struggle next summer. In
deed, he believes they'll have TO hustle
TO LAM. as high as third His optimism
is marvellous, though, for ne saws thai
ms Tigers will finish. far higher than
nost critics will admit
Yes, were pretty well shot to pieces.
J see by the papers. but the Tigers will
oe Out there tghting al 1.-THE time next
summer, says Hughey IL don't like 70
say Just where wen finish. but it's
that" d'
Sweeney In Line.
Ed Sweeney, the Yankees crack
catcher, who was long a hCId-out last
spring, has come TO time in fine stvIc
tEis year, signing up without SEM
biance OF complaint He met FranL,
nance IN Chicago when the Peerless
Leader signed a Yankee contract mi
assured him that he would do even ~
S.rork work IN 1919 than he did in 1917
sweeney threw out more base rIInners
last year than any other backs,on -,
me league and Improved his bittir.-
strength 40 per cent. '''''s
Roy Ha1zell. feeling the aches and
'aIns OF Old age cTeeping unon hin,
has obtained pcrmission to 60 70 In In
h'Ioa on FEBRUARY l5, thus RettinP a
Jump OF Two weeks on the other roe,o
Ders OF the New York team. ROy wants
20 ., make a steady berth for himself and
Knows that he must hustle To stav viii
any team Chance leads. WIZ"
hsnk ~ DAY, last years manager of
lhe cincinnati club, is expected To an
lsounce his signing as an American
Hague umpire at the meeting In New
"A
strenuous summer. IL he decided 10 offi
cate IN the National League after man
aging team in IL and he prefers 10
worry along with Clark Gririth and
Hughey Jennings.
Is After Berger.
That Frank Chance appreciates the
weakness Of his team at short is shown
by his desire 10 obtain Joe Berger, one
of the rockies with the White Sox. Ber-
ger is a seasoned player having a great
year with Los Angeles in 1872 Callahan
may be unwilling to part with Berger
though. until he learns his ability in
competition with "Buck" Weaver. Z
"Howling Dan" Howley. the Portland.
Ore, backstop, has signed his contract
with the Phillies and will accompany
the team TO Southern Pines, y. c. How
ley belongs in Weymouth, Mass, and
wants to play in the East.
Otto Knabe, the veteran second base
man Of the Phillies. will boil out at Hot
Springs, Ark. before reporting to the
team at the training camp. Otto's legs
are growing weak and he feels that the
springs viii do him lot Of good.