The Detroit times., 1913-06-23
Manager jennings Will Try to
Develop an Infielder Who
Can Hit
|PEPLOSKY, PITCHER, TO
WORK IN THE INFIELD
TIGER Boss Takes Big Chance in
Getting Star From Col
legians

Hughie Jennings and his Tiger crew
EaSe back in town for a short visit until
1.-The Fourth Of July.
They will give several receptions at
ENavin field before leaving. starting
&tomorrow afternoon when they meet
Ethe Maps in a double-header. taking
care of two postponed games. They
nave a third contest with them Wed
E0eoday, playing on the last postponed
ZANE with them.
The regular schedule begins Thurs
y day with q series OF four games
knG1inst the st. Louis Browns. Then
\ Chicago comes for q series OF three
On July 3 the Tigers cross the lake
Efn Cleveland and stay there and at
&1t. Louis July g when they come back
&1o begin their defense against the
&oastern invasion. :,
q MANAGER Jennings brought back
from the east with him two college
&nlnyers, from whom he hopes to get
two big league infielders In time. The
two men are Hennessy, the George
*&own second baseman, and Peplosky,
kfhe Seaton Hall pitcher. Although the
53aSt named won his rah.rah honors as
~ hurler. he is a small player. Hughie
fInnpects to turn him into an innelder.
BIZ Partonheimer, captain and third
ocker of the Amherst college club. 10
pected to report here in Detroit
n6ame time this week. SO that Hughie
kwi]l have three collegians to work
N1eh.
~ kanarer Jennings is devoting his
latest efforts to strengthening his
held He wants q young infieider
WAo will hit aroud .275 or better
n Hughie Is apparently satisfied with
5Bush as shortstop, but he seems to be
61coking for material for every other
S6nh, Hennessy is a second sacker. He
took Wits place several times during
&&h< eastern games. He Is big, we'll
&1uilt fellow, as Irish as his name. His
G1ne 10 In Lynn, Mass. near Boston.
n Y Fur first base the Tigers have Wal
EUrs Mp, wherever he Is, whom they
FknOd while a member Of the Catholic
fvereity al washington. Pipp re-
{0ond to report until an adjustment OF
y Ms claim to part OF the purchase mon
10y which the Kalamazoo club received
yg1rom him had been made. Apparently
E411ere has been no adjustment.
For third there is Partenheimer.
Husiie realizes that he is taking
&bjx chance on these collegians max
Ejng good right on the real. but he fig
Eures that the chance Is worth 1t for
Ejt costs little to sign them.
n This must be for the benefit of Car.
krigAn. Red Sox catcher:
M Connie Mack, boss OF the Ath-
lstics, Is going to advocate change
*3n the rules by which the umpire shall
EoWard base to runner whose pro-
kGross is obstructed by fielder. II is
IN the rule book now that runner
kohall attain the next station II he Is
blocked standing up, but there Is
fuOthing to prevent the baseman
I hlocking him II he slides. When the
Erules we're constructed they did not
have shin guards and spike-proof
shoes. Many OF the infelders as we'll
&ns the catchers wear light shin pro-
tectors' under their stockings. and
when a close play comes up walk out
and block the runner. theoretically
the base lines are for the use OF the
base runner. Mr.. Mack will advocate
10 change In the code by which the
vampires will see the runner gets that
4 70 which he Is entitled Sliding into
ooIne catchers at the plate Is like
bmmplng q brick wall"