The Detroit times., 1913-02-14
Sequel to Hughie's Disgust for
Jones' Crowd-Shyness
Is Told
GEORGE MULLIN, TOO,
HAS PLAYING BROTHER
Walter, of Toledo, Expects to
Make Good With Fort
Wayne Team
BY RALPH l.. YoNKER,

The disgust OF MdnASeT Iu6hio
Jennings OF the Tigers at the failure
OF Davey Jones TO go into a crowd
once after a fly ball during a world
series sounds reasonable when the
following story, told by an old'tlmer
Is related:
Good plays are many--brilllant
catches, lightning throws, analrs
where head and hand must work IN
fau tiess unison-and every lover OF
the game has long list OF thein
treasured in his memory. lt IS nara
to pick and choose when stars are
numerous and fields more numerous
still. but many OF the fans who saw
one iced OF Hughie Jennings back III
tha C,rioles' champion days always
will cherish that one dazzling nash
OF superhuman prowess as the great
est baseball feat they ever looked
upon.
III was Fourth of July, at Chicago,
and the afternoon crowd had every
habitaole foot of grohnd packed ana
sartf+aed TO the uttermost. At last
class seemed to tell--the champion
Orio S. greatest fighting machine OF
the time. were drawing ahead OF An
sons game. but shalSy, haifbaked az
greqation. And then-a rally,
crackle OF hits, ratified throw-the
sacks were packed with eager, dane
ing Colts, only one was down, ana
Bill Lange came grinning mp, MS
great black biff-stick In his hands
'1.ange swung. massiyely; the Dal
rose, veered and drifted down near
the rlaycrs bench, and right above
the massed throng that reached from
third base TO the boarding OF the
stand. Il was foul go far IN, anu
40 impossible OF capture, that rev
catchers would have tried for IL even
with n clear runway and not soui
. TO stand between.
"But even as the ball rose Hngh
Jennings, starting from deep SNORT
with the crack Of the bat. came tear
ing over. He hurled himself into
the massed crowd like charging
rar,. and for the fraction OF an IN
slant. there only was visible tur'
row. /, wake, path that broke apart
and closed again, as when you break
through field OF standing corn.
"The furrow ended at the bench;
n form arrayed in black and yallow
IA eG up for a passing fragment OF
a glance. and drove head down, SOM
er3aulting, diving, across the ooarus'
And then the crowd broke back TO
rieht and left: red-head, capless.
gas~ing grinning, came up above the
ruck-and over the head dust
grimed hand held fast the ball.
find, that must add TO the TITO OF
Tigers brothers who are attempting
10 make good i'm the minors and make
| IL a quartet.
George Mulln has a brother. Wal
. ter. who Will be with Jimmy Burkes
bunch ar Fort Wayne as pitcher
this summer Walter is clever
pitcher who has been making name
| for himself on the sandlots of Toledo,
his present hNme, and the birthplace
. OF George.
me Tiger brothers quartet now IN.
| cludes kinsmen OF Cobb, Veach, Deal
and Mullin
Wilbur H. Liggett, the California
. amateur player signed ND by Presi-
| dent Navin, was secured through the
advice OF Del Traeger, the coast boy
. who came here as a pitcher, stayed
| only long enough TO get TRANSPORTS
. ton TO Providence. went TO Provi'
dence. STAYED there only long enough
|
ana went back TO the milder Pacific.
However. il Iiggett proves to be
. ALI that is hoped for him and II he
follows the example of his confrere,
| Hal Chase. who was student at st
. Mary's college in Los Angeles before
TJggett entered there. this man
| Traecer's Journey will not have been
. in vain.
Blll Donovan manager OF the
| Providence Greys. win leave Detroit
about March ], 70 Join his squad at
Providence. President Van Dusen Is
already in the east arranging con
tracts and attending TO other routine
| business.
Donovan will have hard row TO
hoe I'm the international league. &C
cor6ins to the dope furnished by the
moguls ont there who pick Providence
. 10 land In last place.
While Donovan isn't predicting any
pennant winner. he hopes 10 get his
. club out of the cellar. anyway.
Harry Tuthill. Tiger trainer. leaves
COR Culfport tomorrow TO have things
IN readiness for the Tigers when they
arrive there about 10 days later.
DULUTH, Nian., Feb. 14e-Psl
brown. OF Chisholm. and either
frankie snyder Rudy tBhOls
~ will be substituted FOR the MeFar-
! 1and-sheen bout scheduled as the
nsnin event boxing card here FRI
day night. The change was neces-
sitated by the nIness OF Mcfarland
In Chicago, fnformRtion Of which
wns received here last night. Nc
" rsrlnnd has 800 forfeit posted.