Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-07
JENNINGS TO VISIT
LOCAL ADMIRERS
Leader of Detroit Team to Adj
dress Knights of Column
bus in This City.
PLAN KAVANAGH DAY

Hughey Jennings, famed for his
generalship and managerial ability
as big league pilot OF the Detroit
American League team, has accepted
an invitation to make an address az
the meeting of Olive Branch Council
463. of the Knights of Columbus, 60
be held on Thursday, May H. Tine Sic
cess Of Jennings's Detroit team this
spring is one Of the surprises of the
big league races. All over the coun-
try the fans are saying Jennings has
finally put the Detroit Tiger back in
its old stride. Jennings was delight
ed to accept the invitation TO attend
the meeting. which will be helC 1T the
knights of Columbus headquarters,
in Broad street
The Detroit team will open a series
at the Polo Grounds next Tuesday.
meeting Frank Chances rejuvenated
Yankees. Tile New Yorks. as Chance
likes to have them known, are trav-
cling at swift pace, and today are
tied for second place. If this state
of affairs exists next Tuesday and
Detroit still holds first position, as is
probable, a lively series is certain to
result. Many local admirers of
Jennings and friends of Marty
kavanagh, the Harrison phenomenon,
will visit the Polo Grounds Tuesday
to pay their homage. Mayor Joseph
T. Riordan will lead a delegation of
Harrison enthusiasts over TO the
game Tuesday. and presentation
will be made to Kavanagh.
The success Of tine Harrison boy
has exceeded the expectations of the
most optimistic of his friends. Even
Harry Smith, manager of the New
ark club, hardly expected Kavanagh
to make the big show. though Smith
has often remarked that he wished
the local club had been lucky enough
to have recovered Marty's services.
That Kavanagh had his job c'nched
was told in these columns more than
a fortnight ago, when Paddy Bau-
mann was released to Providence.
Since that time Kavanagh has seemed
to improve daily and instead of
slumpng he is banging the ball in
lively fashion.
Kavanagh made his professional
debut with the Newark team on the
spring training trip of 1912 at Peters
burgh, Va. Marty jumped into i'm
mediate favor with his teammates
because of his pepper and his ability
to hit. In the very first practise game
he raped out five hits in five tries.
and he had Harry Swacina worried
for his first base job. Kavanagh was
not a finished fielder. however. and
Joe McGinnity let him out on an OPP
tional agreement with the Trenton
club. The following fall he was re-
covered by the Newark club and
subbed in one or two games for Swa-
Gina at first base. Last year at Sa-
vannah Kavanagh slugged the ball
| in great style and his fielding had
greatly improved. Manager Smith,
| however again farmed kavanagh
out, this time to York. where Man
y ger Heckert, who had p'loted the
| Trenton team the year before. was
| delighted to recover kavanaghs SER
vices. The Newark club could have
| recovered Kavanagh for $500, but
| through misunderstanding the
check was not forwarded at tbs
proper time and the York club took
| advantage of the mistake and re-
| fused to send Kavanagh back. Thus
| I'D Manager Heckert show his graft
tude. It was through this accident
| and Heckert's ingratitude that De-
| troit was able to draft kavanagh
| and MARTY got his chance to play
with the Jenn'ngs'tes.
| Kavanagh has an ideal dispos'tion
| for a ball-player. He is aggressive
ithont beng pugna cious or making
himself obnoxious. He Fixes to WIN,
but he is also a good loser. never
crabs and has no trouble with the
| ump'res. Marty Is a natural hitter,
but he had the fault of fighting the
ball in fielding his position. To Ed
de Z'mmerman's careful tutelage he
| owes much to his success in overcom-
ing this fault. Marty still makes err
rors, but he will continue to improve
as a fielder and his hitting could
hardly be bettered.