The Detroit times., 1915-02-02
Tiger Chieftain Pays Splendid
Tribute to New Manager
Of Yankees
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PREDICTS WINNING
TEAM In TWO YEARS
Also Prophecies Pipp VIII
Make Gotham Forget
Hal Chase
By HARoLD Y. WILCOX.

Hughey Jennings waited until ht
[, arrived In New York to throw his Bill
\ Donovan boosting gear into higf
(. speed, and before he finished he hat
turned the discussion into baseball
love feast. He even grabbed a gull
and quire or two of paper and I'm
der his signature inscribed a tribute
to the old Tiger hurler that viii STAND
Tor years as a classic OF its kind:
A manager who knows every
angle OF the national game:
manager who will win the admi-
ration OF his players from the
start: q manager who was the
greatest pitcher the game ever
saw: a manager who is q con
scientious worker and never raj
ters In his duties; manager
who possesses personality that
win win the friendship OF any one
who comes In. contact with him:
q manager who knows no such
word as Quit. and manager who
has all the qualifications OF mould
ing q tail-end aggregation into
pennant contender.
That's wild Bill" Donovan, my
old pal and new leader OF the
Highlanders. That's the man Col.
Rupert and Capt Huston select
ed 20 give the fans of this city q
winning team. That's the man
that the fans win have the honor
of watching build up a winning
team, and I earnestly hope and
fondly trust that they viii ''pull"
their hardest for him whether the
tide OF the battle flows In his IA
vor or against him.
That Is what Hughey told the Goth.
amites about ''wild BILL" and II that
street corner, hotel lobby and tele-
phone reception that Inaccurate WI.
Ham" received In Detroit the other
day when he stopped on between
trains to visit his sister and talk bus
1noss with President Navin. OF the
Tigers. IL any criterion, Jennings bit
Of boosting will bring vehement
amen from Jungle town.
& But Hugh Ambrose did not stop
with two paragraphs He kept right
on going, explaining the time which
Il takes to build up a championship
team. and asking the New Workers not
20 expect too much from Bill the first
year.
championship teams are not made
IN = season" continued the sage OF
Scranton, "and just at present the
Highlanders are one OF the weakest
teams IN the American league. And
might add that II is team without
. punch But let me tell you. fans,
wild Bill will eventually build up a
winning team for you. His methods
IN this progress may be slow. but
they will be sure"
Hughey then predicted that the
two years. and declared that at pres
ent Donovan did not have a danger
Gus batter on his team. Cook and
Boone he picked as coming stars
OF course, Jennings could not let
3 chance to say something about Wal
ter Pipp slip. and he handed the
young first baseman gorgeous bou-
quef.
There has been much said about
Pipp." he writes. "and l want to go on
record right here as saying that ex-
Dect the youngster TO make the team
during the coming season and prove
one or the sensations OF the league.
Pipp came to Detroit in the fall OF
1912. after he had finished his course
81 the Catholic university. AT that
time he knew little about the ways
OF biz leaguers. and sent him to
Providence for little seasoning. Last
year | took him south with me and
was greatly impressed at the i'm
provement I'm the lad. The only rea-
son he did not win the first base DO
sition on the Tigers last year was
because he Is a left-handed batter.
while Burns is a right handler. I be-
lleve In a couple years Pipp will make
the New York fans forget all about
Hal Chase" $3.50
In conclusion Hughey told OF his
for Donovan, which began
IN Brooklyn many years ago. and
which has unfalteringly continued un-
~ the present He further told of
~ r YsITs