South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-04
JENNINGS OWES
HIS CHANCE To
LATE TIM HURST
Landed lob for Detroit Man
ager Although Ban Johnson
Was Strongly Opposed
to Hughey.
BY Frank &. NIcnlle.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE late Tim
Hurst is the man who placed Hughie
Jennings upon the big league mana
geriaI map. just at time when it
seemed that Jennings never could get
an American league job.
In the fall Of 1896 Frank Navin.
owner OF the Tigers, was looking
around for a manager.
Get Hughie Jennings advised
Hurst. That guy is "a regular man
ager. Hell make u winner out of
your team"
Navin sought out Jennings and the
two quickly reached an agreement.
But when Ban Johnson heard about
IL he vetoed IL.
1t seems that somewhere in the dim
and distant past Hughie did some
thing TO Ban which pecVed Ban
nightly and which caused Ban to
vow that never as long as he had any
thing 10 do with the American league
would Hughie Jennings horn" his
way into the organization.
Pleads with johnson.
When all this WIS explained TO Tim
BY Navin. Tim leaped upon the first
Chicago bound train and sought out
Johnson. He pleaded with Johnson
TO forget his grievance against Jen-
nings. pointing out that Jennings, as
do more good for the American
league than he had ever done harm
10 Ban or the league at the time of its
formation back in 1901 and 1902.
But Ban was ObduTdtc during that
first visit of Tins. And Tim went
away 10 permit Ban TO think over the
matter. A short time later Tim went
10 see Johnson again. He found the
American league leader still opposed
TO jennings but not SO strongly op-
posed as before.
Tim bided his time made another
visit a week or SO iatcr-and Johnson
wilted Jennings became manager Of
tho Tigers in 1907. and in his first
year Out-and for the two years fol-
.lowing-wOn the American league
pennant
The Indians seem 10 be disappear
ing from baseball. BY this we don't
mean the Cleveland team. it disap-
peared some time ago The regular.
native born, red skinned Indians
that's who we mean.
Chief Bender, Chief Meyers. Chief
johnson ana jim Blueiacket seem to
be the sole remaining members of the
race that once cut a wide sWath in
the national pastilue. And Bender and
Meyers are due 20 pass soon beyond
the big league horizon.
Indians Are Going.
Jim Thorpe Justin Clarke. Balenti,
Ia Roy. Bruce. and a flock Of others
VINO came from the wind-swept
plains of the west TO grace the big
league diamonds have gone - and
none have come to take their places
a few years ago an Indian on a ball
team was figured as a big drawing
card. But they draw no more, and
the big league scouts seem 10 be Civ
ing them the goodbye.
A star batter on a pennant chasing
team ought 10 hit from 20 TO 80
points better than a batter of equal
ability who is on "a team that is in the
Tut. That's our opinion and that's
why we don our lid 10 Josephus Jack
son OF the dOwn-trodden, lstless In
dams.
II really doesn't make very much
difference TO the Indians if Jackson
makes one hit per day or makes five
per day. One man can't win a pen
nant IT takes about 10 or 16. But
despite this fact Jackson goes along
from day to day, banging the horse
hide with all the power that is behind
him, and although he isn't spurred on
by any world series hopes. he CON
TlnueS 20 present quite a respectable
batting average to the naked eye.
After Series Coin.
With Ty Cobb, Jack Daubert. Ludy
Luderus. Iris Speaker and Eddie Col
Inns IL is different Those guys have 2
definite atm-snd that's the worlC
series gold. They know that every hi
they register enhances the pennanr
winning chances OF their team They
are fun OF pep" enthusiasm and thel
always are trying.
Cobb. Collins. Daubert. and tn,
others have the spirit of their team
mates to sweep them along-they
have the real objective. But jackson
has nothing. And SO all the NOR,
credit should be showcred upon tn,
Cleveland slugger for what he IS ac
comphshing in a batting way.