The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-21
Morley Jennings Is Said to
Be Ripe for Fast Company.
Due for Another Trial.
OTHER SPORT COMMENT
Crifmen Idle In Detroit Today-Har-
per to Face Tigers in First
Game Tomorrow.
BN WILLIAM PEET.

One ball player slated for another
trial with the Griffmen and who will
be in Charlottesville for spring train
ing next March is Morley Jennings, or
Bill Morley. as he was known to the
fans here in 1913.
Jennings. according to experts. is
just about ready for fast company.
and II is predicted for him that he
can make good at shorustop or second
base with any major league ball club
doing business.
Al present jennings is playing
shurtstob for Toe Cantillon's Mime
np"lis tear:.. He is the property OF
the WASHINGTON club. sold to Mime
nHoliS under the optional agreement
Not onl, is Jennings playing fine
h@n afelt. tut he is hitting the ball
hard. most of his drives going for
extra bases.
In an attempt q add batting
strength q his 1915 aggregation. Grif
will Try out during the spring Morley
Jennings and Joe Gcdeon. both of
whom are :ntelders, and tho so-called
regulars have their work cut out for
them when This time arrives.
Jennirga was with tn" Grifmen in
Cha"lottes during the spring Of
1913. and his work was Impressive
during the exhibition games. Figuring
that he needed more experience Crit
GJh sent Jennings to the Hartford club.
of the Eastern Association. Last year
Jennings was with Atlanta and this
season with Minneapolis The Young
sUer has steadil! improved and right
now is regarded one OF the best in
telders in the American Association.
Joe Gedeon is also playing fine ball
for the Salt Lake City club, of the
Pacific Coast League, and he too will
be recalled.
NT,T
best look to their laurels next spring
when Gedeon and Jennings appear.
According to the American League
schedule the Nationals have an off day
today. IoafIng IN Detroit. but tomorrow
will start the final series of the present
Western invasion against Hughey Jen-
ninSa fast travelling Tigers.
Harry Harper. who has just rejoined
his old team mates is slated to pitch
against the Tigers tomorrow.
Several fans HAY" asked what has be |
come of Larry Mclean since he was re-
lcassd by Media. Of the Delaware County |
Lt2GGc. and fItCn"I Russell Ford. I'm |
'"ndtion"llr I"l"rs"G hv Buff 10. Nc +;
Lean is now play Ing with Donl.n's ALL |
stars. according TO lI'=S aSrnrs for that ,
team. "hIle Ford Is slated to "!;cE for
the Pullnlans. a star independent: team in +,
Buffalo. which plays TWO -tme5 week +,
How tic mighty have fallen!
Grover Alexander. OF the Philadelphia +
N"t.oHa!s tNIrl!nE staff. promises to ,
5nIplct" .tcCI4 this season equaling
in interest Honus Wasner's hundred !
homo runs. If h." maintains his present ,
strihc-out speed Alexander should round /
out 100 "h.nS of opposing batsmen be- /
fore ;hr curtain tails on October :
At the beginning Of tn" 1"15 campaign !
his T',oGd showed that close to 90 bat .
tiers Ind been turned back to the bench ,
during AIeXanders league career as a !
r. sui OF failing II connect with Growers /
curves. When the season opened he |
~ ded about IL strike-OUts to complete |
his l.ooo. and July saw him we'll past
the lm' mark and il appears reasonab bly, |
certain that Alexander will fan his thou
sandth opponent within the next thirteen .
weeks.
This dispatch from 81 Louis is inter
esting. also important if true: Yes, I've
been over to see the Browns play. and
I've watched the Cardinals. too. this
year" SAYS Fielder Jones. and of the
two the ST. Louis Americans are by far
the better group of players. The Browns
are q much superior lot. hut not so we'll
as the Cardinals. That's why
they're down where they are"