Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06
S HUGHEY A SEER?
ennings Says Club That Bags
80 Games Will Win Out.
LIKES BROWNS AND YANKS
Declares Six of the Eight American
League Teams Will Be in
Race for Pennant.

There will be six teams in the 1916
am that wins between So and 80
ames win take the pennant."
Hugh Jennings saved enough time
It of his dinner engagements, his
olfing and his hand ball tournaments
take his typewriter well in hand
nd strike off the opening para gra PHI
the Detroit Journal. Also, he added:
Il do not care to go on record, now,
it'll any prediction as to the stand
of the Tigers at the close of the
eason. However, let me say that De
DIT. Boston, Chicago, St Louis, New
DIRK and Washington are the teams !
. cunt in the race. The merger of the
'ederal circuit with organized base
al has changed things. The CONSOLE
alton of the Sloufeds and Browns
nd the acquisition of Fielder Jones
ave strengthened that team the sign
1g OF Lee Magee and several other
layers by the Hishlanders has
:rengthened Bill Donovan.
"As matter OF fact, | believe the
;rowns and Yankees will be big fac
ors in the race next Season. OF
purse, OH the present dope, 1 cannot
cunt Cleveland and Philadelphia in
,e running
zach for the pitchers will help us.
;ullivan is a man of wide experience.
lie has e fine knowledge of base ball
nd knows now to get the best work
here and the men have the proper con-
ans work will show good results.
There isn't any doubt about our
eeping kavanagh next season. as his
work last year was entirely satisfac-
DRY. He is hard worker and If he is
n good condition in 1916 l may have
% find a place for him in the regular
lineup.
Burns. i hope. has entirely recovered
rom his operation. and l look for him
% be faster on his feet and do much
letter work than he did last year. The
reports we have received from He'll
nan have not been very encouraging
nd he may not Be of much use to US
his coming season"
Jennings. in letter of this sort.
,ould not refrain from releasing a few
words on the showing of the 1915
Tigers.
He said:
The work of the boys last season.
.sith the exception of the pitchers. was
playing was the best ever shown by
my Detroit team. The big handicap of
the pitchers was, in a great measure,
Offset by the remarkable work of the
outfiefd and infield. While l was very
much disappointed over our failure to
win the pennant, l was more than
pleased with the excellent fighting
spirit shown by the players"
Nor could he miss telling us some
thing about Waxahachie. OF it he
said:
"In my opinion Waxahachie will
prove so satisfactory to- the players
and newspaper men that there will be
a request that we make it the future
home for the Tigers. 1t is
town of about 5000 inhabitants, is
seat and the people seem to be
quite progressive.
1.-THE hotel, while not quite so large
as the one in Gulfport. will. 1 know,
be pleasant surprise. The accom-
mod atoms are more pleasing than what
we had in the Mississippi coast resort.
rhe members of the WaXahahie Com
mercial Club will do everything pos
sible to create a favorable impression
upon the members of the Tiger party.
feel sure the treatment we will re-
.eiye will be pleasantly remembered"
Jennings plans going to Waxahachie
during the latter part of this month.
He will arrive there a few days in adj
vance of the first squad, and, with
Trainer Harry Tuthill. will superin-
END the work of getting things in
badness for the team.