The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-24
JENNINGS ARRIVED IN
WAXAHACH|E EARLY TO-DAY
MANAGER TIGERS READY FOR
TRAINING SEASON WHICH
STARTS MKT WEEK.
Pleased With OutlooA For Great
Race in American League Dur
ing the Coming Season.
To Dallas Today.

Detroit Tigers reached Waxahachie
this morning, having sailed from
| New York TO Galveston, and then
stopped over for q day at Houston
Upon mis- arrival here Mr.. Jennings
said he was here for work, though
| ne would have To do a little visit
ing while the youngsters were en-
route. He expects to have the
youngster crowd in Waxahaehie on
next Tuesday and then real work
will begin Mr. Jennings went out
to the park this morning fop look.
He was right we'll pleased with what
he found, and said there was no dis
putting the fact that Waxahachie
! people had proven themselves in
dustrious.
! MIR. Jennings is accompanied by
bis wife, and they will go TO Da,-
las this afternoon for brief visit
TO friends before the training sea-
| son opens, for after business begins
Jennings has little time for pleasure.
II will be business for him after
! Tuesday and most of that business
will be at Jungle park where the
Tiger cubs will be working out.
| He will watch Harry Tuthill whip
them into shape and take note of
their shortcomings at the same
time.
Il look for a great race in the
| American league in i916-with Bos-
ton at least as good as in 1915, De-
! troit, | hope, even better, better
cubs in Chicago, st. Louis and New
| York, and a possibility of improve
ment over last year in Washington.
/ Those ingredients should make q
mighty appetizing dish for the di-
gestion of American league fans
next summer"
That is what Jennings thinks
about it this far in advance. His
opinion of the Tigers may improve
when he has worked them out for
a season at Waxahachie. Jennings
admits that the status OF American
league clubs this season is too cha
cite for real estimate of the
strength of any given club. "While
look for faster campaign than
We have had in many seasons, and
while | think that the men added to
several teams have assisted them
the amalgamation with the Feds
has left us all up in the air. We
do rot know how the comparative
strength of the various teams will
! shape up.
Il am particularly glad, however,
to note the additions made to the
Yankees. A good club in New York
means whole lot to the rest of the
league, and / think that Donovan
viii have that good team. You may
think that outside of the addition
of Magee and Baker, few of the men
the Yankees have obtained viii be
of assistance TO them, but as a matter
OF fact, that team did not require
very much Strengthening. Its only
weakness last year was its inability
10 hit, And with two men like
Il Magee and Baker, who can pound the
hail, they will be stronger, do not
look for either to measure up to the
hitting that New York is expecting
o. them; but both are good bats
men. They will hit hard enough to
make their presence felt
As for Detroit, l can not prophe-
cy. We have added little strength
20 our last seasons team; but in my
opinion, that was good club The
team played mighty good baseball
for met hit. it ran bases, il field
ed. And if it had just had a trifle
better pitching. it would have been
a pennant winner The fact that we
won hundred games testifies to
the fact that the Tigers PLAYED good
baseball,
Il am sure Detroit will be as good
AZ last year. hope il will be bet
ter. l hope that the pitching staff
viii add strength And that is all
can say"
jennings says there is not much
TO the rumor that he must have a
week at golf, in fact he declared he
was not the best on the links, but
enjoyed an occasional try ont. He
said he was as good as John McGraw
at golf and then admitted that Nc
GfaW was rotten Mrs. Jennings
viii remain in Maxahachie through
training season.
WHEAT DECLINED SIN