The Washington times., 1916-05-17

Hughey Jennings. the tigerish leader
of the Detroit Tigers. has much more
under his auburn complexion than mere
baseball. He Is q golfer! Bughey has
the golfing germ So thoroughly irocd-
lated in his system that he simply cant
resist the links while On the road. ana
all day Sunday he caVorted upon the
greens of the Columbia Country Cluo.
together with one OF the newspapermen
travelling with his team ana TWO Hei"
bers of the club.
Jennipgs is of the opinion that to be
a versatile baseball manager, 10 oe
quicker thinker on diamond problems.
It is helpful to have knowieage geo OF ,,,so rno
the finest points OF the game. He dom-
onstratcd to those who watched me
foursome that he has quite a mastery
of the gsme, fair knowiSose OF , .me
science of the sticks and that he can
negotiate the course with fewer cinns
than many of the most proficient at Co
iumbia. II not in fewer strokes
Does Not Use Driver.
The ruddy-faced baseball director
does not use a driver with which to
tee-off. ccnfining the personnel of his
golf bag to three clubs. a mid-iron.
niblick and putter. He mas littue use
for the others and under no circum-
stances will he use a wooden CLUB. he
knows that 1t is not proper. and that ne
depriVes himself OF perhaps twenty-nye
yards at the very beginning OF his
| match. -.
troit. and ICY" Cummings and "Skeets
Watson, of Washington. Jennings went
| over the Columbia course SUNDAY IN
| comparatively few strokes, CONSIDERING
the handicap in STICKS ana the fact tnat
he has devoted but little time to the
| game.
| self OF the opportunity to learn golf
while training in the South about four
years ago. accord!u! to h's owp cnn
| fessions. Jennings always precedes his
| team about three weeks 20 the South
ern training point. and. together Win
Mrs. Jennings. he has become interested
in golf at Gulfport, Miss. and Dallas
Tex.
Plays During Spring.
He confines most OF his activity on
the links to the training period I'm the
/ spring., and through the summer he
| slips in a Sunday whenever possible.
His managerial duties demand practi-
cally all of his time during the baseoali
! season, and Sunday Is the only avail
| Bile day for visiting the golf courses
| either at Detroit or in the other Ameri-
can League cities.
That Hughey thinks much Of golf
| as n UntdIlS VI httphib 'i -
| vouchsafed in the fact that each winter
| finds him on the job early and he con-
| tinues the process until his players actu-
| ally report Tor training.
| Golf Is to me equally as fascinating
| a sport as baseball, and the more
| play the greater believe are the prob
lens that arise in correct playing,
| said Jennings today.
| II do not believe that there Is any
thing in golf that Is not good for base
| ball players, unless II lies in driving
or in an attempt to make long drives
I would not advise a good hitter to risk
| his average by playing golf, as II may
| Interfere with his batting eye. but the
| other clements OF golf furnish what
believe to be beneficial physical and
mental recreation.
Cobb Great Golfer.
, INV own Ty Cobb has made some
thing of record for himself as a golfer
and he plays a great deal during tn,
winter. but he wisely deprlves himself
of this pastime during the baseball
season. The difference in size OF ball
difference In stroke. difference between