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and the next day he was tried out
at short where he remained until
Louisville came by.
Jennings recognized he had an un-
comfortable wing, and. according to
Coons, 1t was his custom to go to
brickyard every morning, where he
would put clay around the arm and
bake it for hours.
In his first year at Louisville, Jen-
nings divided his time between short
and first base. He played first base
during the disability of Harry Taylor
who later became a justice OF the
peace in Buffalo.
When the National League and
American Association consolidated in
1892, Jennings got his chance in the
National League. In 1898 his batting
fell away to nothing, and in 1894
Manager Barney. of Louisville, traded
Jennings and Harry Taylor to Bal
timore.
Began To Find Himself.
1t was here that Jennings began to
find himself, and contact with Nc
Graw, Keller, Kelley and the rest OF
that old Oriole crew brought all his
latent batting and fielding ability to
the surface. In his first few seasons
in Louisville, Jennings did not live up
to E;s minor league reputation as a
slugger, but in his next five years in
Baltimore he never went under 1926,
and in 1896 reached the high mark
of 1902. He also became one of the
games most brilliant fielding short
stops, and his base running was on a
par with the rest OF his play.
Jennings injured his arm in 1898,
and when he was transferred to
Brooklyn with. Keller. Kelley and
other Orioles. he shifted to first base,
playing that position on Hanlons
champion Supefbas of 1890 and 1900.
He went to Philadelphia as captain
manager in 1901, taking charge Of the
National League team in that city
after the American League raids had
taken most OF its stars. He remain
ed there until midseason OF 1902,
when he retired after hopeless dis
sension in his ranks.
The next four years Jennings was
back amid the scenes of his greatest
triumphs as manager OF the Baltimore
Internationals. Here he won the
reputation OF a hard-working. crafty
manager, whose teams always were
fighting and up in the race.
Detroit Drafted Him.
Detroit drafted him in 1907, a
strange case Ol DlB ltdkue CluD
drafting n manager Jennings imme-
diately made good in Detroit, for the
Tigers won the American League
pennsnt in Hughey's frst three years
in Jungletown, Jennings has not
won "A pennant since 1909, but his
teams continue to play interesting
spectacular ball, and for years De-
troit, with Cobb and Jennings, have
been the best drawing card in the
American League.
Hugh Ambrose Jennings will be
nifty years old when the 1920 season
gets under way. lie will celebrate
his nftieth birthday on April =. He
was born In Pittstown, Pa, the son
of the town carpenter. and he early
had to get out and hustle. The Jcn-
nings clan was prolific family, as
Hughey had eight brothers and -four
sisters.
BY studying in the off-season Jen.
nings has made himself one of the
best educated men in baseball. lie
holds degrees from st. Bonaventura' .
College and Cornell, and in 1904 he
was admitted to the bar Ia Maryland
HuRhey Is member Of the law
frm OF his brother, w. A. Jennings
OF Scranton, and when cases come In
too fast in the winter. Hughey dosn't
mind doing a little pinch hitting In
the bsrrister league.
Apyrirht 1890, by Al Munro hhas.