The Washington times., 1922-01-08
HUGH JENNINGS
AND DOLAN TO
ASSIST McGRAW
Have Been Re-engagsd az Rs-
ward for Excellent Services
During Season just Over.
By SAN CRANE

By SAN CRANE
kAYEW YORK. Jan. 7.--Hugh
lin Jennings and -Cosy" Dolan
have been engaged to act as
coaches for the Giants for the season
of 1922. Jennings will be Manager
McGraw's assistant, as he was last
season. While Dolan made q few
mistakes that were costly at the time.
he was also a valuable man. The
Encouragement of the veteran play
ers was reward for their services.
Last season was their first with
the Giants. They took signals. from
McGraw, who was on the, bench,
and followed. his directions to the
letter. When the players were at
bat they took the managers signals
direct. If things did not 20 as in
tended McGraw always shouldered
the blame. He never found fault
with his players.
Jennings played with McGraw on
the famous Baltimore Orioles, but
the system followed by McGraw with
the Giants is entirely different from
that OF Ned Hanlon, who managed
the Orioles. Hughey was amazed
over this at first. but when he final
ly understood the various combina-
tons he said to the writer:
THAT man McGraw knows more
baseball than anyone / ever saw
direct a team. He is wonder. He
can look ahead further and figure
out plays before they develop In the
most surprising way. He seldom
makes a mistake in his calculations
He Is a baseball wizard"
Captain Bancroft. Of the Giants.
who is one of the brainest players In
the business. paid McGraw a similar
| compliment.
II thought I knew about all there
was to the game. but McGraw has
| me buffaloed for fair. He Is q won
| DER" said Bancroft,
McGraw Is so inkistent in having
| his orders obeyed that his players
got to do what the manager desires
by intuition. That is why the Giants
teamwork Is so frictfonless.
2 1t was Jennings duty to instruct
| the players in McGraw's system and
II was no easy Job. Especially was II
| difficult for Hughey to instruct new
players on the team who joined while
the championship season was well un-
der way. This was noticeable with
both Rawlings and Irish Meusel, al
though 1t was somewhat easier for
the former to get the hang OF the sys.
| TEN. For some time after Meusel be-
| came q Giant he played what Is called
| second division ball" He threw tins
ball to any old place just to get II
| away quickly and with not any regara
| as to men ON bases. Irish" usually
pegged to the wrong base. That was
a costly mistake. Jennings by daily
plugging finally succeeded in making
Irish" learn the = ropes and the
change in the iatter's work was re-
markabie. - ~. Sss
Meusel told the writer that he was
80 worried over the change OF the 30
as-you.p please system that he had been
accustomed to SO long that IL even az
lfected his batting. 1t viii be remem,
| bered that Meusel had a long batting
| slump while on the first Western trip
with the Giants soon after he Joined
the team. He was hitting at such a
hot pace while with the Phillies that
everybody but McGraw lost faith in
his batting ability. Meusei got into
his batting stride again as quickly rs
he slumped, and thereafter to the close
Of the worlds series he lived up to his
big record.
| 1t was Jennings success with
Meusel that emphasized Hughey's
Ie to the club and the team. IL
win jump right into the training sea.
son next spring fully prepared to m
terest the young players. II McGraw
had to teach q new assistant the man.
aser would be obliged to WASTE much
| valuable time.
The club, team and McGraw ar.
fortunate in securing Jennings's serv
Ices again. The same goes for Dolan.
Jennings n fighting all the time 10
win and 10 one OF those game fellows
that never gives up. no matter how
far behind his team In trailing. He
enthuses the players by his gameness
and tireless energy. He spent nearly
two months after the close Of the
world series At Mt. Clement Qdich).
taking the hot-water baths there AZ
q treatment for rheumatism. with
which he was bothered considerably
during the playing season this year.
He writes that he thinks he is cured.
Hushey II very popular with ths
Giants by reason Of his uniform good
nature and lively spirits. HE rs-en-
gaSement was very pleading 70 Al ~
the players a. well a. to the baseball
public Of our city. Jesse Burkstt,
who was also . Giant coach and
scout this year. has not dsn-
ed contract Cor next ssason,
Johnny Evsrs rid. vhils here at
the recent baseball meeting. thaA be
| had hopod Of boina With Mo(7raW