New Britain herald., 1928-02-01
HUCHEY JENNINGS LOSES
 LAST BATTLE FOR LIFE
Picturesque Star Ends Career of 35 Years Damond End Comes at 1:l5 O'Clock This Morning at Scranton, Pa. - Was One of Greatest Figures in BasebaQ-Became Great Figure While With Balti. more Orioles - Managed Detroit Tigers for 14 Years.

Scranton. Pa. Feb. 1 R-Hughey Jennings is dead. After 35 pie turesque years on the diamond and | career as a lawyer. followed by . long battle for health. the end came at l:l6 o'clock this morning in the city where he was once a breaker boy in the anthracite mines. He was in his b7th year.
 Captain of the famous old Balti- more Orioles. Hugh Ambrose Jen- nings later for 14 years was mana ger of the Detroit American league club which secured its only pen- nants. three. during his regime. He led the Tigers to championships in 1907. 1908 and 1909 and his "ee- yah" and pulling grass on the coaching lines delighted fans.
 At the close of the 1920 season. Jennings turned over the Detrait helm to Ty Cobb and became assist ant manager of the New York Giants under John J. McGraw. Jen- nings came in for . big share of the praise for the success of the Giants during the succeeding campaigns. When the Giants annexed the Ma tional league champion in 1924, 1t was the seventh world series for Jennings. In his playing days he was an inflelder.
 Health Failed
 In 1925 Hughey's health failed and in the following spring. he en- tered a sanitarium at Asheville. W. C., for treatment for tuberculosis. After about three months at the sanitarium, he returned to his home in Scranton. Illness had obliged him to give up his duties as Me- Graw's assistant.
 His last illness took a serious turn on Friday when he was stricken with meningitis. He became un- conscious Sunday and except for brief intervals remained in state of coma until he died.
 His Survivors
 He is survived by his widow and one daughter. Mrs. Thomas P. Me- Williams: q sister, Mrs. Edward Walsh of Moosic. Pa. and two brothers. James. of this city and Frank of Pittston. Pa.
 Jennings came to Scranton from the Pocono mountains Friday to at- tend a meeting of the Trades bank, of which he was director. He had not missed meeting of thd board for 36 consecutive weeks. On reach- ing his home. however. he com- plained of being i'll.
 Jennings had always taken an ac- business life of the community. He was affiliated with the Knights of Columbus. the Elks. the Kiwanis club and the Fox Hill County. club. He was a member of the congrega- ton of St. Peter's cathedral and of the Holy Name society. He also was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
 Breaker Boy in Mines
 Hugh Ambrose Jennings, pie turesque diamond leader and . factor in the pennant drives of numerous championship teams dur ing a baseball career of more than three and one-half decades. rose to success in the sphere of profession al athletics from humble start as breaker boy in the coal fields of Scranton, Pa.
 Captain of the great Baltimore Orioles in 1894, 1895 and 1898. n, O popar nF tbraa neppopt U.tnp jp Q Detroit teams in the American league. and finally assistant mana ger to John McGraw during the four year stretch in which the Giants swept to the National league pinnacle. Jennings was a conspicu- ous figure in the majors.
 The former Tiger pilot. who al-