The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-02-01
MENINGITIS
BRINGS DEATH
THIS MORNING
Detroit American League Club
Secured Its Only Pennants
During His Regime
FAVORITE WITH FANS
Health Failed in 1925 and He
Spent Some Time in Tuber.
cul0sis Sanitarium
FAvORITE WITH FANS

Scranton, Pa, Feb. 1.-R-
Hughey Jennings is dead.
After IS picturesque years on
the diamond and career as a
lawyer, followed by q long battle
for health, the end came at 1:15
this morning in the city where he
was once q breaker boy in the
anthracite mines. He was in his
57th year.
Captain of the famous old Balti-
more Orioles, Hugh Ambrose Jen-
nings later for Ia years was man
ager Of the Detroit American
League club which secured its only
pennants, three, during his regime.
He led the Tigers to championships
in 1907, 1908, and 1909, and his
"E E-yah" and pulling grass on
the coaching lines delighted fans.
Assistant to McGraw
At the close Of the 1920 season,
Jennings turned over the Detroit
helm to Ty Cobb and became -
sistant manager Of the New York
Giants under John j. McGraw.
Jennings came in for a big share
cf the praise for the success Of the
Giants during the succeeding CAM
paigns. When the Giants annexed
the National League championship
in 1924, it was the seventh world
series for Jennings. In his playing
days he was first q shortstop, then
q first baseman.
In 1926, Hughey's health failed
and in the following spring, he en-
ed a sanitarium at Asheville, N.
c., for treatment for tuberculosis.
After about three months at the
sanitarium he returned to his home
/ Scranton. Illness had obliged
him to give up his duties as Nc
Graw's assistant.
Unconscious Since Sunday
His last illness took q serious
turn on Friday when he was strick-
en- with meningitis. He became
unconscious Sunday and, except for
brief intervals, remained in a state
of coma until he died.
Members Ct his family were
gathered at his bedside at the time
Of death. He is survived by his
widow and one daughter, Mrs.
Tho aas p. McWilliams.
Jennings rose to success in the
sphere Of professional athletics
from humble start as breaker boy
in the coal fields Of Scranton, Pa.
The former Tiger pilot, first
drew tht attention of baseball men
while playing shortstop for semi
professional club at Leighton, Pa,
in 1890.
Born April 2, 1871.
Born on April 2, 1871, at Moolic,
Pa, Jennings quickly became a
favorite in the coal mining regions.
One year after joining the Leigh
ton club. however, he was signed by
the Louisville Nationals, who trad
ed him the following season to the
club with which he was to rise I'd
the peak of baseball greatness-the
Baltimore Orioles. There Jennings
forged the links Of strong friend
shin with McGraw which was to
endure throughout the baseball
careers Of the two famous leaders.
Other notable baseball stars were
members Of the same club, which
rose to pennants under the power
full hitting Of Brouthers. first base:
Reitz, second base; McGraw, third
base; Jennings, shortstop; Wilbert
Robinson. later president and man.
ager Of the Brooklyn Robins, catch
er: Kelley and Brodie, outfielders.
Leaving the Orioles in 1898 to
join the Brooklyn Superbas in the
National League, Jennings switched
from shortstop to first base. The
team won ,ennants in 1899 and
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