rv H, . r rrjtm ww: EVENING ' XTDDlQJBR-PHlLAi)13LPHIA; WEDNESDAY, MAEOH ' 7, ' i9l7 L THAT HUGHIE JENNINGS HAS TO DO NOW. IS, TO DIG AN ALEXANDER OUT OF THE STICK! HtJGHIE JENNINGS' TO BLAME FOR DETROIT PENNANT FAMINE? t IF NOT-WHY NOT? ASK CRITICS heckled One Has Failed to Develop a Single r; Notable Pitcher in Six Years and Herein Lies His Heel of Achilles 1HE Stove League season Is nbout over nnd tlio mucous voice of the umplro ;WlH soon bo prodding tho fan to murderous threats nnd vicious deeds; but beforo rnlng tho Jaded eye on tho action In tho various training camps It might bo well "consider a question which has passed around the hearth all winter. "What Is matter with lltighle Jennings?" It sounds harmless enough and wc aro willing blto. "What IS tho matter with Uughlo Jennings?" The answer is that for ; ' sWven years Hughlo has piloted tho greatest offonslvo baseball machlno In tho ountry and has not como better than fairly closo to winning a pennant slnco I 1909. Tho Tigers havo nn outfield second to none In the game, the greatest indi vidual star that baseball has ever produced and a flno fielding club. Why, then, SChftVo tho ncngals failed to tear tho American League to shreds and saunter to D,Vlctory over the mangled ruin of tho other seven clubs? Thrro is only ono Cwmswer. and It Is offered bv tho frlpnds nf llnirhlo n.i n r.eifectlv cood alibi: Jennings vWas never had a first-class A No. 1 pitching Btaff. Ills team can go get runs any Sjjp.eld time, but so can other teams, for tho very good reason Hint tho Tigers' hlllmon lire weak. Detroit's main lino of defense Is easily pierced nnd tho entire works put to rout. All this is very true, but as nn nllbl it will not M-rve, for thero appears to be Just ono man to blamo for tho pitching weakness, and that is i;i mifeiuu .Jennings nimscii. Mi Tho freckled one hn an unlimited bankroll behind him; ho has capable scouts combing tho bushes all the time. Probably slnco 1909 Jennings has had n hundred rt Pitchers working for him, nnd ho hasn't developed ono star out of tho lot. This tls an unenviable distinction enjoyed by Jennings alone, for every other big lcaguo manager has developed at least ono good pitcher In the same length of time. ft r tiuyiuc seems 10 IjQck inc necessary raiicncc Y.i QO IT Is that many uro forced to tho conclusion that tho leader of tho Tigers hni w,k KJ not tho knnok nf ilnvptnnlnrr lilltmpn. A tvnnilorfnl tnnflnlnt, n, l.o l..ill flnl.1 he undoubtedly Is; an Inspiring leader, an adept at developing Inllclders nnd out- fly, fielders; ho Is falling simply because ho docs not understand pitchers. It Is said mJ that Hughlo, Instead of laboring patiently with a promising young fllnger, loses K patience with him If ho docs not show something right away, nnd shoves him back to the sticks. Ho docs not nurso them along tho way McGraw did Tesreau nnd Bchupp, Jllllcr Hugglns did Doak, Robinson did Pfeffer, Clarke did Mamaux, Car- Ia .,1,1 CM...... 1I...I. 1 T , ..,, .... ...I , . . . .. . . . . S b oiiuiu, nuiu aim ijfunuru, uu m wiioih vvrro rougu nnn wuu ivncn iney !& "carao up." It took patient, painstaking effort to develop most of tno present stars pjV ef tho majors tho sort of nursing that Jennings apparently does not understand. mt. uiiai wuu una utimnmM uuveiopvu.- mnco ine mars laueu wnoni no lounu on Bs$ the roster when ho took charge, no really great youngster has flashed Into tho k,. limelight wearing a Tlccr uniform. Coveleskle. the best Ditcher ho hnd last vear. is a veteran. Leavo him off the list nnd what remains? A few youngsters who are fair nnd nothing more. Hughlo hasn't a real pitcher today that lie has tlcvol- i; oped himself. True, ho has brought a number of pitchers to the front, but all of ,them have been little more than mediocre. Theio Is not ono who inn Tie placed on the list with Alexander, Schupp, Kuth, Shore, Leonard, Fabcr, Morton not one Who has really mado an Indelible Impression on baseball. It Is something of a tragedy to seo u man who Is undeniably such n great leader and baseball manager as Jennings falling because ho seems to lack one qualification for success. Is tho Indictment that Hughlo does not know a pitcher Tyhen lie sees ono true? Or is It because Damo Fortune has refused to allot him In all these years a few youngsters who could be developed Into pennant-winning tars? I TTUGIIIE may never win anotficr pennant, but he Is a manager who understands how to glvo tho spectators the worth of their money. Ho has never permitted his tenm to play indifferent, listless baseball, and as long as ho leads them they will bo an aggressive, fighting team. ' JK Comiskey Admits White Sox Will Win Pennant rpHU Chicago White Sox believe they aro headed for a pennant. They admit it. President Charles Comiskey comes right out nnd assures tho populace that thero la nothing to it, nnd, barring accidents, tho 1317 pennant wlll'be flapping In the breezes of Lake Michigan next season. Tho Chicago impresario says that his team would have.won last season had It not been for the loss of several stars at .crucial moments. Comiskey points with prldo to Kddlo Collins, "Happy" I'elsch and Ray Schulk and loudly Inquires, "How can they stop us?" At first base Manager Rowland has his problem. This was the stumbling block last year. Triero aro four candidates for tho Job Kournler, Hasbrooke, ,Henry and Jourdnn. Kournlcr, a heavy batter. Is weak as a fielder. Jourdan, Henry and Hasbrooko aro youngsters. Jourdan comes from St. Joseph, Mo., where he hit above .300 and stole moro than thirty bases. Eddlo Collins will bo found at econd base. Last year Kddlo was field captain, but there Is a possibility that Rowland will relieve him of this, as ho believes Collins's hitting was impaired by the worries. On the other side of the diamond, Buck Weaver will play either hort or third base. Ho can deliver In either. Candidates for tho other Job aro Terrjt McMullln old-timers "Swede" Rlsberg and Bruce Hartford. Rlsbcrg comes from the Vernon club of tho "Pacific Coast League, and Is said to bo a bear at the shortflcld position. If he makes good on his press notices, Kovvlanfl's trou bles, will be at nn end on that sldo of the diamond and Buck Weaver will play third. Terry and McMullln will do in a pinch, but both aro Unlit hitters and below championship caliber. Hartford was drafted from Des Moines nnd Is said to have the making of a big league shortstop. He formerly was ivith Cleveland. Only One Outfield Position Is Open J OK JACKSON, ono of tho hardest hitters In the league, will be In left field, "Happy" Kelsch, also a slugger, will be In center. Rowland will give several athletes a chance for tho right-field Job. Last year Shane Collins held down this w, position. Ho Is nn In-and-outer. Among other candidates arc Kddlo Murphy, formerly of the Athletics; Nemo Llebold, formerly with Cleveland; Ross Kldred, secured from tho coast, and Bruno Haus, drafted from Wllkes-Barre. Tho pitch ing staff, which was somewhat of a disappointment last season, will not see much change. Rowland will bo equipped with such right-handers as Joo Renz, Jim Scott, Kddlo CIcotte, Red Kaber, Klwood Martin and Mel Wolfgang. Kaber and Scott were out of condition during most of last season. Martin Is tho only nevv 'comer. He comes from Oakland, In tho Coast League. For portslders Rowlimd has Red Russell, Williams and Danforth. Spare the Skull and Build the Biceps "OARENTS who would have their children famous at a youthful age may well take a lesson from the career of the eminent Mr. Jess wlllanl. our latest IWI4U iiuiu Ulf lltu unit men ui una luivuiuai v-mci-ii in n inu t--,it;.i. nun ucj in t'6rasglns down n mutter of $250,000 tho year, but from a much more reliable source comes tho assertion that this amount Is greatly exaggerated and that the , .heavyweight champion ONLY gets $3000 tho week for twonty-flvo weeks. It TK - .. .... .. ... ayfiimraiy seems enougn. Anotner young man oi vviuarus uge inamng in a year mo ' Yam,1a, Mmn.ott n? IT'lllrtK'a attnnnil In n .l.nat, ill,l(l finmn HmloP tlin finml t mviiuci uiiiuuiu ui uiiiuiuo fit,,,;,! 1,1 otn tiwiim t-untu u,iuu t,? tiui j. being "fairly" successful. At least he would not bo thought a "flivver," not by 'a ,wde margin. Wlllard's is REAL fame. Does the heavyweight hulk but stop In llw a waysiae tavern to tiany wun a nottio or oeer. a crown gainers, uoes mcieauing pTjexponent of being hit on the nose and turning ono to tho enemy In retort but Ci XUUL UII VJ!CS11IUI Hlieei, IlWIt.'Uluiei UlU liuay 1I1UII la wtunvu, u ttinv a oi.iucu island there is a bedlam of citizenry Jostling vigorously, tho ono against tho other, Kfn a mad effort to get a single look at the. beefy bulwark. Does Jess but do his bit, j'short though It Is. twice a day under a circus tent, six days a week, comes at stho end'of that time the above-mentioned round-up of mazuma to the hollow of hi spreading palms. What else does life hold for us poor mortals In this short .pan than this, tho adoration of the populace and Its golden tribute? . I1firi Nn Flnwinn nf tlm Midninht Oil (.!,. - .... . ". ... . , ..... Jt ixmtiNU over lexiuooits oi a. mniy imkiii, " muuy ui wie lives or great AA-l'tita n anarfnc- rt ihn 1nH In Mnnll thft ehllrl nn fnrAflll rTnt'AlnFmnnt nf i'the "skull has brughf this glowing Goliath to his hour of triumph. Alack, no! Two a rollicking life on the plains, a-roundlng up the steers; 'twas a bit of ? iiuarlng off with an expatriated negro In a twenty-four-foot ring; 'twas slx-feet- f'iK and 235 pounds on the hoof that brought him tho admiration and hat-throwing T the multitude. Is there any fame like this for the cunning calculations of htm, h.ot highly trained, delicately balanced mental apparatus? Is there glory In the ft brain power o a .scientific discovery or In the creation of a long-span bridge? (,Hjire' la, but not In this world like the power of the mighty list. Have you a 'tt tittle Jess "VV.llard in your homo? Then all's well with America. '"- 1 . ' vT1wo Philadelphia "lightweights" boxed at-a Philadelphia club the other ," -knight. One weighed 140H nnd the other 142. Help! The Rippling Brook and "Pop" Go on Forever ' , JP" OEERS Is only sixty-five years old. He Is calmly preparing for another rNMon as a driver of trotters and pacers. The sultan of the sulky, bruised lettered by many accidents around the half-mile dirt scepways, bowed down, and knotted from his long career, sun ranns as one of tho greatest horse i that the harness game has ever known. This year will be the thirty-ninth behind tho racers ha loves as human beings but the "Silent Relnsman" as keen as ever' to get back to the wire, Hp will shortly leave his home South to come north, for the limbering up before the circuits open. "Pop' )Hua mash-up.last year that nearly cost the Veteran his life. But his -wonder-LMittty. hU."never-MPHiIe"-j!plrt;thai has brdutShtMm out of many a box-In MiwlMllMNr. wt,tff (Mm ,PMil-ij. w.an. through. Ills hands,, IT HAPPENS IN THE BEST REGULATED FAMILIES i ' AIN"T Ir9u BMYfi M5 .A),SsJ megt ANT . . RECORDS EXPECTED IN COLLEGE TANK Perm Men Expected to Set New Marks in Individual Champipnships When tlio pick and cream of tho collegiate swimming world get together for their an nual Individual swimming championships In Welghtman llnll on 'Saturday, March 21, some intercollegiate records nro doomed to topple among, tho pilo of debris of wrecked lecords of former years. With nil of tlio swimmers of tho larger colleges In tho Kast taking part In these championships, It Is safo to say that swlmmlrg enthusiasts In this section of the country will not have an otlior chanco In years to see such exhibitions as will tako place at tho cud of this month. The pool at Welghtman llnll will furnish nu excellent opportunity for the amphibians to set up some new marks, as tho lanes will bo wide and the turns a each end nf the tank will bo easy for tho men, as they aro nearly Hush with tho water lino and afford tho swimmers an cen surraco upon which to make fast and speedy turns. Tho diving board nt Coach George Klstler's tank Is full of spring, and all of the fancy iltvers riiuuM bo able to get off soino sterling dives. Five Colleges Entered Columbia, Yale. 1'ennsjivniila, Princeton and the City Collego of New York' will nil have their be3t men entered In these cham pionships, which aro held cadi year Fepa rate from the oolleglato champiurshlp. Tho man winning first place In each of the events Is considered tho collegiate cham pion In that particular event. The annual Intercollegiate championship Is run off each winter between tho sn limning teams of tho colleges mentioned above, and the tenm kg cdrlng the most wins over its competitors Is awarded the Intercollegiate .Swlmmbig Association championship. Competing In tho fifty-yard dash, Talo will havo somo fast men In .Schalaef, tho Ulue captain, Mayer, and Ferguson. All of theso men nro certain to give n good ac count of thsmselvcs In this event. Slmonton and Kelser, of Pennsylvania, will also bo heard from. Vollmer, Columbia's versatile water ath lete, will bo tho Individual star of tho meeting, he being credited ns tho fastest swimmer in tlio collegiate ranks today Vollmer not only holds Intercollegiate swimming championships, but ho also holds American swimming records. Jlmiiert Voll mer has been Columbia's star tank man for the last two yeajy and has been that ttam's most consistent nnd largest point' scorer. Without Vollmer Columbia would not have been on the fair way to an Inter collegiate swimming championship this year. In tho plungo event for distance, Colum bia and Yale Fcem to hold the reins In their hands. Yalo has half a ilorcn goc,d plungers who can go well over seventy feet Colum bia nlso has several good men, one of Ihem being Levy, but In all of their performances this year tho Mornlngslde Heights lads have been somewhat erratic In their perform ances. Penn Entries Coach Georeu Klstler announced his en tries yesterday afternoon for thso Individ ual championships, nnd It Is certain that all of these men will give a good account of themselves In this annual classic. The entries will be the following: Fancy diving Roat, Klein nnd Leopold; B0 yards, Slmonton nnd Watts; 100 yards. Watts, Kelser and Russell ; 220 yurds, Rus sell and Reiser; plunge for distance, Iilrsch, Scholz and Uuckalow ; freshman relay team, Shields, Rrlnghurst, Leopold, and Kelser. The freshman rolny event will be a new feature In this year's championship, nnd It Is expected that the ReJ and Blue lads will be returned the winner In this event, for with Shields swimming anchor man on this .quartet, the Quaker lads Bhould experience little trouble In downing their opponents. This Is a new race this year, and was In cluded In the championships duo to the fact that freshmen Were prohibited from com peting in the dual meets this winter. Suits or Overcoats 5e Our 7 Big Window PETER.M0RAN.&C0. .80 TO J OBDKB n Krdarait trtm iso, us sm nmtciiAxx TA1I.OKI B. K. COB. ST1I ANB AKOH BTS, Broadway A. C Thursday Night Bobby Reynolds vs. Jack Dunleavy i'j. ,4bTllKK URAR OAT 1IATTI.EM I FELLERS THAT CAN'T BUST BALL ' FIRST YEAR IN BIG LEAGUES HAVE HARD TIME KEEPING OFF THE SKID By fiUANTLAXD RICE The Fallen For those who have fallen the living weep; Arc they not asleep? They wait beyond where the shadows creep, Hut their dreams aro deep. Since the way isshort and the day is brief, Why should the world so waste Ub grief For those who have come to the end of the play In the old, brave way? "They have come to die!" you cry, agape. At the rolling drums. What if they have? Will you escape When the Hour comes? JUST how far fs the batting eyo a devel oped Institution? Can a weak batsman ever bo turned Into a (trone ono through training? Is batting a natural or a de veloped function? Tako tho four leading batsmen of the present epoch. Their names are Cobb, Speaker, Jackson and Collins, These men all Marted In ns regulars with the .300 glim. Which Is to say that as regulars they started batting .300 from the Jump, nnd havo never struck below that figuro for any reason. TJie same was true of Wagner. He broke In batting .300, and be traveled for seven teen years without ."-lumping below this mark. Cobb, his first year as a regular, batting .320. Last year he batted. 371; so be has advanced In his nrt. Collins, his first year ns a regular, bat ting .346. Last season he fell away to .308. Collins has only Improved his first year's mark twlco In eUrht reasons. Hans Wagner started out batting .344. You can flguro from this how much development ho needed. I.ajole. in his first complete season, began with a mark of .303 as n kid. It would be hard to say that he was developed Into a good hitter. Born Not Made Jlost of tho great hitters were born that way, not made over, most of them batting over .300 In the minors, nnd stepped into major league training with tho .300 mark still under control , The answer Is, they simply knew how to hit the knack was there and no train ing was needed to bring them out of a rut None of tho great batsmen, that wo can re call, ever spent a year or two ns a weak hit ter In tho big league, to be lifted by in struction nnd training into the altitudes of swat. Hal Chase, Sherwood Mageo nnd Jake Daubert all broke In below .300, to lead the league at later dates, but none of those could hardly bo, classed as batsmen with Cobb, Speaker, Lajole, Wpgner, Jackson nnd Collins. Frank Halter batted .305 his first year out, and linker Is nnothcr of the natural entrlos, belonging to thoso with tho knack. 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The West, with Johnston and McLoughlln, has the advanced edge, but, with George M. Church In the oiling, the Kastem harrier Is no light one. Church dropped McLoughlln last sum mer nt Forest Hills, but beating the Na tive Son upon his native heath Is another rendezvous. W. P. H. SWIMMERS BEATLANSD0W1 Hoist Surprises Uhl in Fifty Event Haverford ' Twirlers Report West Philadelphia High School has n, best claim to the scholastic swimming chim. plonshlp In this section, nnd from present Indications tho Speed Hoys will have title. ' winning teams for the next tow years, it,, nonletler swimmers surprised Iinsdom In tho dual meet, winning by tho large sear! ' of 41 to 12, r' Lansdowno llfch's tar point wlnnwi. Uhl, was beaten fn both tho BO and. :oi yard events. In tho B0 ho lost to HoUl Coach Anthony's young marvel. In the !04 event ho was forced to lower his color"l Ommerle, another promising youneittf Hols't. 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