Show HOW HOVi THE AMERICAN LEAGUE PENNANT Of 1909 WAS WON NON BY HUGH JENNINGS The race for the American league pennant in the season of 1909 was the most moat severe I over ever went through so 50 you can easily imagine that I was very glad when wo we finally won the championship Only those who have bc been n through such an c experience 1 can realize what a relief it was You may be bo surprised at my saying that tho the race this past year was more tore severe than in 1907 1007 and 1908 when we also won tho the championship for you will probably remember that it those two earlier years the contest was not settled set set- tied until the tho very end and in 1908 1905 if Chicago had won on ou the last day we would have been beaten by two points The fhe reason that I consi consider cr this years year's race more moore critical is 16 that I wa was forced towards the end to make several important important im im- im changes in my team without which i I havo no ho doubt that wo we should have been beaten by both the tho Athletics and tho the ne Red Sox As it was thc they gave gayo us a very close light liht Wo chan changed cd our infield completely from tho year be before foro In 1908 1008 it ii was composed of not Rossman Schaefer o OLeary O'Leary L and Coughlin had reached his limit n as a major league lIo ball ballplayer ballplayer player and accordingly was released Then Schaefer wont went bad f especially in inbi bi bis laii batting hatting We thought it would be a good plan to c change ano him for Tim Jim Delehanty Dele Dele- hant hanty of the tho ton club and aDd tried to make malic the transfer ti on an oven even basis hash but could not put it through They would pot consider time thc proposition until un til lii wo we offered in addition Then had been JOS losing D lila hia nerve and antl I J decided that somebody must be he obtained to fill hii his pl place cc At Kt fir first t l T I though of Isbell of Chicago hut but Chicago had bad no use UiO for so time tilt negotiations fell feU through an and I J hind had to look elsewhere elsewhere- My r next next thought t I was Jones of the St. St Louis club and amid him hirn I T was able to get et These Thee chan changes s 's manic made just tho the difference Jones pulled off oft offa a double play in Detroit Just as IS he lie joined us liS when heD throe three of the the- Athletics were cre on lanes bases and only on one one- man maD out omit Th This l enabled u us to 10 boat beat them Then rhen we Te had nd oung oun D flush Bush h to pla play shortstop and ll lid ha did mn magnificent work vork in iii all de tic Ic- Ic So Sn much for tine tho Our outfield did Ty Is TyCobb Cobb very cn much better this year than in time the two tl preceding seasons especially espe fI daIly dalh on the time bI s. and Sam Satin i was the tue same sanie power r in iii i time the tam learn ho he hohas iia has always fI boon been 1 0 OJ feary ar- ar started in as us left loft Ci fielder I nd iiii Divio Drivie C Tone Jones afterwards after after- wards him n nIT v very IT ry Omit ami antl Ro- Ro hind hil the e bal wi wo we were bv mv th the tho addition t n of nit S anage anae who ho us especially in in batting Vh When n the et on opened 1 T tJ that Hiat t Boston nail and Cleveland would h bo he flit Hio t vo l O I li to 1 i c us mis the t fights T r think thai that thought at nt the time outset that Cleveland r r t than luau an any other club lu in I Ilio lu t nn rh They haul a n Miff f I of batters hatter catchers I Th Time The team tana however o rr had hiat it its l tale of or sic no- and mul lad had luck ami anul failed to n showing Boston Boton luau had a vcr er fat fast team tf It had two of the lime finest in in time Hie conn- conn try in in Lord Sneaker am one on of th the tho hardest hitting catchers in ma Car Car- rf The pitchers too were excellent young Wood being a wonder and Arch Arel ancs and Cie Cicotte tt rankin ranking well ell with the thc average Smith of Washington is undoubtedly a good man too There was nothing in the campaign that I regretted an any snore more than the time attack made mado b. b by Mack of time the Athletics upon Cobb of our team I will confess that I never expected a aman aman aman man like Mr Mack ack to go o out of If his way wa as he did to do Cobb an injury Th The Tho latter is not the time kind of a man numan that Mack Ia k tried to mako make him out to be He lie is iR is so fast and gets gels to bases so flO quickly that if it the fielder is i in m tho the way when the time men come COlnE to together ho lie is is bound boun to be injured When Baker aker was spiked he lie went at tt his hi man awk and was re responsible for tho the injury injury that followed Tho photograph taken of the pIa play showed that lint Cobb tried to avoid the man maim Tho same thing W was tas lS truo tm-no of Harry Barry who was nis sp spiked by br Cobb Cobh in Philadelphia The season fIlson has lias been a record breaker break break- er cr in in tho the American league uc lilo it was ever eer l known no n before Wo Wi have played erl before a million people this year year which is moro more than any club climb has mas over ever lOne done On our last Jast trip trap w we ivO plaYe played more than people In Philadelphia caine came to the game gamo amo in three days da vs In jn Boton Boston BOS Bos- ton a crowd of attended the first game and anti in ma New York Yok also there wis wms wisa JS a large e attendance At t homo home time the attendance attendance at- at t. t ten dance was helter bettor than ever eer before It seems to mo me that our average c of G. G GOO 00 dUlin during dining tho season is is doin r very well indeed for a city of or Detroit tI s size I have f nl a system in our club duh which is IR a n combination o of hammont har ham mont mont- and imil at it the same sanie time of mutual criticism lvery leQ l little m. m while eQ m my lII omen mon n meet to talk I timings lungs over O There HIT arc no stated periods but hut I 1 call them together to to- gether when it Jr Dillin Dill Dur in ing th the last in 1 ion of the time east we hail had about ten meetings V c We tail tall about what ha has been done what whal ought to bo be done dono and ancl what ought luht not to lie Mr lone done Jon The lime value alu of tho time meetings is ij 11 unquestioned rd and they thoy servo to ilia ke the time team work ork together On time the other cr hand too tin much flinch harmony har bai mony is ill a ba bad thing I train trail my t to tu tako criticism thc their ir fellow players as Its I well a as Jo to u gi give civo it H. j find fiod liia that it keeps them on tin tIO and anni to know that a stupid play will brill bring un favorable fa comment upon UrOIl them There must mut be no lot let up in in tim tho mace lace for tIm the pennant Manager ertl and amid men omen must t be hp kept at it from tho the first to the time last Jast The Time man simm who takes thin things ca easy r is its nut not Iho lie man for tori a championship team |