Show B IS UND UNDER ER BAN BANi BANH H i FOR DETROIT j 5 BUSHERS Did Trade Wind G Gag Jg Will Win Recruits Return Re Re- S turn Tickets Home I JENNINGS GS manSI manager man- man I HUGHEY SI ager of of the Detroit Tigers ligers I IliS I s going to mako inako a a. a determined liS to stamp out the practice I f making alibis The Tiger TigerS fader ader said recently before starting south i S hat he ha detested the art of conjuring ex- ex uses and would warn his rookies to layS lay S I if rr the alibi stuff 1 If they wanted a thor- thor I ugh trial with tho this I I 1 would much prefer preter to hear a player Y he be dropped a fly or he misjudged a rounder because he didn't play It right han to have him come to the bench andell and ell eve himself of ot un Intricate excuse that Common sense ought to tell ten him would pound ridiculous said saki ald Hughe Jennings always gives the rookies a aHUe I HUe Ittle to heart-to-heart chat every spring before belore be- be tore actual work vork begins In these con- con lore fore he be always youngsters hey they will get a fair trial but this year here There will be an amendment to his lecture lecture lec lec- ture In the form torm of ot a warning against the of making alibis 5 Jennings' Jennings attitude In these matters re- re alls rails to mind the story of ot a new ga gag gag- one onel ecru It outfielder pulled on the Detroit a couple of ot years ag The rookie I II I vas as pla playing out In right field when an ansy I sy fly came to him and passed through Is paws With the inning o over e the re- re rutt went over to Jennings and declared ibe he fly had been carried out of ot Its course coursey y a trade wind Ind Yes and that same rade krade wind Is going to carry cam you ou right back to New Orleans said Jennings who whop p Ws vas vaa almost driven wild when the young- young Uter ter made an attempt at alibi Hughey Wouldn't suppress a smile after dinner hat evening and r related the story at the r Ty TyCobb Cobb of ot Detroit always alwa's tips off oft the youngsters to put the soft pedal on the libl stuff Cobb has his JoKe on the recruits and helps others of ot the veterans tO O o have a bit of ot fun but usually he wises he kids to Jennings Jennings' peculiarities and las tas saved many of them from receiving in n unceremonious bawling out by Jen- Jen ings When Cobb went to Detroit howver how how- I hov-I ver he never offered alibis If It he one he admitted having dropped t t. t but he offered no excuses nor promises prom prom- Sel Jennings says It is harder to break the recruits of ot the alibi habit han It Is to teach the game |