Show I by Fam Famous us Amos I Rusie R sie Put Jennings Out I IV lEY JE JENNINGS who has just H HUGHDY his resignation as manI manager manager man- man I ager of the Detroit Tigers was famous fa famous fa fa- as a player long before he I became a manager He started as a n player with Louisville but was bought by Baltimore and became one of the famous I Orioles along with will John McGraw Willie Keeler and Joe Kelly A pitched ball thrown by Amos Rusle hit Jennings on the head and put an end end I to his hla playing career He became baseball baseball base base- ball coach at Cornell where he also was wasa wasa a student and then assumed the manI management man man- I of t the Baltimore IU e club of the f International O l le league e He lie f went to of De- De I as al manager at the start of the 1907 i season Bill Armour former Tiger manager had developed a strong team but he I had bad been unable to finish better batter than sixth with It in 1906 Jennings took f the tho s same team n and won n three PC pennants he nf t in ri a row but f tailed failed to win a worlds world's I I II I iship losing to the Cubs in In 1907 anti and 1 1908 and to Pittsburg in 1909 Detroit has finished second twice since I 1909 third bird tw twice twice- ce fourth three S sIXth SiC lc and s seventh twice The i o r T sori was ll MIe l S V VV 3 1 7 J t ir V t i sV K i 7 J. J t ift ft iJo I. t. t V I 1 j i 1 could not nol build up a a. pitch pitching ng staff effi I cleat clent enough to capture a pennant Apparently he realized his weakness and sou to supply the deficiency by employing coaches who ere supposed to have ability thc along the lines where he had failed Among the men thus hired were Jim l f McGuire MeGuire former manager manager man man- ager of of the Cleveland team BIlly Sullivan Sullivan Sul Sul- livan famous Chicago catcher atcher and manager of the White Sox one season Jimmy Burke Dan Howley Bill Dm Donovan Dono iono- I van and lastly J Jack ck Coombs None of of I them had any more success than Jennings Jennings Jen Jen- I himself Jennings was the originator of the famous Cl cry YAH EE and many other coaching expressions He was the first to spring the tire grass-eating grass stunt on the lines His Ills enthusiasm enthusiasm- and feats I Imade made him famous He became a wonderful wonder wonder- ful Ui drawing card and as such he made much money for for- his employers Even this year ear when his coaching was an old story he brought delight to the fans and in appreciation of his popularity in tho the many cities Jennings alternated his ls at stand ad Ib tween tl t third ird base not th hero q of da days s 's t g liv h hIS IS ta l c v y N |