Deseret Evening News | 1908-03-07 | Page 11 | Jennings Takes Exceptions

JENNINGS TAKES EXCEPTIONS Declare Cub Star Was as Not the ho tle nest float Catcher Hugh Jennings takes exception to tho statement attributed 1 to li Pitcher Charles Nichols that Catcher Johnny IS IB tho best backstop In the business I disagree dl greo with chol selection de ile declares declares clares Clones J JenninGs for tho tue simple reason rea m that there here have been better backstops In Inthe inthe the game I can name four different catchers been Klines superiors one and In II their hilt day dl took a n back treat seat sat for no noone noone noone Charley Chancy Bennett Dennett Dennet Thick Duck Ewing Charley Chanie Farrell arrel COil and Will Wi were tho the best bestIn lest lestIn In theIr business and have hae no 10 equals equal eualO to So today day All four could ban bang the t ball 1 on rl J dul lne tho tue hose o and aLa send It to the far r corners of o the tho field neld All l of o them were wore fired with witha a drew threw tho the players to them and made them work In harmony halmon no matter what tho the play happened to be beThey b beThey They kept the base runner on 01 a I pincushion and stopped many a r stolen base by perfect I throwing o Without wishing to be e credited as M a n critic I believe lol e that Nichols has never had the opportunity to Judge my four properly proper True Dru To P lett caught his delivery but he never nevor saw aw Ewing J at athis athis his best nor did ho pitch to Robinson or Farrell FarrellI I have no desire to discredit Johnny Johnn He Tie Is a fine fino catcher and Rood good ball bail ballplayer hal player but Rung Kline Is an iii Individual player Ho He cares cres little Ille or nothing about the team tem work and as S a hitter never classed ed cd with the four tour catchers I mention mentioned mellton