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Show I. COBB if f , BECOME PILOT Noted Detroit Star Mentioned as Possible Successor to Jennings DETROIT, Oct 16 -President I rank I Navin of the Dptroii American league club, has not selected a man to replncr HUghey .lennincs thl Ti.-r! manager, w ho resigned yesterday. Na-! vln announced tonight. .lenuinr.s- resignation res-ignation camo ;o Buddenlyj the Tiger OWneV said, that he had not given mucfi conglderajUon to a n w leader for Ihs icani. Jennings left tonight lor Scructon, Pa., his home, wiihout announcing I whether he would remain in Ult 0l league baseball. His resigns ton he said, was prompted by a feellnfl 'hat "a change would be beneficial both to i the Letroit baseball cluo and ' Dly-elf." Dly-elf." It ha" been reported here ihal Jennings would lead another :ui. pds-Islbly pds-Islbly an eastern le:tni, noxt ye,r , President Navin announoc-u lunigjll thai Jack Coombs. Eormei (itchiOS star, who acted as iralnei foi Detroit this season, would not be with the team next season. Clarence Rowland loiunr inanate. !of the Chicago White Sox, and Ty' '(obb, liave been iiroinimui1 iin tioned aa possible Huccessors io Jon-mugs Jon-mugs it is tindcrsiooi. however. th;.t it'obb has expressed a wish to play 'ball several years in .1 . declaring he would not accept a managership until hi- pln nr ii iys ere er t liQS ANGELES, Cel., et. 15. "It's ail news to mo," said Ty t'obb. center fielder of the Detroit Americans, tonight to-night when he w.s informed he had been suggested as a possible BUCCessoi io Hughle Jenningt u manager ni ihe Tigers. bO ANGELES, Oct. 16. 'About a year ag" JflinblgS casuall) asked me' how I would like to te a manager;" Cobb continued. "I tybl him as I tell you now. that as long as l am a player, i will not become a manager When n. playing day are over. I it will ba different." Cobb said he ha.l no knowledge of, what led to Je:iin's' resignation. |