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University of Georgia, Athens, Ga„ March 21,
1896.
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Something About Baltimore's Great
Short SJop and Georgia’s Coach.
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Twenty-five years ago, on April
first, at 1‘iltslon, IV, Hugh A. Jen
nings was born. llis youth was
spent like that of the average Amer
ican, playing ball all summer and
all of the winter wishing that sum
mer would Mint 1 . llis playing
‘prompted the manager of a semi
professional- team at l.ehighton,
Pennsylvania, to give him a trial in
189 ’. His lirsl work was as a catch
er. lie wits signed by l.ehighton
again for '91, but the manager of
Louisville hail k< pt his eyes open
tile pluvious year and obtained his
release from Lebigbton.
lie caught his first game for Louis
villc in 1891. lie was a success,and
chances without nil error. Thu
next day he was presented with the
beautiful solitaire he wears on his
little linger.
Such is a brief account of Mr.
Jennings’ ball playing. All of bis
fame lifts not turned his head nod
every one knows him as a conscien
tious, modest gentleman. II 'Geor
gia doesn’t play winning ball this
ATHLETICS.
not see until it had nlmost hit his
| hands lie was coached under it by
the pitcher. This is not my story.
Ask A. A. Stegg about it.
The Coach is Here and the Real Prac
tice of' Varsity Has Begun at L:pst.
year well, it won’t be the fault of i
her coach.
was kept H\ Louisville fora general
utility man. The first base -
man. I lie nrst base man
was released Jennings went to
first. Jennings'' lucky day came
when Louisville’s short stop was ta
ken sick ; he did s > well that Louis-
villc sports paid thws.ld shortstop
to slay sick, lie proved a •“ pile
nom.”
Dancing Class.
Miss (tipsy Morris, of Atlanta,
will come to Athens in a few weeks
to open a dancing school. Miss
Morris keeps up with all the new
dances so thoroughly that the lov
ers of lerpsiehore in Athens have a
treat in store for them. She hopes
to have a number of students to
form a club ami all who wish to
learn can do no better than join
this talented artist’s class. Watch
Kkd anii Bi.ack for notice.
There is no comparison between
the spirit with which the practices
are gone ihrogh in this nnd that of
The thing that is most gratifying j last year's team. Uit year, lltu
is the number of candidates that team seemed to be doing not only
have come out. There are enough work, but drudgery. This year, a
men trying for every position to snap uud vim characterizes their
j make the ones who get them work every move, and the zeal and “gin-.
I bard and keep it up. No one has ger" that they put into their work
his place sure and Captain Morris! is very gratifying: it is all duo to
intends to let no man play who does ^ the coach, Mr. Jennings. The men
not work faithfully and eonscisn- know that if they do not play good
liously. This is the first year that! ball this year, they can have no ex-
our Captain could afford to lie inde
pendent. There have always been
men who knew that their place on
tile team was assured and whoauled
accordingly. This year it will he
unnecessary to beg any one to play.
This is not because we have so ina
ny “ plienonis," but so few. There
are plenty of good men trying for
TO A "FRAT” BADGE.
A gleaming badge with its mystic signs
'.Mill my eollege relies lying,
All ! how Hie sight of i's jewelled side
Sets all my fancies flying.
etise for it. They also know that
they are to have an opportunity for
revenge on Auburn and for demon
strating to Vanderbilt (ieorgia’s
athletic superiority.
Mr. Jennings seems to see every
play; he mixes the right amount of
censure with his praise, and already,
by bis many good traits, lie owns
thu town, as far as the boys are
How well I remember the day iwas
every position and with hard work
ami tile very excellent coaching that concerned,
is being given them, they should j
make (ieorgia’s ’9(‘>leain a good one. Drill will not interfere
Twenty eundidnles have been at playing again
work all of the week
with the
Thu park lias been
catchers, ! fixed up and the practices, on drill
On mjdn.Lt,with great pride swelling Moore mid Nalley; pitchers, Morris, afternoon* will he had out there.
How much tome meant tin- mystic signs l* K ipj. ) .Short, Richardson; first base, 1 The games ibis year will also be at
For 1893 Baltimore
Tim < I'Koiirke for him.
exchanged;
I'ii the world no secrets telling.
j How proud and fair my lady looked
,, . . c ,, . • ,i Over her true heart wi ning,
lie played successfully in 93, but , T|(l . B ,badge.while I told my tale,
A life’s devotion swearing.
1894 was really bis first year of
successful ball. In that year Glass- () |, j.|,,; in iing badge, with your inystb
cock played in 44 games and lead
lly short stops
ol, tun lie play ed m 13’J games.
signs,
, ‘Mill my college relies tying,
leanings was sec w|l . |t ( | r ,. amil you „f the old sweet
Since 1891, he has played in!
every game Baltimore has played,
including games against amateurs,
exhibition games, etc., etc.
In 1895 he lead the League short-
slops in butting, fielding, and base
running. He stool ninth in the list
of all the batters. Ills fielding rcc-
urd was .1143, while his hatting av
erage was .385.
lie has proved himself invaluable
to Baltimore and can play in that
town us long as he cares to.
His most successful single game
was the well-known fifteen inning
game last year between Baltimore
ami Boston. In the lust half of the
fifteenth, with two men out, Keeler
got u single and went right down
to second. Jennings was the ncYl
man up. He made the remark to
one of the players, “Well, it’s all
up with the shouting," and slammed
the ball down the third base line
for two hags, scoring the winning
run. He owned the town that
night, and loug after the name of
lajrd Baltimore has become a myth,
that two-base hit of Jennings will
he town talk in Baltimore. In that
game, he accepted twenty-one
PlIHt,
How you Art my faiifivi* Hying !
Till: Am mm h.
SCIENTIFIC NOTICE.
AH students interested in Biology,
Physiology, or any other old ’Ology
will do well to ask Percy Middle*
brooks about that turtle and thill
chicken.
Stubbs, Weddington, ('oiinally,
Buioc, Brad well; second base, Hall
and Stubbs; short stop, Clark,(.’rane
and Keinp; third base, Short, Mur
ris; out-fielders, Davis, Gray, Love-
joy, Kemp, Dougherty, McBride,
Price and DuBose.
It is altogether too early to go
into a personal criticism of the men.
Some very good work has been done
and next week liard practices will
he had every day.
the park.
Captain Morris has not been feel
ing well for the last three days, hut
hopes to he nA right by Monday.
A LARGE BLAZE.
The most execrable work done in
the class games was the base run
ning. Had the bases been run or
dinarily well, the results of at least
three of the games might have been
About half past nine last Thurs- The idea of a man’s not
day night the great hell under the trying to score from second on a
water tower tolled onl iU grim single; yet, w.th the cxcepl.on
alarm, and the gallant fire depart- the old ’Varsity men, a w
ment of Athens dashed out to the seldom attempted, ( uses
noetic of coiiAngration. Down on n*t!or<! in the National Lmigtn? of
Broad street a black smoke was seen men scoring from first on a singli ;
issuing from the building wliioli w hile it is true that they are better
was occupied by the Athens Knit rllnneris * tl || lhe fi,.| ( | (;r H are
ting Mill Company.
The department did splendid a '*° * u |" r, " r on( K -
work considering the high wind One of the most interesting things
The tennis courts will soon he in
as good condition us they call he
gotten. There is no big heavy roll
er in town that can ho brought
over on the campus. II a small
roller will do them any good,
a preliminary tourney will bo held
as soon as the hoys can get in prac
tice. As the courts are now, no
pleasure cau possibly he derived
from playing on them.
of
was very
are on
ONLY A BOY<?)
Only a little Freshman,
Only a '‘slog" of bear,
Only a little curse word,
Only a feellug quesr.
< inly a head four sizes.
Only a monk or snake,
Only a worried being,
only a dizzy shake
and the combustibility of the build
ings, and at eleven o’clock the hell
rang out the welcome tidings of the
Fire King’s defeat. f>osa covered by
insurance.
A number of students and ne-
in professional hall is the implicit
confidence which the base runner
lias in the man coaching him. He
never seems to know where the ball
is his eye is kept on the man on
Only a note from faculty,
Only a talk in brief,
Only a little r.kAoad tii|>.
Only a lad in grief.
groes were on hand watching with the coaching lines. It is by such
jealous eye the neighboring dispen- W(>rk llliit
are won and chain-
sary. Mr. secured a
pair of hose from the wreck and
hath he is going to wear them.
Tint KKi’OKTKK. caught a high foul which lie did
Only a father's anger,
Only a lifted eain.
Only a sudden dow n fall,
Only a little pain.
pious made. It is tradition at
Princeton that one of tln-ir catchers
Only a little pleading.
Only a broken reed.
Only a darn good flogging,
Only a boy ia need.
Kbitz.
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