Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 203, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1917 — MACK AND JENNINGS GOOD FRIENDS AGAIN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MACK AND JENNINGS GOOD FRIENDS AGAIN

Connie Mack and Hughey Jennings are friends once more after a coldness between them of six years’ standing. The feud began when the Athletics met the New York Giants in the world’s series in 1911, Peace was declared when Connie was on his last western trip and Hughie has this to say of how it came about and how time healed the breach: “Connie Mack and I have buried the hatdiet. We did it on the last trip of the Athletics to the West. I always liked Mack, but we fell out. How? Well, here’s the tale: “When I was playing Pittsburgh for the world’s championship in 1909 John McGraw came to me and helped me lay my plans for battle. You see, McGraw and I were side partners on the old Baltimore team. We were friends then, and have been ever since, and McGraw is the most loyal friend in the world. “McGraw tipped me off to Babe Adams. He told me that the Pirate youngster had a great curve ball, but

that his fast one was not hard to solve. He told me a lot of other things, and we put up a great battle In that series, even if we did lose the deciding game. McGraw was a National league manager, but he was helping his old pal. “Two years later McGraw was hooked up with the Athletics In the world series, and he called on me for aid. I did. McGraw had helped me, so why shouldn’t I help him? I told him all I knew about Mack’s pitchers. I warned him about serving a fast ball to Frank Baker or breaking a curve close Inside to him. No one in the National league criticized McGraw for tipping me off In 1909, but the Athletics did howl about what I did for McGraw. “When Mack was in the West we talked it all over. Time has helped a lot, and we decided to forget the past. We are the best of friends now. Ask Connie, and while I am sure that our teams will fight it out every game, Mack and I won’t lose our personal regard for each other.”