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The physical abuse and blows to the head undoubtedly took their toll.

During the 1925 season, McGraw was ill, and Jennings was put in full charge of the Giants.

The team finished in second place and the strain caught up with Jennings, who suffered a nervous breakdown when the season ended.

According to his obituary, Jennings “ was unable to report ” to spring training in 1926 due to his condition.

Jennings retired to the Winyah Sanatorium in Asheville, North Carolina.

He did return home to Scranton, Pennsylvania, spending much of his time recuperating in the Pocono Mountains.

In early 1928, Jennings died from meningitis in Scranton, Pennsylvania at age 58.