The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-10-02
ALL AROUND SPORTS
Gossip of the Track, Prize Ring and
Baseball.
BALTlMORE's BOSS MANAGER
He 10 a Thoroughly Competen,
General on the Diamond-The
Races = Corbett's Trip
to the South.

nant dles over Baltimore. some credit
should be bestowed upon the manager
Of the team that played such phe-
nomenal game this season.
Doubtless the biggest figure In base
balldom Is Edward Hanlon of the Bal
timore club. He Is confessedly at the
head OF the managers and many club
would give a great deal TO secure his
services.
When Mr.. Hanlon handled the Pitts
burg club ne gave little promise OF his
true abilities. NJ was only after he had
gone to Baltimore that ne shone In his
true light When Hanlon went ito Bal
timore base ball was at a very low
stage. It was fairly bankrupt. and
could have been had for a song. To-
day II would take "a small sized fortune
to secure the club. df 1t could be bought
at all, and II is one of the most valua-
BILE Of the base bah franchises in the
country.
All this Is due TO the talent and en-
ergy OF Mr.. Hanlon. VINO has organized
club that Is confessed to be one of
the creates, ball clubs ever got to-
gether To have won the pennant In
1894 was no small task, but TO secure
the same in 1895. when the champion
club was a mark for all comers, was
extraordinary. The obstacles to win
this year were considerably greater
than last season.
In speaking of THE outlook for next
season, Mr.. Eianlon said: 1T looks to
me as IL the season Of '96 would be the
best In lthe history of the game. The
clubs as a whole will be even stronger
and better matched than was the case
this year. / recognize full we'll ,dha,t
urlila rhAra In nlaYsfNF ~ i.l
very small proportion turns out to
be strong enough for fast company.
Take the new material that was tried
at the beginning of the season OF 1885,
by the various clubs and see what
there Is now on hand. Just about
one man out of seven or eight turns
out to be fast enough for league CON-
pany. You cannot tell what you may
strike. The man you think will prove
wonder may pan out bad. while a
person you try on suspicion, as Il
were. may prove to be very fast In
deed. The only way to do is to try
and try and try until you succeed"
Some people may ask why 1t was tha
Hanlon did not make a great hit II
Iittsburg. while in Baltimore he mad,
a positive ten-strike. He was not ham
pered by the officers of a club In Bal
timore he has carte blanche. There ar,
no Ifs and butts He Is empowered (,
secure or release. and to pay for men
II necessary. to secure them.
Then. a great thing In the Baltimor,
club Is the frictionless way he cooper
ates with his captain. Wilbert Robin
son captains the club when he Is play
ing. and when he Is out of the gam,
Joe Kelley takes his place
The latter has the highes
opinion of his manager. Kelley say
1t Is a rare thing for Hanion to sa,
anything to his men during the game
He leaves 1t all to the captain ard tn
men. Occasionally he may maze som
comment and drop a hint, but it 4
very rare. Under him there has beei
the utmost harmony. The men al
know that he is practical baseball
man and knows more about the gam
than any one under him. They know
tco, that he makes the greatest allow
| ances In all emergencies. and neve
crowds the players or places them &
false positions. He never takes n ma
TO task before another player, an,
when he has occasion to find fault h
does so in the quietest manner posi-
Bile, so that no sore Is left II Is onI
when pushed to extremities that he wi
| fine a man. In word. he Is an idea
man for player to play under.
The able manager OF the Baltimore
Is about 3S years Of aga. He playe
ball from 1870. When but i3 years @
age he pitched for the Arctics Of Ncr
wich. Conn. He left the diamond g
player in 1891. having hurt his kne,
making a playing career Of Il year.
From 1881 to 1sSS he was with tha
wonderful collection OF players I'm De
trolt. and the experience he game
there from being thrown into such fas
company has since stood him In tn
greatest stead.
| In speaking OF his own methods as
player. Mr.. Hanlon said: II alway
thought that there was more in bunt
ing and sacrificing than In trying /
knock the cover of the ball every tim
man went to bat. Head work in
game OF base ball will count more tha
brute strength and bull-head luck ey
cry time. and I think our players rec
ognize this fact better than any cthe
men In the league"