Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-05-21
MANAGER HeRRlMeroM.
What no has Succeeded In Doing With tho
Nome Team.

|
team work. There Is no man in tn.
base ball business more thorough,
posted on the fine points of the game
than is Mr.. Herrington and he has 9
system of working them which
through the run of season, cannot
fail to he productive of good results.
Another good point in Mr.. Herring
tons work is his practice of holding a
daily meeting of his players and dis
cussing with them the points of play
with view to correcting any errors
that may exist, secure a harmonious
and obtain from them any sugges-
tions that can be used to the advan-
tage of the team. 1t is a point in Mr..
l1errin9ton's favor that he is always
ready to recognize any good sugges-
ton from his players. and because of
this the boys have felt perfectly free
to express their views to him, and
every new point suggested has been
the subject of friendly discussion by
the team, TO consider 1t in every bear
ing, and determine its value to the
team.
Last season so far as we recall but
one such meeting of the team was
| held. 1t is needless to point out the
| slF otvar IJAty ~. Sc.
tenn.
In calling his players together for
the first time at Brunswick, Mr.. Her.
r'ngton told them that he had no
code of rules to lay down. He desired
| them simply to conduct themselves
as gentlemen at all times and under
| all circumstances. and to do nothing
that would put them out of condition
to play the good ball they were paid
| for playing. He told them that he
desired none of them to be tale bear
| ers that every man would have
| job; that tale bearer was always
| mischief maker on a team. He said
he was glad to feel that he did not
| have such a man on his team, for if
! there were one he would be the first
to go. He urged them to cultivate
good feeling among themselves. and
avoid doing anything. even in a joking
spirit. that would give rise to personal
Observation-Disclosures. He has promptly
discouraged everything that would
tend to create friction. and as a re-
suit we do not believe that greater
The boys are all pulling together.
The writer has been personally con-
nected with every professional ball
team that has ever represented the
city of Augusta. He has thought at
times that he had learned some things
from his experience as to what CON
stituted the best methods of conduct
ing ball team. though as he has
listened to the judgments of some of
liic IileIl WHO are dDie 10 discover IN a
game or two. just what ought to he
done for the good of the cause, that
cal part of the work has awaited him
nothing
Mr. Burnham had been with us but
a short time, before certain ones dis
covered that he knew nothing about
running ball team; the writer always
harbored the idea that he was a
pretty good manager. We have eX-
pected the same discovery to be made
concerning Mr. Harrington: though
the writer will still cherish the opinion
that he is a first class man for the
place. To our way of thinking he has
the following good points:
l. He is a good financial man.
2. He is himself an old ball player
and knows the game thoroughly.
g He is man who believes in hard
work and is not afraid to share it
with his men.
A. He works his team upon care
ful method.
Results.
|. This is the third week of the sea-
son, and he has already team that
is fielding far ahead of last season.
=. He has developed greater de-
gree of team work than was attained
at any time last season.
,. The best of harmony prevails be-
tween manager and players.
4. Notwithstanding the fact that he
was badly handicapped at the start
by having a lot of young pitchers to
work out he has his team in fifth
place, in a league conceded to be much
faster than it was last year.
Not bad showing for any man.
Now let every true friend of base
ball in this community give Mr.. Her