The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-23
New York Clipper Rates ComisIxey
, Next to Arson.

Next to Arson.
In it's series of articles on Popular
Idols" the New York Clipper this
week pays Manager Comiskey the fol-
lowing tribute:
After Arson, probably Charles A. Comiskey
was the second ablest manager of the past
few years. Four different times Gid he lead
the old st. Louis Browns to the front and
each year carry of the penant of the old
American Association. 1t was that team that
gave Comlskey fame as manager. He was
then not only great player himself but he
knew how to get all the playing there was
IN ms men. He was very strict, and he knew
what man ought to do in a game II the
man failed to do his full share he had to
suffer for his failures. He was generally
created with being one of the shrewdest and
most level headed men in the baseball bust
ness and there were many who thought he
was In every way Anson's equal as a man
ager. He never allowed any clfques among
M ms hpiagers nor would he allow himself to
De handicapped in, yhistcwork by any Of his
men, He wanted full control of them. and he
generally had it, and what he said went with
mem: II ne had player under him that
became troublesome OrFh had a touch of what
Is Known Ill baseball parlance as ssweIled
mead, he would soon take all the nonsense
OUT OF nm He would tell him that he
was badiy stuck on himself and to take his
adVice and simmer down at once eff Won
INNS ti,mh we cannot get along without you. con-
taIaga GT9hm nns you're very much mis-
on the open lots and it doesn't take long in
developing them. You had better get n tSorIr
at once or you may be looking for another
700; IL was seldom, il ever, that a PLAYER
mad TO be spoken to again on the Same sinh
5ect- Comiskey believed that the public made
ane game; the magnates, players and all
others identified with it as a business should
mould their ideas to public taste and de-
sIres. Ihls is what popularizes it, he said
IN once Ss snsaking on that subject, "and is
causes the blood that courses tbro,Syh e nv
VEINS to give strength, vigor and soliditv y
me me great captain was in the height of his
tbe q. glory when he was at the head of
Iie o.. LOUIS Browns, four times remnant
winners OF the American association
IL was after the close of the season of 1000
W. whe az the browns had become the Champions
ol lhe american association for the fourth
uhe. mat movement was started NV some
Oh MS frlends and admirers at ST Iouis 70
ih nt. th Comlskey with testimonial show
IEe tne esteem in which the peonle If tba
N1odhd city held him for his honest con
scieh1lous hard working efforts which ra-
suited IN taking the pennant of the American
association four consecutive times 70 that
CITY 1t was after Comiskey cast b;s &c
tunes with the Inflated Brotherhood causa
Joining the Chicago team Of the PLAYERS;
feass uG, an losV that his troubles began De
leats KNOW no exeuse-that is to saw no ey
Cuse acceptable to the great armv IF an
1nusiasts who support the national game
~ EoIhllskey mad what was generally supposed
70 oe great winning combination hnt 1iLo
all star aggregations there were too 1,anS,
SlaFs among them tc prove a success Tbo
uest 1ondskey could do with that great team
was TO nnlSh fourth in the nen9ont 49,
After that eventful canpairn Ia giad1 oue-
turned 10 ms first love, the St Louis Rrou,nS
OF OIL the american association for the season If
nerc ze,.nousn ms iour-time pennant win
n srs were well scattered he had nret+v
Strong team that year, finishing second in
nc 1ssoe4atIoh race for the pennant That
go go me american association was ON the
I p WIN the National league which had
been brought about over the distribntio, n@ "a
pIias eis aIter the demise of the PJavers'
IIague curing the winter of 1890 and 1891
While the two factions were warr;ro no. o 1o9.'
clubs. 90 "a each otner
It looked as if the trouble would ha 90.
Ileu On 10 an Indefinite period and unIass
peace was restored it would certainly bo,o
resulted in the death of base hall II NJ
llu o 1 these troublesome times that Comis9
club of the National league Wbatbn, "
not IL was an advantageous move on Com
lSKey part that will never be known nut
t Saele Is one thlng that Is a fact Comis-
Key management of the Cincinnatis was not
phenomenal success. He did not nrod,ce
d one-ui4e winner, not to mention failing
70 give that city three or four times con-
tInuous performance of that event EarIv In
| the the season of 1883 it looked as if Con,is
Key nad a pleasant surprise In store fer his
local patrons but after knocking about around
near the front of the procession for hr;of
time the team ended in seventh pIaca in ~
championship race. On the following season
the Cincinnatis did worse. finishing In tenth
P1' 1rCh lAoto was general howl set
up for Comiskey's scalp MANY unnIeasan o
things were said about the once great man
| ager They pictured him as an overestimated
neIo general man who had outlived his
pase tell usefulness, and lot Of more things
that were both unkind and unjust That was
Gomiskey's last season with the Cineinnatis,
IhaG ne was too severely and unjustly criti-
| cised he's been fully demonstrated by him
| during the past two years that he owned and
| managed the st. Paul team, in the Western
league. Probably for the first time in the
history of base ball at st. Paul Comiskey's
! feat of carrying team through the entire
season of 1895 and 1896 with financial sue
cess Any manager must have the hearty
| cooperation of his players IL he is eY
pected to make a pennant-winner of them.
Petty jealousies and imaginary wrongs must
not be INDUCED in or the team will never he a
success. Each player must feel that his
| whole efforts are needed in aiding the other
! players to win. The manager or canfain
cannot make the men win if they have M
notion of doing So He can punish them nv
| imposing fines, but that does not help matters
In the least. It only adds to the iiscom-
| future of his own plans.
| Sharkey Only "staycd.o
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