Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-12
COLLINS DOOM
WITH BOSTON SEALED
Will Not Be the Manager of the
American League Team
There Next Season.
BY ]. C. Morse.

uG-rON August lit can be put down
once and for all that there will be bench
manager of the Boston American League
cl,rb next season. and 1t will not be James
]. Collins There was talk about q chahse
being made In that direction this year, put
II was not put through. The SITUATION was
gone over at length when President ban
Johnson was here on his last visit. WINE
A is not definitely decided who the man
Will be there are several good men uiluer
consideration, and the choice will certainly
be a man who knows base ball from A to Il,
and will be one who will meet with the
favor of the base ball fans When Collins
was chosen as the manager of the local
club the entire charge of the affairs of the
club was turned over to him. He was signed
at a very liberal salary, with proviso that
Il would be to his material advantage II ne
turned out q winner. 1t Is true that MS
nath has been beset with bristling dificui-
ties but the club opened the season poorly
II was in no condition to make any klno oI
81 fight and things went from bad 10 worse
and eliminated in the desertlon or the team
by its manager. That under any cHcuni
stances was unpardonable. as objectionable
as for a soldier to desert his post at any
time or any circumstances. For soluier ~
desert his post would settle his case once
and for all Collins breach mas peen coh-
doned but not forgotten.
OF course it will be asked who Will be the
man TO handle the Boston CLUB! Where can
the proper man be tound! =,
There is one man who has been named III
connection with the management OF more
than one major league Club-'Blli Murray,
the manager of the Jersey City CLUB OF me
Eastern League, which Is making nlie
fight for the championship OF that orgahl-
zation, and was for long time the man
ager of the Providence team. Murray mas
been connected with winners for lohs
time and il looks very much as II he were
destined to join faster company as there
are several clubs that can use MINI he
came within Il hair of managing the Cin-
cinnati club of the National League this
year and had President Garry Hermann
of that club followed his first impulses and
been governed by excellent advice Murray
would now be the manager of that club.
Instead of taking Murray Hermann turned
to Hanlon.
Murray was also mentioned In connection
with the management of the Philadelphia
cluh~ef the National League years ago. and
though his name received favorable consid-
Grafton he was not rendered the post.
Those who can go back far enough Will
remember that Murray was once playing
manager. He was a right fielder and good
one. and will be remembered bright
and brainy bail player. Murray Is arrayed
against some very good managers In the
Eastern League. Such men as Hugh Jen-
nngs of the Baltimore club Buckenberger
of the Rochester club. Ed Barrow of Tor
Onto Walter Burnham of Newark Jack
Dunn of Providence and George Stallings
are skillful chaps. and any one who can land
above them in race is entitled to a lot OF
credit. 1t is by no means impossible that
Murray is the man who will manage the
local club. 1t Is well known that President
Ban Johnson thinks very well indeed of his
qualifications. and 1t Is also well known
that what the head OF the American League
says goes very long ways.
There will be no lack of inducements to
attract a first class manager to this city.
Few managers are receiving such money as
Collins-S,5OO per annum on a contract for
three years. Outside of this he has an indie
pendent income from his Buffalo property,
and is an owner of one-third of the Worces-
ter club. so that few men in base ball are
better fixed financially No matter what
happens he will not want.
Another first class man is Hugh Jennings
the former short stop Of the Baltimore club
who Is still in the game as payer as we'll
as manager. He Is playing short stop for
his old team and playing well. His club is
well up In the race for the pennant despite
many handicaps. He has shown himself to
be well up in the business. and knows every
point and every trick. The great thing about
Jennings is his ability to get the work out
or his men. He has no end of magnetism
and Is a first class coach and can go out on
the lines and make things hum. and that Is
exactly the sort of thing lacking in the
Boston American League club. for time and
again the lack of this sort of thing has been
commented upon in the stands
While the present trip of the Boston
Americans has not been a very successful
one from the standpoint of victories and
dereats, still the showing has been decidedly
better from a playing standpoint than on
the rrst western trip of the club Hoey has
added much to the batting strength and
looks like decided find He has advanced
1ar more quickly than do most outfielders
new to major league company, and with an
other outhelder who can hit the club would
be able to make a showing considerably
better than 1t has done. Such a man ought
nnd l.
hit almost every game and the wav be
,rles ana runs Is exactly what the rooters
ike to see. Morgan Is also good man, He
certainty has hlled the bill we'll In his posi-
ton and answered all requirements The
cup was lucky indeed to secure his
services. '