The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-02
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as the conditions are altogether diff
ferent.
Most of the successful minor league
managers have Won out by their abil-
ity TO borrow or make deals for play
ers not wanted in the big leagues.
After taking up the reins in fast COM
pany the manager must then go out
and develop his own men and not eX-
pect help from any one.
The American league has picked up
two clever minor league managers in
Hugh Jennings and Joe Cantillon.
Both are old ball players with good
heads for their line Of work. and it
will be interesting to see the success
that each attains in fast company.
Jennings will start OFF with the en-
perience of Il long training in major
league. as player, while Cantillon
has never handled the reins over a
major league club. Both are fighters
from the head waters. with Cantil-
Ion likely to mix things with the UNI
pires and have trouble with Ban John
son. who. by the way. has very high
regard for Cantillon's baseball iudg-
ment.
Jennings will start in with uni
versity education in the game. while
Cantillon will tackle the proposition
with a college preparation. Jennings
will work out his problems with a
smile. while Cantillon will go after
his MEN with old style. but effective.
philosophy and club. Figuratively
speaking. Sir Joseph will go to the
mat with any player. magnate or Of
fetal. if by doing so he can land
winner.
These two managers will improve
the conditions at Detroit and Wash
ington, and if left to work out their
own ends both cities will be trouble
some customers in the near future.
Neither man can be expected to
have his team running as smoothly
as he would like the first year out.
as both are sure to discover MANY
faults in the present makeup of the
team. and will work slowly on
changes.
The National league. too. will see a
few changes along the managerial
lines. Fred Clarke assured me that
he would not be a member of the
Pittsburg team again. You can bet
all YOU like on that" said Clarke, and
ne acted like man who meant what
he said. He was not very we'll pleased
at the line of talk that Barney Dreyfus
was handing out to the baseball
scribes. and was in a position TO Quit
rather than be used as a mat, after a
long service in Dreyfus' employ, help
ing to make all kinds of money for the
magnate.
William Murray will replace Hugh
Duffy at Philadelphia. Murray could
never have landed the present Quaker
bunch better than fourth place this
| season. With several new men he
may improve the playing strength Of
the Quakers. Duffy would have done
the same thing with men to work
! with. Duffy was a marked success
handling a minor league club, and
with his all-round knowledge of the
game can see no improvement over
Duffy in securing Billy Murray. The
latter is a painstaking manager who
Will try to jolly his boys. He is not as
| aggressive as Duffy, nor has he the
| instinct for inside work. Murray
is good listener and has the knack
| of making warm friends of his men.
William Ewing Is dead. That doesn't
mean much to the baseball public of
the present time. for Buck" Ewing
! has not played a game for the last
ten years. Ewing was baseball
classic. For a dozen years after 81
Ewing played ball in New York and.
with the late Michael Kelly, was a
prime favorite all over the baseball
mi h.
vention that Kelly was. yet no man
ever surpassed Ewing in aIl-round
ability on the ball field.
We're it possible to have on the
market today ball player in his
prime with the ability shown by Ew-
ing, all other catchers now in the bus
mess would soon pass up as second
choice. The Crigers, Kings. ..:..llf-
vans and Bresnahans were poor sec
onds to the great Ewing. In throwing
ne was the superior of any of these
grand catchers. He could out-hit any
OF the catchers Of the present day
IN fact, he was a more effective hitter
than Arson. Brouthers. Conner or any
OF the heavy batsmen of his time, for
he was place hitter of the first wat
err.
AS base runner Ewing was equal
to the trickiest of his day. He could
slide feet or head first. as we'll as
swing outside. He knew when to go,
and figured his chances to fraction.
He always worked with signals and
his basemen were ever on the alert.
for Ewing could snap ball to first
and third without changing his posi-
ton after receiving the ball.
1t may sound like pipe to the ris-
ing generation, but there is nothing
to it-Buck Ewing stands out con.
spicuously as the greatest catcher
that ever wore spiked shoes. In fact,
ne could play any position with great
skill and never lost his temper under
the most trying circumstances.
The opposition to President Harry
Pulliam has just about petered out
and 1t absolutely certain that when
the national league chief comes up for
reelection in December he will be re-
tanned in his present position by a vote
OF to 2, and possibly to l..
Further than this he will he elected
for term OF three years. thus doing
away with the annual fight put up by
John T. Brush, and making Mr.. Pull
liam secure in his position.
! The fight on the president amounted
10 nothing, as Brush was able to Sc
cure no ally in his plan to GUST the
executive officer of the national league
except President Hermann of the Reds.
Mr.. Brush could influence no other
magnate and even Mr.. Hermann's we'll
deserved popularity has gone for
naught when in comes to getting votes