Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-08
FEW CHANGES
IN MANAGERS
bIG BASEBALL TEAMS TO HAVE
SAME LEADERS
cIncin .,ati Among Doubtful, as No
Man Has Been Chosen to
Direct Reds for Com
ing Season

NEW YORK. Dec 7.-Although new
baseball season is many months away
fans in many cities are wondering VINO
will manage the ball team in their city
next season.
Clark Griffith will lead the Yankees
again, while John McGraw will be at
the head of the Giants. Both managers
are already pondering over what they
will do to bring a championship In their
respective leagues next season.
Griffith has had many hard fights for
the pennants in the American league
since the Highlanders broke into New
York. and he has not yet piloted a win
ner, but he thinks he Will in lsoS II ne
has fair amount of luck.
on the other hand John McGraw thinks
that his men will recover the ground they
have lost during the past two seasons
and next year will be lighting from the
opening bell.
Patsy Donovan has been reappointed
manager of the Trolley Dodgers. Pat
says that if things break right next year
he will turn out team that Will be IN
the fight from the outset.
There Is great deal of doubt as to
who Will manage the Reds. Ned Hanlon
has lost his job as head of the Redland
bunch, and there are great NUMBER Oh
men that will gladly take up the WORK
that he left off However, it is probable
that Miller Huggins, the doughty httie
second base-1an, who is admired by all
the Cincinnati fans will be given a
chance to show what he can. do as a
manager. .t- -,
ST. Louis Of the National league will
undoubtedly get rid of Manager NC
Clusky He has been more OF draw
back than a help. No line can yet be
had on the prospective manager OIL the
club.
The Boston Doves will have Joe Kelly,
the man who turned out a team at To-
ronto last season that won the class AA
| championship, as manager in l9OS TO
succeed the dethroned Fred Tenney, 1or
wears the first baseman of the HUB con-
| tingent.
| Frank Chance will again lead the CUBS
| and will try hard to win another Woriu
| championship. He has won TWO pen.
nants in succession now. and Is very
anxious to win a third. However, ne
| realizes that it will be much harder 10
| take the top hono;s next season than II
| was last, and he is very mucn aIrdlu
| that his team will suffer humiliation,
| like the Giants, who took a bad slump
after winning two flags in succession.
Clarke viii Stick
| Fred Clarke, according to Barney Drey-
fuss. will head the Pirates again. ne
made his men put up great hgnt toWaru
| fine close of the season, ana hao tney
| showed the same form all season tney
| disolayed in the closing months ms team
would undoubtedly have given the CupS
terrible fight for the championship.
RiIlv Murray will lead the Quakers
again He had great success for man
Who broke into the major league ranks
as manager for the first time lie ue-
veloned a team that finished third IN tne
| race. which is certainly going sonle
Billy will have undoubtedly penenteu
greatly by his last year eXperleiioe t,
| a team next year tndl cohleii"so ~
| title all the way.
| Tn the American league the only cnange
that will be made will take place III
| chicago. where Fielder Jones mas uen-
nitsly announced his retirement from tne s
diamond. 1t would not be surprising -
| Charley Comiskey, the owner OF tne cruz,
| led the nine next year, altnoush =, iie ie
been said that George Davis would pe
| leader o, of
the Athletics, will again be at the heim
| of the Slowtown aggregation. II i,is
nit,hers are in form all next season ne
IS of the opinion that his team Will VIII
| in a walk. rs. of
The Pilgrims Will pc III tiie ia"u ~,
lin Mcguire, the old Highlander pach.
stop. again. Although Jim made grea.
snl,rce for a time with the team, toward
| the last his men suffered great reVerse
of form. and they lost sixteen stralsht
| games in a row. o5
Although Larry Lajoie has not proVeo
a good manager he has been selecteo Ie Je
head the Maps club again next yeai. -
| some managers in the American leagu
had the material he has to WORK VIII VIII
they would certainly have periiiah'
| team almost every year.
Hugh Jennings, the leader OF the De.
troit champions. will hold down the
'r The Browns will again be in charge OF
lin McAleer, who, although at liniee
has looked like a good superintendent
of hail PLAYERS, on the whole mas haue
a failure of his position. - ,,.,,
Joe Cantillion will try his luck luck WIZ and
the Senators for another season, anu anu
th;n,,s mat he will be able to fare better
| than he did the past year.