Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-11
Griffith a Good Man But
Doesn't Land Pennants.
Detroit Players will Probably
Get More Pay Next Year.
Psnnsy's Football Players Begin
Their Practice Early.

Once upon a time there was a boy in
a railroad train. says Gym Bagley Of
New York And he asked questions He
was young boy, only l.. but the uues-
tons he ASKED couldn't he answered by
the original Mr.. Wisenhaimer lIe wanted
TO Know wEat became of the wind after
II left the train and why WIS a Pullman
porter?
Hard propositions, aren't they? But
soft, compared TO what Tn ip against.
wien / tell you.
whether Clark Griffith was a success as a
nidnag"r or not, and why?
There l. 10 man handling 4 ball team
today WHO kncws more about the game
the worl; that goes to make up II winner
than ne. E':t nc haunt landed q pen
nant AMI has lac pennaut-w winning rla-
| terial with which to win.
Is that on account q the position he
himself r'a,cd when nctive on the field?
Grin "as pitcher. Yet the :hiaf
draw ba:'E To the Yankees in their chase
after the raj; has been lack OF proper
Of pitchers the real kind yh) win Games
has Jet".lie a standing JOKE. That has
always. e:cr since the" invaded New
York ami be- ane an activ: ri.uI to tue
Giants, been 4 reproach.
1t is natural to suppose that pitcher
naEarin-; a team would be tie more able
to corr..I and York out pitcders.
But can he, does he?
anu WIFI ttSlIJbn WI lilp Ni'IUbnl
makes thu hast manager after ths player
thereof lenses 70 play his position anil
becomes II ma 1a;,cr7
One wnui1 suppose that the sa-" posi-
ton hi something to do with the de-
vclopn,'nt Of managerial ability.
But tn, dope spreads it all over the
field.
had a talk with jim Mcclure. for
merly on the catching STAFF # the Yank-
| eos and now managing tn" Bostons.
The catcher" replied MCGUIRE. "ought
to make tho best manager. hc"adse he
| guides I'll PLAYS which are made by the
| pitcher and has to keep In view the en-
| tire diamond all the time. There are
| men on bases. II" more than any other
| player is wise to all the signals and
moves that go 20 max" up team work
! lie has tie handling and control Of the
pitchers during the innings. and 1t Is UP
| to him to keep the bases clear Of runners
| who rtav possibly score"
| This sends like good dope. particular
| " as Mcclure has done rome rEabla work
| with the orstv hiln tail-"rd B0stors since
he took managerial charge OF them.
| But logically thcfn is NJ reason why 4
| pitcher ought not tn he inst rs good 4
iudro of the plays chat happen as the
| catcher. He is equally wise tn the sig
| nails ard also has to ken? an eve on what
| the base runners are trying to do. He
must of neness'tv be rs hop 10 .he To-
culiarities of the opposing h,tters rs Ills
, backstop.
| NAVY time Won have seen n catcher
| give hIr n1tcnerft ! SlSnAl Tor "A p'ftb'Hl1'
latter and tn, pitcher decline the a.lrica
" shake o. his head. preFr:ins 10 usc
| his own judgment in tho matter.
Success is the oniv criterion 81 merit
and If this h. 50. Griff is not n s,i Gags
full manager. can't call to mind just
now any ritClcr who WIS
Connie Mack who has lad nnl Is NV
leading the PhiilI -'phia hthi''i'r I" q
lpennart was = catrrHr. Frank Ch1nrs
worket "chird the hat before he shifted
TO first base.
| Rut the comparison between tie pitcher
and catcher as manaE"r5 doesn't amount
t. the froth Of a ~hIck tonncr's sfutile
rf s,Ids. Johrnv " .';raw. the greatest
pasoholl marac"~ Of thi pT's'e"t ,lnv. was
= tEirf hasor'1n. Mol Fanlnn. the Na-
po,con Of his tive. PLAYED in center field
Fr"d Clark Of PittshurS is IN outfeldel
ari 80 is Fielder Jones.
Tho only la ioio covors second base
| Aimmv Collins. who led the Boston
americans to tho rag. did his workins
turn Mt third. and Cantilinn. who Is max
ing snch q hid with tie WasainEtons
was m umpire. --t.-.+. n
| And when IN umpire-but thatll "
about all Of this.