Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17

twenty years ago when Captain Arson got
Dudy on the lots I'm Lowell, Mass. The
little man became a famous player az once
and remained with Chicago several years.
Then he went to Boston under selee and
with Tom Mccarthy made a hit all over the
country by clever play. Dufy intends TO
play regularly on the Providence team this
year. He has secured some excellent play
ers and hopes TO land near the ton.
Malachi Kittredge viii look after Mon
treats interests on the field. This man
for years was regarded as a remarkable
backstop. He broke into fast company
under Arson in 1920, and in the course Of
his career he caught many noted pitchers.
He played part of last season with the
Washingtons, but went out Of the big cir
cult to begin career as manager.
Walter Burnham Of Newark is an old
hand at the business. He became noted
back in 1884. when he organized the Boston
Blues and developed such players as Mar
tin Sullivan Lovett Gruber. Hartnett
Laroque and others who afterward made
regulations in the National league. Burn
ham has managed many minor league
teams since, but he has been a fixture in
Newark for several years, where among
the players he has turned out are Devlin
of the New York Nationals. Brown Of the
Detrolts, Wagner Of the Boston Americans
and others of lesser note.
Anota'. veteran in the service is Al.
| Breckenberger Of Rochester. who at differ
ent times handled the teams in Pittsburg,
| Brooklyn, Boston and other cities Jack
Dunn, once a pitcher for Brooklyn and
lfterward general player under McGraw,
succeeds Jennings in Baltimore. Dunn
"a Inr,,,{J,ppe e., Ntrba y,
he won the Eastern league pennant, but he
did not do so well last year. Lew Nc
Allister, once a catcher for Tebeaus Cleve-
lands, will manage Buffalo in the place Of
George Stallings, now retired. while Joe
Bean, a high-class minor league shortstop,
will take Murrays place in Jersey CITY,
where he has played for several years.
Away out West.
Jack Doyle, remembered as the first
baseman Of the New York team, which
under John NJ. Ward won the Temple cup
from the champion 2altmores in 1891, and
| afterward a member of the Baltimore and
| Brooklyn teams, succeeds Joe Cantillon in
| Milwaukee of the American association.
! William Armour. former manager Of the
Clevelands and Detroits in the American
league, will take hold of the Toledo club
| in the same circuit. with Charley Carr,
| formerly the Cleveland and Cincinnati first
baseman, in charge Of indianapolis, VIII
| liam Clymer at Columbus, Mike Cantillon
at Minneapolis, Ed Ashenback at st. Paul,
! James Burke at Kansas City and possibly
Heinie PETIT. the old Cincinnati and Pitts
burg catcher. holding the reins at Louis
VILE.
| There are two well known base ball men
in charge Of Western league teams. Selce
| has the Pueblo team and is doing well.
| He had to go to that part of the country
! three years ago because of ill-health, but
he has improved a great deal since then.
| James Ryan for years one of the Chicago
\ outhelders under Arson, will manage Des
Moines, while the other managers in that
! circuit are William Holmes at Lincoln,
! William A. Rourke at Omaha, Harry
! Wheeler at Denver and Arthur Granville
at Sioux City.
The Southern league managers are Char
ley Babb OF Memphis, who played short
stop recently for the New York Nationals
and the Brooklyns Harry Vaughn of Biz
mingham, formerly catcher for New York
| and Cincinnati; Charles Frank of New
! Orleans. once with Anson's ChIcagos; W.
A. Smith of Atlanta, Tom Fisher OF Shreve-
port, John Malarkey of Montgomery, M.
| J. Finn of Little Rock and John Dobbs
late of Brooklyn, in charge of Nashville.
George Van Haltren, still thought of by
New York fans. is managing the oak
lands of the Pacific Coast league and is
also playing center field. Denny Long
well known in the east. has the San Fran
cisco team, with Walter McCreedie, once
Of Brooklyn, at Portland; Henry Berry at
Los Angeles and Happy Hogan at Fresno.
In the other leagues are many capable men
who hope some day to work their way to
| the top.