Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-21
MANAGERS LOT VERY
FAR FROM EASY ONE
Lenders of the Major League
Teams Have Many Trou.
bles, Worries and Tribu.
lations

Samo during Il hot summer after.
noon realize how tho manager who
occupies Il seat on the bench feels
and acts, says tho Cincinnati Tribune
It's great TO be the manager of J,
winning team, hut its hard to ina.
CINE anything worse than the lead
ar OF tail-end aggregation. II you
happen TO be manager of team
mat wins tho pennant the fans Will
insist that you're one OF the wlsest
III the business. that you understand
how TO handle bunch OF players
that 1t was your inside work that
landed the flag and that in general
you're the whole explosion
On the other hand, If you happen
to be plotting the cellar champions
you will be told time and time
again that you're lobster ana
should be digging bitches, that your
place is the tall bushes, and the
green grass and that you couldn't win
n Dennant If your team was made up
OF Lajoies and Wagners
The men who sit on The bench ana
guide the dentinies of the big league
teams earn all the money they are
direct the play. take the abuse re-
sulting from all the mistakes made
by the players, explain every defeat
and do all the worrying for the Ell.
tire bunch. Every manager has his
peculinrities, his superstitions and his
hobbies. It's really interesting TO
watch how the various leaders OF tho
American and National teams aci
during the progress of game. II
is generally possible 10 tell Just how
the game is going by watching their
expressions and actions.
Fielder Jones Serious.
Take Fielder Jones. of the Chicago
White Son. for instance the winner
of the American League pennant and
worlds Championship. During "a
game Jones is all the time serious.
He sees nothing funny. While in
the outfleld he PAGES around in
centre like a Gagged lion.
The umpircs insist that Jones has
a path worn on every grounds from
centre 10 the plate. due to his com.
ing in 10 dispute all close decisions.
Any time 4 pitcher looks as II he
was about TO go up Jones is on the
SPOT Offering his advice. He remains
on the bench very little during the
game.
In direct contrast 10 Fielder Jones
is Connie Mack, OF the Athletics. the
winner of the American League men.
nant of 1905. Mack directs the play
from the bench. and is. always at
tired in street clothes. He rarely
'ays anything and then only In or.
uilary tones. He is the fox" OF The
business. Mack has an unusually
long face, and when the game is do.
ing his way he always wears one OF
those everlasting smiles. When
things break against him his face
seems twice as long as usual, and
mats going some for Mack. lie is a
good loser, however, and takes do
icat as gracefully rs he docs vic.
tory
Clark Griffths wears out more
shoes during the season Than all lhr
other magnatcs put together, for hc
covers all kinds of ground. GriGiths
seldom Is on the bench He IS gen.
orally DONG stunts on The coaching
limo and never lets an opportunIty
90 by TO question 4 decision If he
thinks there Is anything TO be gala.
d. Gritfiihs is OF an unnsnalIy nor
vous rcmperamcis, and every ycnr
he Is scheduled for a nervous col.
lapse. Last year report had Il. thai
Griffiths subSistcd on olive oil ann.
raw eggs during the last months Of
the race.
mcclosky's Sad Fate,
Manager McCIosky, of Tie ST. Louis
Nationals, who, by the way, has g,m.
ca much fame this year by issuing
signed statement that he didn't cy.
pect TO win the pennant, Is one of
tho peculiar characters of the din.
mond. 1t has been McCloskys mis-.
fortune TO manage moro tail-ond
teams IMAM any other man in tho
game. Perhaps t..erc was methO,; In
MS madness when he announced that
nc didn't expect to win. McClosky
uelights IN cussing. and it's great
,rcat TO listen to the conversation
ne holds with himself. He has
iiabit Of moving from ono end OF
inc bench to the other when an op.
posing team starts 10 pile up
nlnch OF runs. Thus II can easily
be seen how McClosky leads The
League In wearing out trousers.
IN order 10 tell the scoro Of
game in which the ST. Louis Browns
are playing one has only to take n
pipe" at Jimmy McAlenrs hat and
the position of his feet If the browns
are in the lead the hat is tipped Il
'riilf to the rear and the legs cross
cd in careless fashion. When tho
browns are UP against II or In tho
rear McAlecr always has his lat we'll
10 the front, and sometimes has his
iace hurled in his hands as II In
deep study.
Lajoie Does Not Argue.
Napoleon Lajoie is man of &C.
ton and few words. Larry gets into
few arguments. gives his commands
In an authoritative way. and they are
always needed. He watches the play