The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-24
TWO CRACK
 MANAGERS Work of Armour and
 McCloskey DEVELOPERS OF PLAYERS Both Managers Were Formerly With Montgomery Club They Are Now in the American AssOcIa- tiOn-SomethiRg of the Players Who Were Unearthed by
 Each Here.

If Bill Armour Is in charge of Toledo next year there will be two ex-Mont- gomery ball players in the American Associa ton. John Mccloskey and Ar | mour. McCloskey should make Milwau- ke0 a better manager than Barry Me Cormick did last year, and by the same l token, Roger Bresnahan will make tho St. Louis Cardinals q better manager next season than McCloskey has done for the past two years.
 McCloskey is a good disciplinarian and probably knows the worth of ball player better than any man in the bJs- mess. Somehow, though, he always has the luck of making a failure-that was the case here in Montgomery. up In Louisville, out in Texas and finally with St. Louis.
 It was in 1893 that McCloskey had charge of the Montgomery team. That was the year of the clumsy tWelve-cluo league, with Augusta, Charleston. Mem phis, Atlanta, Macon. Chattanooga Montgomery, Birmingham, Mobile, Nashville. New Orleans and Savannah. McCloskey had a team that year that should have beaten everything in the league with the exception Of Augusta George Stallings, now manager of the New York American League team, had charge of the Augusta team. with such men as Jerry Denny, and the famous battery, German and Wilson. Stallings had all of his men pose for their photo graphs in dress suits and with the pie lures in a big group. they were placed in a conspicuous place in every town that the Augusta team was scheduled tor a series. It was a gerat advertising dodge and Stallings made the Augusta team famous all over the country.
 McCloskey had that year such men as Jack McCann in left field; Bill Hassa- near and Mike Shear. second base: Mc- Closkey himself first base; Donahue, right field Danny Minnehan. stewart and Raymond, third base: Smith and Billy George in centerfield; Holland. shortstop: Tub" Welch. Red" Arm strong and Twineham, catchers. ana Frank Wilson, Joe McGinnity, Peppers Parvin and Slagle, pitchers.
 Towards the close of the season-the only time that a Southern League game was ever played at Riverside Park Mccloskey brought Fred Clark to Montgomery.
 Something of MeCIOskey.
 McCloskey has discovered and devel- oped more baseball stars than any man greatest claim to fame in that Itne wsR his work right here in Montgomery. He had three men on the Montgomery team shat year that later were among the geratest stars of the baseball world
 Frank Wilson, a Montgomery boy, was developed by McCIoskey. and was a few years afterwards one of The leading pitchers on the Cleveland team.
 Joe McGinnity was unearthsd by Me- Closkey from way out in the wilds of the Indian Territory. McGinnity was not long in finding his proper sphere and since then has been one of the leading pitchers of the United States. and as 'The Iron Man" and backbone of the New York Giants. his name is a household word in baseball
 Fred Clarke was dug up from some where by McCloskey and brought to Montgomery. He was sold to Louis vile, and finally went to PittsburR for the sum of $10.000. Since then he has been manager of the Pittsburg team, and besides being one of the most suc- cessful managers in the big lea gue fa one of the greatest outfelders in the game today. While he was manager ct the Louisville club, McCloskey deveI- oped such players as Jimmy Coliina Ducky Holmes. Chick Frazer. Charley Dexter, Jack Warner andt Tom Nc Creary.
 Several years after. that while he was managing a club out in the wooly regions of Montana. he found and de- veloped one of the greatest ball players shortstop of the Chicago Cubs. Looks bit queer that a man who knows the game so thoroughly. has such A keen insight as to merits of a ball player and Is good ball player himseIT as McCloskey should make a failure as a manager.
 Mack was very popular in Monfgor,- cry and since then has done this town several good turns Two yeara sgo he turned Charley Shields from his sst Louis club to Montgomery, but the To- cal management let the crack south. paw plum them into allowing him to 20 70 Memphis He sent Fred Houtz ana Moose" Baxter to Montgomery frona St. Louis, and his friends in MontFonn. cry hope that he will make fhe 9ou,,, or oreweries one of the best mana gers that they ever had up there.