The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-01

Anson received the bill he staggered.
IL read; ''To laundry, $500. Fos-
ter had charged up. extra meals, drinks
and every other item AS laundry.
Tom DAILY, another .lrreprcssibe who
never became entirely subducd during
the heads of many managers Nothing
stopped DAILY and few things ever
caused him TO hesitate. Mischief bub-
bled out of him. One hot summer day
he was riding westward with the team
when the train stopped mt a small stas
ton. Standing on the platform was a
farmer with benign, fatherly express
sion aud enough whiskers 10 stuff a
chest protector. Daily, leaning from the
car window, accosted the farmer most
politely, engaged him in conversation
regarding crops. the effect Of the
drought upon the corn. prices and the
weather outlook Just as the train
started DAILY stretched out his hand.
.'Wcll. Good-bve.' he remarked and,
graspng the astonished farmer by the
whiskers he dragged him half the
length Of the platform.
The game has improved wonderfully
in respect 10 the behavior and manners
of players since fine commercialization
era. Condition has become such vital
clement N the success OF clubs that
drinking and caroUsing cannot be toier-
ated. Besides :bat. the players have
come TO realize that they must care
for their bodies If they are to'eontlnue
in the profession.
An incident that happened in Phila-
delphia near the close OF the season OF
1908 shows he control of modern man
ayers over their men and the discipline
existing. The race was close and to
Chicago even one defeat seemed 10
mean the less of the pcnnant. The
Chicago club had Just finished a double
header and had LOST one of the games
in heart breaking manner when 1t
seemed won. New York had beaten
Pittshurg twice. and il appeared as I
the results that day had decided the
championship. The Cubs. returning to
the hotel in carriages, were silent and
downhearted. Not a word was spoken
for long time. Suddenly Tinker re-
marked TO Chance:
well. Cap. / guess il s all or. Let 5
break training and make 4 good night
Of it,
For an instant Chance was silent
Then ne said.
!No. We were good winners last
year. Let's show them we are good
losers and play the string out. We
may win yet. -
The following dav Chicago Won two
games ana New Ork lost TWO, and
the Cubs were back in thc race When
Tinker made the remark the team had
twelve games to play and. by winning
eleven Of them. il tied New York FOR
the championship and then won the de
Gliding game. Chance : insistencc upon
continuing in training and delaying the
celebration brought the victory.
Managers firmly realized that to win
they did not need the brilliant but
erratic stars. and chose players Of de
cent character and enough intelligence
10 keep themselves in condition with
out being watched The great sue
ccsses of Chance and Clarke and Coms-
key have resulted from the selection of
men who Will keep in condition.
The increasing prosperity of baseball
has served 10 relieve the manager from
much labor. as business managers and
secretaries have taken many of their
duties away. They are still left IN
charge Of tho physical, moral and often
financial welfare of their mon. besides
directing their playing on the field.
Discipline tho manager must have. Five
major league managers failed in 1909
because they were unable 20 enforce
discipline among their PLAYERS. Some
times stringent measures are necessary
TO hold PLAYERS in check. osocciallv after