The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27
SIX NJ ANAGE RS
WE R { CATCRERs
Thrcc-fourths Of the Present
American League Leaders
Wore the Big Mitt.
PLAYED IN THE NATIONAL
Mcclure Is the Oldest in the
Bunch and Jennings
the Youngest.
PLAYED IN THE NATIONAL

i I. LOUIS, MO, feOEudIy So.---Nitl
the section of o'Connor as manager OF
the Browns the list OF American Leas-
ue pilots who were at one time catch
ers is increased, while the substitu'
ton OF Donovan for Lake adds an
other outiielder. American League
teams of 1910 have as bosses six mer
who formerly wore the chest protcc
tor and two suhurbanltes. Stnllings
Mack, MCGUIRE, Jennings. Duffy ant
.O'Connor are the pilots who formerl.
did duty behind the bnt. and Donovan
and McAleer gained their reputation:
as outtielders.
The American Lengue was originals
Western organization. but 1t has re-
crufted Its leaders from the East. Sis
of the commanders. while perhaps no,
born in the East. got their start in that
section of the country. Stallings, Mack
Donovan. Mcguire, Jennings and Duff
fy comprise the sextet. Four were
horn in the East, one in the West ana
one in the South.
Mcclure is the Veteran.
MCGUIRE is probably the Oldest of'the
managers and Jennings is the young
est In point of service in the Amerl-
can League, Connie Mack is the dean.
being in harness in the Johnsonian
body since 1897.
Each commander of an American
League team has at one time been In
the National League, and barring o.
Conner and MCGUIRE, has been handeo
the blue slip. !,
with the, exception of Jennings, all
the directors of the younger orsaniza-
tons are more than 40 years old NC
Cure and McAleer were the first to
break into the national pastime. This
happened in 1853. Mcclure was then
backstopping for Cleveland and In
dianapolis. while McAleer was cover
ing centre field for his nome town
Youngstown, Ohio. !.
Duffy, hack and O'Connor were all
doing catching stunts in the minors
IN 1886. This was about their first
year out. Duffy was in the New En-
gland, Mack in the Eastern and O'Con-
nor in the Western. Connie Mack was
the first Of the trio to advance. and
along with Gilmore, which composed
the SHADOW Battery" was sold by
Hartford to Washington IN 1885.
Mack Finally Wins Fling.
Mack started out at whirlwind clip
! as a hitter. but the next year fell on
!, to 1913 Mack's first managerial JOE
was at Pittsburg and his second in MIL
wauRee He failed to win the nag IN
: either city, but in his second season IN
ouakertown he had the satisfaction OF
putting the Athletics IN first place.
Stallings and O'coppor We're next ir
line to advance TO the big show, II
1881. OConnor has been back in tn
minors twice since he held his first bi
pi league Job.
~ Expelled from the American ASS
ar, citation during tho year of the war h
~, tween the Players League and the N;
~ tional League. in which the America
Association was the innocent bystan
mn err, O'Connor went to Denver. La
bn spring Jack started out as manager
mr. the Little Rock team. resigning h
lie position to scout for the Hedges aggr
in. CATION.
pa Stallings was tried as a catcher
pl; Brooklyn In 1889, and had charge
TO, the Phillies in 1897 and part Of 1ac
ro Stailings didn't last long With Il
ac Qaaaers, who sold him to Toronto.
Nc Duffy Twenty Years In Baseball.
vi MnAleer and Duffy became big leas
to uers in 1889. The former Brown mana
an ger was With Cleveland and Hnghe
toll caught on s1th Chicago. Both Hoppe
GU, over to tbs brotherhood next season
ms and in 1891 Duffy continued as a rene
gade, being one of the few players VIII
= was in the American Association.
w McAleer has had one more year.
experience as manager than Duffy
the game in 1900, ,,hen being Wit
Cleveland With which team he remain