The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-07-28
"A change of pasture is good for the

"A change of pasture is good for the
cows"
This expression is often heard, out
on the farm, and it seems to apply to
baseball. Look at the case of "Bill'
Burns. He was twirler on Comis-
keys team in Chicago and as such
seemd to have no interest in the game
He was known to possess the goods,
but he seldom delivered them. Burns
Is of a family that has money and he
doesn't play baseball because he has
to earn living. 1t was thought. how
ever. that he liked the game.
Last year in Washington Burns had
some trouble with the management of
the Sox, and since then he has been
of little use to Comiskey.
So not long ago Comiskcy asked for
waivers on Burns. Not magnate in
the American league refused to waive.
They didn't want Burns. Clark Crit
fifth, manager of the Cincinnati Reds,
Is foxy old man. He knew Burns,
and he knew that Burns could pitch
If he would, so when the American
league dropped Bill Griffith grabbed
him for his National league team.
What did Burns do?
Here's two things: !. He shut of the
Chicago Cubs the first two times he
pitched against them. Once with only
one hit and the next time with two
hits. That's enough for Burns. Now
ho HvAH o11 IN hi rio t<,
the title of "Old Fox?" He got Burns
for $1,000.
"A bench manager has distinct ad-
vantage over a player manager,
hasn't he, CONNER" A fan peppered
this question at the leader of the Ath-
letics in Detroit one day.
ooh, wouldn't say that at ALL" re.
piled Mack, in his usual guarded
way. There have been, and are, some
great bench managers, and there have
been, and are, some wonderful playing
managers, meaning by playing man
ayers men In uniform who get out and
hustle, as do Clark Griffith and
Hughey Jennings.
Med Hanlon and Frank Selee were
two of the greatest bench managers
In the history of baseball. Hanlon won
pennant after pennant, and Selee, let's
see, didn't he win five flags for Bos.
ton? Then there's George Stallings to.
day. He seems to be doing right we'll
Then look at the playing managers
who have been eminently successful
Fred Clarke, Frank Chance, Clark
Griffith, Hughey Jennings, Jimmy Col.
Inns, Muggsy MeGraw and many 9TH
ers.
There is, of course, one slight ad.
vantage the bench manager may be
said to possess If he has q good cap
tain there are two pairs of eyes
watching every play from different
angles. The man on the bench may
see something the man In uniform
does not, and wise versa. But even
this advantage scarcely obtains when
one is contemplating such men as
Fielder Jones, Clark Griffith, Hughey
Jennings, and men of that stamp.
do you know that this baseball
game Is getting to be fearful and
wonderful proposition" Connie went
on. why, IT isn't so many years ago
when the players bus would back up
to the hotel door, 10 or II men would
climb In, and away the rig would go
on it's way to the ball park.
"How IL It today? Why, the man.
ager has to stand out by the bus now
and do stunts In mental and visual
arithmetic until he's dizzy. He counts
the men in sight-20, 81, %, %, "a
and then he has to stop and recall how
many players he has on his staff. Lots
OF times I've forgotten altogether, and
had to go in and look over the hotel
register to see how many men were
drawing salaries from the Athletic
club.