The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-07-07
GREAT MANAGERS
HAVE OWN STYLES
SIX MOST SUCCESSFUL BASE.
BALL BOSSES HAVE DIFFER
EMIT SCHEMES FOR
GETTING RESULTS

Differences I'm the disposition of the
most successful baseball managers are
very marked. Some are most retiring.
while others want TO be in the lime
light constantly
Frank Chance of the Chicago Cubs
is naturally a very quiet man. 1t is
not his custom TO be much on the
coaching lines during a game He pre-
fcrs the comparative quiet afforded by
the players bench, and as a general
thing allows his players to do most
of the coaching. He directs his plans
of battle from the bench. While his
team is at bat and even when playing
his position Of first base, he con-
tents himself with mere warnings
to his pitchers, who appear to be go
man for umpires to get along with,
and that is one reason why he is so
seldom out OF games. Chance never
calls" his players on the field. What
ne has to say to them in the way of
criticism is done out OF the specta-
tors sight, and by so doing he does
not hurt mans feelings. But Chance
can cut loose some hot talk when he
is pushed. He has team that is as
nearly perfect baseball machine
as was ever welded together, and he
has 1t so well under control that II
runs itself. Every player apparently
knows by intuition just what to do at
the right time.
Fred Clarke of the Pirates is an
other manager who is of a retiring ma
ture naturally, but he will kick and
kick hard. when he thinks his team is
getting the worst of ii. He frequently
runs i'm from left field to register an
objection, and does not hesitate to
order player out of game with
some show of harshness. When mat
tiers are going along smoothly, though
! Clarke is the easiest going fellow inn
| aglnable. He is very reticent, how
ever. when talking about himself OF
his players.
John McGraw is a fiery spirited
| anu IL 10 iiiiipaN iihHNs'i''N
for him to control himself when things
are going wrong.s..- He will kick. ane
tell his opinions of an umpire in tho
most forciblc manner lie directs his
players on every play, simply because
| many of them are not the most headS
players on earth and cannot he de-
pended on to carry plays through by
| their own volition. McGraw has beer
handicapped for several years I'm hav'
| ing a rather mediocre team. That III
is one of the best managers I'm tho
| business, possibly the best, Is shown
by his keeping the Giants so high II
the race year by year, against superior
| teams like the Cubs and Pirates.
Hugh Jennings OF the Detroit Tig'
crs is man who is blessed with Z
personality that carries everything be
| fore It, He is out on the coaching
| lines constantly. not because he wants
| To be the most prominent figure In
game, but for the reason that III
knows that II encourages his player
and imbucs them with the good oil
pepper" Jennings is just as full o
life and energy off the field as on
and is gentleman at all times. II !
because of his own individual effort
that the Detroit team has won tn
| American league pennant three year
hand running, and has a chance o
"copping" II again this season.
Connie Mack of the Athletics i
known as the human clam" He !
q bench manager and directs his play
ers very quietly and unassumingly
But what Connie doesn't know abou
baseball from every angle is not wort
recording. He desires to be In tn
background all the time He want
his players to get all the credit tina
is going around.
George Stallings of the New Yor
Americans is so retiring that he Is re
prcssive. almost oppressive in his re
ticence. but he has obtained good re
suits and they count.
These are six different types of tn
six most successful managers in base
ball.