The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-27
UNUSUAL SKILL IN
DEVELOPING YOUNGSTERS
For Ten Years Connie Has
Directed His Team From
The BeTCh

NtN lUIh, Ocl. : i----C connie MACS
is the only real bench manager, strict
" speaking, in either Of the major
leagues. I ne leader of the new world i
champion Athletics does not put on d
uniform so that he can coach from the
lines. He remains under cover in cit
liens clothes and is seldom in the
imelight. George Stalling handled the
flighlanders in a similar manner and
produced excellent results, too The
success OF the Athletics nullifies the
argument that team to win the
championship must be handled by a
so-called player manager, even though
he does not actually take part in the
games.
In the American league, Donovan OF
Boston, McAleer of Washington. Duf
fly Of Chicago, Mcclure of Cleveland
Jennings of Detroit and O'Connel of
st. Louis ali wore uniforms and were
conspicuous the coachig lines this
year, though they di dnot play. Hal
Chase OF the Highlanders. therefore,
was teh only player manager in the
Johnson circuit In the National lea
que however. the player managers
were Chance of the Cubs, Clarke OF
The Pittsburgs, Bresnalau OF the Car
dluals and Doom of the philadolphias
while NJ Graw OF the Giants, Lake OF
the Doves, Griffith of the Cincinnatis
and Dahlen of the Brooklyns perform
ed their managerial duties in uniform.
Always Near The Top
In point of skill in developing play
ers, In generalship and in the enforce.
met of discipline Mack stands without
superior He has just finished his
tenth year as manager of the Athletics
AS he organized the team in 1901. That
year he brought his players In fourth.
In 1902, in spite Of the fact that court
decisions deprived him of the services
Of I.aioie. Flick, Bernhard and Frazer,
Mack nodded great team from in
forier talent and won the American lep
que penant -for the first time. The
Athletics finished second in 1908
fifth IN 1904 and won another remnant
in 1905. but were beaten in the worlds
series by The Giants. thanks to the
wonderful pitching Of Christy Mathew
son.
In 1906 Macks men were fourth IN
the pennant race. In 1907 they were
second, in 1908 thew came in sixth and
last year they finished second, close
hehh,d the eDtroits, who did not clinch
their title 10 the championship until
the last week of the season. Last
wears team was an experiment but
Mack developed powerful baseball
machine that was generally regarded
as the winner of this wears race
Turn About For A While -
The Athletics were in the fight this
year almost from the start. On Anri'
2G they were tied for first place with
the Detroits. who the nheld the leader
shin for five davs. On Nav the Ath-
letics went TO the front and remained
there until June ;. when the Highlad-
ers disnlaced them and continued to
show the way until ,Iune 49, Then
Macks men assumed the Leadership
for two DAYS. only TO be dislodged bv
the New York's again for one dav
The Athletics regained first pulace for
three days. but on June 10 the Hill
men passed them again. to head the
for two days more. TAX
ing the lead ONE more on June 81. the
new worlds champions drew away
randlv and from that period TO the
end of the campaign their oennant vic
tory WAS foregone conclusio.
Lord The Missinu Cog
Mlnk began this years race with
rreciselv the same team that finished
second last season, with the addition
NJ Catcher Lamp and Strunk. suhsti-
iute ohtfielder. In mid-season Mack
secured Lord from Cleveland and that
nlaver proved to he the missing coz
IN the teams machinery. The success
Of this Ian team is attributed narily ic
tho improved PLAYING Of the Youngsters
Collins Barrv. Oldring and Baker: TO
sunerb pitching OF Bender. Coomhe
plank and Morgan. 10 the fine back
stopping OF Thomas. Lam and living
ston nd the new lease of ffe taken nv
nan Murphy aud Harry Davis The
latter also is entitled to rralse for tho
clever wav he cartained the team and
carried out Nack's orders on the field
The Athletics have hung un new
American league record In games won
with in2 and are the first team to cap
trre the worlds chamDionshin for Re-"
organization since 1906
when the Chicago White Sox beat the
Cubs for that honor II also is Nack's
first worlds championship and is n
fittirg reward for a lone and snorts-
career in professional baseball
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