The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-04-26

HUGH DUFFY, NEW PILOT or CHICAGO
AMERICANS.
Never in the history of the big
leagues have there been so many
changes in the management of the
teams as there have been since last
season, seven new pilots having been
signed by as many clubs since the
1910 season closed. 1t Is no easy mat
ter to secure an expert team handler,
but the National and American club
owners believe they have cornered the
best in the profession.
Since last year three changes In the
managerial ranks of the National
league-the engagement Of bad Bilp'
Dahlen by the Brooklyn club, the ap-
pointment of Fred Lake by the Boston
club and the promotion Of Charles
Doom by the Philadelphia club. Dab
len has never handled a ball team, big
or little, before, but he has had a
world of experience on the field and is
an excellent judge of playing talent.
bad Bill'' certainly knows what 'in-
side BALI means. He is conversant
with the methods employed by Arson,
Hanlon and McGraw, and he is
fighter for his rights. He is not task
master and is popular with all players,
but he will probably insist upon hard
work and will develop team play from
the very beginning.
Charley Doom, the new pilot of the
Philadelphia Nationals, is star ball
player and we'll liked. but he is hot
headed and inclined to look for trou-
BILE with the umpires, weakness In
these days of discipline on the dia-
mond. He is an experiment pure and
simple.
Fred Lake has problem to solve in
Boston. He made name for himself
last season as manager Of the Boston
Americans, but because of difference
over salary he was released outright
by President John l. Taylor. who de-
clared that Lake was not the man who
deserved credit for the excellent show
ing of the Red Sox. Lake in accepting
the management of the Hub Nationals
saw a chance to redeem himself, but
he will begin with a splendid tail end
team and will have to build 1t up grad
ually. AS first class ball players are
not to be had for the asking, Lake
will have to be satisfied with his pres
ent layout, which means that Boston
fans do not expect him to accomplish
wonders.
Four Of the American league teams,
Boston, st. Louis, Washington and
Chicago, have new team handlers. Pat
Donovan, who was released by Brook
Ign after the season of 1908, has
charge Of the Red Sox instead Of Fred
Lake. Donovan was the teams scout
last year and picked up some speedy
youngsters. He has a rich club be-
hind him this time. which means
lot. and as he has had plenty of ex-
perience President Taylor thinks he
will make good.
That Hugh Duffy will make splen-
did manager Of the Chicago White Sox
is the general opinion Of leading base
ball men. Duffy and Owner Comiskey
are old friends. They were players
in rival teams back in the old Broth
erhood days.
Jack OConnor. the old catcher Of
the Clevelands. Pittsburgs and st.
Louis Browns, will manage the last
named team this year. O'Connor was
a star backstop under Pat Tebeau and
helped to make the veteran pitcher
Cy Young famous. In the old days he
made the lives of umpires miserable.
but he has seen the error Of his ways
and now believes in accepting the rul-
ings as they are laid down.
O'Connor takes the place Of his old
side partner. James McAleer. They
played on the Cleveland team for
many years and were fast friends Nc
Aleer had a crack team in st. Louis In
1908. but last year hoodoo was busy.
and all kinds Of accidents kept the
Browns out of the running. The st.
Louis critics made it decidedly un-
pleasant for McAleer as result, so he
quit cold when his contract was up
and signed with the Washington club
for a salary Of $4,000 a year. Nc
Aleer is first class manager-in fact.
the best that Washington has had for
many years.
How strangely baseball fortunes DO
mutate! Some years ago Pat Tebeau
gave his brother George a temporary
job in the Cleveland outfield just to
help him out with little money. Now
George Is one of the biggest magnates,
with probably twenty times as much