The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-26
STORY OF Big
LEAGUE MANAGERS


This season is Jack O'Connor's first eff
tort as a major league manager And ne
is going to try to show Owner Hedges
that he is worthy of being retained after
the campaign of 1910 Is over
o,Connor is a. veteran catcher, like Nc
CURE. He is not quite as veteranated as
Deacon jim however, but almost
Jack is likened to MCGUIRE by great
many on account of his proficiency as a
swineer Of the big mitt and a stopper of
a pitchers delivery.
Jack was with st. Louis before. He did
some good backstopping for the Mound
City aggregation in 1906 and in 1907, re-
ceiving Howell, Powell, Petty and Glade.
But his best days were spent as a MEM
Der of the old Clevelands. OConnors
catching days were over when he had the
misfortune to meet with an accident dur
Ing the latter part of 1907 After that he
was use dto coach the young Brown
pitchers, and he rarely essayed to catch
q game.
OCpnnor started as a professional at
Denver when he was only IT years DID,
His rise was rapid. "Rowdy' Jack, as ne
was called, came to Cleveland from COL
urabus and was later sold with the rest
of the Clevelands to st. Louis. After
short time in the Mound City he went to
Pittsburg and was released because he
Influenced some of the Pirate stars to
jump to the New York Americans.
Hugh Duffy
Hugh Duffy Is back in the American
league again after long period OF alb
seuce. When the league was organized
In 1900 he managed the Milwaukee club.
When the franchise was shifted to St.
Louis Duffy stayed in Milwaukee, man
aging that club in the Western league
In 1901 and 'O2. He became manager or
the Philadelphia National league club in
1908 and was there until 1905. during tnat
time the club closed In the first DIVISION
three times While at Quakertown Duffy
filed in as an outfielder many times. IN
1907 he went to Providence becoming part
owner of the Rhode Island Eastern
leaguers, until last year, when ComlsKey
signed him for this season.
Duffy still holds third interest IN
Providence He began his professional
baseball experience with the Springfield
CMass) club in the New England league
In 1887. He was with the minors only
one year, joining Cap Anson's famous
band in 81. He played under Arson for
two seasons and in 1890 went With the
players In the Brotherhood war. He COW
cred the outfeld for Coniskey with the
Chicago Brotherhood team in 1880. In 81
he was with the Boston A. A. club, and
in 80 joined the Boston Nationals, where
he stayed until the American league was
organized. During the last five years at
Boston Duffy was captain of the Famous
club that won several remnants.
Connie Mack
Cornelius McGillicuddy-the ba seball
world knows him as Connie Mack-has
been manager of the Philadelphia Ath-
~ Grcf IA
$ or city rad a team in the American
league. - isli GtAEEADR
which was backed by ''Unce Ben Shibe
and Others such stars as Letoie, BIZ
Bernard, Lave Cross Eddie Plank and
Mike Powers belonged. For time The
club battied hard, but i'll n,idseaeon la
1oie and a few others deserted and Mack
had a combination good enough TO cp-
pose the other clubs. lie managed to
finish in fourth place the first year and
1903, his club by a spec .acular squirt
from August on, won the pepnant.
Since then, with tho exception OF one
season, the Athletics have always been
pennant contenders. Last year they were
Just nosed out by Detroit. Mack is given
credit as being the shrewdest manager
In the younger league. He has not been
quite as successful as Jennings IN win
ming championships but as an all round
man now in the game.
Connie Mack had Is years experience as
\ player. From 1890 to 1896 he caught for
the Philadelphia club and captained that
aggregation for two seasons In 1897 he
assumed the management of the Milwau-
kee Western league club. He stayed In
that city until he went to Philadelphia in
1901
George StaIlinEs ,r
The coming season Is Stallings second
Is manager of the New York Highland
ers. When he assumed charge last year
1t was thought Ban johnson would rule
him out of the league for something he
had supposedly perpetrated while pilot of
Detroit a few years before But Byron B.,
probably saw it was for the good of the
league to leave Stallings unmolested. And
the man who had won couple of PEN
nants for Buffalo in the Eastern stayed.
The nearest he came to getting into
trouble was on the signal tipping scheme
during the latter part of the season.
This raised much palaver among the
teams and magnates, but nothing came
Of 1t.
Stallings is known as a wise manager
and a successful one. Many stars have
been the result of his valuable coaching.
Among them is kid" Elberfield, now
with Washington, whom he developed at
Detroit. Matty Mcintyre. of the Tigers,
is also a Stallings product, although the
latter was a good hitter and fine fielder
when he came to Buffalo.
The Highlander recruit list this season
comprises a number of men of undoubted
baseball abilty.s If the elements combine
satisfactorily Stallings may. put New
York In the first division in the coming
race. He cannot hope for anything better
this year. II. .fss .rft-
james Mcclure
The oldest and most peaceful manager
In the national pastime is the title that
accrues to Deacon Jim" Mcclure, who.
will supervise the destinies of the New
this year He began playing ball in
Toledo In 1884. This gives some idea of
his age and his service. The discipline
records fail to record single instance
Of Deacon jim being elected from a
game. Not only that, he has never been
fined.
Another creditable achievement of Nc
Cures is the second endurance catching
record of the world. The Nap pilot held
the record for continuous performances
for many years with 1873 games, but Glib
son, of Pttsburg, managed to pass 1t with
40 games last season? Mcclure was an
|, active catcher up to last season. He was
with Clark Griffith at New York for a
few season. His general fielding average
of q years is 1892 and his batting average
III
He began in the days when 1t was con-
sidered effeminate to wear the slightest
covering the catching hand and he
caught Tony hfylana than copcidaro5