The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-29
HAS GOOD CHANCE
WOlvertOn Looks Best Of New
Is American Managers.
Conditions Right for New Boss
to Make Hit.
FOUR NEW MANAGERS
Callahan, Davis and Stahl Will
Try Plotting Clubs.
Yankee Leader Only One With
Real Experience.
FOUR NEW MANAGERS

Harry WClverton mas the chance of
his life to make a big baseball hit
with the Yankees of 1912. In the first
Place his club finished sixth in the
past campaign. and with any luck at
all he Stards reasonably certain of
Improving that position. He comes to
a team which in the mind of every
well-pOsIed baseball man. IS possessed
of wonderful strength team which
made such sorry showing in 1911
only because of poor management and
an overwhelming amount of tough
luck IN the lire of sickness and IN
Juries- But these things are only a
few of the trivial assets in WolVer-
toms favor.
Wolverton who has been tremend-
Gus success as q minor league man
ager- steps up 1C fast company to
match his wits against four new man
ayers among the seven opposing clubs.
OF the three old mana gers left from
last season only two are at all for
midable. These are Connie Mack pilot
of the worlds champion Athletics. and
Hughie Jennings of the Tigers. Rhody
Wallace and his ln-fated Browns do
not court. OF the four rivals VINO
assume management this year only one
has had any experience. Clark Griffith
will lead the Washington crew He
hasn't mucn of a team to begin with
and he IS the original sen of i'll fortune
Jake Stahl of Boston, Harry Davis of
Cleveland and Jimmy Callahan of Chi
cagO are all green and untried men.
Four of Them Green.
callahan managed semi profess
sionaI team in Chicago for several
Years, bat that is the extent of his
experience. Semi professional ball is
far different from the major league
brand. Stah had some slight expert
ence as a skipper. In 1905 he took
the Senators off to the lead for four
or five weeks. only to OVerreaCh and
tumble - She bottom of the heap.
Harry Davis has been field CAPTAIN of
he Athletics for several years, dur
ing which time he managed the regu-
lars during the exhibition spring games.
At best he has been but a lieutenant
# the crafty Connie Mack. What he
AN do without Mack'S guidance re-
mains to be proved.
over ali these newly acquired rivals
WOlverton has the distinct advantage
of actual experience over Griff he has
the advantage of a much better-bal-
anced club. at least, and Wolverton
has been much more successful in the
minors than has Griffith in the ma
jurs- Experience is just about three
quarters of the secret of success Stalll.
Callahan ard Davis all lack it. For
that reason Wolverton holds the whip |
hand to gin
Callahan and Davis may develop in |
to a Fielder Jones or a Connie Mack |
But they are not likely to do it the |
first year cut. Stahl may prove n |
Jennings in the Hub. but with Nc
AIeer holding the purse strings the |
born leader is not likely to set the col |
lega town on fire in his first time at 1
hat Chicago. Cleveland and Boston 1
beat out the Highlanders last season. |
but the four teams were punched 50 /
lose that there was really little dis /
tinction as to merit If 1t SINNERS /
down to like editions next year VOL |
vertOn's experience should decide the |
Issue in his favor