Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21
||NF|ELD COST MACK
JUST AN EVEN $lO.85
Tickets to Collins, Baker and Barry
Fetched Main Works of
Worlds Champions.
FOXY MANAGER HAS
A SPLENDID SYSTEM
Takes Youngsters, Labors Patiently
and Develops His Own
Base Ball Talent.

One infield, perfectly sound. good
as anybody's. bargain at $10s5"
When c. McGillicuddy quits base ball
he can open a clothing store, being 80
shrewd at making bargains. With his
long face and black raiment he might
even qualify as a successful boss
trader
The most wonderful performance In
base ball from an economic standpoint
was recruiting an inield that won the
Amer1ean League pennant and the
$lo.S5. That's what the Athletics inner
workmen cost
Ed Collins was in New York, Frank
Baker held out at Reading. Pa. Barry
road tickets. The pasteboards totaIed
s10.sb. That's what the infield cost.
because Harry Davis already was on
hand. Can you beat It?
McGraw Passed Up Collins.
Many of the wisest often 90 wrong
in building up ball club John Nc
Graw Of the Giants was one who could
not see Ed Collins until Mack put him
on second base and made of him one OF
the greatest ball players OF the gener-
ation Collins used to hang around the
Polo grounds begging McGraw to give
him chance. McGraw was not In,
clined to do so and Collins was so per
sistent In his requests that McGraw
came TO look upon him as a nuisance.
Today McGraw would give at Iesst
$4,000 to Connie Mack for Collins con-
tract.
There probably never will be anot,,er
manager who can do as Mack has done
In getting youngsters and then makinE
them work after he has them. It's =
well known saying among other mag
mates in the American League when
Mack asks waivers:
Well. II Connie can't get anything
out OF this man don't want him"
Also the same thing Is said when Mack
wishes to make a trade. The way his
look upon him was
Il don't see why they think am
trying to get the best Of them--I never
handed them anything" All Of this 10
true. Mack will tell you the defects Of
his players just as quickly as their
merits.
System, Also Common Sense.
There's a reason why Connie Mack
can "see' young athletes coming. Mack
has system combined with sense.
Every day during the series just COM
pleted with the Browns Mack solemnly
he would probably work
Leonard. Every day the st. Marys Coll
lege youth was trotted out to warm
up. At the last minute one of the vet.
eran pitchers went in
Tuesday, however. Mack felt he had
Leonard sufficiently primed, and the
juvenile performed. He is a long, slat-
ternly. awkward fellow. who OCCASION
ally stubbed his toe on the pitching
plate and almost fell down. At times
he was wild. but when the ball came
over the Browns were unable to hit it
very hard. SIS
Within two or three years Leonard
may develop into a star. Jack Coombs
wasn't much better than this fellow
when he came in. And il Leonard does
show half the base ball public Will
arise and say:
"Now. ain't that Connie Mack the
lucky guy-all the time going out Into
the colleges and finding a base ball
starr
AS a matter OF fact. II Leonard does
show 1T will be because Connie Mack.
by Infinite patience and an expenditure
OF wisdom accumulated In years OF
diamond service, schooled the raw re-
cruit through seasons OF hard work
until he was ready for the big show.
Instead Of buying half-baked minors
1t fabulous prices Mack prefers to do
his own developing. The system hs
uses is more thorough. and II L. more