Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-16
BY J. ED GRILLo,

Special Dispatch TO The Star
PHILADELPHIA, October 16. - The
gathering of base ball men because Of the
playing of the worlds series has made
it possible for the officials of the Wash
ington club to do some missionary work
toward securing a successor to jim Nc
Aleer.
While the situation has in no way been
cleared. and absolutely nothing definite
has been done in the matter of selecting
a manager for the Nationals, it can be
said with authority that before any one
else is considered the movement to Sc
cure Hugh Jennings as a stockholder and
manager will have to fall through.
While it has been conceded that the
chances to secure Jennings have always
been remote, the officials of the club have
not given up all hope, and not until
they have convinced themselves that
Jennings is out of the question will they
cast their lines in other directions.
1t is not divulging a secret to say that
there have been several conferences with
reference to the advisability of having
Jennings leave the Detroit team and be-
come part owner and manager of the
Nationals.
1t is true, too, that such a move is
favored by more than one club owner in
the league, because it seems to be gen.
orally recognized that to have Jennings
at the head of the Washington team
would mean much to the league as 1t
would do much to boom the game in
Washington and make the team a draw
ing card on the road OF course, much
will have to be done before the club will
have the privilege of opening negotiations
with Jennings, but suffice it to say that
there is still good chance of his becorn-
ing the successor of Jim McAleer
Should the efforts to secure Jennings
fail, there is list of no less than ten
names from which selection can be
made, and from present indications it
would seem that Billy Murray, for several
years the manager of the Philadelphia
National League team, and at present the
scout of the Pit tsburgh club, would re-
ceive first consideration. 1t is, however.
not known that Murray would accept the
position. He has not been made any
proposition any more than has any one
else, because Of the hope that something
may be done to bring Jennings to WASH
ington.
There is as much difference between the
system of conducting a ball team en-
ployed by Connie Mack and John Nc
Graw as there is between day and night.
Mack is apparently only silent witness
from the bench of what is going on on
the ball field. He makes few, if any, sug-
gestions during ball game, but does a
lot Of observing, and whatever he has to
correct or improve upon he leaves for
some other time and p ace.
With McGraw it is different. Whenever
there is a tight situation in a game Nc
Graw leaves his position in the coacher's
box at third base, halls the batsn1an who
is preparing to face the pitcher, and In
Structs him as to what will be expected
of him. Under McGraw the ball players
follow his instructions. There are but
few of them who are allowed to think for
themselves. In the worlds series games
McGraw has caused several delays In
order to consult with his players. This
may or may not be for effect, for the lit
tie manager Of the Giants is always given
credit for pulling a lot of strategic stuff.
The absurdity of predicting that the
Athletics would drive the delivery of
Mathewson TO all corners Of the field
star twirier scored a victory over Bender.
Those who labored under the impression
that Matty would be an easy mark for
the American League champions were
expressing a wish. not prediction
There never was any reason for con-
sidering Mathewson anything but q
great pitcher 1t is true that he had the
best OF the breaks in his struggle with
Bender, but for all that he gave mas
terly exhibition. There could not pos
sibly be SO great difference in the hit
ting ability of the Athletics compared to
the teams of the National League that
Mathewson would look like star against
the latter and prove a dub against the
former. There does not exist that SORT
of a difference in any class OF base ball.
Mathewson has Won one game and he
NAV win another. There are many pitch
ers who have just as much speed, just as
good a curve and all the other deliveries