Evening journal., 1911-08-26
PLAYER MANAGERS
in MAJOR LEAGUE
Four Big Clubs Are Being
PIIOted by First BaSemen.
Put Up Game Fight
CLARKE HAS PROVEN
HIMSELF GREAT LEADER

What position on the diamond pro-
duces the most baseball managers? A
glance over the list of big league gem
erals shows that the shortstop and
first base positions furnish baseball
with majority of the national pas
times directors-in-chief. Another peep
reveals the fact that there is little 70
choose, so far as managerial ability
is concerned between the men that
have advanced from the playing
armament to the leadership stage.
OF the sixteen major league mana
gers four had gained renown as first
basemen, three had made their mark
as shortstops, three were formerly OF
are catchers, and one has graduated
from right field. two from centre field,
one left field, one third base, and one
pitcher. There is missing in the man
agerial list only a second baseman.
The first basemen who are now
managers are Frank Chance, Chicago
Nationals; Fred Tenney, Boston; Hal
Chase. New York Americans and
George Stovall. Cleveland. The short
stop delegation Hughey Jennings.
Detroit; Roderic Wallace, st. Louis
Americans. and William Dahlen,
made their marks as big league lead
ers are Connie Mack. Philadelphia
Americans; Charles Doom, Philadel-
phia Nationals, and Roger Bresnahan,
St Louis Nationals.
AS these three positions have given
baseball most of its managers, 1t
would not be amiss to enter into
discussion of the respective merits
of the men upon whom hinges the
success Of baseball.
Taking the first base division, Frank
Chance is the one who stands Out
most conspicuously. Husk has proved |
beyond peradventure that he is one of
the greatest managers that has ever
been associated with the game
Chance has performed the unpre-
cedented feat of plotting a team to
the National League championship
three years In succession. Ever since
Chance had handled the Cubs his team
has always been in the thick OF the
fray.
Possesses Acumen.
Hal Chase. manager Of the New
York American League aggregation,
follows Chance insofar as success Is
concerned Chase has had his gritty
team fighting It out with the leaders
an the time. despite repeated disrup-
ness. The Yankees have put up a
game fight. Chase in the time he
has been at the helm has shown him
self to- be possessed of much base
hall acumen.
George stovaIl and Fred Tenney
have vet to show. However, since
efovall was instructed with the man
aeement Of the Maps the team has
been playing good ball.
Tenney has been a rank failure and
his displacement is looked for next
season. II is not Freds fault that
the Rustlers do not win more games.
Tenney knows as much baseball as
any one in the game, but II is entirely
a different matter to inject that
knowledge into players who cannot
grasp It.
OF the shortstop graduates, two are
successes while the other brace have
vet to display anything worthy of
mention Hughey Jennings is we'll
known. The fiery manager OF the
Tigers has copied the American
League bunting three times, and his
team is in the struggle this year as
much as ever Hugh Duffy has made
an excellent showing with his bunch
of Chicago "comebacks." Bill Dab
len and Bobby Wallace have been sad
failures IN managing their teams.
The catching department has been
responsible for three of the baseball
geniuses Connie Mack. Charlie
Doom and Roger Bresnahan have all
made good Mack and Doom have
their Quaker collections we'll up In
both leagues. and bid fair to have
them around the topmost rung until
the end Of the season.
D. orTf hnt
been a revelation thus far this season.
Roger can boast Of only one or two
stars outside Of himself, yet he has
directed his team into the first d.
vision.
Patsy Donovan and Jimmy McAleer.
two Of the old school. both fielders in
their time, cannot strike Il right in
managing a team. Both are classed
among the wise heads of baseball yet
they cannot get the material 10 be a
contender. McAIeer has declared that
ne will resign after this season, al
though his contract has another year
70 run.
One Great Manager.
Fred Clarke. OF the Pittsburg Pr
rates. one Of the finest left ielders in
the game. has been a great manager
in the many years he has handled the
FltloDuik team. tidIke IS az present
whanging the ball far away over 300
and Is giving Hans Wagner a close
argument for the batting supremacy
Of the National League
Third base has offered but one
manager to baseball, and he is
acknowledged one Of the shrewdest
that ever directed a team. John Nc
Graw. manager OF the Giants. is the
one that has the honor of that posi-
ton. McGraw's baseball knowledge
has gone long way toward giving
New York successful teams.
Clark Griffith. of the Cincinnati
Reds. was once a pitcher. While with
the Yankees at the beginning of his
managerial career Grifhth had his
hirelings up in front. With Cincinnati
this year Griffith has been in the ruck
ell the time and promises TO remain
there