Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-31
HERZOG HAS FILED A CLAIM
Wants Pay for Time He Was Away
from the Team.
ARE AFTER THE FORWARD PASS
Daty Nay Not Coach Vale This Year
Robbie Has Been signed by
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PITCHERS.

Httcherns A.,
Herzog has filed claim with the Ma
tional commission against the Boston Ma
tionals Tor 500 lie claims that he was
suspended last season without cause and
he wants his salary for the time he was
enjoying life at hts home near Baltimore.
'The clubs defence was furnished by
Fred lake who was manager Of the club.
Lake says:
"Heizog came into the dressing room
just before the team was about 70 start in
a double header on the home ground, and
IN the presence OF John Dovey and myJelf
he remarked 1 am done playing ball and
taking off his uniform, he threw II on
chair and left for home that night.
II promptly requested President Doky
20 suspend the player, which he did. Later
he was reinstated and continued to ask
for what he claimed as back salary; but
would not agree to give him money that
he never earned
Herzog Is disposed 20 he a little peevish
and petulant now and then. When he IS
not in that condition he is very amiaTe
young man John j. McGraw discovered
that Iferzog had much Of the disposition
Of spoiled child He learned 1t early, and
when Herzog assummed to be bigger than
the New York Base Ball club he found his
mastert
Also II was foolish OF him, for the har-
monlous relations with which he began his
career were quickly dissipated.
No ball player must entertain the notion
that he is bigger than the club. At least IL
he insists on entertaining such a notion, he
Is likelSato be run over by the steam roller,
Discipline is as necessary in a profess
player who thinks that he can be a law
unto himself will draw a blank sooner or
later The man who tries. both on the
field and off. TO abide by the conditions
which are laid down for club etiquette In
the long run will get more money than the
other fellow.
After the Forward Pass.
II the forward pass gets through safely
at the next meeting OF the Football Rules
committee II will be due TO the fact that
the rule makers have decided that 1t Will
he best 60 leave well enough alone for one
more season In the football world.
Not that the forward pass is included
among the well enough provisions but II
seems foolish to upset the rules after they
have been tried but single season, and
those who believe in the forward pass is
not strict football may be better able TO
get 1t out OF the way In 1912 than in 1911.
II is out Of the question to induce all foot
ban enthusiasts TO believe that the forward
pass is Legitimate creation Of the game.
It had It's admirers in the west, where
football sentiment Is powerfully planted,
but knowledge of football fundamentals is
much less than It Is in the east.
a., DAILY MOI to COnch Yale, .r
Fred DAILY. who WAS captain Of the Yale
eleven M 1etos VIII not coach the team OF
1911. Such is the story from New Haven.
II isn'bs BIT surprising, There seemed to
be such hitch in the coaching problem
at Yale all Of last fall that IL was not as
sumed possible that DAILY would be called
out to teach the team of 1911
Not every captain can be a successful
coach and not every captain is the best
foot ball player OF an eleven. nor is he the
best man qualified to teach foot ball to
others.
The theorists may rebel at the specIaliza-
ton Of coaching, as they will but the fact
remains that there are some men in this
world who can impart a good knowledge
OF athletics to others and others who can
not develop nor successfully teach any
team 81 athletes. for the very good reason
that their mental status is not built that
way.
There is exactly as much knack in teach
ing athletics as there Is in teaching Greek
and Latin, and yet there are some very
"bumptious" professors especially in the
west. who fume and buster whenever the
subject of a professional coach is men
toned.
Wonder II they never have figured on,
that they are as much professionals In
Latin. calculus and first aid to agriculture
as the other fellows who know a lot about
foot ball and base BAH and know how tc
tell II.
Robbie" Goes.
Even money was quoted that Robbie
would go south with the Giants. Robbie
is Wilbert j. Robinson, formerly catcher
FOR the Bsltimores. champions of the Ma.
tlonal league and one OF those useful citt
Gems who can bring out the good points
OF pitcher when the latter is young and
promising.
'Ilohuie has signed for the season Thl,
dime he will make the ocean voyage C
New Orleans Baltimore newspaper, III,
Sua says that Robbie" is popular with
New York fans, and newspapers,
True, Plunge on Il to the limit. straight
place and show, down the side and out IN,
front door to the piazza, and there won
be the slightest chance TO make a mistake
John J, McGraw, with, his usual good dis
oernment picked out the right man for
position which has proved TO be OF NOR
advantage than ever was expected whel