Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-19
WALLACE OUTLINES
PERSONAL POLICY
Browns New Manager Will Not
Ask St. Louis Fans to
Be Confident.
SEEMS TO LIKE
HIS NEW POSITION
Asks That Judgment Be Withheld
Until He Gets His
Team in Shape.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ST. LOUIS, January 10.-Manager Rhod-
erick Wallace of the st. Louis American
League base ball club arrived yesterday
from Pittsburg. where he has spent the
holidays with his parents. Mr.. Wallace
was to be seen and-mirabile dictu-
heard at Mr.. Hedges offices in the Times
building yesterday afternoon.
After getting off the usual greetings and
compliments about st. Louis ability as
base ball town, Wallace said:
'They say that did not show initiative
as player:
ITO that charge I make answer that
tried to do my duty as private soldier.
think that every one who knows of me
and my play in nay twelve years in the
ranks in ST Louis will admit this.
y submit that a good private should
make a good OFFICER. The first thing a
soldier must learn Is to obey. He can't
command till he has first learned to obey.
] have often obeyed where my own sense
told me that l was instructed to make the
wrong play. Not mine to ask the reason
why. 1t was my business to obey
not wait to be an Official leader: that he
leads instinctively, and leads most when
he is not paid or appointed to lead.
Twinges of Temperament.
ITO which say that each man has
his own temperament and his own way Of
doing things. When l was a private l
felt that 1t was my duty to obey and
not suggest or to lead or to. command.
I think I can say that l have given
every manager served under everything
tina was In me- I refer any one to Pat
Tebeau. Pat Donovan, Jim McAleer,
John McGraw and Jack O'Connor for
confirmation Of this statement. | worked
for all these managers, and l am sure
that they will say that I gave them all
that had In me.
II have been in st. Louis for thirteen
seasons. ! am sure that not man in
the city will say a bad word about me.
II have always found this q good place
to play, and l have never sought or So
licited a change, though at one time
could have made more money In Pitts
burg, where my parents live. l have
proved my regard for st. Louis.
II am aware that I have yet to show
my managerial capacity. must beg the
public to hold its Judgment and give me
q hearing before it condemns me. Let me
get some players and then I will be on
trial.
Peculiarities Of Base Ball.
"of course, base ball is such an edd
business that a manager cannot forn,u-
late plans and make them public in ad-
vance Of their completion. / might say
that wanted to sell or trade certain
player. II failed to dispose Of him, had
to keep him, what good Wouit he be to
me?
IT must beg the public to abide my acts
and let them speak for me. 1t WILL be
admitted that / should know. what the
Browns want and need better than man
who has not seen them play or been in
the CLUB
II know It is up to me. I must beg
time. The club was last in 1910, next to
last in 1909. You must not ask me to
work miracles over night.
Il will not boost a single player ! have
unless mean to keep him. l will not
boost for purposes of policy or for pur-
depreciate a players value by expressing
an opinion detrimental to his ability. II
/ speak well Of a poor player, whom I
do not mean to retain. just to boost him
in the eyes OF q possible purchaser, the
public will say that / am crazy and set
me down as fool. II l knock player
/ will be hurting myself and my club.
thing.
Il am not asking my friends in st.
Louis to honor an overdraft on their con-
hdence. All ! ask Is time to show them.
do not ask them to believe In me.
propose to make them believe in me. l
do not ask them to come to the games
On the promise Of what am going to do.
l mean to make 1t worth their while to
come