The Washington herald., 1912-10-20

baseball world. In one brief sea-
son Stahl has made good, and tha
world dearly loves . winner.
"A Dssn I.saAes.
Charlie Dryden. TIE Chicase hauaosist.
nick-named Jake the ..norn Lssdsr." "
That was some years sso. when the big
fellow was, with WesAingtcn. At that
time washinston truly was '-hrst IN
peace, frst In war. ana last in the Amer
ican league" stahl was placed In COO
troll on gamble He got OF to = Tying
start In the spring and for six weeks
threatened to make q runaway race Win
what every one constdered . habitusl
tailender. Washington was breesing out
In front much on its nerve. Ike Hank
O'Day5 and the Reds In the National
League slast spring. The team didn't
have the class to stick when its rivals
rounded into shape II settled back
again into the ruck and Stahl threw MP
the sponge In disgust Dryden dubbed
him the Born Leader rather In . spirit
Of raiilery. But whatever his former
she ri comings Stahl has this year tusti-
fied the hohcr Of such title seriousiy
applied. e.
Jake. Object sf Fifty.
When It was announced from Boston
last spring that Jake Stahl would man
age the Red Sox his friends Of the big
leagues prepared to lAy up flower con-
tributions. They considered him as good
as q dead one already. The wtseacres
Poor Jake" said they, he must be
foolish going with NcAleer. What chance
have the Red Sox now? McAleer VIII
be manager; he can never keep his hands
OF. Stahl will only be the goat when
the team is finally torn asunderi by fac
tional dissentions'i
II did look very much a. II Stahl was
up against t. No one credited jimmy
McAleer's announcement that he would
retire permanently from the pl1ying end
of the game. Here wAs . man who tof
years had directed the unhappy destinies
of second division ciubs-the st. Louis
Browns and Washington Nationals. From
both cities he had been forced by public
opposition practically. 1t was incredible
that he could smother that desire to
appear In the ltmelight than . brief man.
agerial experience usually engendera
McAleer has never once tried to inter-
fere with Stahl II he has at least he
has not gotten away with It And II he
has tried to he has taken care 10 show
no signs of It before the players- What
ever glory Ii attached TO the winning OF
the worlds title belongs to Stahl and to
the loyal fellows who fought for him
from the opening Of the campaign until
the nag was won.
To his men Jake Stahl attributes al his
success. ut was the loyalty OF the
boys" he said the last time he was In
New York. I'VE have hung togsther
from the start. ] do not believe you
can find another tesm where the club
spirit IL so strong. Every one puts the
teams interests before self. That's why
We won SO far this year. That's the
secret OF my success. The boys made
me and I'm thankful to them"
Req Sex IAsliseA Hin.
On the other hand the Boston players
idolize their manager. There 10 moth
ing we wouldn't do for lake" said LArry
Gardner before the opening game In New
fellow as well a. the best INST baseman
in either league. Mind what ! tell you.
That man knows baseball backwards.
The public In general does not realise
that he is q born leader. But he has
shown US more Of real baseball strategy
than We ever dreamed. I'm not saying
well beat ont the Athletics this year.
baseball history-but we'll get 'em next
year SURE and IL they trim us this sea-
son they'll know they were in the fight"
Personality Is one Of the chief attri.
butes OF managerial success. and this
stahi is blessed with beyond the ordi-
nary portion Without his peculiar per-
sonality John J. NcGrAw might have
lasted no time ~ = manager. OF course.
Mc0raw is . shrewd fellow, posssssed Of
wonderful baseball brains and The best
judge Of playing ability Ia the country
to-day. But his personality y hlU one
chief asset. NcGfaw commands the re.
spect Of every team member. Hts men
A. Cor III
can reprimand . player in the most |
scathing terms without leaving one
sting Of resentment. He's about the
cnly manager In tie business Who can
pun that kind Of trick.
Jake Stahl, IKE Hughie Jeuninss, eosg |
after bis plsysfs in another way. He !
works on their pride through his own
mu5e lie behind the n3ask Of geod nature |
or the players win take liberties. stahi |
commands thu admiration of his msn for |
many reasons. First he has been long |
time assoctatsd With major league ball. |
long enough 70 isarn IN every angle snA |
intricacy Then he y . rsttllng seoo1
player-not . Chase nor = Wagner NOR Q |
La5oie. but Q steady. cnscientious plug- l
ging sort Of . follow. And above al he |
. game to tho cora u
Ii GaAe 10 the cere.
Ihere never NeS any QoeodOn d htD Il
gameness. He proved his .nettle Ia the
old college days a. ens ee the sressest
football players the Uniyorsffy 'oe mn /
nois ever prodOced. He proved It mi
Washington and-in New York wffA The |
a. a;piayer In Boston in ~ ana ~, |,
and this year ~ manA1er of tho aalne 4
Hub club. 3 MN who can rtes TO he |,
oest bah Of his career. after Q y6kr'o h
!ayo6, and a. IL sesme time eafty s&he I
burdens Of ieaAstsliIp has NO yellou |;
streak I'M M maheup.
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