El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-30

few believed that he had any chance
for reinStatem Yet that IS Wnal
occurred and Jeems played great pan
all last year in the Quilted Hugn
Duffv's managing Of the team did not
suit owner COmiskey, and Callahan an
nounced himself q 8 a candidate Tor the
job. along with third baseman marry
Lord. Callahan was awarded the POSI-
ton and ne now has his second chance
to make good as big league manager
Garland. His Name Is.
Jake SJahL who VIII guard the des-
TIMES or the Boston Americans during
the 1872 pennant fight, had ms man n
-agerial experience at w Washington. IN
1905 and 1906 Stahl. whose real flrst
name is Garland, succeeded Tom Lotus
in the leadership or the senators
Lotus had been disappointment dur
ing the three preceding years, and u
was hoped that Stahl would prove the
Noses who would lead the capital city
team out OF the second division Wiz
derness- Stahl tried valiantly and met
with some measure Of success, but ne
was unable TO satisfy the management
and Joe CantllOn superseded him. Ilie
failure OF CantillOn and McAleer. who
followed him, are now history 1t seems
that Washington has been doomed to
cellar or near-cellar hOnOrs from the
beginning OF time, and Stahl did no
worse than his predecessors. 50 II IS
not fair TO figure on the basis OF his
experience there that he viii fail to
make good in Boston Stahl has al
ways been a good first baseman. and
although he is now rapidly nearing the
"hasbeen" age he is believed TO nave
good baseball still left IN him.
Harry Davis viii take charge Of the
Cleveland Americans fresh from mis- les
sons under Connie Mack. than whom
no greater baseball leader ever lived
Davis. during his service SIS field cap
tain of the Athletics proved himself
a capable lieutenant TO the elongated
McGiuicuddy. He undoubtedly viii in
-.aar
Cleveland in place of StOVau methods
used with such success last year.
Whether he can do more with the Maps
than did Armour. LajOie. Mcclure and
Stovan before him, is question. StO-
vail is generally credited with having
done marvels with the team after Ne
Cures disguised resignation last sea
son. and he thereby became the man Of
the hour in Cleveland Davis viii have
TO prove q bowling success at CleTe-
land, or there VIII be great clamOr
for the return OF StOvall. who was dis
posed OF TO the ST. Louis Browns
Harry WOlvert0n has his work cut
out for him with the New York
Yankees He has an aggregation OF
stellar ball tOssers, but so did Griffith
Elberfeld. Stallings and Chase in pre-
Flous years, and never has New York
had an American league pennauE
Wolverton knows the game from the
inside out and last year received Valu-
able experience as a minor league man
ager IN the far west In his DAYS as
player he was a star Of the first water
IN 1893. when, with the Philadelphia
Nationals. he led all third basemen.
with a percentage Of -941- His players
have a wholesome respect for him as
well as a great personal liking. and he
may succeed where others failed
star Inside Player.
Johnny king carries with him the
reputation Of being the greatest Gin
side player OF any catcher that has
been in the game In recent years His
work with the Chicago Cubs during the
years he was there held an important
part in the winning Of pennants By
Frank Chances team. Many consider
him the greatest catcher that ever
lived His release to Boston last year.
after just having been reinStated to
good standing, following his holding
out OF several years. came as a surprise
to everyone King soon demonstrated
in Boston that he is almost if not quite
the same marvellous artist as Of yOre.
and his great work toward the close OF
the season has been recognized in his
promotion to the managership. succeed
ing Fred Tenney- King has a few
stars and many poor players in the
roster OF his club. In event that he
can mold q winning combination and
give Boston q respectable position in
the National league race this year. all
the credit must be given to king.
Hank O'Day, one Of the most quaint