Evening journal., 1912-11-19
MANY SHIFTS OF
THE MANAGERS
Three National and Six Amer
leans MOnOpOIized Pennant
HOnOrS in Eleven Years

Ncvcr in The history Of the National
s American Leagues have there
tt, Sc many changes in managers
a as the present Season VIII pro-
Tie National leads in this re-
u The men sure of their last
rs Jobs are John McGraw, William
ahicn. Charles Doom and Fred
astc. Frank Chance OF the Cubs will
supereeded Dy Johnny Eyers' Roe-
eli Breshnahan Of the Cardinals by
aiiller Huggins, Johnny King Of the
Braves by George stallings and Hank
ODay of the Reds by somebody not
yet decided on.
In the American League Harry
Wolverton of the Highlanders has
been canned. His successor may not
be named until 1t is time for the team
10 take psprin gtraining. whether
Joe Birmingham Of the Cleveland Maps
and George Stovall of the st. Louis
Browns will hold their jobs next sea
son is problematical.
During the last eleven years there
nave nttN rlA fAAl'AA AAtAn At'ArA' AhhA
ayers who have been able 10 come
through and land pennants. Twen-
tv-siX of the thirty-two members who
have tried TO win the American
League pennant have failed absolute
~ Two OF the five winners, Griffith
and Jennings won the. pennant in Their
first seasons, and three of the five
Mack Jennings and Collins of Boston,
have repeated once or more. Griffith
had the chance 10 come back there
while fielder Jones with the same
team, was virtually a repeater In
1905. That was the year In which the
last game of the season, between De-
troit and Chicago. made its winner
the champion. Jones had won In 1906
and Jennings in 1907 So no mattar
which way the victory went, a pen-
nant winner would repeat, and the de-
feat would emphasize what has been
said about fortunes favors.
Last season y. Garland Stahl, with
the Boston Red SoX completed the six
lucky pennant winners in the Ban
johnson organization.
Three managers In the National
League have captured all the PEN
nants during the last twelve years
since the expansion of the American
League Fred Clarke, with Pitts
hnrgh. won In 1901. 1902 and 1903;
John McGraw, withthe Giants, in 1904
and 1905; Frank Chance. with the
Cubs. Ina 1906. 1907 and 1908; Fred
Clarks. with the Cubs. i'm 1910 and
McGraw. with the Giants, in 1911 and
1912
To local followers of the game, par
ticularly the American League sup
porters, the question of who will man
ogc the Highlanders is OF course the
-aost important Next 10 that the
most interest rs taken In the change
HE Chicago Cubs. In the metro
tam district It is generally thought
there is no hrainier, quicker
rlcr resourcesful man In baseball
Johnny Evers. II is the concon-
opinion that the little Trojan will
GOOD,
rank Chance. the deposed man
p predicts disaster for the Cubs
his way To his home I'm Californi5
ince found time enough 10 say:
re Chicago team next season will
a second division team and every
ody knows H. Murphy alone is re-
sponsible He refused to give me
money with which 90 get new players.
and he is now face TO face with the
condition that I predicted"
The appointment-of Higgins to sue
coed Breshnahan Jas manager of the
Cardinals was not surprising to the
followers of the game. IL was gener-
ally understood. when the tinware was
attached 10 Roger. that "Multum in
Parvo' Higgins would follow the
Duke as holder of the reins in the
Mound City. What Huggins will do
with the material left him, hampered
as he will be by the interference of
Mrs. Helen Hathaway BrittOn, owner
Of the club. remains to be seen. No
one disputes the little fellows know
ledge Of baseball. Even when ST.
Louis was going wild over Breshna-
han IN 1911, for his success with thc
Cardinals. fans In this vicinity were
of the opinion that the clubs show
Ing was due In a large measure Il
the way Higgins ran the infeld. One
big item that must not be overlooked
IS the loss OF Breshnahan's personal
ify and fighting spirit items tha
counted for lot with the Suffragists
George StallinEs. who will succee,
John King manager OF the BostoI
Braves. Is said to have signed three
year contract There are many fam
Who are Of the opinion that Sailing
Is a hrst class manager and that h
viii pull the Braves out OF the mire
President James =. Gaffney of tn
Braves has announced that he will no
bother his head with baseball mex
year. Manager Stallings," says Can
ney, will have absolute authority Z
rrn the team as he sees fit, and
Will - up to him TO obtain results" /"
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