The Washington herald., 1912-05-12
CHICAGO WEAKER
THAN LAST YEAR
Continued from r.se One.

fore the runner returns to second Must
the runner return to second before hs
can advance to third2
Thanking you in advance for your
answer I remain. respectfully,
Answer-Yes.
Fred sherry. the former Washington
pitcher, and who recently twirled for the
Providence team OF the International
League, has been released by that team
to Allentown OF the Tri-stats League, on
an optional agreement He viii return
to Providence after Labor Day
Eddie Gagnier, the shortstop tried out
by Manager Grifith this spring, and who
was sent to indianapolis. although re-
placed by O'Leary in short, is stin IN
the game Manager Burke could not
see how It was possible to keep the for
mer Lincoln lad out OF the lineup on ac-
count of his hitting. He is now playing
center field The Indianapolis team Is
made up Of entirely major league cast
ofs, namely, Hunter, Williams, OLeary,
westerbin. Kaiser. Gagnier, Ingerton.
Link, and Mig Clarke.
1t is very doubtful whether or not Al
media. the Cuban ball player. viii re-
port to Birmingham As was stated in
these columns before he Is worth $4,000
in his own name, and. therefore, it Is
perhaps a certainty that he win leave the
game (as he expresses it) nat on its back
for awhile" The price Iaid to Cinctn-
natl for the Cuban star is said to be,
s. 0oo Almeida refused to report IN con-
dition this spring, hence the sala
Now that Roger Bresnahan has an
nounced that he win hereafter manage
his Cardinals from the bench, the nJrn-
Der Of playing managers in the National
League has been reduced to two-Charlie
Doom. of the PhilIles, and Johnny King,
OF the Boston Braves. Bresnahan is the
third National League leader 70 retire
from active service this season, the others
being Fred Clarke and Frank Chance.
At this rapid pace II will not be long
until the days Of the playing manager
will be past. In the American League
there still remains three pilots who work
daIIy IN the line-ups, they being Wal
lace, OF the St. Louis Browns; Stahl. OF
the Red Sox. and Callahan. Of the White
Sox. Davis and Wolverton have played
In several game this season. but they
are really bench managers.
Now the question arises: DO teens
make better progress with bench man
agerT' Connie Mack Of the Athleties
says yes.
He said: The reason that playing
manager is the right one to have Is BE-
cause during the game there are from
twelve to fifteen PLAYERS on the beach.
with a playing manager these men on
the bench will crack jokes with each
other and fool around instead OF watch
ing the game. With a bench manager
they win have to strictly attend to the
Of the game. and II anything
comes up that they do not understand
he is there 10 explain II to them"
fconnie's statement may be true. but
Callahan is surely making great head
way as a playing manager1.
In Guthrie. Okla. the attendance at
the games OF the Oklahoma state League
has not been what 1t should be and the
has taken unique steps to
Increase the same. They have hired
twenty instructors OF the game to be
present and instruct the people IN the
stands any play which they themselves
do not understand. This Is tbs first time
IN the history OF the game that such a
thing has been done, and II will no donbt
be watched With interest throughout the
whole country. wilzlAN PEHe