Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-29
Bv W. j. McBeth.

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league clubs as now seem
sure to happen, shifts in the per-
sonnel of several teams will follow
in the natural course of events.
New managers, as a general
thing, desire to reconstruct their
own teams to conform to their in
diyidual ideas, and none of them
# they have any initiative or orig
irality-and they will not make a
success as leaders if they do not
have that desirable mental qualifi-
eation-but will strive to improve
on their predecessors.
Their employers, the club owners
viii surely look for improvement.
and some of them, with the char
acteristics of Charley Murphy, will
demand decided change for the
better If the owners did not ex-
pect such a transformation to their
betterment and advantage, the
chances are they would not have
decided on the important and Sc
rious shifts they have announced.
In fact, it appears to me as if
some of the owners have not con-
sidered seriously enough the i'm
portanCe of the great changes they
contemplate and by all reports have
finally decided on.
There are sixteen clubs in the
TWO big leagues and that necessi-
tates the engagement of as MANY
managers.
The really successful managers
can be numbered on the fingers of
ones hands. OF the National league.
McGraw, Clarke, Chance and Bres-
nahan are top-notchers. The Amer
lean league list of managers who
can be considered as strictly first
class are no more than four-Stahl.
Griffith, Mack and Jennings.
Cubs Defeat Boosts Callahan.
Jimmy Callahan, of the White
Sox since his team beat out the
Cubs this fall, has improved the
reputation he made for himself
during the season, and his single d.
years experience may enable him
to get in the front rank next year.
The grave situation that there
fore faces the clubs that are go
ing TO make changes Of managers
Is plainly evident Good managers
can not be picked off trees like
cherries. They have to be born
leaders Of men and with personal
characteristics that enable them to
stamp their personalities on their
teams, either in victory of defeat.
They must understand human
nature, and there is more diversity
Of nature and dispositions among
professional baseball players than
possibly can be found in the same
number Of men in any other walk
of life
successful manager of a base
ball club must be diplomatic. He
must know what players to smooth
down and salve and who to drive
to get the best work out of his
men. He must be level headed him
self in the face of obstacles such
as contests on the diamond always
produce and he must restrain the
too hot-headed players and prod
the laggards, but know exactly how
to 90 it.
He must know more baseball.
100, than any of his players or make
them think so anyhow. He must
above ALL be his players friend
and adviser. And to do all this
he must have his players thorough
confidence.
How many of the new managers
mat are to be appointed have all
these traits of versatility?
Has Johnny Evers?
He is the man upon whom all
chicago lovers of baseball have
their opinions set, and there are
about as many different opinions
about his capabilities, abilities and
characteristics as there are fans.
'ouHny EVerS is a most capable
oaIl player, He is wise and shreWd,
qulcN to see a point in the game,
rapid in mental action to take ad-
vantage Of any opportunity to gain
point and knows baseball thor
oughly.
EVers' temperament Not Best.
ne mas been very erratic in tenn
permanent Of late, or since he met