The evening world., 1912-12-27
Four National League Clubs to
Have Different Pilots, While
American League viii Practi.
oaIly Have Three New Lead;
ers, Although StovaII Of
Browns and Birmingham Of
Maps Have Had Some Previ.
Gus Experience In Their Jobs.
OF 1913 New Year gifts four Ma.
tional League Clubs Will give

tional League Clubs Will give
the baseball public new mana.
gers, while only one club in the
American Leag,A will make similar
offering--aluhough there are two
other clubs that will make nearly
new managerial gifts.
The Boston. Cincinnati. Chicago
and st. Louis clubs are the National
League clubs that will be piloted by
new managers. while only New York
In the American League will be man
aged by men who didn't have control
Of their respective teams at the open.
Ing OF the season Of 1912. but when
the curtain dropped at the close OF
the campaign they were on the Job.
Harry Davis. tho former frst baseman
OF the Athletics, made a failure OF his
| attempt at handling the Maps. 1t was
q big disappointment. too. to his army
| Of admirers the country over. that he
didn't fare better. as they thought sure
that after his long experience under the
tutorship Of Connie Mack that he knew
how to manage q team.
| When Davis .ell down, Joe Birming-
ham. the outfelder. was rushed In to Ill
the breach. and he did % we'll that the
entire Cleveland press demanded that he
Be given . chance to see what he could
do at the outset OF next season.
BIRMINGHAM CONFIDENT he
WILL MAKE GOOD.
Birmingham has all the confidence In
tho world that he will make good. LAIR,
LaJoie. the famous second base man
who seems as good as ever. 10 amonE
those who have been managers OF tn,
Maps. and he has promised Birmingham
that he win work of his finger ends t,
help him to turn out a winner.
George Stovall will be seen at tn,
head OF the st. Louis club. He had som,
experience as a manager at Cleveland
In fact the fans In that city We're yer,
anxious TO see him made manager o
the team instead OF Davis. but as tn,
latter had already been appointed 70
, 1912 before stovall took charge It wa
found necessary to let him out.
When Rhody Wallace made II plat
that he would never do as a manager
which was about the middle OF las
season. the club owner looked aroun
to see what he could do about findin
his successor. His eyes finally reste
on Stovall and he asked him IL h
. would assume the responsibilities c
management, which he did.
Stovalis success with the Brown
/. was every whit as good as that
: Birmingham IN Cleveland. and IN
/. prospects are bright for these tw
a practically new managers to make
: hit IN their respective cities.
:. CUBS WILL EXPERIMENT WIT
EvERS.
II has been q long time since Il
famous first division trio OF the N
tional League-the Giants. Pirates al
= Cubs-have experimental. but tn
n coming season one of the number--Ci
u cago-wili give Second Baseman Eve
a chance to see what he can do as
& pilot Johnny 10 Just bubbling ov
h with enthusiasm, ind he u connde
a that he will give McGraw. Clarh
T. Chance and others cards and spades
" q leader.
v For many years now the close Of o..
!, season has found all three-the Cut
9 Pirates and 0iants-ip the slsst divtGc
! 'bHk nApy ems prsdtet tAof . .heook
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