Evening journal., 1912-09-18
AMERICAN LEAGUE
MANAGERS SECURE
Indications That All Will be
Retained in l9l3---Stahl'S
Great Heritage

From present indications practic-
ally every manager in~the American
baseball league at this time will re-
tain his post in 1913. This outlook
Is in strong contrast to the 1911 sea-
son which was one Of managerial un-
rest.
Every manager in the American cir
cult who started to pilot a club in
1911 was officially beheaded last sea-
son except Connie Mack and Hugh
Jennings, both of whom are said to
own shares of stock in their re-
spective teams. Callahan superseded
Duffy at the helm Of the White Sox.
WolVerton took Hal Chase's post at
the head of the New York club.
Harry Davis assumed the reins of the
Cleveland Maps. Clark Griffith bought
into the Washington club and took a
seat in the managerial chair that
proved hoodoo to so many predeces-
sors. Jake Stahl succeeded Patsy
Donovan, falling heir to the best base
ball heritage of the season. George
Stovall had to wait for the st. Louis
fans to raise a concerted yell. when
Bobby Wallace once more proved that
he was unequal to the occasion of
making a pennant winner out of the
cellar team he had led to so many
defeats.
These wholesale changes brought
to the front many promising baseball
leaders. Only two of these have
made good with their home fans to
the extent of satisfying their pennant
cravings.
Several leaders chosen at the be-
ginning of this baseball year signed
two and three years contracts. In
spite OF This, sentiment among the
rams themselves is favorable to the
present managers, and there may he
a complete set of eight holdovers In
as many major league cities in 1913
At the beginning OF the season
Manager Callahan led his players uT
TO the top Of the pennant mountain
and showed them the promised LAND
Of big cut in the worlds series kale
Pitchers were lacking and such &
dearth Of hurlers as Callahan expert
enced will stop any team in these day:
of advanced batting Walsh alone re
mained Of the veterans on whom
Callahan could rely. He has been tn,
big factor in keeping the White So,
a first division club.
New York fans have stuck to Harr,
| Wolverton, in spite of the worst as
sortment of reverses suffered by
manager this season. Wolverton hal
borne up surprisingly well under tn,
| disappointments. too The fans ar,
not roasting him, although his team
is disputing with st. Louis for tn,
cellar title.
George stovall will succeed him
self as leader Of the Browns. Abou
all the Browns needed to become
prosperous is to start to win games
instead Of losing them, They havl
been on the little end OF so man.
/ scores that they are rated as Jokes
In Stovall. Hedges appears to hav
found leader capable Of draggin,
the trailers to the front Many base
ball men who know Stovall predic
the Browns will be a first division
club next season.
It goes without saving that Grif
fifth and StahI will remain leaders o
the Washington and Boston clubs
respectively Stahl has dreams o
leading a world champion team. an,
they are not idle ones, either, Grif
nth will try to built up a pennan
winning team instead OF a mere con
tender I'm 1913
Joe Birmingham who has succeeds
Harry Davis as leader OF the Cleve
land Maps, strengthened his hold OF
the job when be wound up the serie
withlthe White SoX and left Chicag
with three out OF four games played