Evening star., 1912-11-06
AL MANAGERS ARE
SURE OF THEIR JOBS
Team | eaders to Be the Same
as During the Last
Campaign.
MANY CHANGES TO
BE MADE IN NATIONAL
Huqqins Follows in Wake of
Others and Will Manage
From Bench.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

So far as known there will not be a
single change made in the management
of the American League teams for next
season. Every one of the leaders of
the teams in Ban Johnsons league
seems assured of his job, though VOL
verton, who had but a one-year con-
tract with New York, still has to sign
for the next campaign.
Quite a different state of affairs ex-
lists in the National League, however.
Three changes have already been made
since the season closed and others are
to follow. Stallings took Kings place
in Boston, while Evers has succeeded
Chance at Chicago, and only few days
ago Miller Huggins was installed over
the Browns in place of Roger Bresna- :
han. Cincinnati is still without a
leader. and it is by no means certain
that Bill Dahlen will succeed hlmsel1
to be the only certainties in the OLD
league This wholesale changing OF
managers is the direct result OF the
poor showing that the old league teams
have made in their post-seasoh ciasriea
with the American League teams. The
old league club owners are no DOUBT
chagrined at the failure of their teams
TO win a majority OF these sefles ana
naturally the blame is placed on the
men in charge Of the teams.
from some other bah players. who are
given a chance to manage team hug
gins. who a few days ago was placeu
in charge of the Cardinals, announces
that he will probably manage the team
nable ball player and it would seem that
he is weakening his team by keeping
himself out Of the game. But Tor some
reason or other 1t appears to be the am
hilton of most players intrusted with the
management of team to sit on the
bench when in many instances. their
presence on the field is sadly required
Rail players who cannot report to the
c,mh on time to start in with their team
mates for spring training usually make a
failure of it. 1t was so with Jack knfght
last spring and there are numerous otnef
instances where player has 1alied SIM
nly because he did not take advantage
~ the opportunity to get himself fit for
q seasons work. knights failure to re-
port for training cost nm dearly lie
was under a contract which called for
something like $4,000, but because OF lack
OF condition. was not retained and then
had to accept two-thousand-dollar cut
when he went to Jersey City. Incident
allv his lack of condition made him have
a poor season and IT is not at all unlikely
that he killed all chcanceS or ever return
ing to fast company.
Adrian Anson, in his day one of the
greatest players believes that the game
has deteriorated because, as he claims. 9
smaller lot Of men now play base bal
compared with the giants who Were
prominent in his day.
This is what Anson has to say on the
subject:
NO; in my opinion the game has gone
back. l know of one thing sure, an6
that is, the players have deteriorated in
size Giants used to play the game ir
those days, believe me. l am a very
good sample of one" said Anson, with a
smile.
"Then I take credit for producing Billy
Sunday, who is some evangelist. Three
Of the managers who played under me
were Griffith. Duffy and Callahan. If
were to ask you to pick out the foul
greatest players in the game today you
very likely would select Ty Cobb as your
first choice. Two OF the other three WOULD
be Wagner and Lajoie. Hold on a min
ute son! These latter two belong to the
old school. They were playing ball wher
/ was, and they can be classed as old
timers. and their equals We're many il
the salad times. 1 batted over $50 fol
twenty years. Do you see me riding
around in an auto for being the best bat
ter? Nix. On these grounds, right here
in Cincinnati. l once threw the ball IL
yards and four inches. Some whip, my
lboy, some whip.'