Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-01
INDIVIDUAL COACHING BEST.
Biz League Managers Think 1t 5rinsa
 Good Results,

Practically every baseball manager in the business today has come to the conclusion that the individual coach ing system is by far the best way tS set the desired results This applies particularly to the case Of youngsters txsing 10 make good in major leagues Connie Mack, though himself general ly conceded to be able to coach either green or Sezni-seasoned men for any position on the field. hss some VeteT- ans on the club upon whom he depends for the full development of the Yani- gSnS- Harry Davis is an invaluable man for this character of work. He knows the inheld game from alpha to omega with a return ticket He can take a man who wants to learn and is willing to learn the inheld and make the best of him, says an exchange. Of course, if the native ability isn't there Davis would be as far from bringing about the hoped for results as anyone else On the other hand. there are a lot of managers now who cannot take q man who has the natural stuff in him and bring it out in the major lezgue way
 In the same way Danny Murphy is paying particular attention to the men who are trying for outfield positions with Mack To be sure. recent reports from the team are to the effect that Murphy is in general charge At the same time he is leaving Davis work fer him and he fig letting Ira Thomas the veteran catcher, work with the young pitchers who are trying to get the stun on their twirling- Thomas is a master at this end of the game, as wel aE lord of the situation when he ig working behind the bat fn a game
 Just as Connie Mack is showing what he thinks of individual coaching by his actions, Hughey Jennings Is following suit tC a lesser extent, Ten- ningR. however Is firm believer in the system of individual coaching. He thinks that there ought to be on every -en organized baseball club a veteran catcher pitcher 1nheldeF and otltield- CT. Jimmy Barrett, who is with Jen- ntngS on the training trip, is strong for the four man system. Here is the way Barrett is quoted on this sub iect: -An the big football elevens have shouldn't ball clubs de the same thing2 The big leaguers put the o. K on the scheme to g certain extent when they engage pitchers and catch CTS. But why stop there? Why not rGzke it comp5ete2 Any bali club tutors SoE the &Edeld and ouffieId posi- tons. A recruit, if he had big league possibilities could learn more during the training season than during the entire regular season, and if he did u0f hRFs the ability it would save the .skszo a lot of money to fRd it out be- Bore the season opened. The pEoPDst- 6On couldn't lose any way you look ct It"
 What Barrett says, what Jennings thinks and what Connie Mack is doing in tElnEng Is unQueStkonably the right thing HcEepex, in iass oPerirg se1l- eEDne BaTe<t ts a tri4e misleading Ha E&Ares that aH the best football 1enAs h2rS coaches for every position on the team Just as baseball mana ge-x are realizing the importance Of kr6fvidrR1 coaching. the football eK- per<s are SeEinning to realize that this ts not the best method for football The rcaSon why individual coaching is good for baseball and not for football fs found in the difference between the fzndanentzlR of the two games