Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02
Winner Seldom Makes Mistakes

conclusion as | did after short trial,
and now Green is but Il memory as q big
Lacquer.
Winner Seldom Makes Mistakes.
''It's the same old story" sighed Frank,
| 1.-THE manager OF a winner can do no
| wrong, the manager of & loser can do no
right. Just to prove my contention will
tell you Of happening that took place
when l. was managing the Chicago Cubs
and winning pennants. instead OF fighting
for the cellar honors. Big Ed Reulbach
vas III I. pitching slump. 1t seemed i'm
possibie for him to win game. If he
! held a team TO Il low score we generally
drew Il row OF blanks for our portion. If
We Went. out and piled up q bunch of
runs iSeulbach was sure to prove the
softest proposition imaginable for the OPP
! position.
/ Il had made up my mind that Reulbach
was u no Use TO the Chicago club, that
his pitching days We're over as a member
/ Of the Cubs. ] began to decker with the
other National League clubs in hopes
Of pulling off trade that might help us
] III our fight for the pennant Evidently
the fact that desired to dispose of Reul-
5! bach made ;Ill the other clubs positive
that something was seriously wrong with
the big fellow. couldn't make any of
them believe that Reulhach still had
/ world OF stun. Dut Simply was unable
/ to win for the Cubs.
! ut certainly looked like the minors
/ for Reulbach. when jam in my pitching
/ staff forced ME TO call on him. He pitch
/ ed Il beautiful game. and was returned
| victorious The victory put all kinds of
confidence in him. and I thought he might
strike his stride again What Reulbach
did is now matter OF history. He went
out and won fourteen straight games.
! pitching most remarkable base ball. and
was q big factor in winning pennants for
/ the Cubs
Perhaps the strangest part Of Reul-
bach's feat is that I was given much of
the credit for the performance. Instead
i of being roasted for having. tried to dis
/ pose of Reulbach, l was praised for the
! strategy I had used to get the big fellow
/ back In line. 1t was freely stated and
generally believed that I never had any
| intention of letting him go. According to
the stories OF the affair, I simply started
reports of trade or sale in order to
arouse Reulbacb from his attitude of In
/ difference I was credited with having
brought about the sudden reversal of
! form by q clever bit of maneuvering. In
truth. however. 1 had done my best to
dispose of the pitcher to advantage.
Schang Is Not Mere Flash.
Getting back to Schang. who recently
| caused so much gloom in New York. The
youngster is q really great performer,
no mere flash In the pan. Early In the
spring while sitting on the Athletic bench,
waiting for the starting bell to ring,
noticed Bender pitching to young fell
low i'll the warEling-up practice. 1t was
| the first time had bumped into the Ath-
! letics, and naturally l didn't know any
| of the new PLAYERS
Who is the young fellow catching
I Bender? l asked Mack
'Schang, replied Connie; he is the
| fellow / got in the draft outlucking tnir-
teen other clubs who had put in bid for
him. He's going to be great catcher
Do You intend working him regular
Typ I asked.
| Don't believe I'll use him any to
speak of all year. answered Connie. He
Is mere kid. has only been catching a
couple OF years. and has lots to learn A
year on the bench Will do him world of
! good and tit him for the regular grind. .
! Youngster Started at Shortstop.
7 am convinced that such was Manager
! Macks intention at the time reversal
!, of form by Ben Egan. an Injury to Ira
| Thomas and all the catching fell on Jack
Lapp. series of double headers gave
Schang his first real trial. Ii was against
the Washington club. After that game
Manager Mack decided Sch:sng needed no
further seasoning; that he was one OF
the regulars Stockily built fleet Of foot
hard hitter, finished receiver and the
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