Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-04
few PLAYERS ARE
SUCCESSFUL AS .
MANAGERS

II baseball players would look over
the list of former ball tosSers VINO
have made a success OF managing
major league teams they might not De
so ambitious of taking positions as
team leaders.
The men who are successful year
after year can be counted upon the
fingers of one hand. T-iey are connie
Mack, John McGraw, Fred Clarke ana
Frank Chance. Others may be sue
cessful for time, but this quartet mas
gone along for years at the top OF
their profession, and in the case, ot
Chance there are many who p.neVe
that his is case where the team
-lade the manager. (.
There have been some bail players
Tho have graduated into major league
niagnates, but they are almost uh,
known to the National League, ana
the list is confined to Mack OF the
Athletics; McAleer, at Boston; Hrll-
fifth. at Washington, andf Comiskey, at
Chicago, Thus we find seven men,
not counting those that may own
few shares of stock in major league
club. who have made a big success OUT
~ baseball, and of these some nave
l,een In the game from twenty to thlr'
ty years. +.
Percentage Is Small. " :.
The percentage of former players is
therefore very small compared WITH
all those who have striven to make
good in the majors at something other
than the mere playing OF the game
The chances for success are unlimited,
but there are mighty few men VINO
have the ability to make good when
they are but in the position OF mana
gers. or else the competition is TOO
keen for them, or they are not given
TIE aid from their employers that they
should have.
Many players, though, shorten their
days on the diamond by their ambl-
ton to tackle the job of manager.
thus we find, according to reports,
that no less than four members OF the
Chicago Cubs aspired to succeed.
Frank Chance. These were Eyers,
who landed the job; Joe Tinker Whc
said he wouldn't play under Evers,
and cot the managerial berth at Cir
cinnati, and 0utfelders Sheckard ana
Leach. SAFER. a youngster with the
experience of only a couple OF sea.
sons. is also reported to have hoped
that the managerial lightning would
strike him. Leach's ambition is sew
eral wears old. or since the time when
Garry Hermann tried to land him Tor
the Reds, -
Orioles Are Winners.
Only one team in the history OF the
snort eyer turned out a bunch OF sue
eessful managers. This was the old
baltimore club. OF the wonderful col
lection Ned Hanlon had there, joe
Kelley has made good in the lnterna-
tional League, after failures at en-
cinnati and Boston; Hughey jennings
1,iloted Detroit to three pennant WIN
hers. and McGraw has led four ehap-
teams at New oYrk. -. ..
The success of these men may nave
aroused the ambition of the Cubs, VINO
probably figured that they could nan
tlle a team of ball tossers as well as
any one who played under Hanion;
Not to have any players around him
with managerial bees in their bonnets,
Manager Evers has begun to cut loose
from those who hoped to succeed
Chance in Chicago. Tinker was the
first, and now Outfielder Sheckard ana
First Baseman SAFER Sare on the mar
ket
There will be big crop OF new
managers in the major leagues TINS
year. One of them may crowd Mack,
Clarke, McGraw or Chance off the
celestial, but the chances are that be-
fore the coming season is one-half
ever several major league clubs will
L. ;ool,;nor for nau, foam leaders