The Washington herald., 1913-03-09
BOOST MURPHY
FOR PILOT JOB
Connie Mack Allows Danny to
Handle Team IN All Ex-
hibition Games.
PROVED WORTH IN CUBA
With Cub Shot to Pieces "Murph
Rosnded Out q Successful
AggTegation.

spsc;J 10 The Washington Herald.
San Antonio. Tex, March a-Danny
Murphy Is being groomed for a mana
gerial berth. and the veteran members
of the Athletics are convinced that
Danny will be star in this position
n he ever succeeds in landing job IN
the big show.
Ira Thomas believes that Danny knows
as much baseball as any player in
either league. and says that Dan has
everything that goes TO make a good
manager. Although It Is not generally
known. Manager Mack has put the play
ers In Danny's hands during the training
trip. and 10 permitting Danny to manage
the team as he sees At in the exhibition
games.
Connie has taken seat In the sun.
down in center field, during the games
with San Antonio. and Murphy arranged
the batting order. selected the pitchers
and ran the team in the contests.
One of the players said that Muir
phys work as manager during the trip
to Cuba was one Of the greatest pieces
of baseball strategy he has ever seen.
Twelve games were played in Cuba. and
ten Of them resulted In victories of the
Mackmen. despite the crippled condition
Of the team.
Murphy In Charge.
This veteran says Of that trip: The
team was placed in Murphy's hands
and the rest Of US agreed not to even
offer any advice. but to permit 'Murph'
10 pick his own pitchers and place the
man as he saw Mt. The latter was one
of the toughest jobs any manager would
care to handle, but Danny was there
with the goods.
ssTha geriaa haA it.sx a urh1
Eddie Collins and Jack Coombs were
taken sick. while J-ck Barry was called
home owing to illness in his family.
Here was Danny, with no one To advise
him and a team that was shot to pieces
Did he quit or ask for help? Well.
I guess not. Danny started switching
US all about until he finally got a line.
up together that satisfied him. Rube
O!dring was switched to the fnfield, and
the catchers and pitchers took turns
filling in at the other positions. Ar.
ranging the batting order of this make
shift team was another task assigned
to Danny that would cause a man with
less fighting spirit TO give up. but old
'Murph' handled 1t like a veteran.
Knows the Game.
Our team play and hitting strength
were SO well balanced that the Cubans
thought we looked stronger than we
did on our first visit after winning the
worlds championship two years previ-
Gus. Take 1t from me. Danny Murphy
knows baseball from A to T. and will
make u good manager because he don't
know what II is to quit and because
he has good. hard, common sense. and
rare judgment"
This tribute to the veteran captain
Of the Mackies, coming from a veteran,
should make Murphy feel proud of his
long and brilliant career with the Ath-
letics. When Manager Mack secured
Danny from the Norwich club.of the
Connecticut League, in 1902. baseball men
laughed, and said that Danny would
never do. but to-day he is one of the
most valuable men in the game
Before Joining the Athletics Danny
had been passed up by several big
League clubs, one Of which was the New
York Giants. The latter team declared
that Danny could not stay on the water
wagon" but in his ten years with the
Athletics Danny has always been a model
man. both on and of the field Danny
started as a second sacker. but was
moved to the outfield to make room for
the sensational Collins, who could clout
the ball. but did not apparently fit in
anywhere until Connie shifted him to
second.