The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
EXPERT Phys TRIBUTE
To c ORGEE STAIIIyGs
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F&pnhihuFd lt0EH Il 81 AaEfst
shared. Again the staIiings aggrega-
ton was buffeted about ny sickness
and injury, and though the "Blg
Chief was dropped like q live coal
three weeks before the end OF the
season the team finished bang up
second, right In the hunt till the last
three weeks. That is the first year
the Athletics made a show of the
field.
Back to the Minors.
Stallings, almost brokenhearted.
went back To tho minors for the sec
end time from the American league
Ban johnson wItlcd 1t, Ban is abso-
lutte Ia his baili~ick. once before he
had put the bee upon the Georgia
planter That was some ten years
ago after St0lings had taken the err
attic Tigers, of Detroit, to second
place In "A whipping drive. Ban be-
lieVed or imagined that George was
trying to sell out the American league
He never forBave him. X he has no
one has learned Of 1t.
They do say that Ban Johnson
forced Farrell to get rid Of stallings.
Frank signed the big chief" to a
two years contract without consult
ing the czar. He didn't know thai
t'tAttlhsES ElP'0 So tadAS III Lttt q az =
Of the big "p1o~bah
So SLaiItngs- has -Iaken two atrik es
as a major league manager He S
back there again at the plate with a
new bat. new umpire and against q
new Kind Of pitching. Tom Lynch.
the king of umpires.'' admires the
ability OF Staliings. George win get
none the worst of the decisions. If
he whtifs 1t VIII he his own fault. He
Will have lots of, opportunity to foul
off a lot anyhow for he has a Eve
years contract If contracts are any
good in the National league. For ref
erenco in that line consult r. Bres-
nahan, late OF st Louis.
Has Host of Friends.
Stallings has hest of friends in
the game and out of the game and
all are pulling for the success OF his
third dip into the big show They
are pulling no less for him than for
Jim Gaffney. his employer. There is
sportsman, unhapptly too few
among the magnates of today. A
prime of good fellows Gaffney will
lend every encouragement to his pi.
lot He is no lnhorn who wishes
! TO run a shoostriEs into a million in
no time Jim Gaifney expressed his
! modssJ hOFcs In a manner that
5 Gpbbe the lAtdn uAi Ing LLiS aHHud
meeting Of the National league In
/ New York recently some friend ex-
/ pressed the hope that he would be
up among the leaders the coming
! year.
Now. ysten.' replied Mr. Gaffney.
/ II am not foolish enough to expect
| a pennant winner or even a first d.
! vision club the first year / will
| be quite satisfied to improve our pres
| ent condition. Seventh place Is far
/ more honora ble than last place. II
/ we should by any good fortune finish
E; as well as sixth / would be the hap
! piest man in BASEBALL. l have every
| confidence In George Stalilngs and
! will tender him every aid in the up
! l'fI Of the team, which l realize must
! lie slow Bot no matter where we
may finish | would not dispose of the
| Boston franchise for double what ]
/ paid. am out 10 give The town q
winner and | think l can do ii with
/ Stallings' aid We're not going e.
shoot at the. moon We're going tC
] rehuDd fr qm the bottom And. iE
| titna- wfli; rhtnka here Wiia pc .Sai9rf
/ thnu one worthy baseball club! In the
! Hub"
And everyone who knows Gaffney
and Stallings sincerely says: Amen.