The Washington times., 1914-02-15

them when Walter johnson II pitching
because they don't hit much then a.
rule, and 1t Is simple to get mani
goat when a team Is not hitting.
Eddie" Collins and Gandil got int
some sort Of jam because Collins wal
accused Of giving the Washington first
baseman the knee as he sid into second
base and the knee broke Gandil's nose
The Washington newspapers carried re
stories blaming Collins for this. and tht
Washington fans have been sore at him
ever since, although Gandil declared
later that. the Philadelphia second
basemah was not to blame.
Griffith is a smart manager-and q
great talker. He declared before tht
season opened last year that with one
good left-hander he would loaf to the
pennant-
Give me Just one good southpaw. and
III walk in." lamented "Grt6 before
chance They have practically stoppet
building reliable southpaws. have
searched the country and can't find
cne." ..
Then Joe" Boehlins. a youngster VIM
pitches from his south side. and who
had been farmed out by Griffith, crop.
Ted I'D ind made a sensational run OF
victories. "Grin' failed to win his pen.
nant. however. but he was in there try.
ing. and his was a hard club to beat
Now he claims that II he can ever horT
into a worlds series before Waltes
eninR Of the arterieA and other disease.
Of old age. he will win easily. And
don't doubt but that he will with John.
son fit to work every other day and
perhaps every day. II the successive as
siSnments become necessary.
Good Men Are Scarce.
Good baseball managers are scarce
Connie" Mack's board Of strategy has
been told about so frequently that il
is foolish to repeat a description Of Its
workings here. And Connie listens
to this board. He favored working a
certain pitcher in the fourth game Of
the 1910 worlds series in Chicago after
the athletics had taken three straight.
but the majority of the board Of STRAIT
egy advised against 1t, so he started
Bender and the Indian was beaten.
The man he had in mind was CoCmbs,
who had ready won twice in the Sc
ries. The board of strategy held that
he should have one more days rest and
Connie" bowed to the Judgment Of his
players.
But several members of the board
wanted him to put a batter IN for Plank
on that now famous occasion of the
one worlds series game which the
Giants won last faI, when the Ath-
letics had three men on the bases and
one out in the ninth inning with a SIN
gle run needed to win. But Connie
sent Plank to the pat and the Athletics
lost the game Still. the nch hitter
might not have done any better. and
then Mack would have been up asainst
1t for pitcher. The second guessers
can always make the best guess.
Connie" takes care Of his young
players and will guarantee their con-
duct TO their parents If they want 1t,
They tell a story about Connie" letting
go fellow who looked like a pretty
good pitcher.
why did you pass that bird up?'
somebody asked Mack.
We'll, his habits were not good, and
lie was leading some OF my young play
ers the wrong way answered the willy
Connie" Il would rather lose one
player than have three or four ruined.
owe IT to their folks to keep them
straight"
No other manager went over Mack s
judgment and signed this pitcher, and
he is still in the minors. He Is the
shrewdest manager in baseball, in my
opinion. And as i have said. good ones
are scarce. The job is no bed Of roses.
either. \ fellow bossine a big league
ball club is buster than a one-armed
paper hanger with the flying hives.
cate, Inc)
Next week "Ty" Cobb will tell Of the
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