Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-07
MAsAefNo MAJORS
 IS BIG JOB.
Lsas ef eeod Men Have 5een Kicked
 Out.

There is no position In the world in which so many capable men have ap- parenfly failed as that of manager of a big league baseball club. To be fired from such a job is absolutely no dis grace. It does not mean that the man dsposed is not irst-class ball player, ts not a natural leader, a good execu- tive, a man of energy and fight, and all that It does not mean that he hasn't all the talent qualities of suc- cess. It means simply that his team hasu't won enough games
 More good men have been kicked dis grAcefully out of the managers job than out of any other in baseball Many managers have been removed from one job only to make good in an other. Making good as big league boss fs apparently more a matter of the kind of material in the way of players that happens to come the man ager's way and of luck than of ability or good sense
 Look over the managers of the two big leagues and you will see that only the three leaders sin each league have had their jobs for more than a few years. The leadership of the clubs. down in the r7ick has been changed again and again, just as consistently @S the clubs lost. Mack, Griffith and Jennings have held their positions for some time. says an exchange. Mack
 
 Btayed with them because his club has been a consistent winner. In 13 years he has won five pennants. He has fin- fshed second three times. He has been in the second division only twice, and has never fallen below sixth place.
 Griffith took team that had never In it's history finished above sixth place and never above seventh since 1902, and nuished second with it two years fn succession This was after he had bsen fired from the management of the Cincinnati club in the National league. "A failure in the National league, he is b hero in the American
 In the National league the same sit- Matfon exists as in the American Mo- Gr&w, Clarke and Doofn are the only men who have held their jobs for any length of time McGraW has won nu- merous pennants. and since 1902 has never been out of the first division Doofn- though he has never won a pen nant. has always been up around the frst division, and has often given the league leaders a. battle for the flag with his Phi1lies- Fred Clarke, Pirate the first division. and he has Bon the worlds championship.
 But below the three leaders. there is no such record. Chicago remains fair iy consistent by keeping Jimmy Calla- han at the head of its team. The pop Warlty or the WQlb3 BOX IS due more to it's owner. Comiskey, however. thar to any manager they have ever had The Sox pay, win or lose
 Boston is almost always in an up- roar about its manager; just now they are trying out Bill Carrigan, wno wal ordinary catching position. Cleveland worse than Boston in hiring and firing managers has Birmingham, who is said to be ready to receive his dis a1afge because his team isn't win mIng. New York is giving Chance { second year on the strength of hi: work with the Cubs. St. Louis Is try ing out Branch Hickey.
 In the National league. whose man agers are more the result of politica pun than the American leagues thu .free leaders are the only ones wht are sure of their positions. Boston hal Stallfngs for the second year. Brook iyn is giving Robinson his first chance St. Louis has Huggins and Is constant iy talking of discharging him. Cincin nati has Herzog the former Giant and Chicago has 0Day, former Cinctn natl manager and umpire, for thei 6rst trial.
 Manager Jennings Is tine only man ager of recent years. who has finishe twice in row in the second division and still retained his position Afte winning thres pennants straight an then finishing third and second. Jen nings dropped down to sixth in 19l and 1913. He is the only manager | baseball who ever won d pennant an then slipped into the second division for two years and kept his job. Jame McAleer finished in the ruci< righ along with St. Louis and held his pos ftfon. but St. Louis wasn't expected t be pennant contender. The firing 0 managers wh9 do not win is coHces sion to the demand of the fans, wh are not in the least considerate of tn ability of losing managers. Win o get out is their slogan, and the own CTS of the clubs cater to them by fir ing their managers if they do not wir