El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-12

who could do their own thinking, who
could plan their own actions
In McGraW's case he has had under
him year after year men who were me-
chanical baseball stars, with Mathew
son the exception, Of course. Yet he
has taken these men. lent them sons of
his own brains, aroused their "a -e1L
fighting blood and has kept the Giants
at or around the top for 10 years
How many will dispute US when We
say that Mack, at the head of the 1913
Giants, would not have breszed nome
a winneT2 Mack would nave been Z
failure as manager Of the Giants, ana
would be a failure as the manager Oh
any team numbering on its roster men
of such calber as the present DAY
Giants
The Giants must be driven, not led.
Mack can lead, but he can't drive The
Giants must be nagged, scOlded, abused
almost maltreated to get them 10 90
their best WOrk-and to baep Shem
keyed up to the highest tension Can
anyone who knows Mack, kindly, gen
tie, fatherly Mack, imagine MIN CRYING
his players, abusing them, calling them
names and threatening them with eV-
erything short OF ASSASSINATION
Couldn't aLeadv Giants
Mack directs his men from the bench,
using a score card, a lead pencil ms
fingers, his legs as the means OF m
parting signals. But he gives signals
directs his men in this fashion only IN
a tIlElS. AT QLnEL LILIES AAG Us -------
think for tlemselves, act for Jnem-
selves. And his men have SHOWN
through the years that they are capa-
bic of doing it. ..--
But if Mack adopted the same tactics
with the Giants, what sorry specIdcIe
would be presented Without McCid"
on the coaching lines, shouting orders
mapping out their plan OF battle the
Giants are helplessly at sea Iney pay
as men IN a daZei as men WtlHOUL li-0
power to think or to act intel1genIy.
Mack and McGraW are alike IN one
respect Both are believers IN the me
DRY of keeping promising Iecr r ~ III If
the bench for one season, or more ~
necessary, before putting them IN me
game regularly. Mack kept COulLs
under cover nearly two years, WINE me
Philadelphia fans wondered why NJ
cluttered Up his payroll lnsLedu u
farming out the cOlleglan MACK Wis
dom soon became apparent COlLl l-
on the bench, watching the NtLeL ans
perform, learned more ABOUT lH 4t. ma ~
league game in two years Iheh ne
would have learned in ~ years IN lAS
McGraw kept Marquard on the pay
roll for two years Wnlle lLS S6n 1 80
We're clubbing the Rube a S1l,UVU lem
on They figured MarquarQ was a
bIoOmer. But McGraW figured tnaL ne
merely was budding and that some ddy
he'd rise up in his 1uu doom anu - lCoE-
like the rarest flower IN the MAJOR
leagues
Other Clever Managers
Ranking next to McGraw and Mack
as successful managers. are HAghey
Jennings, of the Tigers, and Atrank
Chance. former Cub manager, now
leader of the New York Yankees he
is a driver, a man who is feared oy BIS
DIavers No man ever worked under
Chance to love him as me MackItes love
their leader. Yet Chance drove MS men
to +be Ton of the National league in
1906 1907 1903 and 1910. and annexed
three world series titles
Jennings is another type He IS a
driver, vet he tempers his driving win
words Of kindness. He makes MS
charges realize that he is boss, and
what he saws must go. But his men
do not fear him. They know that TINS
red headed. nervous, energetic IRISH
man is their friend, and that although
he is a stern taskmaster. he appreciates
good work and always is ready to re-
ward it.
Jennings's skill as a leader has been
tested. perhaps, more than has that OF
the other three. Time and again there