Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-24
How They Stand
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Boston ............... 40 a. .476
Phiiadelphfa ........... 81 IS .451
brooklyn -............... 50 a $50
Cincinnati ............. SO AZ .447
Plttsburg .............. SO IS .444
estly, before | got through that year
my nose was red The opposing team
as well as my own men were watched.
II one of cur outfielders was playing
too close for certain batter, often
stopped the game and made him
change his position Once | detected
Brooklyn catcher's signs and tipped
on our batters. ! was seldom seen on
the coaching line that year. We won
the pennant from the bench.
| recall one or two games in Pitts
burg. We were two runs to the good.
but in the seventh inning Clarke. the
Pirate captain, came to bat with two
men on base. Two were out: but If
Clarke hit safely the game was gone.
CHANGING over our team saw some.
thing wrong with the way Mccormick,
our leftfielder, was playing his posi-.
ton.
at once jumped up from the bench
and ran up to Meyers, who was catch
Ing. He stopped the game, and with q
wave of his arm crew Mccormick in
close to third base. A moment later
Clarke smashed low liner over third
base, and Mccormick dashed in and
just caught the bali about an inch
above ground. The game was saved.
knew that Clarke, left-hand batter.
would in nine times out Of ten hit in
the direction he had when facing a
left-handed curve-ball pitcher ike
Wiltse.
McGr7w tells his men: DO what
tell you, and I'll take the blame If it
goes wrong. Yet this should not con-
vey the idea that his men are mere
faultless automatons On the contrary,
his great managerial policy is: Learn
to know every man under you, get I'M
der his skin, know his whfms and
faults, then cater to hiIn-with kind
ness or rous..ness, as his case may de.
nand. He narrates some instances of
his work with the men individually.
used to, worry more over Devore
than any other man except Raymond.
Josh was harmless, likabIe little fell
low, utterly different from Bugs. He
was lazy. though, and like Marquard /
always had to ride him. . remem-
Der once in a close game in Philadel-
phia that he and Marquard, who room
ed together when the club was on the
road, were sitting on the bench talking
about their suite in high-priced Phil
adelphia hotel When a critical con-
test Is on will not stand for my men
discussing other things than baseball
1t not only distracts their attention,
but mine and the other players
Say, Rube, began Devore, "aint
that room of ours a dandy ?"
Its got five windows and swell fur
niture," continued Devore
Solid mahogany" ! Interrupted.
And that'll be about all for YOU fell
lows. II hear any more of that talk
during this game, I'll fine you SO
apiece"
The talk ended, and they concentrat-
ed on the game.
have always had my hands full in
uduutiHS pldJtES. ~ uScu W NC q tOtAA7
mon saying among big league mana
gers. IF you have bad actor. trade
him to McGraw.I got the reputation
for taking men in hand with whom
other managers wonld not be bothered.
| believe that worrying over Bngs
Raymond took i've years off my life.
II never saw such case of ruined base
ball talents. I-clung to Raymond siIn-
ply because l thought there was 8
chance that he might come to know
himself. / blame the newspapers for
his downfall. They called him BUGS
They faxed up stories about him. They
exploited his bad habits. until in his
childish, weak way he thought every
lark was an achievement that was
making hero OF him.
/ believe in the watchdog policy
whenever It is necessary have al
ways made It point to maintain strict
surveillance over my players when
they are off the field. have not had
to do this so much with my present
team: for they are about the cIeanest
collection Of BAH players that II has
ever been my good fortune to man.