The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-18
STALLINCS
 TELLS HOW HE
 BUILT UP TEAM

Mechanical baseball doesn't win games," says George sta1hngs, the Miracle Man, whose leadership has made the once despised Boston Ma tdona1 League team 8 contender for the pennant this year. Natural abil- lity to play ball counts for much. but if players do not have their hearts in the success of the club you might just as we'll pass them up instead of vast l ing valuable time with them. In my experience as a manager l have tried i to work up a spirit of enthusiasm Harmony is absolutely necessary in | building up a ball team. IT the players work harmoniously and en- Enthusiastically half the fight is won. 'sDiscipline must be enforced. It is Ia fatal mistake to play favor1tes or to | tolerate men who break the rules Of ! training. Bad actors and trouble ma kers generally keep out of my way. I It doesn't pay to have players on the team who are not in sympathy with the manager. They are constantly I pulling the other way, which causes l friction and disse1sion.
 ! ssI believe that a. ball club should be a happy family; that players who enjoy the game can produce better re- suits than those who think more about l their salaries than the defeat of the I enemy I have always made it. a
 
 as to the playing of games. The men under me must obey orders. Then I if things go wrong they areynots to blame. * 5ss ..Aggressiveness ,on the field is. a big
 l factor. But do~not&beIiewe player l should lose his temper. A pitcher : who keeps cool and good natured when under a hot fire generally pulls himself out of a hole. Cutters can
 not succeed. Players who persevere l in spite of misfortune are the most 1 desirable. You can't expect to have fau the luck, but in the long run a team will obtain about half of the 1 breaks.
 l Some persons say that I believe in
 slave driving methods. But they are in error. Players who make mistakes 1 often need a sharp call down. and l they generally get it. But others who may be sensitive require careful l handling. I try to study human na- | tJIre as much as possible. Some play CTS do splendid work when they hear the crack of the managerial whip, while others can be induced to extend themselves only by kind words. esIn all my experience never han 1 died a pluckier lot Of men than the l Braves. When we were in last place
 they kept on fighting against the most discouraging odds. Now that they | are on the heels of theGiants and have an excellent chance to win the cham pions11ip they are fighting harder than ever. They. do not know. the mean ling. of the word defeat. There isn't Ia lazy man in the bunch- The men encourage one another and there is no jealousy.
 1 ssJofan Evers is my right-hand man. He has been loyal to the Boston club ever since MT. Ganney signed him last winter As field captain he is with out a, peer. AS a second baseman he is the best in the profession. l Although E;vers managed the Cubs last year he has gone. back to the ranks with the proper spirit. He has worked in harmony with me and much of our success is due to his eff forts. Evers. and Maranville, who is l the leading shortstop, have provided wonde erfuI defensive tactics