New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13

ever TO field a ball. | always like to
| try to take care of the men who have
been faithful and age on my hands, as
John McGraw does, so | got Devlin a
job managing the Oakland club.
Surprise for Baseball World.
As have said. | obtained Connolly
by refusing waivers, and Mann, the fast
outfelder. was traded TO me by the
Buffalo club of the international
League. BY this time | was working
on my outheld, which | had neglected
until / could get my infeld whipped
into some sort Of shape. manager
cannot build up all departments at
once, and he is foolish TO try, since
concentration is necessary 10 success.
Many leaders make this mistake in
trying to revive club. After trading,
/ buying and selling, the Boston team
+ finished the first season under my man
agement in fifth place, much to the sur
prise of baseball men all over the
country. Rariden, the catcher; Tyler,
Hess, Perdue and Sweeney were the
only players who had been with the
club when I took hold year previous
and who were still with the team at
/ the end Of my first year. OF these,
/ Tyler and Hess are the sole survivors.
/ II would be foolish for me TO say
] that was not encouraged by the prog
| ress made during the first season. /
was, and Mr.. Gafney appeared to be,
too. He had kept stanchly 10 his prom
Use all this time and had left me
alone in handling the players. This
was big help.
During the winter I made a state
ment which was TO come back 10 me
often during the first part of the tight
of last season as a SHAFT or rldicule.
Talking with several newspaper men IN
the Waldorf Hotel, in New York, at
the time of the annual league meeting,
l declared myself.
"Where will you finish next season,
George" asked one. Are you gong
to win the pennant?" -,
al don't know about winning the
pennant," replied "but ! am going TO
finish higher next year than | did last,
which means the first division"
Evers Did the Trick.
Later Mr.. Gaffney purchased Johnny
Evers. and then / saw my newspaper
friends again.
"WeW win the championship now
that we have Evers," | told tn.m.
FROM the DAY inc uedl AoA A'
made was never shaken IN my oe!lei
that we would finally come through,
because then | knew that | had Dal-
anced ball club.
The Federals did not do us much harm,
because there were few players on my
club a year ago with big names, ana
thew were playing for stars who could
he used as advertising bait. The de-
velorment of the Federals was good
thing for the Boston team IN way
because they weakened other CLUBS IN
the league. But we would have won
anyway for the Feds did not hurt the
Giants and the Athletics. | guess they
would be glad to try for some OF our
nlayers now, but they would have 10
offer very big salaries TO get any one
Ioose In fact, ! don't believe that
single man on the payroll would leave
tbe Boston cllb now under any condi-
ticn. lie would be very crazy II he did
and ft for a foolish" farm.
However, Rariden, the catcher, and
Lar, Quinn, the pitcher, went with the
outlaws last spring. | wonder how
oSten each one has regretted his move
since. | saw Quinn, whom have
Enown for a long time, as he was with
sbe Yankees and also in the lnterna-
,ional. Just after we had won the
worlds championship.
81 made q big mistake, George" he