Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-30
GEO. SIALLNGS
TELLSMORE0F
BRAVES MACHINE
Manager of World Champions
Continues His Story of
Team Building
BY GEORGE T. sTALLINGs.

viewers. and Mann, the fast OuttGelder.
was traded to me by the Buffalo club
OF the International league. BY this
time | WAS working on my Outfield,
which had neglected until could get
my infield whipped into some sort OF
shape. A manager cannot build up all
departments at once and he Is foolish
to try, since concentration is necessary
to 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 management in fifth place,
much to the surprise 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 | took hold year previous and
who were still with the team at the
end of the first year. OF these Tyler
and Hess are the sole survivors.
Pleased With Clubs Success.
1t would be absurd for me to say
that was not encouraged by the prog
ress made during the first season. |
was, and Mr.. Carney appeared to be
too. He had kept staunchly to his
promise all this time and had left me
alone in handling the players. This
was a big help.
In the winter l made statement
which was to come back to me often
during the first part Of the fight of
last season as shaft of ridicule Talk
ing with several newspaper men OF
New York at the time of the annual
league meeting declared myself
Where will you finish next season.
GeCrge?" asked one. Are you going
to win the pennant?"
Il don't know about winning the
pennant," l replied, but am going
to finish higher next year than | did
last, which means the first division"
Later Mr.. Gaffney purchased Johnny
Evers. and then saw my newspaper
friends again
Well win the championship now
that we have Evers.' ! told them.
: From the day the deal was made
for Evers l was never shaken in my
belief that we would finally come
through because / knew had bal.
anced ball Cub.
Feds Did Little Harm.
The Federals did not do US much
harm because there were few players
on my club year ago with big names
and they were playing for stars who
could be used for advertising bait. The
development 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 players now. but they
would have to offer very big salaries
to get anyone loose. In fact, don't
believe that single man on the pay
roll would leave the Boston club now
under any considerations. He would
be very crazy il he did and fit for
foolish" farm.
However, Rariden, the catcher, an
Jack" Quinn, the pitcher, went with
the outlaws last spring. wonder
how often each one has regretted his
move since. saw Quinn, whom had
known for a long time, as he was with
the Yankees and also with the Inter
national, Just after we had won the
worlds championship.
Il made a big mistake, George" he
admitted. Il wish | had stuck with
you. Bill Rariden does, too"
Why didn't you ask me about it
before you made up your mind and
would have steered you right" | told
him. ~
Il wish had" he replied ruefully.
guess Rariden was even more
grieved to miss that worlds series
sugar, since his bank books are his
favorite reading.
One Game ! Am Satisfied to Lose. i
But the first part of next season
was not to be such easy sailing for
me. / brought the club back from the
south in tip-top shape and ready to
make a battle from the start. We ran
into some of the sort of weather for
which Boston is famous, or infamous,
and it certainly cut out the condition
of the players who had just left the
sunny south with its warm and fine
climate for putting the men in shape.
We got those cold, damp, wet spring
days that will stiffen up a team.
There is one game that am salts
fed to lose each year and that is the
first one of the season. The dope
will show that clubs which have taken
the opener never carry much luck
through the season. When Brooklyn
beat us on the first day last year, Il
felt that we would have some luck and
were in for a good season. But the
series of. calamities which followed
rapidly in the first two months and
half began to shake my faith in the
However, it proved to
be all right, and any wise follower OF
the game will always place a bet on
our opponents to win the first game
Of the season. But warn all not to
bet against us after that