Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-12
ST, LOUIS MANAGERS ARE NOW COMING INTO
 THEIR OWN IN LEAGUE
Branch Hickey and Miller Huu-
 gins of Browns and Cardinals, Respectively, are Showing the
 Fans Some Real Baseball.


 Time was when the mention of st. Louis brought only a laugh from baseball tan To him St Louis was a joke and always would be. But not ln the year 1914. Both St. Louis clubs are playing real baseball They're not leading their respective leagues. Nobody is picking either 10 win a pennant But both are up in the race and at time when the weaker teams are due to crack and graduaHy sude ccllarward
 The Browns and Cardinals have oI- tercd one of the big sensations ot Che year To every baseball fan a study of the two st. Louis leadcrs- Branch Hickey of the Browns and Miipr Hug gins of the Cardinals should be oI unusual interest Sid c. Keeuer. the st. Louis baseball expert, sizes up the two managers thus;
 Branch Hickey does not JciouG Ip the class of the present-day mayor league managers. And whyg We'll Hickey is so different from hls associ- ates. He will admit his mistakes: NNAtrAf tNNN AtN NNNA NNlAHr m NIhHN NH. n opinions the players are responsible for the defeats-he, the manager. vIus tne gunes, accepts t.c credit. puts tnc blame upon otuers; tut Branch 'Il. he's different
 "The Browns were beaten by the Cleveland Maps Gus Williams was taken out Of right field because Neau frHnu#H ca trtar die Miller, an infielder. cavorted in the outneld filling Gus territory, and it was wretched fielding by Miller which played the important part n the Browns defeat
 Throughout the game the fans Joshed Miller, they hurled remarks at Edde. accusing him Of being a "busler and belonging any place but m thc Amer- can league That's the pecuHarty of the baseball fan: they roast" tho ath- lete in defeat and Immediately praise him in victory
 Did Branch Hickey blame Eddie MIl Ter for losing three balls iu Che sun field? Did Branch Hickey give Che "call-down' to Miller and pull a. NoE Bresnahan by threatening to stick a $50 fine for failing to catch the drives No, absolutely no.
 Who was to blame then iI not Ed die Miller? The answer Branch uc key Hickey placed an error along side his record Of victories and defeats He accepted the error which every other pilot would have handed to Che athlete.
 That was my mistake comment ed Rickey T took the chance. thought We had a better chance Go win with Miller batting and Miller field ing In practice Miller speared every thing In the game he lost eyeythin.
 q placed Miller in right field, made Che change and ] lost the game not Miller I'm the mauaeer-lts uI to me to see these plays ! failed ana give me the error not Miller
 Just imagine Johnny McGraw Fred Clarke Frank Chance and a ley others saying lost the game todd. boys. forget it youIl wifi it tomorrow That's the policy of Branch Rickey
 "Bickey has gained the confidence of every player on his club, Hcke has every member of Che team play ing for Hickey and the Browns, no for che individual averages which ar pear in Che dope books in the winter A 333 swatter in the dope book ism equal to a 25O hitter who's out on th field husuing for the club.
 "You don't win games in the dOp book-the Browns are winning 'em o the field
 Doomed for nothing but eight place by the last winter scribes. Illus picked as joke manager, the Card nals have surprised not only ava