New-York tribune., 1914-11-29

in a class with Mathewson for possess
ing pitching brains, high compliment.
With James. Rudolph and Tyler. |
knew that had the nucleus Of pitch
inC star. even though could see a
good deal of work ahead before would
begin go realize ON the investment
Half of successful managing Is pa
thence. 40 one can expect sensational
results over night. because baseball
clubs are not built iu that hurried way.
Lack Of patience is responsible for the
bad showing Of half the teams, and the
man who usually lacks It Is the club
owner. When Won find club owner
changing managers year after year you
can be sure that he Dis short on pa
t,orce and that ne will go "A long route
before he will have winning team.
Frequent changes In leadership upset
the players and mean that the system
and style Of play arc changed season
after season. No team can get any
where on this uncertain basis. Mr.
Gaffney was keeping his word with me
all this time and leaving me strictly
alone. His patience with me has been a
big factor in the successful building up
of the club
A Little Talk to Misft Outfit.
When I first faced the members OF
the Boston team i'm Macon, Ga, IN the
spring of 1913 ! had before me misit
outfit, but some material with which to
build and which could be developed, !
felt sure. As ! always do, gave the
players a little talk on the first day.
"YOu have probably heard more or
less about me from members Of other
clubs / have handled" I told the men
assembled in that room in the Macon
hotel. "Now / want you TO forget all
that Your intormers may have
knocked or boosted 10 makes no diff
ference TO me. / want you all 10 found
your opinions of me on what you
see OF me from now on. First
wish 10 tell you that am
strict dlsciplnarian, but that ! won't
fine any Of you men. ! have never taken
a nickel of q players money since |
have been IN baseball.
"We are all here for work and not
for play We are here TO begin train
ing for season of hard work. in
which no ball game is going 20 be CON
siicred lost by this club until the LAST
man is out Everybody must bear that
in mind, because it is important. And
We will have session IN what / call
the schoolroom every morning 10 20
over plays"
Two Of the wise players were in
clined 10 smirk al this. | noticed tins
at once, because / was looking for it.
"I've had players tec me before that
they have come up TO the Big League
10 play baseball and not 20 &c to
school," continued, talking az the
smirkers. "Any man who misses tse
morning sessions had better pack his
trunk"
The two smirkers, ] might add, are
no longer with the club.
In this fashion. I'm the sprin c.
1913. / began being the puimotor Of
the Boston club. / wouldn't know how
TO act if / should ever have real
ball club wished OF me. And | realized
that day as | never had before that |
had some job on my hands
.Copyr.sh,. 1918 ty ihe Wheeler Syndicate. IncJ
Note--Mr StaIIings vii taks up in tie next
article. whicl w.N auIHar us1t Week fuN he
begins working cu Dds players - ind ylduals a.
The spring practice aui l1H he sizes them up and
sorts them out De las crowded th', second lu-
s4lmeuf of DTS story of flc building up ~ Ito
Boston team With Interesting incidents and anec-
d0ic..