El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-25

{ ~ EW YORK July 25.-While the fans
/ around the National league circuit are
IL the Boston Braves 10 get out OF the
cellar it is interesting to consider some OF
! the factors that are proving in2portent IN
the big uplift- The stereotyped thing 10 say
is that the manager is the chief element in
any success the club may attain This would
be handing the palm 70 george staiiings.
this for Stallings Is undoubtedly one Of the
-resrest leaders in the game. He is by no
means the sole cause OF the big uplift- The
PLAYERS on the team have something 10 do
about it, but that is not what We mean.
James E. Gaffney tall genial Jim Gaff-
ney-now we've said It The smiling owner
and president OF the Braves IS not one OF
the ordinary run Of baseball club heads- de
is q type Of his own Mr.. Gaffney, who Is
one OF the powers that be in Tammany Hal.
one OF the big leaders or New YORK
Democracy and who also has about as big
contracting business as any man hereabouts,
building subvays and such. is not in base
ball simply for the money he can get out
Of it. He is a fan. a SD degree one, and he
would rather lose money on his club and
have it play good baseball and get up In the
race than make q mint Of coin with poor
Team Is His Pride.
Those Young fellows out there on the
field with b" on their chests are the JOY
and pride Of Jim Gaffney, and the big chief
George Stallings. is Worshlped by him as an
older brother viii admire capable younger
brother. Anything that StallinEs does Is
good enough for Mr.. Gaffney. Oh yes, he
Hampers with the team. Just as OLner clup
presidents tanper with their manager
teams but he goes about it in a different
way. The extent Of his tampering Is about
this: he keeps in touch with all the inside
gossip OF the game that lie can, to get tips
Of various kinds OF different players that are
likely to be available for him. and he shoots
the information along to Stailings with the
comment: You may 90 as far as you like,
George" meaning no price is too high for
him to pay. If Stallings, who Is the base
hall supreme court Of the club. does not like
the PLAYER in question. nothing further is
he passes along the word for Mr.. Gaffney
Such methods were used when Johnny
Evers was signed up last winter. and more
recently the same thing was done in the
cases Of Josh Devore from the Philhes and
Ted Gathers from the Cardinals as we'll as
a number Of others lined up BY trade and
purchase.
Calls the Editors.
During the summer Mr.. Gaffney IS living
in his country home out on Long lslanG.
of his habitat that contains the score OF the
ball games But Mr. Gaffney could not wait
until the morning for his news he wants
10 know hsw his boys Jared and ne must
know quickly. He would die IL he had 70
wait until morning. So what does he DO! He
picks up his telephone, asks for long dis
lance and calls the sporting editor OF one
Of the big New York morning papers
Hello Mr. Gaffney," answers the sport
ing editor, ''yOur fellows cleaned up today;
the score was to Cor whatever 1t might
happen TO be-"
Who pitched2" asked Mr.. Gaffney, and
receives the Information.
How'd we do it? get the runs in the
early innings" he queries ''or make EN-
near the finish p"
The hits on each side, the siuggers Of the
day. errors and other facts about the game
are asked for by the Braves president.
Giants Also Interest Him.
What did the Giants do?" is always his
next question He doesn't ask about the Pr
rates, Dodgers, Phillies or Reds VINO are
right In the same general section OF the
standing with the Braves. what did the
Giants do2"-that's all that worries him
aside from the playing of his own team He
IS still aiming at the top. and way down
deep we believe he feels that Stallings viii
lift them up there. though at first sight II
seems impossible. It would be nearly a
miracle, but it is no impossible
Stallings win Get His
carney is not going to let ola!Angs go
unrewarded in a material way II he lands
the club well up in the race after such
poor start The Braves had a marx OF away
below 300 in percentage Of games won be
fore they started their recent squirt which
has carried them wen beyond 400. They
bid fair TO do the same sort Of climbing
act that they staged last year what was
Stallngs's reward then? Mr. CARNEY made
MIN member Of the board OF directors Of
the club and gave him some stock In It.
When StallinEs took hold Of the club year
ago, the outfit WAS branded q homeless