Evening journal., 1914-10-03
MANAGERS DIFFER
IN HANDLING MEN
George StallingS and Connie
Mack Have Little in
Common
BOSTON MAN
is A DRIVER


What a strange contrast is furnish
ed By a comparison of Connie Mack
and George Stallings, the two mon
who will lead the rival teams into
battle for the highest honors i'm base
ban. How different are their tenn
poraments, their ways and their
methodist
Connie Mack, gentle. soft-voiced
and fatherly in his attitude toward
his playors. never has been known to
speak an unklnd word to them on or
OF the ball field. Stallings, a human
DYNAMO. with a tongue like a lash,
rarely permits his men 10 go through
game without cussing tliem to the
full limit of his wonderful vocabu-
larry.
Stallings has the theory that only
hy driving his players every moment
during the game are results accom-
plished. From the moment that
"play ball" rings across the field un-
til the last man lis out In the ninth,
Stalllngs continues to apply the lash.
When on the field, every error that
one of his players makes that Is OF
an ineXcustble nature, brings forth
a caustic and immediate reprimand
from the great leader of the Boston
team
Stanings applies his verbal abuse
TO stars and mediocre players alike.
Tie spares none And the strangest
part Of it all. Stallings' abuse OF his
players never has caused them TO
feel any bitterness toward him for
when the game Is over, Stallings
changes front. He is the pal, the
brother OF each of his players
Stallings never rebukes player
twice for the same error. He doesn't
dig into the past-doesEt bring up
old scorces.- When he has panned
player once for some blunder it's
the end of IT, Stallings has spoken
his piece-has relieved his feelings
and the incident Is closed
Every man on the Boston club has
come TO love Stallings And not one
of the men on the whole team has
escaped a tongue-lashing from Stall
ings-not one has escaped call
down: couched in scorching Ian
guage
The Boston players understand
Stallings. They know that his con
duct toward them on the ball field Is
caused only through his frenzied am
bition TO win. They have come 4
take his rcbuko without eXperiencinl
any bitterness of feeling thereafter.
Stallings is driver-oven harde
iriver than McGraw, who held IN
irving honors until this year. Stall
ines is after his men every minute
Nothing escapes his eye. If one o
his men makes a "bOne' Stallingl
meets him as he approaches th'
bench and that player is certain u
get "his" without delay
But Stallings is just as ready Will
his praise for a good play as he Is
with abuse for a bad one. If one O
his men makes a brilliant catch ol
throw or smashes out a long hit tha
aids the Braves chances for victory
Stallings rushos out from the bencl
TO meet him as he comes IN and wei
comes him with all the enthusiasm
in his system.
Mack. IN contrast. is at all time
the most inconspicuous man on IN
Athletics bench. He 10 ever calr
and quiet No matter how great
bluuder his players may have mad'
no matter how poorly they pla.
nation And when one or another {
his men makes some brilliant pla
Macks feelings never run riot. Il
may greet the player with q smile.
pat on the back or q Fine wor
boy" but that usually is the eXtei
of his greeting. No Athletic playe
ever are greeted with n few bel
hugs a dozen terrific slaps on Il
back and a lengthy speech of prai
as are the Braves when they do son
great work.
Mack was born IN Brookfeld, Mas
in 1862 He began his baseball care
with the Meriden. Conn club
1854 He played with Hartfol
Conn. in 1885 and 1856, with Was
ington in 1887, 1883 and 1889. a
with Buffalo in 1890. From 1891
1896 he played with Pittsburl
managing that club from Augu
1894. to 1896. From 1897 to 1900
managed the Milwaukee club, in
Eastern league. In 1901 he went
Philadelphia and organized the Al
leiics. He has been there since.
owns half of the stock in the club.
Mack won the American leag
championship in 1902, 1905. 1910, 10
1918 and 1914. He won che worl
series i'm 1910, 1911 and 1918.
Stallings was born in Haddock' G
in 1869 He never made any gre
record as player. but as manae
he has a wonderful record. He W
the pennants in 1891 and 1892 for
Santos Rey. Cal. team. Then
went 10 Augusta, Ga. and won pc
nant for them in 1898, going to Mas
Vile in 1895 and winning the penna
there. In 1904 and 1906 he won pc
nants for Buffalo, ~ Y. clubs
times from 1891 to 1906 he won
nennant and in six other years
club finished second. certainly &c
showing.
Stallings managed the New VI
Yankees in 1911 and brought tn
from the bottom we'll into the Fl
division. But he was deposed-,
the club never has amounted TO a
thing since Stallings took hold
the Braves in 1913 They looked
a hopeless lot of tail-end proposit
He landed them in fifth place des
the fact that he was away from Il
for quite time owing tc illness.
What he has done with the
praves is history