The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

George Stallings, manager OF the
Braves, and the most talked-of pilot In
the baseball world at present, Ii q vet
Rran OF the game. this being his twenty
sightt- year In the professional ranks.
He began as q player back in the mid
ale 'GA and his first important engage
ment was with the Philadelphia Nationals
in 1881. He was q catcher. but only q fair
player, dividing his time in 1Ss8 between
Galveston, Tex, and Stockton, Cal
The next year he was with the Oak
land club, and the following season with
Brooklyn. when they won the champion
ship In 800. In 1891 and 1SS2 he was back
in California at San Jose.
For Ave years Stailings played exclu-
sively on championship teams. His long
career as manager began in 1888, at Au-
gusta, Ca. where he won the pennant
Since that time be has been q manager,
and most successful one.
In 1894 and the following year he had
charge OF the Nashville team in the
Southern League. and in 1885 he man
aged the Detroit club in old Western
League. and ran second with It
Back In BiE show.
The next two years found him back
In the main show as manager OF the
Philadelphia team, with which he was
not very successful owing to interference
from the officials OF the club. Then he
went back to Detroit for three years
In 1S0l Stallings got into q row with
President johnson OF the newborn Amer
lean League, and was barred from that
organization for a time
In 1902 he began a term OF ive years
as manager Of the Buffalo team Of the
Eastern League, where he won two PEN
kants, finished second twice and four
once, never being out OF the first division
IN hve years 49,
In 1907 he was sick and out OF the
game. this being the only year he has
missed in the last twenty eight.
That fall Stallings applied for the po-
sition as manager Of the Reds, offering TO
90 to Cincinnati for small salary and
take a chance on making good, but he
was turned down by the Red officials,
owing to the opposition OF Ban johnson,
and one Or twp other magnates. q
what He Did with RaRks.
Turned down by the Cincinnati club.
he went to Newark for that season. and
then was taken on by the New York
Americans for the next two years
He ran ffth his first season In New
York, and developed a team which 'fn-
Ished second the following year, hut was
let out late In the season OF 1910 when
Frank Farrell listened to the worst sort
OF advice and released a real winner to
make Hal Chase manager, II being q
foregone conclusion that the player, who
had jumped one contract at that time
and has since Jumped another, could not
possibly make good. YI
In 1911 and Ial2 Stanings was back IN
Buffalo, hut he was determined to win
! pennant In the big league before he
retired, and at the close Of the 1913
season he formed an alliance with James
:. Carney for the purchase Of the Bos-
on National League club, OF which he
became part owner and manager the fol-
owing spring.
Though handed over a tail-ender, which
had BEEN trailing in theleague race for
leyeral seasons Stallings went to work I
Nth his indomitable force of character
o build up q winning team. He landed
he Braves at the head OF the second
liyision last season, which was two or
hree points highsr thar. they had b.
ixpected to finish =
SIaIkcs BiE Deal for Eyers.
During the winter stallings made an
deal for Johnny Evers. who |
lad been released without warning by |
he Chicago club. Taking advantage OF |
his circumstances, and being heartily \
'acked in his Judgment By President !
iafIney. he secured Evera It a high hg.
re- and thus made his team q contender. I
After he had signed Evers. Stallinas. I
old = few intimate friends that be /
houghf his team had q good chance to (
in the National League pennant. an
piniou u which ne ntood alrEpet aIcns.
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