New Britain herald., 1915-08-18
MAGEE RESIGNS
AS7IP TOP MANAGER
gives Up Reins Of Brooklyn Club
to Continue as Player

Brooklyn, Aug. 1S.-Robert T.
Ward, president of the Brooklyn
Federal League club, yesterday an
nounced that he had accepted the
resignation of Lee Magee as manager
OF the team. Magee is to remain as
a player. The new leader of the
Brookfeds will take charge when they
return to Washington Park from
Pittsburgh tomorrow.
Ward, prior to leaving on q flying
trip upstate yesterday afternoon, as
serted that he had as yet made no
choice of a new leader, but on good
authority it was learned that John
Camel, who yesterday retired as man.
ager of the Rochester Internationals
is most likely. to get the position.
It is known that there are two
Federal League managerships-that
of Baltimore, in addition to Brook
lyn-to be filed, and that there are
three leading candidates for the
/ places It is said that James A..
! Gilmore. president of the league, has
had Charley Herzog, manager of the
| Cincinnati Nationals, under advise
( ment for one of the places, and Eat
| Bill C1ymer, manager of the Toronto
| Internationals, is also ready to make
a change.
Knabc To Quit, Too.
That Otto Knabe is to follow Magee
in resignng as leader of the Balti-
more Federals is an open secret.
Like Magee, Knabe is to continue as
player. 1t is therefore a question
whether Herzog of ,Clymer is to shift
Ito Baltimore. It may be, after all,
that one of the two will get the
Int 6xyiH In ef
night pointed strongly to Camel as
the most likely choice.
Ward yesterday emphasized the
fact that Magee's retirement from the
leadership was entirely matter Of
Lees volition. Several weeks ago
Magee wrote Ward long letter, in
which he asked to be relieved of the
managerial responsibilities on the
ground that they were undermining
his health and his efficiency as a
player.
conference between Ward and
Magee followed and the owner made
! it plain that he was willing to give
| the manager every chance to make
good. Ward asked Magee to recon-
slider his resolution, but Magce fol-
| lowed with another letter in which
he stated he had come to the con-
| clusion that the best possible action
was for him to resign.
Ward was convinced that Magee
would probably be better off If he
returned to the ranks and accordingly
accepted the resignation. Magee's re-
| tirement as manager will result In
no reduction in his salary which Is
| said to be $4,000 year. His con-
! tract has two more years to run.
Suffering from NERVES.
| Magee failed to take his place at
| second base with the Brookfeds last
Thursday, and asserted that he was
suffering from a case of the nerves"
The poor way the club was going had
made him irritable, and he was
losing weight and not feeling just
right. His fielding and batting had
fallen off a good deal, too. Magee
| is now expected to get back and play
a better game than ever before,
He is only 26 years old and has
achieved considerable distinction as
III all-round player.
In John Camel the Brookfeds
'Tould get a manager who has proved
hts worth both as player and
leader. Camel came to Rochester
in 1909 and Immediately won the
Eastern League pennant. He re-
peated in 1910 and 1911, and there
after was always a strong contender.
CAMEL first came to the notice OF
New York fans in 1908, when he
played first base, under Clarke Grit
nth, on the first New York Amer
jran League team. In 1905 with the
coming Of Hal Chase Camel was no
longer needed and he quit New York.
Piloted Reds For Year.
In 1908 he again came into prorni-
| nence as manager Of the Cincinnati
Nationals, in place of Ned Hanlon.
| Despite the usual interference of club
officials Camel made good show
' ing, but one season in Cincinnati was
enough for him, and the next year
| found Camel in Rochester.
Camel has within the past two
years been mentioned often as a likely
| big league manager. Cleveland and
New York were said to have con-
! sidered him seriously last year.
! Talk of the probability of Charley
Herzog's jumping has been going the
rounds in Federal League circles for
the past week. The reports were
! given added impetus through the lat
est mix-up between Garry Hermann
| and his manager over Rube Benton.
Herzog arranged to sell Benton to
Pittsburgh, but Hermann wantg the
pitcher to come to New York. AS
playing manager Herzog would be a
! great asset for the Feds. He's Just
! the kind of man they are looking
| for