El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-24

TTAzLEHURST, Miss. -darch "a
II Lee Magee, the boy manager
= 4 OF the Brooklyn Federals. is
driving his men into prime condition
for the opening Of the Federal league
season in the summer resort OF Browns
Wells ten miles removed from this
little Mississippi town, and Isolated
absolutely from all the temptations
that usually beset ball players during
training camp days
Driving is the word TO use in
Magee's case, because Aiagee is forcing
his men 10 the limit. Work, work
ana then work some more" is Magees
slogan. And his men have had 10 adopt
When Magee was a bail player he
mad theory that a training camp was
a place IN which a ball player should
get into eondition-that it was not
place Tor 1OOlng or LriVOling- Now
Irat he is taking his first whirl at
me managerial game he is putting his
theory into practice with the likely
result that when the Feds open their
season the Ilp-TOps from Brooklyn
Wiz be among the best conditioned
athletes in the league.
Magee Looks Like Winner.
from the training camp angle il
looks as though Magee viii be a huge
success as a manager. He's only IS
Just a boy IN years. yet he handles
The managerial job like a veteran He
drives his men every minute during
the four hours OF practise each day
and he drives them the limit He is
the boss Of the club-and every player
Knows H. But -uaSee possesses that
peculiar knack Of a real leader-the
retaining Of the good viii Of his men
no matter how hard ne drives, no mat
Ter how critical he must become at
times 70 correct faults.
Magee has his OF Il ideas OF how a
BAH club should be run Some OF s--em
OF some OF the older ball players on
the club, but the old and the young
carry out MS orders They realize that
when Magee says a thing ne means
IL, that when he gives an order that
order is TO be executed
Promises Real Fight.
think wen have a pretty good
ball team this season said Magee.
There's a lot Of good material on our
roster but the thing is to whip into
shape-to weld il into a perfect
machine That's my job. I hope / can
Get away with it. It's too early now
10 predict just how we viii line up,
but when L hit upon the right combi-
nation I guess Wei be able to furnish
q real fight all the way"
VIII Become InffeIder.
one OF the changes that Magee con-
templates is the conversion OF himself
from an ourfielder into an inGelder.
Magee VIII play second or short, ac-
cordlng 10 how Milton Reed stacks up
later on Reed is the University Of
Georgia lad who played with the
2hillies last year. he was showed in
at short by the Phillies, but didn't
show up very well there lIagee has
been alternating him at second and
short and Reed is showing up in nice
shape at second.
If Reed makes good at second,
Magee viii shift himself to short
Aagee was a mighty nifty Outfielder,
but the way he handles himself in the
1nfield seems TO convince with onlook-
er that hen develop into even a bet
ter man there.
Three For irst Base.
The Tip-Tops have three candidates
for the first basing jOb-Hap Myers,
who played the bag last year, Art
Griggs, who acted as substitute sack
er in 1914, and Artie holman, once a
Cub. who played in the Tip-Top out
field in 1914. but who is showing up
this spring as grand little first
baser- Myers probably viii win out il
he finds his batting eye.
In addition to Magee and Reed,
there are Holt and Cagnier with the
BroOkfeds last year, who are making
a bid for the shortstopping job, with