Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-07
STILL GRILL,
CONNIE NA..
Experts Continue TO Pound Aih-
lstIcs' Pilot and His Team.
MAY FOOL 'EM NEXT YEAR.

Leader OF Philadelphia Americans Has
Been Known 10 Handle Weak Team
One Season and Then Put Fear In
Other clubs the Following Season.
Other Notes.
Never before has the term white
Elephants been ~ applicable as II is
today In the case vi the Athletics.
Mnhoul Cornelius McGillicuddy has
the cheapest baseball club 10 The ma
jor league world. but II is doubtful II
he has made enough kale 10 settle the
feed bin OF his pacbyderrns,
Philadelphia has turned its dorsai
exposure toward Mr.. Mack and his
team. The face OF Connie after four
game series In Philadelphia between
the Athletics and Browns looked just
Ike n worlds champion din pickle. For
only the park employees and q few
regulars. who called more 10 get the
phils score than 10 see the game. at
tended the pastiming OF the once IN
NOUS pennnnI machine.
A world of spleen must embltter the
clubs owners when they think how
the city neglected the club when II
was worlds championship team and
then forgot II entirely when an ea.
deayor N being made TO give the fans
something new and. in time. better
than the old
But there N no manann for the fnh--
only today When tomorrow comes
around. n you happen 10 be up there
lighting for the dag. they may patrol-
ize yon Bul IN the meantime. nothing
doing.
II Mack's outfit Is frsi division
team neSt year, then, according to 1915
dope. won't the Browns have double
wrap on the worlds championship
When man manages II bail tecm
after his playing days are over II is
very wise for him to ron;ine himself
TO these duties aud not attempt 10
break iuto the artnnl playing of the
game Nothing turns the fans quicker
against lender than when he ilses
poor Judgment regarding himself
Rili donovan of the New York Amer.
leans n not APT To ever finish \ game
again FOR his team. His experience the
other day when. with h's tenn th-ee
runs to the good he took nut Rrowb
and substituted himself. finished his
pitching career,
Harry Woyerfon made similar mis-.
tnke while In charge OF the New York
club. He put himself In as pinch
hitter on several occasions and invari.
ably struck out. Naturally. he got In
bad The wise manager let's his play.
ers do the playing, even II he feels
TINT there II some baseball left In him
The resignation Of Fred Clarke from
the management OF the Pittsburgh
club was 20 be expected. Clarke has
been In baseball since 1894, every year
of which he has spent In the employ OF
Barney Dreyfuss. He has been a most
successful manager, but he has also
oeen able to make some very good
Investments. thanks to the aid OF his
employer. and Is today one Of the
wealthiest men In baseball. Clarke
mas tired Of being active In the sport.
Being away from his Kansas ranch
every year most Of the time no longer
suits him. aud II was only because Il
pleased Dreyfuss that he remained
with the club for the past few years.
II was Fred Clarke who first ap-
preached Walter johnson In behalf Of
Griffith, after he had jumped to the
Feds. He paved the way by q visit
to the johnson home for Manager Crit,
fith to confer with him last winter. as
a result Of which johnson returned to
.hs Nationals fold.
George Sisler Of tho st. Louis Browns
has found the Mackmen's pitchers
much to his liking. getting ten base
hits In four games. Sisler Is play.
ing first base for the Browns and Ia
showing himself to be the 1nd OF the
season.
There seems to be no position on the
team that he cannot fill satisfactorily,
pud with an average Of over the 800
mark he Is showing that American
league twirlers are not troubling him,
Sisler was much sought after play.
@ while he was with the Michigan
vniverSity team.
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