El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-17

DOZEN states supply the man
~ ayers to the "A major league
clubs. Ohio taking the lead by
furnishing five leaders who may be
peerless cor otherwise. The Buckeye
state ranks in the van in this respect
because Roger Patrick Bresnahan, OF
me Cubs, atJs- having Eeen accused for
many years Of having been born in Ire
land, issued a denial Of this charge and
reported that the scene OF his birth
place was Toledo. The other big league
bosses who first saw the light Of day
in Ohio are Miller Higgins, Of the
Cards; Lee Magee, Of the TiDtops:
Branch Hickey. Of the Browns, and Lar
~ Schlafley. of the Buffeds. Higgins
and Magee are natives Of Cincinnati.
Hickey of Lucasville and Schlafly OF
Beach City.
II Bresnahan had stuck to his early
declaration that he was from the En-
erald Isle, there would have been a
triple tie between MassaC husetts.
Pennsylvania and Ohio for the honor OF
being the states that supplied the big
league clubs with the greatest number
OF pilots Four commanders hail from
the BAY state four from the keystone
state. The Managers born in Massa-
chusetts are Connie Mack. Wilbert Rob
inson, Bill Donovan and Pat Moran;
those born in Pennsylvania, Hugh Jen-
uings. Otto knaoe. Fielder Jones and
Bill LnllllDE- MACK mas make hr00k-
Held famous and Hudson. Lawrence
AMI Fitchburg have been well adver-
usec as having been the birthplaces Of
Robinson, Donovan and Moran The two
last named, new major league bosses
this year. both were born i'm 1876 and
Philadelphians and New Workers both
hope they will be able TO instil some
Of the spirit Of that year into the pills
and Yanks.
FederaIs Favor Pennsylvania.
The Federal leaEuers run to Pennsyl-
vanla in their choices Of commanders,
since Fielder Jones. Of the Sloufeds. was
born in ShinglehOuse "a new nickname
for that team might be the ROofersl,
Otto Knabe, Of the Terrapins. in Car
rick and Bill Phillips. of the Newarks,
in AllenpOrt AllenpOrt Bill was long a
nickname OF Phillips when he was
earning his bread and butter from or
ganized ball Hugh Jennings was born
in Pittston-
Two major league leaders are New
Workers and two Missourians. The En-
pire staters are John McGraw, born in
Truxton, and Joe Birmingham. born in
Elmira. The men from the Show-me
state are George Stovall, Of the Kaw-
feds, and Clark Griffith. Of the seua-
tors Griff was once connected with
a Missouri team. Old Roman Comiskey
canning him off the Browns in 1891. the
year the National league and the Amer
lean association were having their
scrap.
A down easter who IS a big Lacquer
is Bill Carrigan, Of the Red SOx. His
birthplace was Lewiston, Maine. Mary
land is represented in the managerial
ranks by Charley HerZog. who first
saw the light Of day in Baltimore. The
south's contributions 10 the brigade Of
bosses are George Tweedy Stallings,
the Miracle Man Of the Braves an Au-
gusta, Ga, product, and Ennis T. cakes,
of the Pittsburg Rebels. who halls from
Homer. La
All others Arc Westerners.
All the other commanders are west
erners, Platteville, Wis. laying claim
TO Clarence Henry Rowland. Of the
White SON; MuskOda, Eas. TO Joe Tin
ker, OF the Chicago Whales. and Des
Moines. Ia, to Fred Clarke. Of the Pr
rates
Two big league shippers were born
on the alleged hoodoO date-the 18th.