Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-26
TWELVE STATES FURNISH
MANAGERS FOR MAJORS
Ohio, With Five Big Leagues, Leads,
With Bay State
Second.
CONNIE MACK Is SENIOR PILOT
Crafty Connie Is Fifty-Three Years
Old - Uncle Wilbcrt Robinson Is
Next in Line = Average Age for
National Leaders Is Highest.


! leaders who may be peerless or other
wise. The Buckeye State ranks In the
van in this respect because Roger Pat
rick Brcsnahan OF the Cubs, after hRv-
ing been accused for many years OF
having been born in Ireland issued Il
denial of this charge and reported that
The other big league bosses who first
saw the light Of day in ohio are Miller
iiuggins of the Cards; Lee Magce. OF
the Tpitops; Branch Hickey, of the
Browns, and Larry Schlany, OF the Buff
feds. Huggins and Magee are natives
of Cincinnati. Hickey of Lucasville, and
Schlaiiy Of Beach City.
II Bresnahan had stuck to his early
declaration that he was from the En-
erald Isle. there would have been Il
triple tie between Massachusetts. Penn
ing the states that supplied the big
league clubs with the greatest numb
OF pilots. Four commanders hal! from
the Bay state. four from the keystone
State. The managers born in Massa :
chusctts are Connie Mack, Wilbert Rob-
| inson, Bill Donovan and Pat Moran;
those born in Pennsylvania. Hugh Jen-
nings. otto knabe. Fielder Jones and
Bill Phillips.
Mack has made Rrookheld famous,
and Hudson. Lawrence and FitChburg
been the hirthpiaces of Robinson. Dono-
van and Moran. The two last named,
new major league bosses this year,
were born. in 1876. and Philadelphians
| and New Workers both hope they will
be able to inst!ll some of the spirit Of
that year into the pills and Yanks.
The Federal Leaguers run to Penn
sylvania in their choices Of comman nd
ers, since Fielder Jones, of the Sloufeds,
was born in Shinglehouse a new nick
name for that team might he the Roof
Carrick, and Bill Phillips, of the New,
was long nickname of Phillips when
he was earning his. bread and butter
from Organized Ball. Hugh Jennings
was born in Pittston.
Two Leaders Are Locnl Men.
Two major league leaders are New
!, Workers and two Missourians. The
In Truxton, and Joe Birmingham, born
in Elmira The men from the Show
Me state are George Stovall, of the
atorS. Griff once was connected with a
Missouri team. Old Roman Conf SIX ey
canning him off the Browns in 1891,
the year the National League and the
American Association were having their
scrap.
a Down Easter. who is big league
leader, is Bill Carrigan. of the Red SoX.
His birthplace was Lewiston, Me. Mary
ranks BY Charley Herzog. who first saw
the light OF day in Baltimore. The
South's contributions to the brigade OF
I L
the Miracle Man of the Braves, an
Augusta. Ga. product, and Ennis T.
Oakes,. Of the Pittsburgh Rebels, who
halls from Homer, La.
All the other commanders are West
erners-Platteville. Wis, laying ella i'm
White SON: Mnskoda, Kans. to joe joe
Tinker, of the Chicago Whales. and Des
Pirates.
Nnrk Is Senior Manager.
Two big league shippers were born
on the alleged hoodoo date--the thir-
teenth. Each has been lucky In his big
League connections. since Fielder Jones,
whose birthday is on August 10. man
aged the White SoN when they became
champions OF the world. and Bill Dono-
van, whose birthday is on October 49,
helped pitch Detroit's Tigers to three
American League flags, and last year
captured the International League gon-
Talon with Joe Lannin's Providence
Grays. To he born on the skiddoo date
is no misfortune. either. as Connie
Mack. who has developed tight little
pennant trust Of his own in the Quaker
city, has his birthday on December %.
Mack is the senior of the big league
directors, Lee MaFee the Junior. Crafty
Ss. 1snfmeG ans snhgSs of action in
was born in 1854. Staiiings in 1887
Phillips in 1865. Grithth in 1864. len
nings in 1870. Clarke in 1872. McGraw
van in 1876. Schlafiy in 1878, Rowland
in 1879, higgins, Bresnahan and Tin
ker In l>sn, Sioyall and Hickey in 1851,
zoe, birmingham and Cakes in 1855,
and Magee I'm 1889. The average age
OF National League manager is thirty
six years: of an American League
leader. thirty-fve years. and OF q Fed
eral League leader, thirty-one years
No manager was horn either in Jan
ahed this world in " Sove sDam 'f foap
in December, four; in February, two;
in April, two: in July, two; in Septem
one. and in August, one.
Major League Leaders.
Date. name and where born:
lS62-necember %. Connie Mack,
Brookiie!d. Mass.
1s67-November II, George stailings
1sGs-Noyember .. Bill Phillips, Allen
ls6o--November 30, Clark Griffith, Ne
1sio-April 2, Hugh Jennings. Pitts
ls7?-october 3. Fred Clarke. Des
Moines, Iowa.
1s7S-,April Z, John McGraw. Truxton
1S7t-,August 49, Fielder Jones, Shin
lss6mFe ,,rn q Pat Moran, Fitch
lS7G-oe,oher 10. Bill Donovan, Law
renee. Mass
Beach City, o.
| 1S79-Fcbruary L. Clar. Rowland
Plattesville, Wis
1SsH-aIarch 81. Miller Higgins. Gin
cmnati, O.
lsSO-June IL, Roger Bresnahan. To-
ledo, O.
lSSo-July 27. Joe Tinker, Muskoda
lsSi"mNovember 20. George s,ova,l
Leeds, Mo.
lsSl L. oe.I;,a 90. Branch Hickey
1885 septemher IL, Bill carrigan
Lewiston, Me.
| 1SS4-Iune ~. otto Knabe Carrick. Pa
,Ss5-July o Charley Iierzog. Balti-
lsSS5-!Decemher 8. Joe Birmin CHAM.
1885 December Il, Rebel Cakes
Homer, La.
1ss9--June 4. Lee Magee. Cincinnati, O.
Receiver for indianapolis Feds.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, April 95.--
Edward w. Pierson. a real estate deal
err, was appointed receiver for the In
dianapolis club OF the Federal League
left behind when tho team was trans
ferred to Newark, y. j., by Judge John