The Washington herald., 1915-09-20
Five Years Have Passed Since
the West Has Been in
Worlds Series Games.
OTHER SPORT COMMENT
Playing Managers Are Easily Disap-
pearins from Major Leagues.
Clarke a Wonderful Player.

The entire Western portion of this land
Of the free and the home of the brave is
pulling for Detroit 10 win the American
League cheesecloth.
For five long years the West has yearn-
ed for an entry in the world series-and
the Tigers now are the sole hope of the
West. II Detroit is beaten it means that
the world series once again will be a bat
tie between Eastern clubs
The last intersectional battle was in
I"l0. when the Cubs clashed with the
Athletics-and were beaten to a pulp. The
Athletics won the first three games of
that series-4-1. S-3 and 1875. the Cubs won
the fourth. AS. and the Athletics ended
hostilities by winning the fifth game, Z
to ..
In 1911 the series was between the
Giants and Athletics; In 1912, Giants VS.
Red Sox; in 1913. Giants VS.. Athletics. and
I'm 1914 If was Athletics VS.. Hank Gowdy.
Since world seriesing became an autumn
feature there have been eleven annual
battles. OF these five have been East VS.
East. four have been West VS.. East and
the two others were East VS.. West. The
first world series was intersectional-
Pittsburgh Pirates VS. Boston Red Sox
Although there are five cities in which
both the American and National Leagues
have representation. there has been only
one city VS.. city clash since the world
series began. That was in 19os-Chicago
White Sox VS.. Chicago Cubs.
Playing managers are disappearing
from major league baseball. In the
Nationl League now there are only
two. In another year that number may
be cut in half.
The two playing managers in the
American League are Carrigan, of the
Red SoN. and Donovan. of the Yankees
The latter breaks into the game
but rarely and so that leaves Carrigan
the only out-and-out playing manager
in the Johnson circuit.
Huggins. of the Cardinals; Herzog,
OF the Reds, and Bresnahan. of the
Cubs. are the three playing managers
in the old league. Oakes, of the Pitts
burg club: knabe. of Baltimore: Nc
kechnie. of Newark. and Stovall of
Kansas City constitute the playing
quartet in the Federal League. Tinker
has practically quit the playing end
OF the game.
The passing of Fred Clarke takes
from baseball one of the most wonder
full players that ever graced a diamond,
and one of the greatest managers in
the history of the game.
mighty batsman, a daring base
runner, a fielder in a class almost by
himself. and a game. fighting player.
Clarke for years ranked supreme
among the outfielders.
Clarke's record as a manager is no
less wonderful. Over a stretch of four
teen years he kept his Pirates in first
division-a record that no other man
Gsser ever equalle6
Clarke quits the diamond when the
curtain falls on the 1915 season-but
he is one OF the few who never will
be forgotten. He has been credit
and an honor to the game-and there
Is genuine sorrow over his departure.
Pittsburgh fans demand a house
cleaning next spring. Now that Fred
Clarke will retire from the game for
good. the club will be reorganized from
top TO bottom
Several o!d-time favorites will be
traded released. Among those
whom it is said will be shunted else
where is Max Carey. who is in bad
with the fans. About the only two
regulars who hold the esteem Of the
Tal;isans of the club is Rightfielder
ii H.nchmam and First Baseman Doc
johnson. VioX and Baird have few
pluTGers and they may be dismissed.
Wagner. Pittsburgh institution is
in an odd position. While some of
the fans have put him on the grill and
declare thai hc is no longer spry
enough to meet the requirements. he
will probably stick. Moreover. he is
candidate for Fred Clarke's vacant
post.
No matter what is done to Hans. the
Pirates OF 1916 will not look much
like this years lineup.