Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-25
Local and Foreign
Sport Field Covered
JOHNNY EVERS THINKS
BENCH HANGERS BEST

ing to combine the two Jobs. And
doesn't Il seem that that idea Ii be-
coming more general-that Il Is being
more widely admitted every year!
Glance over the list OF managers for
the coming season In the National and
American Leagues. What Is the re-
sulta You find that Miller Huggins.
Charley Herzog. Roger Bresnahan and
Bill Carrigan are the only managers
who are also playing. OF these Bres-
nahan and Carrigan can only be count.
ed upon TO play In about SO per cent
OF the games.
Miller Higgins has told me that
just as soon as he can find the man
he wants to cover second base for
him he will retire as q player and
become a bench manager I wish 20
add here that / think Higgins Is one
of the best managers connected with
baseball at the present time. He pos
sesses every quality that a manager
today must possess to be success.
Bench Manager Palmer.
Every one must admit that bench
manager has every play that Is made
right before him, whereas playing
manager frequently does not. And
because he sits on the bench and II
In such an ideal position to study the
game from all its many angles the
bench manager frequently viii notice
defects in the oppositions play that
will greatly benefit him In arranging
his plan Of campaign. These same de.
fects could very easily he overlooked
by the playing manager In the field.
and this without rejecting upon his
ability either as player or manager
In the least. He would not see them
because he is not in a position to see
them.
Baseball has advanced to that stage
now where q manager during the
game deyotes most Of his attention
to the offensive play Of his club. Play.
ers are supposed ITO be capable os
handling the defensive end Of the
game in the field when they are Sc
lected for major league duty. Then.
too, the captain OF the team plays .
part in the direction OF the defense.
BY this do not mean - imply that
the manager does not bother himself
with the defense at all, leaving It en-
tirely up to the captain. Far be i
from that. But you can readily appro-
ciate that he cannot take as promin-
ent part in the teams defensive or
ganization once It goes out on the field
as he can when his club Is at bat
When on the attack or at bat It j.
the manager who Is operating. Almost
every player that Eteps % the plal8
goes up there with instructions 81
some kind
Home Run Not Wanted.
remember a game several years
ago which I was playing. There was
q man on first base, with none out
and the next batter was sent up %
sacrifice that man to second Neither
team had scored and the manager at
that time was working for one run
The pitcher must have made the
next one for him and he knocked the
ball into the bleachers for home run.
Whether he forgot instructions or
whether he purposely disobeyed or
ders, / don't know. but do know
that the manager laid down the law 70
him in no uncertain terms as he trot-
ted into the bench, while the plaudIts
of the crowd were still ringing across
the field incidentally, that home run
won the game. The final score was
to 0. But when the batter was told 70
bunt, the manager was playing the
game a couple Of plays ahead. The
hit made the manager switch his en-
tire plan of campaign. purposely
avoided mentioning any names IN this
incident for obvious reasons