Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-19
MANAGERS DEBUTS
Little Paragraphs About Initial
Games of Different Leaders.
MACK DEAN OF MAJORS
Connie Started twenty-five Years
Ago, the Pirates Beating Sena-
tors % to /.

tors % to l.
BY ERNEST J. LANIGAN. f.,
Connie Mack is the dean. of the
major league managers. not only in
age, but in having been placed at the
head of a fast set combination. The
boss of the White Elephants beat Will
bert Robinson of the Superbas to this
earth by some eighteen months. and
he was in charge of a major league
outfit full two years ahead Of George
Tweedy Stallings. who became. in Oc-
tober. 1914, his most hated and i'm
pressive world series rival. The baby
leader in the big leagues now is Lee
Arthur Foil, who was not called on
to direct the Indians until May % of
the Reds still being the junior of the
bosses in respect to age.
Mack did his first major league man.
aging twenty-five years ago; Septem-
Der 3, 1894. Connie succeeded AL Buck
enberger as manager of the Pirates. his
charges showing their appreciation of
the shift in commanders by man-han-
ding the Senators by score of
90 to /. This game was played in the
eighteen hits for a total of thirty -four
bases, and the visiting troop six for
an aggregate of seven. Ad Gumbert
and Joe Sugden formed the Pittsburgh
battery. Eagle Eye" Beckley, Louis
Bierbauer, Fred Hartman and Will (of
course, "Bucks) Weaver composed the
inner Gordon and Elmer Smith, Jake
Stencil and Pat Donovan. who last year
piloted the Bisons to 1'ennantville, pa
trolled the outer district.
For the Washingtons Deacon Jim"
Mcclure handled the deliveries Of Otis
Stockdale and AL Maui. the latter hav-
ing been employed by Mack for many
years both as scout and as ticket taker.
First was guarded by the massive
diminutive Paul Radford, third by
"Scrappy Bill" Joyce. only major
league player who ever pounded out
four triples in one game Che did this
May IS. 1897, as a Giant in a combat
with the Pirates); short by Frank
Scheibeck. whose last major league
engagement was with Cleveland in
1901: left by AL Setback probably the
one modern outfielder to jam five errors
in the same skirmish ("Kip" did this
while a member of the orphaned ORR
oles in 5000: center by Charley Alb
hey, who could write his own stun.
since he was a reporter, and right by
Hassamer. whose sobriquet was Roar
ing Bill"
Stallings Started in 1897.
George Tweedy Stallings became a
big league leader in 1897, the Phillies
starting his reign off successfully on
April 10 by defeating Boston, with AL
Orth working against Charley Nichols.
The kid" now is in the moving pic
ture business, being film salesman
travelling out of Kansas City.
John McGraw entered the ranks of
major league managers April 16. 1899.
cards, who, with Frank Kitson pitch
ing. defeated the Giants, 5 to 3. The
cratic Eddie Doheny. since dead.
hurled for the team the Little Napo-
leon was later to boss.
Clark Calvin Griffith was placed in
charge of the White Sox in 1901. His
managerial debut was a success, the
Chicagoans downing Cleveland, to 2,
with Roy Patterson hurting against
Bill Hoffer, who. when last heard of,
was taking tickets in theater in Ce-
dar Rapids, Iowa.
Wilbert Robinson had a managerial
job wished on him in midsummer of
1902. The Orioles, that year, started
off under the leadership Of John Nc
Ban johnson that finally he; asked the
Baltimore club for his release re-
quest that was granted Joe Kelley.
G Gq but soon opped to einefnn Me-
whereupon Robby was chosen as the
Orioles pilot. In the first game they
played under him, July Is, the Mary
McAleer's st. Louis Browns. Pitchers
in this contest were Charley Shields
for the losers. and Billy Sudhoff and
Jack Powell. for the winners.
Jimmy Callahan's Debut.
Jimmy Callahans first season as a
big league commander was 1903. His
White Sox, in their opening game of
the year, annihilated the Browns, IA
to 1, Pat Flahery and Frank Donahue
being the pitchers.
Callahan's resignation. in June of the
following year, gave Fielder Allison
Jones his initial chance at managing
The Timber King took charge of the
Pale Hose June 5. 1904, and they added
luster to his inaugural by routing the
White Elephants, for whom Waddell,
Bender and Barthold pitched. by
ycore of IA to 2.
Hugh Ambrose Jennings Joined the
ranks Of the major league leaders
April IL. 1907. the Tigers then defeat
ing the then Maps, to o. with George
Mullin operating on the firing line
against Iron Man" Glen Liebhardt.
present leaders arrive: Joseph Bert
Tinker and Miller James Higgins
started the season bossng the Reds
and Cardinals, and in July Bill Carri-
gan succeeded Garland Jacob Stahl as
skipper of the Red Sox The Reds, in
their first game under J. Faversham,
were beaten. 3 to by the Pirates, and
the Cardinals. playing for the first
time under Midget Miller. downed the
Cubs. S to ;. The successful pitchers
in these controversies were Babe"
Adams and Dan Griner. and the I'M
successful ones. Art Fromme, John
Smith and Al McManus. and Jimmy
Lavender, Charley Smith and Larry
The Red Sox played under the direc-
tion of Carrigan for the first time July
is. 1918, then subduing the Tigers. Z
TO 4. Ray Collins and Hugh Bedient
pitched for the victors and Edgar Will
lett and fuii Rouse ior the Will
pushed.
Charles Lincoln Herzogs first year as
boss of the Reds was 1914. They start
cd off by abating the Cubs. 10 to /.
with "Rube" Benton pitching against
Larry Cheney and Elmer koestner.
Youngest of Leaders.
In 1915 Bill Donovan, Clarence Henry
Rowland and Pat Moran were new
major league leaders when the cam
naiene started, and Lee Arthur Fohl
had Joined the fold before 1t ended.
The Yanks, under Donovan. started Off
by being blanked by Walter johnson of
to o; the Phils, with
Alexander pitching, won over Boston,
3 to Q. and sent Moran away to a flying
lead. while the White Sox. directed by |
Rowland for the first time, struggled |