Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-15
Doping the 1916 Baseball Season
XXVII.---American League MANAGERS
By HUGH $. FULLERTON

In studying the strength OF baseball
clubs the best way 10 do IS to start
With tho manager; then sec what eff
icct Re is likely 10 have upon each
man For a player may he a star un-
der one manager, bum under an
ether There arc few managers who
can or do control and benefit all The
r(ayers on their teams.
There are three OF this type in the
American Observation-Disclosures Jones, Clar-
cnce Rowland and Connie Mack. Jones
may start in with Il man who is his
enemy, but soouc" or later that man
Is his friend Rowland is 4 remark
able man in unify.nC and harmonic
ing all the elements in his team Mack
makes little enor, 10 win men 20 him.
He expects respect and obedience. and
i: he does not get thcm-if the mon
DO not work in harmony with him
he gets those who will.
Fielder Jones is. think. the great
est manager the game ever has known.
\ man OF high principles, true TO his
men, ardent in his support OF them.
absolutely fair. n compcls their re-
spcct. And combined with this he IS
perhaps tho closest student Of base
ball we have in the game. Jones is
dinidcnt and cold toward the "utsid
ers. hard 10 set acquainted with init
ma;rly, rather dislikes personal pub
liciiy and has no use FOR four ilush.
He knows the game better than any
man ever have known.
Here is the truth: I! every man on
the 81. Louis Browns would obey inn
piicitly every direction Jones gives
them this summer. | would bet II
months wages 'mine against . brick
layers. which is ono TO two odds the
a. ,,-f,, ft,r il,
hopeless. however Ball players Will
not obey. However. Jones VII make
the Browns one OF the mos, active in
gradients in the American League
race and until his team has exhaust
cd its strength, he will have II up and
lighting for the lead.
Rowland is one Of the best handlers
OF men in the game. y "hush"r' and
almost an unknown last year. h. took
Que OF the worst disorSauiZcd and UNI
intelligent teams in tn" business.
snlartened il up considerably and got
the men together. creating Il team
spirit tina, was lacking in the White
SoX ever since Fielder Jones left
them. But Rowland is not there with
lie playing end of the game. lie
learned a lot last season. For instance.
ne came in with the speed mania. He
had the theory that the players should
run all the time. force the other teams
To throw. and that these rivals would
throw away many games. Ills theory
"as absolutely correct. but he forgot
lrat the SoX lacked the speed ueccs
sury 10 base running OF that KIND lie
figured on bush league throwing by
the opponents. After the first two
weeks. the opposing outheidcrs laugh
cd ana cut down the Son fast as
they started. In three weeks Row
la nd's men threw away nine games OF
hits when they lacked the speed Then
some one cautioned safety hrst. and
the Sox walked up TO the fact that they
were not speed demons. Rowland
, learned u lot about his own club and
| ;.pout the league last year, and should
90 bette, this year.
! Mack is taking bunch Of raw MA
tcrial and trying to fashion another
! championship club. Thus far he has
! few elements that so toward that Kind
Of an organization and he is unlucky
in having TO build up n team OF young
| sters in combats with six such strong
clubs as there are in the American
| at present. Griffith is an excellent man.
ager. especially at handling and de.
vclopinS pitchers. lie is inclined to
wear them down before the real test
comes. lie is the naggns. kicking
! kind Of manager and liable To irritatc
some high-strung players. y grand
] little man is Grin. but he does not
heIp his team much.
Donovan ia q conscientious fellow