The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-01
MANAGERS TO PLAY
BIG PART IN SERIES.

Old-timers at the race track say that
good horse makes good jockey. This
applied to baseball would mean that q |
good team makes good manager.
To certain extent this is true. No /,
manager can win pennant unless he
has sufficient material. but, on the other
hand, vastly different results may be
produced from the same material by
different systems and different builders.
charioteer might have the four
su iftest horses In the world. but he
could not win a race unless they ran
together and in the same direction. Toi
get results the driver must he able to
steeds that ever paved the dust of
Arahy are a cinch to handle compared
to a major league baseball team.
In any game where numbers are
engaged team work viii beat indi-
vidual effort. Ty Cobb and Walter
johnson are examples Of the fact that
one man cannot win rennant single
handed Football coaches Will tell you
that fairly good player who fits in
f
does not, John J. McGrhw and Clarence
Rowland. therefore, deserve great
credit for putting together and keeping
running baseball machines which have
achieved results
III the coming worlds series their
responsibilities will he heavy. The
plan Of battle will be theirs Their
/ shoulders will have to bear the burden
/ of any mistaken tactics, If the helders
+ play a batter wrong, If the sacrifice
/ game is used when the hit and run
( " ould be more effective. If a pitcher
( is left in too long or IL his selection for
F the mound proves unwise in the begin
ming, theirs is the blame They cannot
be held responsible for mechanical err
rors. but they ca and will be held re-
sponsiole for the wider strategy of the
game.
Rowland was a fair baseball PLAYER.
but McGraw was ere of the greatest
stars the game ever knew He ts the
older.. of tho .twa. ha wing heen born AT
Traaton, n, Y. in 1873, while Rowland
did not become ALI inha bitant of Platts-
Vile. Wis. until six years later. The
manager of the Gi ants FIRST played pro-
fessionai haxeha Ei.h the Orleans club
Of the New York state league In 1890,
E Rowland broke In as a catcher in 1903
with the Dubuque team of the Three I
. league
This will be the sixth worlds series
z in which McGraw has led the Giants
He was also enc If the stars of the
famous Baltimore Orioles when that
club won tire National league pennant
I in 1924, 1895. and 1925 and played in
the Temple cup series which followed
the league season. OF these years. II
may readily be seen that In point of ex-
perience he has all the advantage over
his rival
10 gNa1 IL 4, ,,-h
students Of baseball as McGraw. len
ninss Kelley, keel"r and Robinson and
; MCfIraw was the greatest student Of
them ali. He has never ceased TO study
the game and knows every angle OF it.
!, Many OF the plays that are used to-
day were first evolved by that old Bal
ti1aore club. 4.--. ..,,...-.=-e~a -v-,e,
The leader Of the Giants is a man
who demands absolute obedience from
his players. He does not often plan the
details Of his campaign in advance, but
relies largely upon his own snap judg-
ment. Here is where his years OF
training count. On the attack he di-
reefs every move OF his players, and II
the play fails he accepts the entire re-
sponsibilty There are only two men
on the team ordinarily permitted by
McCsraw TO use their own judgment.
TIE manager OF the Giants has a
fiery temper and when il is aroused he
does not mince words AS result he
frequently has been at odds with the
powers of baseball. the unpires and the
players Whatever they may think of
him personally, however. none of them
can deny that he is great manager.
Rowland is of different type. He is
active on the coaching lines and quick
to diagnose situations which arise In
J the game, but his temperament is more
placid than mat of his opponent He
suggests rather than commands. His
handling of his men is highly diplo-
. matte. but neyertheless he is a shrewd
nudge of issl players and can be very
emphatic when II Is necessary, Row
lands assistant Is Kid Gleason, who is
: ccnsiderLt;y moro OF the McGraw type.
He is of the old school, which does not
: believe In panipering ball players and
his driving power, added TO Rowland s
persuasion, makes good combination.
In Herzos- and Collins the teams have
| two great field captains. although they
; too, differ In method Both. however
are possessed 80 keen minds and great
ball playing ability and are of infinite
value in keeping the other members OF
their team travelling at top speed