The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-02
Big League Gossip
CHRISTY MATHEWSON


fell safe AS Joe came TO the oench
latter the inning | happened 10 be head
INK for third base coaching lines anu
overheard the call George handed Con-
molly. He ram him right out OF the
park and said he didn't want TO see hiii'
, around any more after label! ing hlin
every kind OF d yellow dog he couAo
! think of.
. Il should think you would oe afraid
! of breaking ball players heart 40
! ing that" said to St;Illlngs afterwards.
especially at this time when you re
just getting ready 10 play world
series.
1T will either break his heart OF
make him." answered StallinGs. II don't
believe in letting players dog IT along
Just because were already in as pen
nant winners
Later saw Connolly and expected 10
find him dOwncaSt.
oh" he declared. George gives most
of US. many a rough call on the field. put
we know ne don't mean it. and We Tor
get it when we take of our uniforms
Magce is not that style. 1t does not
rol off him.
In constructing team. Stallings
and Connie Mack are something the
, same type. Neither one believes IN
spending fortunes for players. because
each thinks he mus test Il man out I'M
der his leadership before he knows
whether or not he will tit into his style.
Tho p,r-a, number Of players for whom
biz prices hav" been made and who
have turned ont to be boomers backs
up this contention. Captain Huston
and Colonel Rupert have spent for7
tunn for men with regulations to bullo
up their team. and few OF those pur-
chased have ever played up TO the STAN
dard set by them under their previous
managers. This has bacn true OF
: Charles Comiskey.
! McCiraw has been the most SUCCESS
full Of all at purchasing talcut and then
| assembling n machine. hut believe he
ia better than most at managing men.
His present ball club represents a big
! investment. and he has q team that
! should be winner By mile.in the Ma
: tional league this season. He Is real
/ izinG on his outlay.
J Stallings and Mack like to 90 along
quietly and gnther in a man here and
another one there. Then they bring
: them along until they Il. their peculiar
style. Not many players. who have
made regulations with other managers.
; adjust themselves to these two leaders
very successfully. The case Of Magee
! is one that proves It az far as Stall
! ings Is concerned.
; Connie is more inclined to stick TO
the youngsters. unknown. than Stall
; lngs. George picks up minor leaguers
with experience. but without much sue
crss. and drills them into his team style.
! The Mack and Stallngs systems. after
; they once get II machine. are widely
different Mack is mild. while Stallings
| wants to tear down the bench. 1t Will
| he interesting to watch to see how long
, II takes these two great leaders before
, they again arrive on top. Each play
cd against the other in 1914. Both sup
press in individuality on 4 team.
/ When the Reds returned home after
our last eastern trip. we were regretted
as remnant winners and then proceed
ed to drop the two games on Saturday
| and Sunday. when we had the biggest
! home crowds turn out for us. Each
was a tough one to loSc-thc arst nr-
alter we had tied it up. was tossed OF
: in the tenth and the second. Il l 70
pitchers battle. When they beat the
Rods l to n. 1t is unusual. AMI the op-
posing pitcher is right. You can put
, that ono in the book.
! So far. on the season. We have been
! making out pretty we'll as Far us the
gate receipts so. We had good crowds
, in New York and Brooklyn. On" Satur-
day Mt the Polo grounds. when we
played a double header with the Giants.
! they had the -. r. O." sign nut Tor
; the lower grand stand. and the upper
tier was packed 200. The club ~
:little ahead OF last year in spite of
the war, I understand--that Is. mean
: in gate receipts. although this end Of
1t doesn't bother me much. Give them
4 winner and the gate receipts Will
| take care of themselves.
! What am afraid OF ls that the show
! ing we made in tho east may RESULT
! IN the HON" fans getting too optlmis-
tic and not studying the table or the
standing of the clubs carefully enough.
: They were all talking PENANG and
worlds championship when We got pack