Evening journal., 1918-04-09
FEW NEW MANAGERS
RNONC THE MAJORS
Swapping Riders in Mid
stream WillNot be Tried in
Big Leagues This Season
HUGGINS HAS TOUGH
lob ON HIS HANDS

NEW YORK, April 9.--The custom OF
changing managers IN the middle Of the
winter. which was so much in vogue
few years ago, is rapidly disappearing.
The wholesale changes In managers,
which used 10 feature the doings OF the
winter leagues, appear TO be following
the playing managers into the baseDall
discard About four or i've years ago u
yves a regular thing for about hah -
the clubs 20 start each spring with new
pilots. Cincinnati, the Browns, the Yam
KEGS. Braves, Red Sox and Cubs (slnce
TIE DAYS Of Frank Chance) made spe-
cialty Of changing managers on the
slightest proyocation, but since tne war
and the general unsettled conditions In
baseball the tendency Is to stick 10 the
manager Of the previous season.
There were only three managerial
changes this winter. and all except one
were due to force Of circumstances. BIZ
Donovan, the former Yankee leader, was
the only manager to be fired this win
ter In fact, only three men have been
forced to give up their commands since
the close Of the 1916 season-Joe Tinker
formerly Of the Cubs. In the fall OF 1916; f;
Jimmy Callahan, Of the Pirates, last fall.
This Is the low-water record for firms
managers IN the big leagues.
The new managers for the coming sea
son are Miller Huggins, OF the Yankees, I,
Ed Barrow, OF the Boston Red Sox, and
Jack Hendricks, OF the St. Louis Cardi-
halls. To this list also might be added
Hugo Bezdek, Of the Pirates. as the hefty
Chlcagoan will be starting his first full
season IN charge Of the Pittsburg club.
lie relieved Callahan last August.
As has been said, all except one OF the
new appointments were due to cmergen-
cies. Ruppert decided to let ont Don
oyan here in New York and offered the
post % Huggins, who led the ST. Louis
Nationals for the five years previous.
When Hugglns accepted Ruppert's cffer
81. Louis was left without a manager
and Branch Hickey flled the vacancy by
hiring Jack Hendricks. who had &C
quired quite a little fame as a minor
league manager.
As Jack Berry, manager OF the Boston
Red Sox last year, has enlisted In the
navy, President Frazee Of the Boston
club offered the post 10 Ed Barrow, for
five years president Of the International
League and a former manager OF the
Detroit Tigers. The appointment OF Bar-
ANn MAn tuN AAekIcA EAA NAleA Va AAAN MAA-
fer league season. Though Barrow says
he has been engaged as the permanent
manager Of the Boston club, Il ls under
stood that with the return OF peace
Barry will be given bis old post ana
Barrow VIII be transferred 20 the busi-
ness end Of the Boston club snd may BE-
made president.
Miller Higgins tackles a queer prob
lem In New York. lie has inherited q
team which finished sixth last season,
but on which thousands Of dollars have
been spent since Rupert and Huston
acquired the club In the winter Of i9ii-
10. It is estimated that the Yankees
spent close 10 $4,000 IN buying play
'ers to strengthen the team. and at the
end Of three years the Yankees finished
in the same position as the season before
Rupert took over the club.
Many Of the best managers in base
ball have failed with New York, among
them being Frank Chance who won four
pennanis With the Cubs: Clarke Grifilih.
who has since been a success IN Wash
ington; Hal Chase, Harry Wolverion
and Kid Elberfeld. George stallings,
who won the worlds championship
with the Braves IN 1914, also managed
the club for almost two years, bat Stall
lings cannot be included among the
Yankee failures. He took over a tall
end club and In his second season had
It running in second place, when he
was let out.
A strange fatality always has followed
the club which Huggins now directs
Players who 30 season after season
: without en- injury get manned as soon
as they become Yankees. This acoi-
dent iinx has followed every manager
who has attempted TO make New York
factor In the American League.
Ed Barrow should find little trouble
in winning with the Boston club, which
has been bequeathed TO him. lie has q
ready-made club. with the best pitching
stan IN his league IN Ruth, Leonard
Mays, Bush and Foster, the second best
catcher IN baseball IN Wally Schang, q
consistent 800 slugger in McInnis, as
good a fielding shortstop as Is IN base.
b ball in Scott. two star ouinelders In
Hooper and Strunk and the services Of
Johnny Evers In an advisory capacity
Barrow says he is glad 10 give uT
desk work TO get back In the game.
Barrow has grown up with baseball
and was one Of the most famous minor