Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-13
HENDRICKS REAL PILOT
New Manager of Cardinals Made Good
In Minor LenEuc
Circles.
Bf JACK VEiOCK.
International New. Sports Editor.

International News Sports Editor.
NEW YORK. January l..-lf there
ever was minor league manager more
deserving or Il chance in the big show
than Jack Hendricks. the new pilo; OF
shc ST. Louis Cardinals he must have
KEEP, in hiding.
the recent signing OF Hendricks by
Braich hickey was no great surprise
II came after series OF unsuccessful
attempts on Rickey's part to secure
tiendricks's services, and had tho 81,
Louis magnate failed in his efforts. he
would have lost the best major league
mana Serial prospect in the game.
iendricks's record speaks for itself
lie has been managing clubs in the
minor leagues for twelve years and
III all that time has never pi!oted q
club which finished Worse than thirG
in pennant race.
scrarTy' Jack started out As ball
player. He played u number of posi-
tons III the minor leagues bu: his
natural rlacc was in the Quilted. ana
lie was mt one time member ct the
Washington and New York clubs
lhouEh he never ranked as a pho
nomenal player. he found his sphere in
baseball when he broke in as manager
OF the Springfield. Ohio. Central League
cup IN 1906, and drove his team 10 a
second place finish. The following
year he won the pcnnant for Spring
hcld, and in the winter OF 1907 he
signed to ina mage the Fort WAYNE club
Alter making two third place finishes
WIN Fort Wayne in 1908 and 1909 Hen
orlckS joined UP with Jimmy McGill
IN isoi. At Denver. in the Western
league. Mc,iill had just purchased the
ciuo. and. as he was y progressive mag
nate from the start inc gave Ncndriri;s
all the lceway necessary 10 build up n
winner
In his first year 4; Denver Hendricks
led The Grizzlies 10 secondly Mace
finish. and then came a string OF three
successive peanant winners in the Mile
iiish City Hendricks was hailed as
me miracle manager OF the Western
League b. every one e9cep, his rival
managers. and they were mighty glad
10 see him Leave the circuit in tho
winter OF 1913 10 manage the India :
napo!is club OF the American Associa
lion' which was purchased by McGiIl.
rakins ;ail-cnd team at Indian
apoiis. ieharicks elevated il TO third
place in 1914 and finished in the same
position the following wear In 1915
ms indianapolis club finished second 10
,he LOUISVILLE Colonies. after one Of the
"ot'eSt races in Association history
and last fall they Ealloped home with
pennant. following which they won
series Tor the minor league champiop-
N't' tHc Ptnhant winning Toronto
ciun. or the International League.
with a record oc having won rno
remnants in twelve years and never
having finished lower than third piaco
hendricks comes to the big show bring
ING n world OF proof that he has man
aeeriai ability. BY nature IIerdrick,
Is manager Of scrappy disposition on
the Dali field. He is not "A rowdy. but
NO loves an argument now and then.
and nc has strong pair OF lungs with
"nirh 10 lay claim to his rights.
tie mas proven his caliber as a tacti-
can by his successes as minor
league manager. and there are but few.
II any managers in tho minors at pres
ent VINO have sent up more good ball
players than Hendricks While i'm In
annapolis Hendricks. like oil other
minor league managers. was forced to
dispose OF players at times. and in
player deals alone he made $4,000 for
tho Indianapolis club.
AS manager Of the Cards, where he
can mold onto his star talent there is
niue room for doubt that Hendricks
VIII succeed. He is capoble Judge
OF players. smart and aggressive man
ager. and he has the knack of making
friends. and that goes a long way to-
ward success in baseball