The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25
AMERICAN PILOTS
FOR SEASON
OF 1918

Chicago - Clarence H. Rowland.
Born in Platteville, Wis, 1879. En-
tered professional baseball in 1908.
Managed clubs in Dubuque, Aberdeen,
Wash, Jacksonville Ill, Winnipeg
and Peoria. Became manager of the
White Sox in 1915. Won American
league pennant and worlds cham
pionship in 1917.
Boston-Edward S. Barrow. Born
at Des Moines, 1868. First mana
gerial experience as pilot of Wheel
ing, w. Va, club in 1898. Afterward
managed teams in Paterson, Toronto,
Detroit, Montreal and Indianapolis.
President of the International League
from 1910 to 1917.
Cleveland-Leo A. Foil. Born in
Pittsburgh, 1879. First baseball job
as catcher for Des Moines team in
1903. Later played With teams in
Youngstown, o., Homestead Pa, and
Columbus, o. In 1909 landed a berth
as manager of team at Lima, o. After
wards piloted teams at Huntington,
w. Va, and Waterbury, Conn. Was
holding down a position as scout and
coach for the Indians when selected
to manage the team in 1915.
Detroit-Hugh A Jennings, one of
the best known managers in the
game. Born at Pittston, Pa, 1870.
Began his professional career with
Louisville team in 1891. Traded to
Baltimore three years later and de-
veloped into one of the brightest stars
of the diamond. After five years in
Baltimore he was shifted to Brooklyn
and later to the Philadelphia Ma
tionals Returned to Baltimore in
1903 as manager of the Eastern
League team. Became manager of
the Detroit team in 1907 and has
since won three American League
pennants for the Tigers-19O7 1908,
1909.
Neutrality-suspicious. Griffith, mana
ger of the Senators and a one-time
star pitcher. Born at Nevada, Mo-,
1869. Began playing professional
ball at Bloomington, ILL.,, in 1887.
Later pitched for Milwaukee, st.
Louis, Tacoma and Oakland. Left the
Pacific Coast to join the Chicago Ma
tionals and continued a member of
the old Arson machine until 1901,
when he went to the White Sox. After
pitching the SoX to pennant in 1901
| and third place in 1902, Griffith be-
came manager of the New York Yam
KEGS. Seven years later he went to
Cincinnati and pi1oted the Reds dur
| ing 1909-11. The following year he
| took charge of the Senators.
New York-Miller J. Higgins, the
Yankees new manager, was born in
Cincinnati in 1880. Entered the pro-
fessional ranks in 1899 in Interstate
league. In 1901 landed in st. Paul,
where he developed into a star sec
ond baseman. Season of 1904 found
Higgins with the Cincinnati Reds
After six years with the Reds he was
traded to the st. Louis Cardinals and
in 1918 became manager of the team
Higgins made the Cardinals a pen
nant contender and is expected to du-
plicate his fine work in New York.
st. Louis-Fielder A. Jones, boss OF
the Browns, born at Single House
Pa, in 1871. Entered baseball in 1896
as a member of the Binghamton, N
Y, team Went to Brooklyn the next
season and during his five years with
the Superbas developed into one OF
the star outfelders of the day. In
1901 Jones Joined the Chicago White
Sox and in 1904 he succeeded Jimmy
Callahan as manager Of the team
He pilDted the Sox to the American
league pennant and the worlds cham
pionship in 1908. He retired from the
game in 1908, returning eight years
later as manager of the Browns.
ladelphia-Connie Mack, dear
of baseball managers, born at Eas
.Brookfield, Mass, in 1852. Played
his first professional engagement a
Meriden, Conn, in 1884. Entered thu
big league two years later as catcher
| for the, Washington team. From
Washington he went to Pittsburgh a.
manager and catcher for the Pirates
| Mack's managerial career covers I
! period of "a years. He has piloteC
teams in Pittsburgh, Milwaukee anC
Philadelphia. Prior to 1915 Mack
] Athletics was one of the most pow
erfuI baseball machines ever organic
ed. After the disastrous defeat a
the hands of the Boston Braves il
1914, in the series for the world
| pennant, Mack disposed of most o
his stars The Athletics have beer
tail-enders ever since.