Evening journal., 1918-12-16
HERZOG AGAIN IS
stove League STAR
AS Usual Charley's Affairs
Promise Food for
Fans
WILL COOMBS CHASE
THE JINX AGAINp


mer captain OF the Giants, doesn't flg-
ure in some capacity. Last winter the
Maryland cantaloupe farmer held up
the deal which brought Larry Doyle
and Jess Barnes 10 the Giants until the
eve of the opening Of the championship
season.
Herzog finally agreed TO go TO Boston
on getting a two years contract calling
FOR $4,000 a year. When the big leagues
shut down last Labor Day In pursuance
Of the attitude Of the War Department
against baseball Herzog along with
other Braves received his unconditional
release.
Charley then made application for a
commission in the naval aviation serv-
ice and received IL four days before the
armistice was signed. He was packing
to leave for Massachusetts, Technical
School in Boston when the war came
10 an end.
Herzog now is wondering just where
ne stands. He assumes now that base
ball Is assured for next season the con-
tract he signed for two years last
spring will hold good in 1919 despite
his unconditional release. However, ne
has not heard offlclally from the Boston
club to this effect.
81 will be back with Boston next
year provided my contract holds" Her
zog said at the meeting last week. "Of
course, II the Boston club should take
the stand that my release last Septem-
Der abrogated the two years contracl
and try TO Sign me to another l would
not stand for Il and would get out OF
baseball. / have a good offer to go into
business I'm Baltimore, but baseball Is
nv game, and / guess the old fever
would get me II tried to get in some
other line"
Despite his experience in Cincinnati,
"Herzyn would not mind trying another
whirl at the managerial end OF the
game. II consider my career In Gin
clnnati as a sort OF prep school expert,
ence that may come in good later on.
Herzy said that his managerial expe--
rieuce in Cincinnati came in good stead
when he applied for a commission IN
the Naval Aviation Corps. The oflcer
who was questioning Herzog asked
"Haye YOU ever had any position OF
responsibfllty9 Charley answered
"Weu. / managed the Cincinnati CLUB
for three years, and
"That's enough" replied the Colonel
interrogating him. ANY man that mas
managed the Reds for three years de-
serves a commission in any army.
Few men ever selected to manage a
ball club were better fitted for sucn 9
most than Jack CoOmbs, the Brooklyn
nltcher. who last week was offered the
management OF the Phillies. CoomDs
has been a close student OF the game
ever since he was a star In college ana
is a man who commands respect.
II lack accepts the offer II VIII be
Interesting 70 see II he can break the
boodoo which has followed all great
Athletic players when they tried mana
,verIcal duties at the end Of successiul
oiaving careers. Many have tried their
hand al the managerial game, but none
has succeeded. ,.. -
Harry Davis. for years captain and
.ssisfant manager OF the Athletics, tried
mis- hand as manager OF the UleVelahu
cl,,b but did not even stick a season
A. tbe close OF his athletic career Monte
Cross. one Of the smartest players MACK
over had left to become manager OF
she Kansas City club. Monte failed IN
tbe association and also In the New
York State League. Both Socks SeyDold
and Topsv Hartsel tried their luck win
the Toledo club Of the American Asso-
citation after their careers with Mack
were ended, but both proved manager
ial failures. ..,..o
Davis. tried his hand at manager win
, several teams in the deep sticks, Dut
never made a go Of II. The Athletic
plaver 10 come closest TO success as
manager was Jack Barry. Barry leu
the Red Sox into second place IN lsi',
when he quit baseball TO go into the
navy. But in the two preceding years
1915 and 1916, as well as In the follow
ing one, 1918, the Red Sox won the
worlds championship. !.
Many good stories were swapped at
the annual meeting Of the National
League last week. The bringing To-
gether Of seven former managers OF the
Phiilles especially was provocative OF
some fine yarns.
The talk switched around to the time
that Horace Fogel selected Chariey
Doom to manage his club after ne pro-
cured control Of the majority interest
I'm 1909. Fogel, however, was not al
ways an admirer OF Dooln, and when
the little brick topped catcher came 10
the Phillies in 1901 Fogel, then a
Quaker City scribe, made life miserable
for him.
"This mite, Doom, won't do; he's too
light" Horace would rave In his paper
day after day. Its an outrage to the
fans Of Philadelphia TO put Dooin In
the game and keep catcher Ike Rom
on the bench"
But Horace's pet obsession was the
size of Charley Dooin's bat. HE car
rles a bat bigger than himself; how
can he ever expect 10 hit with that tel
egraph pole2" Horace would wall. or
in narratlng OF a rally which fell short,
he would close 'and then up came that
boy Doom with that telegraph pole,
which he scarcely could lift of the
ground, and. Of course, the rally was
over"
II just want TO say I didn't lug that
big bat around because l liked II"
Charley explained last week. 81 did II
TO save my jaw. Kid Gleason would in
slst ! bat with IL, and that he would
bust me In the jaw il l took another
Every time went TO bat the Kid would
be watching me from the corner OF his
eye, and II | didn't take the big one he
would have lit on me sure. He said
he'd make me hit with it or die In the
attempt.
"He used to boss US around like a
father, and anybody that talked back
TO him had a mess OF trouble on his
hands. remember one time while we
were training down in Savannah when
he gave Fiddled Gordon. our pitcher. an