El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-15
FANS SIZING UP BALL MANAGERS
NEW ONES IN NATIONAL LEAGUE

oped into a star backstop. His big
league career covered five years with
Boston. four with Chicago and five
with Philadelphia He piloted PEN
nant winner in 1915, his first year as
manager OF the Phillies.
St Louis-John c. Hendricks, re-
Gently signed TO pilot the Cardinals
was born in Chicago IN 1879 AFTER q
varied career in semi-pro and minor
league ball he got a trial as an out
fielder with the New York Giants in
1902 He failed to stick with the
Giants and returned TO the minors
as manager Of 4 Central league team
HIS next move led him to Denver,
where he plloted q western league
championship team. Last season as
manager Of the indianapolis team he
won the American association PEN
nant-
Cincinnati - Christy Mathewson,
manager of the Reds and former star
pitcher for the Giants, was born at
FactorTflle, Pa, in 1880 Before en-
tering professional baseball he was
a crack college player at Buekneu
university. His first regular job as a
Mass team in 1899. The following
year he was at Norfolk and at the
close Of the season he Joined the
Giants. During the ensuing 10 years
Mathewson was the mainstay in the
box for the McGraW outfit he oe-
came manager Of the Reds in 1911
Chicago-Fred Mitchell, pilot of the
Cubs. was born at Cambridge, Mass,
in 1879. Joined the St John, n b,
team as a pitcher in 1900 and the
Americans. He continued his major
league pitching. in Boston, Philadel-
phia and Brooklyn until 1906, When
he Joined the Toronto team IN 1911
he became coach Of the Boston
Braves ard last season entered the
managerial ranks as pilot Of the
Boston-George stallings. veteran
leader Of the Braves, was born al
Augusta. Ga, in 1870 He began, a as
eighties and played with several
minor league teams and with the
Philadelphia and Brooklyn Nationals.
His long career as a manager began
in 1898 at Augusta, where he rhoted
a pennant winner. Later he managed
teams at Nashville. Detroit, Buffalo.
Newark and New York, going to Bos-
ton in 1914 Though he found the
team in the Hub a tailender, he won
with It the National league pennant
and the worlds championship
mediterranean Robinson. lead
er Of the Dodgers, was born at Hud-
son, Mass. in 1863 He made his pro-
fessiOnal debut as catcher Tor the
Haverhill. Mass, team IN 1888 ana
later played with the Athletics Of the
American association. the Baltimore
Orioles and the St Louis Cardinals
Robinson was a member of the won
derful OriOle team OF 1885 ana
shared honors with such stars as Nc
Graw. Jennings. Brodie and Keeler.
After retiring from active pastiming,
Robinson Joined the Giants as coach
and remained with McGraw five
years. He took charge of the Dodg-
ers in 1914 and won the National
league pennant two years ago.
Pittsburgh-Hugo Pezdek. manager
of the Pirates. was born in Chicago
In 1884. The selection OF Bezdek last
July to succeed Jimmy Callahan as
pilot Of the Pirates came as a sur
prise to baseball followers. owing TO
the fact that he had had no connec-
ton with big league baseball. other
than a brief period OF scout duty for
the team he now leads. Bezdek was
at one time a star fullback on the
University of Chicago football team.
Later he was a successful athletic
coach at the University OF Oregon.