The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-13
Fireplace Dopesters
Scent Many Changes

sports but there are already signs o,
early activity in the "stove league
which keeps the national pastimt
alive during the snow period,
The favorite occupation of picking
new amnagers for the 1920 season
started before the curtain had faller
on this years championship race. Al
is usual there are wholesale rumors
of changes in the leagues and the
personnel of the various clubs.
President Heydler, of the National
league put his foot on the throat OF
the yarn that the st. Louis Cards
franchise was to be turned over to
Minneapolis interests and the Boston
Brave club was to be run farther up
north to Montreal. Rumors of a
change in the ownership of the Chica-
go Clubs have also fallen by the way.
Frank Chance recently announced in
Los Angeles that he and Barney Old
field had been in the notion of buying
the Cub team but had changed their
minds.
A new hand at the helm of the
Pittsburgh Pirates next season seems
almost assured. Hugo Bezdek will
go back to Penn State to take charge
of athletics according to reports and
he will be succeeded as boss of the
Pirates by George Gibson, the old
popular backstop of the club. Bez-
dek's work didn't please the Smoky
City fans. His connection with va
rious collsgi2te sports gave him the
theory that physique was the only le-
quisite for ball player and that he
could take husky, we'll built chap
and make ball player out of him
like they do around the college cam
pus with football and track material,
But it was proved long ago that
baseball players aren't easily made
McGraw tried it with Jim Thorpe and
didn't meet with much success. Glib
son has been successful as manager
of the Toronto International and he
has quite a following who believe he
can make the go as big league pilot.
His experience with Fred Clarke and
McGraw should have given him some
good ideas of winning play and the
Did catcher has personality with it.
Another change agreed upon as
sure by the dopesters would transfer
Lee Foil, deposed Indian chief of
Cleveland, is also being mentioned
he reins of the New York Yankees
rom the hands of Miller Higgins to
Wilbert Robinson, the Dodgcr boss
Robby is said to be content with his
present job as far as relations with
he club owners and the team go but
lie has his eye on larger pay slips and
he Ebbetts syndicate can't pay him
is much as the wealthy colonies could |
lfford for man who would make a
hampton team out of the Yankees.
Higgins hasn't been a bowling
success as pilot of the Yankees. The
howing the American leaguers made |
his year was a distinct disappoint-
nent to the Gotham fans who early |
n the season had visions of a worlds |
cries played straight through on the
Polo grounds. Higgins didn't get |
himself in wrong with the club own
RS by his failure to land the penant,
'ut the little leader is said to be long
ng for his old love--the National |
eague.
Some of the fans are predicting
hat the Dodgers and the Yankees
night switch managers before the |
cams hike off to the training grounds
text spring
There seems to be little foundation
o the rumor that John J. McGraw is
.oing to retire from the management
# the Giants and Pat Moran will GER
ainly try to repeat with the Reds I'M
ess Garry Hermann and company
'ull Baker" and give the Irishman
is walking papers. Sailing is slated
or a removal from the bridge of the
Brave bark and Ed Barrow seems to
re in dutch" also with the Hub fans.
iris speaker covered himself with
Tory during his late season drive
With the Indians and he"will no doubt
ct long term parchment from own
+ Jim Dunn. If Connie Mack de-
elops anything out of several score
f infants that he has on the club
oil he may return to the good graces
f the Quaker City fans.
Outside of all these little uncer-
Antics everything seems to be love.
in the playing families of the ma.
or league circuits.