The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-24
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3 GREAT BALL
SCHOOLS MEET
Worlds Series Clash Repre-
Sents Training Of Years,

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NEW YORK Sept 1t--Gradustes
of three Of the greatest baseball schools
In the history Of the game win max,
up the rival boards OF strategy when
the Reds and White Sox clash IN the
worlds series next month.
On one side will be William (kid)
Gleason, field general. and Eddie Col
lins. first assistant, for the White SoS.
On the. other side Pat Moran. crafty
lnanagef Of the Redlegs. and old Chief
Bender. who has been stepped In base
ball strategy for more than fifteen
wears, will direct the attack and plan
the defen,e OF the Cincinnati cham
pionr
There's KID Gleason.
Md Gleason ~ the oldest and most
experienced Of the four The p"pp"ry
little pilot OF the Alnbastcr Hose hGs
been absorbing baseball knowledge
aud studying every angle of the game
since the days OF the old Baltimore
orioles who won the championship OF
the United States back In 1894, ana
were often referred IN ms a team ot
managers" The old Orioles. with Ned
Hnnlon as president and manager.
pnssed into baseball history ms one Of
ever gotten together.
The fact that four members Of that
once great team are now major league
managers. md successful ones, too n
proof of the brains that directed the
movements Of the players and the sue
ccSses scored by the grand old club
In addition TO Gleason there IA John
McGrow. Nilbert Robinson and Hugh'e
Jennings. all crafty and capable mana
gers today
Gleason was a pitcher In the old days.
and seven hundred percenier." ht
that Lake most of the pitchers who
have worn well In baseball Gleason
pitched with his head NJ well ns his
! arm. Like Eddie Cieotte. hts bright,
"s' star OF today he was OF small
stature but a wonderfully tast think
.r and grent student Of hatsmcn.
: Glenson's quick wits and vast store
house OF knowledge will be thrown
into the coming battle lie represents
the old Ned Hanlon school.
And Pat Moran.
Fat Moran. who proved his worth
an manager as soon as he got u
nhot Mt a managerial berth. is n grad
uate OF the Chance school Morans
knowledge OF inside baseball, coupled
with hts genial personality. has made
lin National league hero this year
though be first won his spur. IN l9l'
when he reonilt the Phillls, using
aud winning the first National League
peuuint Philadelphia ever boosted.
Sir Patrick was u smart and capable
rn',Ncr when he Joined the old Cubs
and under the leadership of Frank
chaucc. who Ind surrounded himself
with smart PLAYERS NJ the Tinker ana
J,VcrS type. Norma soaked mp much ot
the knowledge that has served him so
well since he became a manager him.
self And IN addition to the tricks
he CLEANED from Chance. Evers. stein
feldt and other members of the Cubs,
the boss Of the Reds has been con
stant stud nj Of the methods OF other
managers lie is n great Judge o'
players and he has found that " the
mind. of his athletes can lie kept run
ling IN smooth track. concentrated
vi thu winning OF but one hall game
" II time, succcfs Is bound to follow
Pats Policy.
we play toiay's gamc today" said
Moran recently. I'VE mover WORRY
,lout tomorrow My players are not
talking about worlds series money or
the worlds series itself Wen come To
tIat IN due time,
Strangely enough. Gleason and Moran
will have trstwhile teammates ana
uraduates OF third great school OF
baseball as their first lleutenan,s In the
coming battle for diamond supremacy.
Eddie Collins viii be ut Gleason
eide. while Moran viii hearken TO the
whiepcrings ofSold Chief Bender. These
two former pupils OF Connie Mack
two Of the smartcst PLAYERS ever tutped
out hy the Macklan school--wili be OF
inestimable value TO their respective
clubs.
Bender slonai Thief.
Render. who can steal signals faster
than the average manager can coin
th,sn, viii set himself 10 the task OF
roiy,rg the white Sox code from ds,
20 day Collins and Gleason viii, o'
.ourse do AL they can 20 solve me
Signals at the Reds, but they VIII als'
have ~ task on their hands In haftlins
the kran-eyed Bender and the watch
fu Moran
In n sRor, series Of games Ike tn,
October classic nm intercepted sigma
here and there often counts heavily
The breaking up OF single play ny
quick thinking on the part OF IN
defensive team often throws tho op
posing club of It's balance. And tina
" why the keen baseball brains o
Gleason. Moran, Bender and Collin
viii be working overtime when III
two teams strip for action OF course
a hefty wsllop into the stands by on
hard hitting batsman often upses m
best laid plans Of our greatest litt
baseball generals. But you never ch'
tell, and baseball 10 . game wher
brains are fifty per cent OF the battie