The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-31
Few Managerial Changes
Likely in Major Leagues
Majority of Big League Clubs Are Standing Pat Team Pilots
Of Last Year - Pittsburg May Try Another Man
tBy r. q. Lieb. In New York Sun.

(By r. G.. Lieb. In New York SUM-
Any odd angle to the present
winter league season is the satisfac-
ton that apparently is being felt with
the 1919 crop OF major league mana
gers Few managerial shifts are con-
templated in the majors during the
off season I'p to four or five years
ago picking new managers for the
various teams was one of the favorite
winter league sports. but canning
the managers during the winter
months has rather gone out Of fash
ion.
Modern baseball owners seem
more inclined to string along with a
manager than in the era ten years
ago. The. used to be clubs that
had the habit Of changing managers
annually. Cincinnati formerly was
the champion club III the National
league for managerial shifts Since
Chance was let out in Chicago the
Cubs have tried out quite a regiment
of team leaders.
DESPITE Boston's success In the
American league. WHO'RE the Red Sox
have won six league remnants and
five worlds hampionshins, the Sox
have had one of the greatest assort-
raents OF managers in the junior
league The SIX Sox American league
mpionships were divided among
four managers--Jimrny Collins, Jake
Stahl. Bill Carrigan and Ed Barrow.
ONE CHANGE Likely
Though there are a lot OF rumors
Of managerial changes, only one Is
likely to materialize. II Is unlikely
that Hugo Bezdek. the Penn State
football coach, again will lead the
Pirates. 1t il very significant that
the rotund Hugo was left OFF the
Pirate reserve list for 1890
There were reports during the last
months Of the 1919 season that Pez-
dek would not be on deck in 1920.
weeks last August leaving the team
in the care of Carey and Cu.shaw.
August is- rather a strange tirpe for
ii manager OF n first division club to
take vacation. However. Hugo
came back and finished the season.
Bezdek succeeded Jimmy Callahan
I'm mideeason Of 1917. Though Hugo
has won no pennants in the Smoky
city. on the whole his efforts have
been successful. He took hold of a
sixth p'are club in 1915 and adva nced
II To third In 1913 Last season the
Pirates finished fourth.
However, Bezdek has had the usual
run in with Barney Dreyfuss Barney
isn't the most con-enisi employer TO
Get along with. and all OF his man
agers have had their share of trouble
with him. Fred Clarke was able Ia
get long with Dreyfuss because he
could shout louder than Barney.
! Johnny Evers has been mentioned
~ "A possible successor to Rezdek.
Johnny would be plascd TO take a
stab at the toh. II IN unnatural for
the famous little Trojan to srend the
summer In Troy while a major lea que
race il on Resides he would like to
take another crack at managing
another ball club.
WOULD HAVE GOOD MATERIAL,
Evers might make a successful
manager in Pittsburgh as re would
have some splendid material TO work
with. He knows baseball. no one
can deny that. and would make a
i club under his command play inter-
esting ball
Another player mentioned as pos
sible successor to Bezdek Is George
Cutshaw, the former Brooklyn sec
ond haseman. George Is a pretty
smart fellow. and is supposed to have
shown managerial possibilities.
changes already have been spiked. II
was reported In the latter part OF last
! season that Wi'hert Robinson, fol-
some years back the manager of the
Dodgers. would shift over to the
Yankees. However. Higgins again
has been re-engaged by the New York
Americans and Robinson has signed
| n new Brookiy contract
Then there was a report circulated
| in Chicago shortly after the worlds
series that FRANC Chance agar
would take charge Of the Cubs. push.
| ing Moose Mitchell into the cold cold
world, but this was strenuously de.
MED by Wrigiey. the leading Chicago
stakeholder.
GLEASON DESERVES CREDIT
Dame Rumor won't even let Kid
Gleason alone in Chicago. Despite
| the fact that the Kid won the Amer,
| lean league pcnnant In his first yeal
! in charge of the Sox, some folk seem
to want the veteran dumped because
| OF his crime In losing the worlds re.
| ries. Eddie Collins has been named
as his likely successor. II Is safe to
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