The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
Miller Huggins
 Faces Big Task
 As Yankee Pilot
Fly JAMES J. CoRBE1T

Miller Higgins reappontment as man. ager of the Yankees confronts him with one of the toughest assignments yer drawn by baseball leader
 For Huggins hasn't been exceptionally popular with his players, is very unpopu- lar with the fans-and he's faced with tough task in rebuilding the Yankee machine.
 The fans of New York were exception ally irate concerning Huggins when the 1920 season drew to close. They had it all figured out that the team would win the pennant It didn't And they blamed no one else but Huggins. They claimed he couldn't handle the men properly, that he mismanaged the pitch ing staff-and blundered and blundered some more.
 If the Yankees were beaten because they made several errors in game-or failed to hit the opposing pitcher-it was still Higgins fault in the eyes Of the critical. Nothing that Higgins did was right-as far as the 'grandstand managers" were concerned He was all wrong-all wrong-and always wrong-so they thoug t.
 An das the season came to it's end, the Yankee rooters arose en masse and shrieked:
 Give us another manager!
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 They didn't get one. The owners Of the club decided that any who could land club in third place, after experiencing a lot of tough breaks all year. was entitled to another chance. Tilinlghast Huston and Jack Ruppert gave it to Huggins. He'll lead the team again in 1921.
 But he'll lead it faced by handicaps.
 The enthusiasts still continue hostile A. ,,xsvss ur,6 m demn him every chance they get. Some of the temperamental athletes of 1920 will be no less so in 1921. And that means more trouble for Huggins. But worst of all, he's up against it as for as really good pitching outlook for 1921 is concerned.
 Huggins will go to the spring training camp with only two reliable pitchers on his club-Carl Mays and Bob Shawkey. And when one recalls that pitching IS about "a per cent of a clubs strength, it means that Huggins is up against It right at the start. Maybe one or an- other of the regulars of 1920 will come through next year-or perhaps one pr two of the youngsters will deliver lf they don't the Yankee chances are none too bright.
 And failure will be laid at I.uggirs door.
 COLLlNS MAI SUOCEED
 Rip Collins of Texas may jump into one of the flinging gaps and fill it ac- ceptably in 1921. Ana 50 may Lefty |O'Doul and Bob McGraw. If they don't, Ernie Shore, Bob Thormahlen, George Mogridse or Jack Quinn may deiyer. But it looks as if those in that quares are about through--as far as being ol value to the Yankees is concerned Hugsins is losing sleep these nights trying to figure out the outfield com bination He has Ruth, Meusel. Lewis. Bodie, Gleich and Wick. Ruth remains of course Meusel is a good hitter, but poor fielder. Neither Rodie nor Lewis is in the good graces of Huggins and may have to be traded. as Huggins doesn't seem able to get the best out of them. And Gleich and Wick are just ordinary.
 Huggins hasn't really good catcher among Ruel. Hannah and Hoffman Pratt. the second baseman, has quit the team to take up the coaching chores at Michigan University. That leaves gap at second base which Hugginst must fin. So beyond building up a pitching staff, catching staff the acquisition of one 1 if not two good outfielders-plu see- ond baseman- -Huggins won't have any troubles in l92i--none at all t(Copyright, 1920 by King Features Syn dicate, Inc.)