The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-02-11
CHANGES ON BIG
LEAGUE TEAMS
1921 Baseball Season Will Soon Open
with Diamond Stars of Former
Years in New Roles
(Associated Press)

New York, Feb. 11.-Seven of the
16, clubs in the major leagues, three
in the National and four in the Amer
lean, will take the field for the 1921
campaign under the leadership of new
managers. The opening of nearly
every baseball season finds one or
two new managers, but it is long
time since there has been such a gen.
eral shake-up among the field generals
of the major league clubs.
With all the changes of leaders that
have been made from year to year
there are two managers who stand out
prominently in the history of baseball
because of their long service with
their respective clubs-Connie Mack
of the Philadelphia Athletics and John
J. McGraw of the New York Giants.
Mack has led the Athletics since they
entered the American League in 1901
ard has won six pennants and three
worlds championships. McGraw be-
came manager of the Giants in 1902,
and like Mack, has piloted his teams
to six pennants, but has won the
worlds championship only once.
One of the most notable changes
among the managers for the coming
season is the appointment of Ty Cobb
to lead the Detroit Tigers as the sue
cessor of Hughey Jennings. The lat
ter quit the Tigers after IA years,
during which he won three pennants,
to become assistant to Manager Nc
Graw of the Giants. What Cobb will
do as a major league manager will be
closely watched by the fans through
out the country. AS player he has
won about every honor the game af-
fords except of playing on a worlds
championship team. and has been pro-
claimed by all one of the greatest
players in the history of baseball, and
by some the greatest
While Ty is not the Cobb of a few
years ago he still is great player
and it remains to be seen what effect,
if any, the duties of manager will
have upon his playing. Like iris
Speaker, manager of the worlds
champion Cleveland team. Cobb will
continue to play center field, and he
and Speaker will be the only playing
managers in the major leagues. They
also are said to be the highest paid
active players in the game, each draw
ing saalries both as players and man.
ayers. In addition Speaker is said to
have received an interest in the
Cleveland club for winning the first
pennant and worlds championship for
the city.
Another change of managers that
ended long career of leadership on
the diamond was that of the Washing
ton club. Clark Griffith, who has be-
come principal owner of the club, turn
ed over the manageries duties to his
able lieutenant, George Mcbride, for
many years shortstop of the team.
Griffith managed the Washington club
for nine years and previous to that
had served as manager of the Chicago
White Sox. the New York Yankees
and the Cincinnati club. Griffith will
now devote all his time to the execu-
tive business of the club of which he
is president. Mcbride began his ma
Jor league career with Washington in
1908 and played shortstop until a
year or two ago.
Hugh Duffy, famous as an outfieldel
and batter several years ago, will lead
the Boston Red Sox as the successor
of Edward G. Barrow. The latter,
who managed the Red Sox three years
winning a pennant and a worlds
championship, is now business man
ager of the New York Yankees.
Lee Fohl, a former manager of the
Cleveland team, will lead the st
Lous Browns in succession TO Jimmy
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