Evening star., 1921-01-13

pilot appeared III the ranks OF team
Gibson, leader of the pennant-winnins
Toronto club of the international
League of 1919. who was signed TO
succeed Hugo Bezdek at the helm OF
the Pittsburgh Nationals. was the
only newcomer among, sixteen field
directors. Now, with exactly three
months yet remaining before the in
'auguration of another playing season,
switches already made have affected
nearly half of the total number of
berthS existing.
The New Team Leaders.
In the American League, in addition
to Mcbride, who falls heir to the
mantle worn here for nine years by
Clark Griffith. the men who will at
tempt to assemble pennant-winnins g
combinations are Ty Cobb. who steps
into the shoes Of Hugh Jennings at
Burke at st. Louis. and Hugh Duffy,
installed as leader of the Boston Red
Sox in place of Ed Barrow.
Heydlers organization will have
Johnny Evers guiding the Chicago
Cubs, the team with which he earned
fame in the heyday OF his playing
career, and the man he succeeds, Fred
Mitchell. has been installed as pilot
of the Boston Braves. a job handled
for years by George Stallings. now a
minor league magnate; while Wild
Bill Donovan, erstwhile star pitcher
of the Tigers in their pennant- win
ming days and later manager of the
Cravath in the thankless task of try
ing to whip the Phillies into a WIN
ming combination.
Other Shifts In Personnel.
Changes in management do not en-
tirely tell the story of shifts made in
personnel of big league clubs, how
ever. Hugh Jennings. who was in
charge of the Tigers on the field for
thirteen seasons. has switched affilia-
tions from one circuit to the other by
accepting the post as assistant to Nc
Graw with the New York Nationals,
and Jimmy Burke. deposed manager
of the Browns, has enlisted under
Duffy's banner at Boston as coach OF
the Red Sox pitchers. Then Ed. Bar
row, who vacated the berth Dufy
will I'LL, has gone to the New York
Yankees in the capacity of business
manager, a post he is believed better
qualified to fill than one involving the
direction of strategy on the field OF
battle.
The only time in the Last decade that
the number of new managers ap-
preaching the total of this season was
signed was in 1913. when Hank ODay.
the umpire, succeeded Evers, follow
ing the Trojan's ffrst and disastrous
trial as a manager with the. Cubs;
Charles Herzog relieved Joe Tinker. at
Cincinnati; Filbert Robinson took
over Bill Dahien's jot at BROOKLYN,
and Charley Doom gave way to Pat
Moran at Cincinnati. That year there
was only one change in Ban John
sons Official family. Brarch hickey
of the st. Louis. Browns. This made
a total of hve. one less than the
highest previous number. the of
season preceding the campaign OF
1910 having produced an even half
dozen shake-ups.
Fate Of New League Sealed.
At no time since Andy. Lawson ap-
nounced his intention of launching a
new base ball league-this one given
the rather e-sounding title
of Continental--as another chapter in
his long list Of similar ventures. all
doomed to disaster. and which includ-
ed the Atlantic. Union and United
States circuits. have the powers that
be in the organized pastime shown
much concern. Clark Grimth prompt
ly branded the enterprise as joke.
other men high in the councils Of the
game have spoofed and pooh-poohe d
or maintained h e6ntemptuous silence.
Now it can be said that whatever
chance Lawson had Of making go Of
it with his project has been dissipated
by his announcement that efforts will
be made to sign seven of the eight
White Sox accused of participation in
throwing" games Of the 1919 world
series. '.-'-
Lawson is quoted as saying con-
tracts will be offered to Pitchers Ci-
cotte and Williams. Outfeldeps Jack
son and Felsch and Infielders Weaver,
RisberE and Gandi1. and that they will
be used as the nucleus for building up
teams for the new circuit.
LaWson has blundered sadly in con-
templating such an affront to the
sport-loving public. There is no place
in base ball or any other form Of