The Washington times., 1921-09-05

AFTER al IL II pTODaDle tnht a Hlhn-
ager who has most Of that type In him
10 the greatest Of managers. Some
ball teams are not hard to make play
baseball.
Used for Alibi. - ,
There have been teams which need.
ed the manager only that they might
have one upon whom they could fall
back for an abb or an excuse once
In q while. For the greater part Of
the time such a team played its own
baseball without much real help from
the bench. II had to have a boss and
he kept the fear OF domination In the
hearts Of the weaker.
There are other teams that have
been driven to success. They are COM
paratively few and they almost always
have had to be teams whose physical
skill was Of the highest type. The
manager had to direct II. A team
thicker mentally than another may
mechanically skilful and afraid Of
their manager. Not afraid in the
sense that they are physical towards,
but afraid to play the game except as
he directs II. They will not assume
personal responsibility at any time.
In fact. the time comes when they are
not fitted to assume 1t. They haven't
the pluck and the courage to do so.
Burns q Success.
Speaker took Burns. for instance.
and kept him on the Cleveland team
to play first base against left hand
pitchers. Whether or not you like the
idea Of having a right handed and
left handed team. II il certain that
Burns has been q success ever since
both Detroit and the Athletics per-
mitted him to wander forth from them.
Not a few thought that Speakers
team Of left.handed pitchers In the
games which were played against
Brooklyn in the world series was a
better baseball nine than his team
which played against the right.handed
pitchers. Burns played first base
fast and clever about the bag as
Jameson was picked up from the
Washington club when they seemed
to think that he was only $3.50 AZ an
outfielder. They did not want him.
Speaker took him, and while there
may be outfielders who will pass on
with greater regulations than that
which Is to be made by Jameson, YOU
can't say that he does not play good
baseball. He helped to win world
series for his team after he had help.
ed to win the championship of his
league.
Look at Ray Caldwell. A good
pitcher passed down the line first bv
one and then by another because he
couldn't resist. Speaker did some.
thing to him that made him q winner,
and he got one success after another
out Of him. This year Caldwell start
ed slowly. He has been in a long
time and II was natural that he should
start slowly, but look what he does
every now and then. He comes
through with q game which means so
much to Cleveland. A team that IL
being hard pressed, as Cleveland is
being pressed now. wants every frac.
tional ounce Of mental energy and
physical effort that II can procure.
Johnston, the other first baseman,
has been engaged and let 60 and
brought back, and he has played first
base so well that he holds his own
with Speaker behind him. Johnston
never will be called star, but he
plays a stars part In winning cham
pionships.
Evans . Converted Fielder.
There was q time when Evans was
heard Of only as an infielder. No one |
ever dreamed that he would make an |
outfielder. Speaker decided, perhaps, |
that he never would make an infielder, |
and put him In the outfieid. In any |
event, he made Evans part Of his plan |
II using changed outfieid against |
different styles Of pitching, and Evans /
plays left field when the riRht.hand |
pitchers work against Cleveland, a.
Wood plays the right-field side Of the
meadow at the same time. Speaker