The Washington times., 1921-09-27


~,x McGraw won his first world Sc.
ries in 1905, when the great Mathew.
son shut out the Athletics three
times in week. Since then teams
aed by New Yorks little Napoleon
have been defeated by the Athletics
in 1911, by the Red Sox in 1912,
.pagain by the Athletics In 1919, and
by the White Sox in 1917. =.
'Hta The Giant leader is known to pase-
bah as snap judgment manager.
sin other words. he usually decides
bfplays on the spur of the moment
rather than mapping out difficult
"a campaign in advance. He Is a nard
'sdriyer Of his players when things
utgo bad, Though he hasn't used the
.S5whip on his present team the way he
Rtdtd with the three-time champions
500, 1911, 1912 and 1918. There were
- players on that club who did better
stwhen ridden hard, and McGraw used
the whip and spur freely.
They Respect Him.
Players on Giant teams. however,
have the greatest respect for Nc.
Graw's leadership and knowledge Of
~ baseball. They may differ with his
. Judgment at the time, but in the end
win admit McGraw was right.
70. In iris Speaker, the Indians have
one OF the most magnetic chieftains
IN baseball; playing manager who
can make his players work for him
Ike Frank Chance of old. Speaker,
however, is of different type than
the growly, old bear who used to
lead the Cubs to victory in numer-
Gus pennant and world series wars.
Personally Speaker is far more pop
illar with the Indians than Chance
ever was with the Chicago players.
The reverence and love which the
Cleveland players tee for the great
.'Spoke" seldom has had a counter.
part in baseball.
Cleveland's great squirt after
Speakers accident in st. Louis early
In the month showed how the spirit
of Iris could keep the Tribe In the
winning column.
We've got to keep winning for
Iris sake" was the battle cry of
the Indians in the East.
He Showed Ueverncss.
Speaker handled the Indians cley-
erly in the 1920 world series with
Brooklyn, and continually kept his
lighting team on its toes, He has
met the Giants twice in 'pNst-season
flashes. In 1909, when tie Giants
and Red sox both finished third.
Speaker beat New York aim ost single
landed. while iris was a big factor
in Boston's narrow victory over the
Giants in the world serieso' 1912.
In the event that the Var KEGS win
the American League pennant and
llay the Giants, Miller Huygins. the
midget manager Of the Yanks.S will get
his first opportunity TO shine as
world series tactician. e -s .
1 Higgins has been subjecte to much
criticism in New York, and IS better
manager than he has been given
credit for. There is lot of baseball
I'm that little head OF his.
- 1t is true, however, that Higgins
lacks the magnetic personally OF
Speaker, and the aggressiTeness of
John McGraw. He is unable TO in
spire his team In the Same way that
these other leaders are able to do.
The little manager Of the Yankees,
however, has had his difficulties. He
has had team OF stars to handle. men
whom it was absolutely necessary to
show on the ball field, and quite often
he had been obliged to cater to the
whims of his leading performers.
When Huggins had team of cast
offs In st. Louis, 1t was much easier
to be strict disciplinarian than in
New York, where he is surrounded
with stars. 1871 &.n'5
Copyright. 1891, by AL Munro Elias. !