The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-16
Successful Managing
ey W,LsERT ROBINSON, Of the Brooklyn Dodgers
Scott Perry In action.

EDITORS NOTE, The following ar
ticle was written for Frank G.. Menke
by Wubert Robinson. regarded by
many As basebalPs master strategtsf
tutor of youthful bascbaIIers. while
1t Ia OF the most vital interest to
Youngsters, 1T also furnishes splendid
reading for the adult fan, for 1T details
the Methods which Robinson used to
reach baseball greatness
RobinsOn's article is the twelfth. and
last. of scries that appeared in this
column daily on "How to Play Base
ball" Articles by sisIer, CoIIins. Mar
awhile. Groh. Speaker. O'NeilI. Alexan-
der and Cobb appeared previously. This
articles completes the series.)
Every group of men going into bat
tie needs a leader A baseball club
is no exception, beyond the fact that
it has two directors-a captain and
a manager
In professional baseball, the cap
tain's duties usually are confined to
directing the team while play is in
progress He's usually the relay man
for signals, the "caller-out" on fly
balls, etc. The manager, however, is
the real boss of the team. He decides
who should play, who should go in as
pinch hitter, who should be taken
out. etc.
In amateur and semi-pro ball. the
i situation is little different. The cap
tain usually is the playing boss, while
! the manager devotes himself schedul-
| ing games, getting guarantees, ar
ranging for transportation, etc. In
other words, the amateur club mana
ger is the business boss and the cap
tain is the man who directs the Oper-
atoms on the battlefield.
The youngster who is captain of an
amateur team. or the man who is
managing a league club, must keep in
mind always this golden rule:
Give your players 100 per cent
square deal"
Many men lifted to the job as d.
rector of 4 ball clubs activities never
can get real work out Of their men
! That's because some of them become
arrogant and try to lord it over theii
mates. That's the most grievous blum
der that can be committed.
Must Be Careful.
| A manager, who is essentially hu
man, who treats every player fairly
| and squarely, whose criticism is con
struction, not caustic, who inspires
his men with "never-say-die" spirit
and who uses his brain all The time
can make a good ball club out of me-
diocre talent. On the other hand, a
fault-fnding, bungling, "l-know-it-all
leader, can ruin the efforts of an all
star aggregation.
The important thing for leader tt
/ keep in mind are these:
Treat each player as you would like
to be treated if you were a player and
he the manager.
Get your players together frequently
for skull practice Talk things over
Invite criticisms and suggestions from
your team. Be ready and eager to
adopt every good suggestion
Talk over with the boys in an i'm
personal way the team faults in the
last game played and then map out a
program for your next battle.
Give Friendly Advice.
Never criticize or condemn player
on the field or in the presence of his
mates If he makes blunder, get
HIM off by himself afterWard and talk
things over with him privately. Talk
kindly, gently and in a way that will
! help him 10 improve. Nothing hurts
a player more than public criticism
nothing helps him more Than friendly
| criticism and advice.
! Maintain harmony within your club
| If some OF your players happen to h
! on the outs with some of theil
! mates, it's your job to get 'em to
! gether again on friendly basis.
, Don't derrick pitcher just because
the opposition has maced him for a
few bits in row. Whenever a pitch
er seems to be webbing, talk it over
with your catcher before you decide &c
shift pitchers He'll know better thar
! anyone else if the pitcher is having
an off day or whether it's just luck
that gained hits for the other fellows
Re-assure Players.
If one of your players makes an
error, don't get excited about it In
stead. try to get a message to him
That's all right, old boy; you'll get
the next one sure" a re-aSSuring mes
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