The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-16
BASE BALL NEWS
Who Will Manage the Big
Leagues in 1921

IN the National and four in the
American, will take the field for the
1921 campaign under the leadership
of new managers. The opening OF
nearly every base ball season finds one
or two new managers, but it is a long
time since there has been such a
general shakcup among the field gen
erals 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 ser
vice with their respective clubs-Con-
ME Mack of the Philadelphia Ath-
letics and John j. McGraw Of the
New York Giants. Mack has led the
Athletics since they entered the
American League in 1901, and has
won six pcnnan.s and three worlds
championships. McGraw became
luanagcr of the Giants in 1902, and
like Mack, has piloted his teams to
six pennants, but has won the world
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, dur
ing which he won three pennants, to
| become assistant to Manager Nc
Graw Of the Giants. What Cobb will
do as n major league manager will
/ be closely watched by the fans
| throughout the country. AS q player
! he has won about every honor the
game affords with the exception Of
| IVlaying on n worlds championship
team and has been proclaimed by all
! On" OF Ci'r greatest players in the
! history o. baseball, and by some the
/ greatest.
While Ty is not the Cob of a few
years ago he still is a great player
&. and it remains to be seen what ef-
feet. 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 play
ing managers in the major leagues.
They also are said to be the highest
paid active players in the game, each
drawing salaries both as players and
mana gers. In addition Speaker is
said to ahvc received an interest in
the Cleveland club for winning the
first pennant and worlds champion
ship for the city.
| Another change of managers that
ended q long career of leadership on
the diamond was that of the Wash
ington club. Clark Griffith, who has
| become principal owner of the club,
! turned over the managerial 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 ns manager Of the Chicago
White SoN. the New York Yankees
and the Cincinnati club. Griffith now
Will dcvo:e 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 q
year or two ago.
Hugh Duffy, famous as an outfield
er and batter several years ago, will
lead the Boston Red SoX as the sue
cessor of Edward G. Barrow The lat
ter. who managed the Red Sox three
|
worlds championship, is now buSi-
ness manager of the New York Yam
| KEGS.
! Lee Fohl, former manager Of the
| Cleveland team, will lead the ST.
Louis Browns in succession to Jimmy
Burke, who has signed as coach Of
the Red SoX.
Changes OF managers in the Nat
ional League involve the Boston,
| Chicago and Philadelphia clubs
George Stallings gave up the man.
agement Of the Boston Braves after
eight years to become president and
manager of the Rochester club of the
New international League. 1t is a
| coincidence that Stallings will be
succeeded as manager of the Braves
by Fred Mitchell, who was his chief
assistant and coach when the Braves
made their remarkable showing in
1914. Mitchell has been manager Of
the Chicago Cubs for the last four
years and piloted his club 10 the
National League pennant in 1913.
He will be succeeded by Johnny
Evcvs. whose appointment has been
approved generally by the Chicago
fans. EVers gained all his fame on
the diamond while playing with the
cubs, having joined the team in 1902
He became the regular second base
| man the next year and continued in
that position to the END of the 1918
season. In the latter season he sue
"ecded Frank l.. Chance as man.
agcr and lasted one year Evers
w. granted his unconditional re-
| '"ns" aud SIGNED with Boston, became
r'l;Hn of The team ana was big
/ factor in tn" Braves success Of 1914.
/ After EVcrS year us manager of the
cubs. Hank ODay. the veteran UNI
pire, Roger Bresnahan and Joe Tink-
cr each served a year and then came
the four years tenure of Fred Mitch