The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-10
LEE Foil.

of the players woes. They will pat
him on the back. They will tell the
Offering pitcher that he has more stuff
than old Rusie had that he Is the
greatest pitcher in the league. and isn't
getting the right kind of support. The
psychology of this method Is highly i'm
portant in many cases, and in large
measure explains the success which
Robbie has enjoyed in handling his
pitching staff. Behind the "patter"
there is Robbie's fine knowledge of
coaching a pitcher in the mechanics of
his profession. Robbie was "A great
coacher in his day. and he still knows
how to handle the boys at the other end
of the battery.
Gleasons forte is inheld strategy
that and type of "patter" similar TO
Robbies. Gleason is the kind OF mana
ger who will greet a player coming
from a home run with a slap on the
bac<--a broad smile. So will Robbie. so
will nearly every other manager. Nc
Graw is not so enthusiastic in his out
ward appreciation OF such deeds--but
he is appreciative just the same.
Branch Hickey of the Cardinals rep
resents a new style of major league
manager. Hickey is q great theorist
He has revolutionary ideas about base
ball and managing ball players. lie
college man himself.
Hickey Once with Yanks.
Hickey was a catcher--he was with
the old Yankees for spell But he
never was a first class catcher. He
was full OF ideas then and he Is trying
to work them out with the Cardinals
We cannot say that he has developed
telling punch. He has had some sue
cess. but thus far has achieved no howl
ing triumph. He is not a particularly
strong man at handling pitchers.
Hickey counts lot on upsetting the
opposition with the unexpected. lie
tried to upset the Giants with a new
conner on first base recently and failed
1t was bad baseball to take out Fournier
in favor of Bottomly and to put Blaees
kid inf1elder from the bushes, into the
outfeld. Hickey broke up a tried,
veteran combination to take gamble
and. like nearly every one of his other
CANDLES, 1t failed. Hickey lacks the
background of baseball which Is pos
sessed by McGraw, Robbie and Gleason.
He knows this players know it-and
there is the rub.
Miller Higgins Of the Yankees is the
Quiet type OF manager-full OF baseball
himself but content to let his men think
for themselves and learn their own mis-
tskes
Higgins knows a lot OF fine baseball
tut. as he so often has confessed, his
club does not always play his game. II
las veered over toward it this season
with faster men like Witt, great
bunter. and DuGan.
Higgins has been blamed for a lot for
which he should not have been blamed
He always has had a physically strong
club. Men Of that type sometimes need
The physical kind Of leadership. He will
achieve his greatest success with the
/, asst number Of players available. He Is
a deep thinker, a sound strategist,
GOOD manager. Those who fail him soon
find that they fail themselves.
Lee Foil OF the Browns is still an
ether kind OF manager. the kind which
likes to remain in the background. Foil
Knows a lot Of good baseball and has
bi ought It out with his club. He knows
how to gauge and handle pitchers. and
he has acquired that fine art OF quiet
saving which = good many players,
lust big kids, need.