The New York herald., 1922-07-02
BAD ACTORS MADE
GIBSON QUIT JOB
Resigned Manager Of Pirates
Also Had Prima Donnas
to Handle.

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD
PITTSBURGH, July Pittsburgh base
ball devotecs greeted the announcement
of the resignation of George Gibson as
manager Of the Pirates with great re-
get this morning. They feel that the
players fell down on their leader and
seem to entertain little hope that there
will be much Improvement under Bill
Mckechnie. the new manager.
McKechnie has inherited a lot of
p-ima donnas whose hat sizes were not
reduced even after their failure last
season. following their seven game lead
over the Giants. He has inherited a
few bad actors and a few players who
decline to become het up over the PROS
pect Of giving anybody fight. They
figure the Giants In again and decline
to be run ragged In pursuit of lesser
honors.
Gibson had trouble galore last season
and again this season. He had trouble
with one of the leading players the day
the team went to Montreal to play that
memorable exhibition game which
didn't come off on account OF rain. This
run-in caused the rumors to filter out
of Boston that the players did not try
to win against the Braves.
Player Was Fined 800.
1t is said that the player in question
broke training rules and was fined 500.
Added to this Is the allegation that
Pitcher Yellowhorse violated the rules Of
the club. 1t is hinted that he spent
night in a police station, or at least a
part of he night and that forfeit was
put up for his appearance the next
morning.
A lack Of hustle on the part of several
men on the team was no doubt directly
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for the Pirate boss realized that If some
of the men would not play up to their
form he could not hope to carry that
extra burden along the road to success.
When Gibson saw that he could not
cajole, force or fight his men into work.
ing for him he decided he must give
1t up.
Another way was open. an easier and
more selfish way, plan that would
have called for public censure of the men
he had reason to think were not for him.
This would have held his position at
least until the end of this season, but
Gibson evidently figured he would face
the issue squarely and manfully and
step out.
Some of the players were frantic in
their eagerness to win, and of course
Gibson was no less so, but unfortunately
Gibson's ideas of certain plays and
UitlHOuS Qlu IlOl Jlue Will tlc l0CdS iCiu
by some of the other men.
Gibson for the most part kept his own
counsel, and sometimes went against the
advice and suggestions Of other smart
men on the club. and so persistent was
he in his determination to pursue his
own course that some of the men ceased
offering suggestions and Immediately
the morale Of the team was weakened.
Then some of the men whose ideas were
tA1 +,t1l xrh hat
when Gibson's methods had failed the
Pirate boss should have taken all re-
sponsibility for the loss Of the pennant
in 1921.
In view of the fact that the entire
team went into hitting slump, that was
asking great deal of the manager. for
plainly Gibson could not make them hit,
no matter what strategy he mapped out
or accepted.
When Break Came.
Then came a fall out with whitted.
who was one OF the real hustlers until
the pennant dream faded; then clash
with Robertson in ST. Louis on the last
day of the season, and then caustic
letter from Walter Schmidt. causing an
irrepara BILE break between the Pirate .
boss and the Pirate catcher, which
caused Gibson to grow indifferent about
Walters future.
That there has been friction between
the former boss and some OF his men
Is an open secret among close followers
of the team. Gibson failed In the ham
ding Of his men more than in any other
thing. He antagonized certain players
by constantly riding" them.
SO much talk arose from the teams
actions toward the close Of last season
that Gibson, abandoning his gay and
friendly spirit, decided this year on
strong arm methods.