Evening journal., 1922-10-03


methods OF MoGraw and Hurgins
In tho past three seasons tho Car
dinal club has played the Giants 90
games and has won 81. perhaps the
best three-year record any contend
er has made against the New York
club. Miller Huggins was manager OF
the Cardinals In 1917. the first year
was president OF the club. 1 came
10 know him intimately at that time.
Prior 20 that. as manager OF the
Browns. l played against Higgins
team In the st. Louis spring and fall
series. for several years.
Also this year the Cardinals won
two games from tho Yankees in
New Orleans.
also am pretty we'll acquainted
with both. men or tho field.
Both are Resourcefnl.
Both McGraw and Hugginn are re-
sourceful and impervious TO oriti-
cism. good or bad. Both are sure
OF themselves and work best under
fire. Especially may this be said Of
McGraw
Il has been said that McGraw buys
his pennants. There Is no rule
against Il, but / don't think that any
manager gives youngsters more
chance than MoGraw. B'risch, for in
stance. never had played profes-
sionsl game, but was picked up as a
free agent. Higgins. quick and ac-
CITRATE in mis- judgment OF players has
developed several youngsters but
he has bought some ready-made
ones. as well as McGraw.
Two Kinds of Bossing.
Higgins allows his players more
freedom OF judgment than does Me-
Graw. Higgins is boss, but not a
boss in detail
The Giants play McGraw's way
and II any new Giant player, tutored
though he may have been by Father
Chadwick himself. should run
counter 20 McGraw's IDEAS he would
get a new baseball baptism the very
first day.
McGraw holds himself responsible
for the failure OF his methods, IL
they fail. He tells his pitchers what
and where TO pitch and his hitters
when 70 hit. The hatters, the base
runners. the catchers and even the
coaches are constantly looking to
McGraw for the signal.
Don't Play lunches.
McGraw doubtless figures that
fewer and less costly mistakes will
have been made in a game where he
decides everything instead OF nine
men deciding everything.
Neither manager plays lunches.
They believe there Is a reason for
every move and a real purpose for
every play, II there ever was a time
for managerial guessing Il must have
passed before my day. Certainly
neither McGraw nor Higgins use
any guess system.
Higgins and McGraw doubtless
will be criticized for their general
ship in the coming world series.
However. most criticisms are made
without having all the facts in hand.
Strategy and Tactics.
To be sure. there IS nothing mys-
terlous about managing a baseball
club. II is a game OF strategy. tao
tics, some general principles, secur-
ing good men, handling others, win
ming games and pleasing the public.
The man in the grandstand. II he
goes about II rightly, can learn all
there is 10 know. Hugo Bezdek, for
merry manager at Pittsburgh, &C
auired his knowledge in this man.
ner. Most clubs are directed cor
rectly as 10 tactics. There is no
complex or profound problem about
II. It is simply having every player
do the right thing at the right time
all the time. II is easy, therefore
If you can do e..
II you can get the greatest num-
Der Of people 20 do the nearest right
thing at the nearest best time on
the greatest possible number OF oc-
caslons. then relatively speaking you
are the best manager there is.
And any such person can get a
quick Job in the coming world series
BY applying az once 10 Mr.. Higgins
Dr. Mr.. McGraw.
What distinction would you make |
between Higgins and McGraw?" I
asked a prominent player the other
lay.
Without hesitating, he replied.
is a ozar and Higgins sort
" talks 'em cut OF f."
Higgins Is on the Job winter and
hummer. He does very effective