San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-13
Careful Organization Will
Make Amateur Club Successes

sons worth while. A non-successful
nine gets little enjoyment out of the
sport and certainly none out Of its
organization.
Presenting that the amateur base
ball club has got as far along as elect
ing both q manager and a captain, 1t
is timely to outline the work of the
manager.
1t will be taken for granted that it
has been stipulated in the bylaws OF
the club that the manager must not
conflict with the captain, and will
have no voice in the selection OF play.
ers or in placing them. In other words
this manager is business manager
thoroughly.
Even in O boys nine he will have
much to do, while on q professional
team he is busy all of the time. Our
manager in the first place will be the
one to make matches with other teams.
He should arrange preliminary pro-
gram and then he should submit what
he has done to the captain. Now arises
the very first question that is likely to
come up for settlement. Who will have
the final authority as to what teams
shall be played? Shall it be the man.
ager who may insist on a game, or
must it be the captain? If the man.
ager is a business manager only, the
captain should be the last authority
on deciding upon game dates with
other teams.
Captain SSould Have Final Word.
The captain is supposed to know the
condition of his players and their prob
able strength. 1t may be that he
would like to play certain team OH a
date later than hat which has been
suggested by the manager, and it
should be the captain who should have
the decision about this game and about
any other that might come up of a
similar character.
The captain is responsible for the
players on the field. The manager is
responsible for everything that he can
do to help them but he cannot give
them orders if he is not voted that
authority. For that very reason he is
not likely to be brought closely enough
into contact with them to know their
condition and their ability.
After the manager has arranged
dates for his team it is his duty to
see that the team arrives at each
ground on time to play each game that
is played. He must look after games
on the home ground as we'll as those
on foreign fields. 1t is perfectly well
to say that the players should know
where they are going to play and who
they are going to play, because they
are part of the nine and are presumed
to be eager to play baseball, but never
take that for granted. Boys are for
getful like other folks in the world and
sometimes they are needless. The, do
not think to take notice Of general in
structions so it is well for the man.
ager to give them advice individually
about games and the time of play. 1t
is also the business of the manager to
help ascertain whether aii OF the play
ers can be present on n certain day.
That duty, Of course, falls to the cap
tain TO some extent but the manager
should share. it.
Many Things to Look After.
II the team must go out of town to
play, the manager should make provi-
sion for its transportation and should
notify the players on what train they
are to go, il it is a railroad trip. The
manager must also look out for the
bats and be sure that baseballs are
taken along with which to practice and
it is part of his duty to see that an
umpire has been chosen by his team if
that is the agreement with the men of
the other club. If there are two UNI.
pires, usually each team chooses one.
If the game is home game, the home
team names the umpire-in-chief but
when team goes away from home the
visiting team usually names the field
umpire.
Not only must the players be taken
to the game, but they must be taken
home. The manager must see that the
arrangements after the game are as
, perfect as those before the game. 1t
is his duty to look afr the personal
welfare of the players and this applies
to college games as well as to town
games.
In professional baseball all this Is
part of the duty of the club secretary,
or the business manager, and it is a
task which never ends but which helps
to produce good baseball in that II
gives the players nothing to worry
! about except their own physical skill.