Evening star., 1924-03-23

enough TO Dite MIN latef on
SSler has the hardest of all rows
70 hoe. say the other managers, be-
cause he will be handling Il team OF
ball players that has been twice with
in shooting distance of a pennant,
and that is good enough TO make
strong bid for another one. They
know how base ball should he played
TO win. If Sisier insists on having
his way-and he must if he is to be
Il success-and if that way does not
put his club out in front, he will be-
gin to feel the criticism. His vet
eran ball players will think it over
separately first, then talk 1t over
among themselves. and then begin to
group.
There always has been a lot of
curiosity as to who made Sisler man
ager. OF course. Phil Ball. owner of
the Browns, appointed him. But II
was Walter Fritsch, the Col. House
of the Browns. who put Sisler where
Sisler fails. it may be that Col. House
the Second will resign.
Husgins Has Earned Respect.
Miller Higgins. according to the
majority of the managers, probably
will have the easiest time in 1924 OF
any manager in the game. They
used to say that Higgins could not
carry his team with him. But HGG
has gained the respect of that bunch
of free-thinking mental gymnasts
VINO make up tne RANKS. Inc Win
ming of the 1923 world series. in
which Huggins proved his worth as "a
strategist time and again. taught
them that Huggins may know few
things that they don't few OF
them may break out occasionally, but
not many.
The veteran McGraw will handle
his team his own way. What's the
use talking about what McGraw viii
do" said one manager Its what
Hn hot fs
"'Fhcy" refers TO McGraw's players.
Every body comedies that McGraw has
g. good ball team and Is as dangerous
as any Of them.
Bancroft and Foil Paired.
Bancroft of the Boston Nationals
and Fohl of the Boston Americans
are classed together by other man
ayers While they have not so much
good material as some other man
ayers have, their task will not be so
terribly difficult because Boston has
been fed on such poor fare that the
slightest manifestations of success
will make both managers esteemed
OF fans and players alike.
OF Connie Mack they say that If
he will only let his players play and
not father them too much he may
get along this year.
Connie is SO wrapped up in his
players he wants to feed them with
spoon" said one tough-hided vet
SEdu " no HAS peeh staggering uuuei
many seasons. What he ought to
do is let EN- run out once in a while
and feel that they are real devils"
Some of the managers think Frank
Chance has bunker out OF which
to lift himself in Chicago. because the
old Cub fans will be expecting him to
do wonders.
Harris Faces Opportunity.
Harris Of Washington has the world
before him, according to his con-
frefeS. If he can lead Washingto up
out of the second division. he will
he the high lord Of the National Cap
ital. But he'll have to develop some
ball players to do it.
The conditions under which Hen
bricks Will work at Cincinnati have
gained him the sympathy of all man
ayers.
Gee, what job" said one Great
team and all that, but right at the
start of the season it loses the man
in whom the players had confidence
because they thought he was lucky
as well as skillful To step in and
take that place is inviting misery"
OF Robinson Of Brooklyn. Fletcher
of Philadelphia, Kulefer OF the Chi
cago Nationals. cobb Of Detroit, Me
Kechnie of Pittsburgh, Speaker Of
cleveland and Rickey of the st. Louis
Nationals, the other managers speak
with as much matter of-factness as
il they were sewing society.
ITS neither easier nor harder for
them to get on. They've been through
it Any one of them who gets a bet
ter break is lucky, but they'll handle
their teams the same way"
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