Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
by JOHN b. KELLER.

@HJS promises to be quiet
Winter for the Stove
Leaguers. With Judge Lam
Il dis, base balls high commits
sioner, once more beamlns
benignantly upon Ban Johnson
American League head and erStwhile
bitter opponent Of the judge or any
thing pertaining to his office. and the
two ma ior circuits in complete har-
nony after their session at Chicago
last week. there seems a shortage of
fodder for the fans during the off
season.
However, ii should not be a total
loss for the diamond sport gossipers,
for the unusually large group of fledg-
ling managers that mingled with the
throng of established pilots at the
base ball conclave unburdened them
selves of enough conversation for pub
licity purposes and otherwise to keep
the cold months from being alto
gether drear.
Although most of them are new at
the business of handling a big league
club and generally becomingly modest
in their attitude toward the PROPOSE
ton, not one of the newcomers to
managerial ranks hesitated to de-
clare himself on one point. To a
man they insisted that they were in
to build clubs and not to carry on
with a leftover combination, And all
are eager to get down to work.
Want to Make Own Clubs.
Even DOME Bush, former leader of
the Griffmen, going into the National
League for the first time and heir to
q fine collection of ball players at
Pittsburgh, and Jack McAllister, who
as successor to iris Speaker at Cleve-
land win control a squad that came
within an ace of coping the Ameri
can League flag last year, are to as
sumo their managership with most
open minds. With them, as with the
other new heads, the teams will be
formed from players who prove their
worth during the 1927 training sea-
son instead Of from past perform
ances.
But all of these vigorous assertions
by managers that came out of the
Chicago conclave must not be taken
too seriously These new bosses may
honestly believe right now what they
say. When the stars of other years
come under their observation in the
Spring camps, however, not much
time in looking them over is apt to
be wasted by the managers. AS usual,
it will be the newer talent that will
probably will be regarded as fixtures
well able to care for themselves.
For Bush and McAliister the path
to a successful season seems to be
somewhat rosy. The former has a
powerful aggregation in the Pirates.
although he admits he knows little of
them other than through the records
McAllister perhaps is better situated
than Bush, for the new pilot of the
Indians is thoroughly familiar with
his crowd having been coach of the
club the past several seasons.
Jacks main task. Of course, will be
finding a center fielder to take the
position vacated by the brilliant
Speaker, and he could use another
good catcher, too. But he declares
he is riot worrying particularly about
the center field vacancy, figuring
there already is in the Cleveland
squad an abundance Of capable out
fielding material.
Two Draw Tough Tasks.
a. couple of the new managers who
attended the Chicago session, though,
are not assuming such pleasant tasks.
Dan Howley. shifted from the Toronto
Ints to the Browns, and Ray Schalk,
elevated to the White Sox manager
ship since the firing of Eddie Collins
have begun to realize that making
much out of almost nothing Is a
tough thing to do. But both are in
mood to make game stab at the
job.
Howley understands thoroughly
that one of the big troubles at st.
Louis has been a lack of team spirit
and has said that he will not tolera tie
in his club any man who refuses 70
submerge his individuality for the
good of the club. Star players are