New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-10
MAY REMOVE McKECHNlE
AS PILOT OF CARDINALS
Reports Are In Circulation In St. Louis That Red Birds
Will Have New Manager-Frank Snyder, Former
Mentor Has No Contract for 1929 Season-Team
Mentor Has No Contract for 1929 Season = Team
Has Had Four Bosses In the Last Four Years

St. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 10 (UP)-
Storm clouds lowered over the head
of William B. McKechnie today and
baseball fans wondered if another
manager of the St. Louis Cardinals
was at the end Of his string.
Even before the New York
Yankees won the fourth straight
zane from the Cardinals, reports
were in circulation here that Nc
Kechne would not manage the Red
Birds another season. Sam Breadon,
president of the club, however, was
on-committal on the subject of the
Cardinals 1929 leader.
Frank Snyder, former New York
Giant and Cardinal catcher, who
managed the Houston, Texas league
club the past season, has been men,
toned as Mckechnie's possible sue
cessor, but Breadon has denied
6nyders selection for the job.
Snyder led the Houston team to
the Texas league pennant and then
the Dixie championship over the
Birmingham Southern league club.
Shortly after the Dixie series. Snyder
suddenly resigned after salary dis
pute with Houston officials.
Mckechnie may beat Breadon to
the draw and resign before he fol-
lows in the footsteps of Rogers
Hornsby and Bob O'Farrell. Nc
Kechnie is not eager to remain in
baseball much longer.
II wouldn't go through another
race like the National league race
the past season for million dol
lars" Mckechnie told newspaper
men In New York before the worlc
series opened.
Before the fourth game yesterday
McKechnie said he hadn't changed
his mind about what he said in New
York.
THAT still goes" he said.
McKechnie was asked if he had {
contract to manager the Cardinals il
1S2g. He answered, No" walked ;
few PAGES and wheeling around al
II he had just remembered some
thing said.
withdraw that question"
When he boarded the sport writ
ers' special trair last mig hit for hi
home at Williamsburg, Pa, Nc
kechnie appeared anything but
manager out of a baseball job.
Ia AhnNt NOW.
he said, it'll be all over"
The records show that the Car
dinals have had four managers In tn
- last four years.
Branch Hickey was deposed Il
kSer OF Ra9srs Hornsby during tn
- seneen. Hornsby led the Card
- National league pennant ant
~ ahamptsnship in 1926 and wa
I'd away. Bob OFarrell pilote'
the Cards to second place in 1927
despite adverse conditions. He, toe
was traded.
NcKechnie pulled the Card
through one of the most strenuou
campaigns in years and h, too, ma
20 the way of Hornsby and OFaf
rell.
II Mckechnie has made mistake
In the way he handled the Cards !
tn, world series. the players them
selves made more mistakes. Md
Kechnie is, least of all, to blame fc
the poor showing of the Nations
league champions.
II BYeadon elects to get a ne
manages on the basis of Mckecf
MES handling Of the Cards in tn
world series, he lould impose tn
same penalty on some Of his player
Worn and weary from the sou
killing National league race, II
Cardinals were powerless to stop II
Yankees with Babe Ruth and Lie
0ehrig playing the greatest baseba
OF their careers.
The st. Louis club was the victi
of several unfortr ate break
Among them were Umpire Pfirman
decision on Sherdcl's quick deliver
In the fourth game, and Ruth's te
rife slide which caue Catcher Wi
son to drop the ball in a vital pla
ut the plate in the third game.
Perhaps McKechnie's worst mi
take, as it turne1 out was in kee'
ing Alexander in the box after II
Yankees had hamn ID him f.
three runs in the first inning. III
Cards tied the score in the secon
S-3, but Alexander was unable
halt the Yanks ! the next two i
nings as they scored five runs.
Clarence Mitchell, the southpa
spitball pitcher. who relieved Ale
ander, checked the Yankees success
fully. II he had been rushed TO Il
mound in time the Cards might ha
Jared better against Pipgras in
closer game.
All in all it wasn't Mckechni'
fault the Cardinals lost four straigf
1t was the fault of Babe Ruth a.
Lou Gehrig and there doesn't sec
to be a thing Sam Breadon can
about them.