The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-11

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WITH JOE WILLIAMS

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NEW YORK, Feb. IL. - There
IN viii be five new managers in
the two big leagues this year, three
in the American and two in the Ma
tionaI. The chances of any one OF
them posing for the news reel, with
sound effect, as the leader Of a
Championship team next october
are not what you might call dazz-
ling. And yet you never can tell.
This is the age of modern miracles
and f~y one of these days you are
likely to pick up a copy Of your fav-
orite paper and find the lead story
devoted to the triumph of an OBJ
scure scientist who succeeded in
making a silk purse out of sow's
car.
Of course, that would be an in
conspicuous achievement in COM
pariSon WITH a pennantwinning
performance in Boston by Judge
Emil Fuchs who, sensing the ma
tfonal passion for good clean humOr,
insists he will manage the Braves
at any cost, plus 10 per cent.
THE JUDGE IS ONE OF THE NEW
NATIONAL LEAGUE MANAGERS. BILLY
sOUTHwORTH Is THE OTHER. BILLY
IS GOING TO MANAGE THE ST. LOUIS
CARDINALS.
TINE other sht the Metropoli-.
Il tan baseball writer's committed
their annual MINISTRIES and MIR.
Bones and the interlucutor engaged
in the following bit OF gay repartee:
Bones-What is an Optimist?
The Interlocutor-I don't know, Mr..
Bones, what is an Optimist?.
Mr.. Bones--An eptin1ist is st. Louis
manager who signs a two-Year lease on his
apartment.
THIS shaft of wit was directed at
Southworth. No st. Louis manager
ever lasts more than one year. Out
there they have changed managers
five times in the last five years.
n
Successfully the AK has fallen on
the tender necks of Branch hickey,
Rogers Hornsby, Bob O'Farrell and
Bill McKechnie. OF these Hernsby
won a league pennant and world
championship. MeKechnie won a
league pennant and lost a world
championship in four games.
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IT is hard to tell just what Owner
Sam BreadOn expects of his man
ayers. Houdini might have solved
the problem for him. He could do
anything with the "cardS."
COUTHWORTH is taking over a |
y ball club that has not been get
ting any better fast for a couple OF
wears and as a result, an unusual
situstion has developed where a
championship team is rated no |
higher than fourth to start the new
season.
THE CUBS HAVE BECOME THE WIN
TER BOOK FAVORTTE IN THE OLD
LEAGUE DUE LARGELY TO THE ADD |
TON OF ROGERS HORN6BY'S BAT. BE-
CAUSE HoRNSBY HAS ACQUIRED. OR
HAD THRUST UPON HIM, THE REPUTA-
TON OF AN INIARMONIOUS CHAR
ACTER THERE ARE SOME WHO FEEL HIS
PRESENCE INEVITABLY WILL CREATE
DIssENsIoN AND THAT THE CUBS WILL
NOT PROSPER. MAYBE so. JOSEPH
MCCARTHY. THE MANAGER, HAS DEM
ONSTRATED HIS ABILITY TO CONQUER
DISTURBING FORCES AND YOU CAN
BET ALL THE NUTS IN BRAZIL THAT
NOBODY is GOING TO WRECK HIS
BALL CLUB.
TINE three new managers in the
l. American League are Walter
Johnson at Washington, Bucky Har-
ris at Detroit, and Lena Blackburne
at Chieego. johnson inheritS a
pretty fair ball club Buddy Meyer
will help his infield and the recovery
OF Close Goslin'S throwing arm will
make his outf2ld less of a problem.
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Harris will do more with the
Tigers than George MOriarity was
able to do last season, and if the
recently arorived George Uhle has
one of his emi-occasional good
years, the team viii be nobOdy's
push-Over.
BLACKBURNE WILL TAKE HIS OR
DERS FROM THE FRONT OFFICE AS IS
THE CUSTOM OF MODERN WHITE Sox
MANAGERS. THIS WOULDN'T BE so
EMBARRASSING IF RE HAD ANYBODY
ON THE TEAM TO GIVE THE ORDERS
TO AFTER GETTING THEM. BUT He
HASN'T.
Fletcher and Telephone