The Washington times., 1930-07-08

The HyattsvilIe Stars might
he said to be one team where
one boss rules where Henry
Hiser is the manager and no.
body else. The Silver Spring
Giants under Brooke Grubb
might be another while the
Washington Red SOx, under
Bill Jenkins, the Bethesda
Firemen, under Louie Muir
dock and the SakS ClOtheirS
under Dick MOthershead, are
others.
The majority of teams, how
ever. have several heads to take
orders from. And not because
the manager in name is not
familiar with the workings Of the
club always, but because the
"others" are so interested that
they can't keep from making
suggestions here and there to
aid what they think will help
the respective causes of their
teams.
Lots of times the name man
ayers" get disgusted and quit, be-
cause so many tell them what
to do and who to play and
whether the batter should bunt
or knock the cover off of the
ball, but most always they stick
chiefly becaus should they re-
sign the team would break up
and the Others" would be placed
in the embarrassing position of
either having to run the team
themselves or ask the manager
back again.
And then again, because
all this takes up a lot Of
time, If nothing else, the
name manager" sticks to
his job, considering the
sources and taking all the
suggestions in the world and
few more If the "Others"
could thinE them up.
There are some managers who
come in another class, however.
These select few are older men
who are more or less connected
in a coaching capacity and who
pick out some members Of the
team to help with the arranging
of line-upS and handling of the
players on the field and who can
do this without a collection Of
Others" taking advantage Of this
sought-after help in the offering
of suggestions, etc.
Our old friend Buck Grier
comes under this last mentioned
class. In regard to handling the
NorthernS he is the boss, but for
! suggestions of where to place
various players at times and who
to call the plays in the field, he
calls on Tots Long, known for
his knowledge of the game and
expert sizing of ball players in
addition to being a past master
of playing third base himself.
Grier and Long work together
perfectly and the Northerns win
games perfectly and because both
individuals know their duties from
the start.
How many other teams
would benefit if they left it up
to one man alone or two men
Of the caliber of Grier and
Long. It might be said that
the HyatteSville, Silver Spring
Giants, Washington Red SOx,
Bethesda and SakS Clothing
mines get along for this rea.
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All this is not to say that a
team cam win or get along with
a board of managers. Lots of
them do and win consistently. The
/ Trenches are one, the Takoma
Tigers re another and the Rock
vile TosSerS are E third, to men
ton only a few. Bill FleSter,
Harry Hall and maybe Earl Baker
and j.. P. Simpson handle the
,,'Takoma Tigers. The whole tov !.
of Rockville exercises it's views on
the handling of the Rockville nine
with Bob Cole allowed the final
say.
And so it goes. Managers have
a hard time anyway whether
they are the lone heads or not.
Even in the big leagues the front
offices interfere. in fact too
much at times, which has been a
known fact in several cases in the
last few years in both leagues.
Yet no team could get along
without it's manager or managers.
Hail to them. whatever class they
come in, whether they are in the
lone boss class, the board of
manager class or the perfect
working class of the old heads or
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