Evening star., 1939-07-16
Elderly Leader Son,
Nearing 50, Reared
On Baseball
Plays in Minors, Then
Is Coach, Scout, Aide
To Dad in Majors
BY ROBERT sENsENDERFER.

BY ROBERT SENSENDERFER.
PHILADELPHIA, July Is (NA.
N.AD.-If and when Connie Mack
relinquishes the reins of the Ameri-
can Baseball Club of Philadelphia,
which is the official title of the Ath-
letics, his successor will be his second
son by his first marriage, Earle T.
McGillicuddy, or Mack, as, like his
father, he prefers to be known.
For some Is years now he has been
groomed for the job. He has been
coach, scout, non-playing captain,
and this year became officially the
handling the team whenever the old
man was unable to get down to
Shibe Park from his home or accom-
pany the club on road trips.
Earle Che likes the final "eD
doesn't look his years, which are
close to so. Nor does he much re-
semble ConSie. Earle is of medium
height, with dark brown hair and a
ruddy complexion. His manner is
difldent, even shy, but he is affable
enough and easy to approach. He
unquestionably knows his stuff, but
he isn't always convincing when he
tries to express an opinion.
Reared on Baseball.
He has been reared on baseball.
Born in the early COS at East Brook
field, Mass. his fathers birthplace,
he acme to Philadelphia when he was
Is. He attended school here. being
graduated from the Central High
School, where he played on the team.
He also played with the Atlantic
City Collegians, one of those osten-
sibly amateur summer ball clubs
that gave college players chance
for a seashore vacation with "eX-
penses."
When Earle turned 20 he moved
into the minors, his initial engage
ment being on first base for the
Raleigh club in the old Carolina
Association. He remained with Ra-
leigh for three seasons, shifted to
Asheville, then Charlotte, and, get
ting tired of the South, moved up to
Harrisburg, Pa, in the Tri-State
League. When the war came he
went to the Bristol shipyard, on the
Delaware River north of Philadel-
phia, where they were turning out
emergency ships, working in the
yards and acting as physical
director.
Made Good at Moline.
After the armistice Earle was Of
fered the Job of managing the Mo-
line club in the Three-Eye League
and started West. The magic name
Of Mack went before him and Mo-
line turned out to greet him. Earle
was impressed until he found that,
to raise the money for his reception,
the club had sold five of the best
players from the previous seasons
last-place team. Nevertheless, Earle
collected the remnants and went
into spring training-in the south
ern suburbs of the town.
He remained in Moline three
years, finally building up pennant
winner, and then returned to the
East to become manager and first
baseman for the Martinsburg (W.
Va.) club in the Blue Ridge League.
That was in 1923, and that year he
won another championship. He had
also impressed his father as Judge
of players. On his tips. the Athletics
had picked up men like Cy Perkins,
Fred Heimach and Jimmy Dykes,
the present manager of the Chicago
White SoX.
Comes to AS in 1924.
In 1924 the Athletics were at
low ebb. Harry Davis had been
coach of the club along with Danny
Murphy, both old stars for Mack.
But Davis was getting interested in
business and politics and wanted to
quit. So Connie let him 60 and
brought son Earle up from Martins
burg to take his place. Since then
Earle has been with the Athletics in
various capacities, but generally
recognized as the understudy for
his father.
For several years, after the regular
season was over, Earle has collected
teams of all-stars from the big
leagues and taken them on fall
tours. He even has gone as far as
Mexico, and that trip probably
prompted his father to take the
Athletics down there for spring
training in 1887.
Earle is married and has a son,
Earle, jr., who turned out for the
freshman team at the University
of Pennsylvania year ago. He
played occasionally in the outfield,
but did not 60 out for the varsity
this spring. He now is starting a
baseball career managing q sandlot