The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-18
SCREWBALLST NOT OUT FOR A MANAGERS JOB
Finest Game Hub Ever Pitched Was on Last
 Decoration Day
BY JOE WILLIAMS

Miami, Fla, March 18.-OR hand we can't think of many pitchers who l'"Sc t.Ssome big league managers. Walter Johnson would be the out standing exception. But all big league stars, whether they be pitch CTS or not, must look forward to the inevitable time when they have run their races. Where will they 90 from there?
 For years Carl Hubbeell has been one of the great figures of base ball. Everybody knows what he has meant to the Giants. They didn't call him the meal ticket for nothing. There was a time when the pitch ing wizardy of Hubbell was enough to make the Giants a contender and strong one, but even the Hubbells can't go on forever.
 Hubbell has reached the point where he must have more and more rest between games. He no longer can be logically rated as the spear head of the Giants pitching staff, The general feeling Is that he will do well If he wins from twelve to fifteen games this year. This, you will admit, is far cry from the speculation which centers on a pitcher like, let's say, Bob Teller. The question mark in his case is whether he will be able to win thirty games.
 What we're trying to get to is that the remarkable Hubbell is on the way out. Like all veterans he is live ing on borrowed time in the big leagues. He may hang on for two or three more years and again he may have to bow out this year. Hubnell is a realistic fellow. Nobody senses the circumstances of his present po- sition better than Old Long Pants.
 ; Sound Critic
 Well, what's he going to do on that day when he walks of the mound for the last time? He's been brilliant pitcher; he's an intelli- gent man and there isn't a sounder baseball critics in the game. John- son stayed in baseball for a number of years as 8 manager. Perhaps he was no John McGraw or Connie Mack but he was good enough to pull down big money as @ big league master mind. Why shouldn't Hubbell shoot at the same goal?
 To repeat Hubbell is a realistic fellow. This means he must be a good judge of himeslf. Hubbell wouldn't mind staying on as 8 man. ager but he firmly admits he doesn't think he was what 1t takes. There- fore he isn't giving the subject much thought. Whne he hangs up his glove as Q pitcher he'll probably just walk out of baseball.
 ITO be a success, @ manager must have @ number of qualifications other than knowing baseball" Hub- bell told us. "A man can learn baseball without great deal of trou- ble, but Q manager must have a sense of leadership, and be able to understand the personalities of at least twenty-five different players. never had the idea of managing be- cause don't believe l have these qualifications"
 Turing the conversation to a more general fan fest, Hubbell revealed that Gabby Hartnett, who after all these years now finds himself as a part time Giants catcher, was from the beginning and to the end the most baffling problem he had among the hitters. T spent more time ex- perimenting with pitches against Hartnett than any other hitter and I got fewer results. He always seemed to have more on me than I could get on him." In recent years big Ernie Lombardi of the Reds. an- other catcher, has given Hubbell the most trouble. He overpowers my