Show a 14 Will Question of Mattys Matty's Ability I As Major Pilot Go Unanswered I I Qi t re Y YI A I ii t A 2 Rj k 1 N a Ip NW 7 Managers of Reds since 1900 Above le left t to right Joe Tinker Joe Kelly Belly Clark Griffith and Ned Hanlon Center John Ganzel Below left to right Christy Mathewson Charlie Herzog and Hank ODay DY l' l JACK I EE 1 Will Christy Mathewson leave leavo baseball baseball base base- baseI I ball with the question of or his ability as asa asa a mana manager cr unsettled I Did the war prevent Mathewson from overcoming overcoming- the jinx that followed the Uio manager of or the Cincinnati Reds Rede Or did the tha world conflict prevent Matty from lingering in baseball lon long enough to write failure after atter his name as man manager These are Interesting topics for dis dis- Matt catty Matty is out as manager of or the Reds Heds Pat Moran has haM been named manager er Malty Matty still overseas as an officer Inthe in inthe inthe the chemical warfare division has not given Iven out his ills plans for tho the future Dame Damo rumor hath said that Christy Christ ma may be 51 signed by the Giants as coach of ot the tho pitchers Big DIG Six ix cannot be classed as a mana managerial managerial man man- a erial failure because ho failed to produce pro pro- duco duce a a. ringing bell club for Garry Herrmann lie needs no alibi for his showing showing- there Mathewson atheson with wIlh mighty arm an and 1 mightier brain thundered down through tho the National league leaving a world-beating world string of victories and antI a book full of at thrilling battles won Fans 1 all hero worshippers saw him himIn himIn himin In their thell minds mind's s 's eye ec taking the tho managerial managerial man man- t trench b by storm in the same fashion Cashion The They dl did not stop to think that Batty Matty I would have e to slow down his brain I switch switch It to another track and then I gather steam again mentally I Kicked Out Discord liscord I His Ills first full tull year with the tho Reds he be I had real success Ho lie kicked out the theon II III I discord on the club and obtained harmon har har- mon mony To do that on the Cinci club is isa j ja I Ia a mans man's Job alone In 1918 Ins the He Reds j j of or course passed through the same war changes es as ns the tho other clubs of or course I The Thc Red fled fans Cans saw that Matty wasn't going to win a 1 pennant They did not notI weigh the situation fairly The They Jumped I at the thc easiest conclusion conclusion Matty Matty J I hadn't ma made good Piffle I Matty had not set the league or baseball baseball baseball base base- ball world aflame But he had not notI I failed I Would he have ha ma made mado good eventually event event- I Indications arc are that ho lie would The chief chic Is In the fact that ho he had hall courage enough In his convictions convictions con con- to face tace tho the baseball world with tho the announcement that In his opinion I ono one of the thc stars of oC his team was not working for Cor ate lite best Interests of ot his team or baseball In general Second Second lie He had weathered 1 two seasons seasons sea sea- sons SOliS in the tho toughest managerial berth berthIn In the game Third Third The The team was climbing It finished fourth in 1917 1917 and third In InS S Fourth Matty Fourth Fourth- Matty knew wew In his own mind that he ho heas was vas setting himself for Cor success success success suc suc- cess in his lils work else elso lie he would have havo stepped out at the beginning of ot last season lIe He Is that type i Matty was the tenth man to tackle the Job of or Red HetI pilot since 1900 when i the team began beg its habitual losing Here hero are tho the names of ot the tho men who Matt came to pull the Matty I tried 1 before team out of the rut the years th they y tried i and where the tho club landed Position Year Name 1900 Bob Dob Allen 7 7 1901 Bid Dill l 3 3 S 1902 1903 Bid 4 4 1903 Too Joe I elle 4 4 1904 Joo Joe I Kelley Keller 3 3 1905 1906 Joe Kelley J 5 5 1906 Ned etl Hanlon G C 6 1907 Ned II anIon G C 6 1908 1905 John Ganzel 5 1909 Clark Griffith 4 1910 Clark Griffith e C 6 1911 Clark Griffith C j 1912 1913 Hank Bank ODay 4 4 1913 1915 Joe Joo Tinker 7 7 1914 Buck Herzog 8 3 S 1915 1913 Buck Duck Herzog 7 7 1916 Matty 8 S 1917 Matty 4 4 1915 fatty Matty Iatt 3 3 |