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Show I! SOME GREAT MEN j AMONG THE MAGNATES. I BOSTON". March 15. The first of the t- ' 'j . present-day baseball leaders to show I ,j ability was Ed Hanlon, back in 1SS7, 9 ' ; when he played centerfleld and cap- l J talned the champion Detroit team Charley Comlskey had already won ,' high honors with St. Louis In the Anier-lean Anier-lean association. , j: Frank Selee came into the big league ! i ! In 1S90 when the Players' league cap- 1 tured the hearts of the fans for a sca- j ! con. Buckenberger was next in line i i with PIttstanrc- In the enxlv 'f)0s. All the j others have dropped into line during the , ' . last eight years, although most of the 1 new-comers saw service as" captains of I i ball teams. ) ' Eleven of the number Collins, Mc- I I Graw, Xlchols, Grlfllth. Clarke, Kelley, ! i Sclee, Hanlon, Duffy, Mark and Com- I Iskey have fought with ' champion i teams and know what It means to lead I 1 the procession at the close of a long, J ' hard fought eeason. Selee and Hanlon v I are the most successful managers as , : pennant winners since the days of I I Harry "Wright. The age of these man- J I agers range from 30 to 45 years, with Ed 1 ' 'i Hanlon at the top of the figures and ' McGraw at the short end. The moneyed men of the bunch range, J ; with Hanlon and Momlskey, who are ' hald to be worth over $100,000 each, to J the men who nave not landed In as good 1 positions. Mack, Duffy, Clarke, Kelley ! and McAleer can retire with McGraw ' and Grlfllth now and rest easy, while 1 Collins, Selee and Buckenberger have ! i provided well for the future. In fact, l i a league manager could not very well ' J 1 hold his place in the major leagues un- i less his disposition was to live a good M example and save his coin. Wt i ; To be a successful manager one must JR be up to all the tricks ofahe trade and T'J ' be a student of human nature. For the jT j secret of success is in getting the best ' U there is In the players out of them, and Aji tl often players are aa dlillcult to handle 4 n as hot stove lids. 1 Hanlon, Duffy, Mack, Kellev and I Sclee halo from New England States, Comlskey. McAleer, Armour, Clarke, , Nichols, Griffith, Barrow and Bucken- I berger from the West, while McGraw j 1 and Collins come from New York State, i , Nine of the fifteen, if not more, tip their 1 hats to the green flag, the shamrock and ' the harp. j. The salaries of these leading man- , I agers range from $3000 to 510,000 a vear. I Hanlon, McGraw, Clarke, Collins, Duf- I and Kelley are receiving big money; ! Comiekey and Mack are financially in- " ; terested In their clubr, as is Hanlon j also to some extent , , Handling a major league ball team Is I , anything but child's ploy. The condl-- ; tion of players must be looked nfter constantly to pick the most effective 1 pitcher to face an opponent and contlnu- j ally keep his team keyed up to the pitch, especially when tho cards are breaking poorly and all this, too, while subject ; to the free advice of the fans. "I The great managers of the past can I be counted on one's fingers, and include , Harry Wright, Bob Ferguson, Anson. Jim Muctrle, William McGonlgle, Pat , Tebeau and Bill Ewlng all ball players before taking up the manager's reins (The former ia the father of baseball and the latter Is perhaps the greatest catcher ever seen behind a hat when all departments of the game are considered. |
