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Show h mm for BIG.LWIE1S Many Major Clubs to Have New Heads for 1914 Season. FJvc b!g league, clubs started the campaign cam-paign with new leaders last spring. This number will be reduced by four noxt spring, WHbqrt Koblnson of Brooklyn, Branch Rickey of the Browns and Bill Carrigau of tho Red Sox being the only managers who were not in chargo when the 3913 campaign opened. There will also be a new manager for the Cincinnati Cincin-nati team. Tho qulntot of new pilots a year ago included Birmingham of Cleveland, Evers of Chicago, Tinker of Cincinnati, Chance of ?7ew York and Stalllngs of Boston. Four, at least, made good. Joe Birmingham Birm-ingham had his team fighting for first place until within thirty dnys of the finish, fin-ish, incidentally giving C. W Somers tho most profitable year he over had in tho American league. Johnny TSvcrs probably proba-bly did as well as anyone could have done with- the Cubs. George Stalllngs made tho Braves look like winners and its is predicted his team will be oven more of a factor In 1914. Frank Chance weeded out tho Impossible outfit which was bequeathed him and may, wllbln a yeur or so. liavo something that actually actual-ly looks like a big league baseball club. But somo of these 1013 experiments have been retained, tho three changes being made In towns where the managers were thought to bo firmly entrenched. George 5tovall was believed to bo In right at SL Louis, but his downfall came In mld-seasnn, while Jake Stahl had a most sensational exit, as never before in the history of tho gamo liad a world's championship manager lost his job the following season. The release of Bill Dahlen was not totally unexpected. Biii hns had a long trial at Brooklyn and failed to give ISbbcts a first division team. That Fbbots would try another pilot was anticipated. Tinker could not hit It off wllli the Reds and his services ns manager aro ended. It Is announced. |