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Show 'OTHER CHIEFS THAN OURS' TYLER CHRISTIAN, Manager Oakland Club. r.f A- N 5' - K , J st I v- v-ii- n r, I i f I i m sr : , , k & 1 v . j v, i h ) r-' ; 'j 11 Ml' ' ' h i i . ' I 1 M K - - ' ? I J 1 V - , ' v -s . J i . : . , i r - . . . , ? I ' . - -t, f ' " w J ' . H 4 " - ; - 2 1 ' I . " -' ;' . f j I l ' , K r i M v ' f i I ; K. ' v I I I j 4 - - ij ' ' ' " - I "" ' J' ' ' : : - - f ' - ' JTYLER CHRISTIAN, manager of the Oaks, lias had nearly nine years' experience as a professional ball player. The coming season will he the eichth that he ha s been a member of 'lie Oaks, ho having joined that club in H'07, coming from Galveston Gal-veston In the Texas league. He was made manager of the Oaks in June, 101 -1, succeeding Arthur Devlin, who had failed to 'ibtaUi the results for lils team desired by tho owners, and whose removal came as an unexpected unex-pected surprise to the baseball world. Christian is a pitcher, a nd occupied occu-pied the mouni oftrj last yfar. Ho was used frequently as a utility fielder and base runner during tho seven yea rs lie was with tin- Oa ks before becoming manager. He was born in Sorosls, Miss., and is SO years old. Aa manager, Christian gained the pood will of the fans and the resnert of his players. Upon taking command com-mand of the O'iks. he announced that he did not purpose becoming a slave driver, and that all he desired was that the players be reasonable In their conduct on and off the flc-Id. Tie established es-tablished no anti-drlnklng nor early-to-bed rules, and placed his men on their honor ?o to conduct themselves that t heh playing ahlllty would not he tin pn i red . ' Christian In a fighting manaeer find ho brook .1 no interrernre from anyone. As ntfi example of this spirit, is the fact that filmi-My after hf- became be-came ma nayer of t lie Oaks CI i rl i an noticed J. C'al. Uwinrr, at that time owner of the Seals and owner of Rer-ren t Ion nark, wbem ibe game was bciucr played, on the benrh. Cal wa in unlforrn "to pvt. in and firht fo--the ta'Tie," n. be pxplnln--. Mak-trur u bp" i'rie for the frxn Francisco benh Christian paid: '"Get off tlie bench; what arc- you dolns here?" "Are vou Frion?" opkd Cnl. ' 'Cert a 1 n ly I am." Ha I d Christian. "I cmi't F'i hw you corni in here" "Tin what croi i ndR do von nblent ?" aV'd Cnl. "The nr:e or nh'v..(- lirnlt?'' "lio'h." shot bark Chrlnt'an. and ! m m f d 'a i ely nrotcsteri tho p.inif. ChHtfn plan1 a nnnil'ier ni Wvinees for the fnkn thin year, and -)-rt ( o rr a k f the t e; '"-l a s e r ' r m 1 v - to -' -con'-ldcrcd contender f't t U'-na U'-na nt. |