Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-18 | Page 10 | Harris Remains as Only Player - Manager

r r- r I- I HARRIS REMAINS AS ONLY PLAYER MANAGER AMAN I 6 11 S Sr S 1927 Records Show Bench Bosses Bested Participating Participating Par Par- I r l' l Pilots in in Major Leagues k I I j I. I p 4 Ui j 1 o g. g 0 Alx VO f ji fj I 11 1 rl IN V t tl V Nv sw Jan 18 11 1 It the playing manager a 1 more f trader leader than the bench pilot pilotS or lc lG veraa tersa Taking th the records record of 1 un an u a basis bast for comparison the tho odds odd would be bo three to one one- In favor of the bench performers Performer If It you ou con con- eider aider the tho eight dent clubs that finished In the money In the two tiro major majorIn Ift leagues KUH In the American league the New NewYork ew York Tork Yankees Yankee managed by 11 MIller JIu who ho didn't even Cen leave e ethe the bench for tor the coaching lines Jines won on about a n they pleased from the rest of the field In the National IM league the Pittsburg Pitts Pitts- burg burs Pirates chap chaperoned by one Owen Oen Bush who confined his ac activities AC- AC to the tho coaching lines as asfar asfar astar far tar as fU actual participation In the th game Kame went wont finished In Sn front after a R. gruelling grue campaign GOOD COMBINATION The world series provided eL a n. struggle between a n retiring Jc leader ader who literally stuck to the bench throughout the tho season Miller Jug hug gins and a fie fie-f fiery peppery pilot Owen Bush who ho atari started cd chatterIng chattering chatter- chatter Ing In the first Inning anti and never once quit no mall matter how badly his club was trailing Tho The outcome of the world serle series which was won by tho the Yankees In four straight games was a n. signal triumph for the manager manager man man- ager as fU typified by Miller Muggins Huggins However that doesn't always hold good I Of the four clubs that finished Inside the money In tho the American league these theae being New York Detroit and Washington Washing Washing- ton only one tho fourth place club was AS led by a R. playing manager Stanley Harris being In Sn charge chare at nt Washington OFARRELL DEMOTED The Tho first four total In the National league at the chose cloe of the season On were 11 rJ St. St Louis New NewYork NewYork f York and Ch Chicago Jea 10 OC ot these theeo tho only team to have a playing leader was tho the St St. Louis Loula Cardinals Cardinale pre aided over by b Catcher Catch Bob OFarrell roll rell who since th the clo close cloe e ot of the season aNion has been demoted In favor faor of Bill DIU a 1 bench boss Baseball runs In cycles cole relative to various angles anglea ot of tho tim game and the present era cm appears to be one In which the tho bench pilots are arc greatly In the tho majority Next r year far there wilt will bo only one sure suro enough playing manager in tn inthe the tho American league Stanley liar Har ris Two other clubs Chicago and Cleveland oland will be led 1 b by veteran stars nay Kay Schalk and Roger Koger Peck Peck- who will not appear regularly regu regu- larl in the tho lineup MORE PRONOUNCED The situation In favor tavor of the bench pilots Is even en moro more pronounced pronounced pro pro- In the National league leagur Unless Dave o Bancroft Dancroft is placed ced in charge of tho the Dodgers tM they will bo ho without a n. player Ill manager Two of tho new managers who have been appointed since the close cloeo of the season cuon Burt Burt at Philadelphia and Jack Slattery at Boston Doston were former major It league guo stars but have havo long lon been out of active service ser The present lineup makes make It look liko n n. tough race for tor tho the active player managers for tor 1928 In the majors In tho the American its it's Harris liar Har ris against tho field with Bancroft Ban llan- croft If he Is made leader lender in Sn the tho same lIam role rolo in the National r I N S rS I I I 1 t c