Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-03-06 | Page 4 | System More Important than Players, Claims Miracle Man

SYSTEM MORE IMPORTANT THAN PLAYERS CLAIMS MIRACLE MAN By BROWN HOLMES George Stallings manager of the Boston Braves says organization and system are more important to a tt bali bait club than the gathering together of ot star players A team will not win pennants without without without with with- out system and without playing for tor forthe forthe the old percentage It said sald the miracle man By percentage I 1 mean the knack of ot playing everything to the edge the idea of taking advantage of every little opportunity A team com of of ban ball players who are not regarded great stars but have system would be my choice holce against an aggregation of ot wonders who pass up team play phay Baseball is becoming more The days of heedless slam bang baseball are gone Little things are important By proper use the little things e mighty big System and percentage made it possible possible possible pos pos- sible for tor to pull the Braves Draves from last place to the pennant and worlds world's championship in 1914 He Ha did not have a a. team of stars He picked up players cast aside by other teams It seems seem that all ho he needed was someone someone in uniform to carry out his orders An example of ot S Stallings' Stallings taIling s' s play for tor forthe forthe the old percentage Was in the way two had he handled his outfield lie He sets of outfielders left handed hitters for use against right hand pitchers and left lert lefthand lefthand right hand batters for tor use against hand pitchers He lie always had the what pitcher edge on batting no matter was sent against his team Stallings Stalling's is so strong for system system- that system he left leCt especially his own several ball clubs when others tried to Interfere with his way of ot doing things thing Hell He'll have hare his way or r get et out I