Show PLAYING MANAGERS MANAGERS' HAVE DISAPPEARED I FROM BIG LEAGUE AGGREGATIONS AGG REG A T ION S When Jack Barry Went Into Into Into In- In to U. U S S. S Service Old Old Argument Argument Argument Ar Ar- Was Settled By I. I E. E Sanborn CHICAGO April 23 The 2 The playing manager manager manager man man- ager disappeared from the major leagues when the Boston Red fled Sox lost Jack Barry to to- the United States navy at the expiration expiration tion fn of last season Although the roster o for or th the coining coming campaign c contains fains the names of several former stars Stare of the diamond none of them will willbe willbe be actively engaged In the the pastime unless th the rumor that Chrity Mathewson lathe will vill tl try to pitch a game or 01 two for the Reds can be believed The two new faces in the pilot houses ot of big league teams this year beyond to toEd FA Ed Barrow Harrow who has replaced Barry at t Boston and to Jack Hendricks who has e been graduated into the major ranks to fill the vacancy caused by thel the theof l Ump mp of or Wilier Huggins to the American U In addition to thel these e two H Hugo go gor B dek practically will vIll be getting his first r J t as he did not handle the Pirates r I t the entire season eason last year ear MANAGERS ARE VETS t although tackling a new Job I to n New V. e York is a veteran at the managerial mane man man- lal game already and Mathewson has I e had bad one one full season a and part a of another 3 under nl his belt The e other major aj r league to the veteran school hooI even Clarence Rowland comparative youngster having won his spurs by way pf pt a worlds world's championship his third year jear ear earIn In fast company compan v Jor or years the question has been argued bether the time player manager or the bench manager could get the best ret re- re hulls t The rhe answer seems to be in favor of the tho man who has no active part in the battles Ules It used to be the argument In Inthe the days s of that Chance arre it was and d easier Jones aos as to playing lead Jn a I bunch of athletes than to drive them that it was simpler to show them how to todo todo todo do a a. timing than to try ry to tell fell them how hO RU aud consequently the tho manager who was In the lit Iho same salle himself was the better leader leader leader lead lead- er That may have been true in a few isolated cases but the tho instances in which affected unfavorably R a payer ayer has hiLf not been p-b p ably by the assumption of managerial duties tIu os are scarce STRATEGY KEEPS THEM BUSY the e extent to which strategy was de developed developed de- de in the modern game up to last year required a lot of thinking on the I managers manager's part In the minds of some of tlc the best critics strategy has been way nt to I In such recent c an tei extent years o operated but a the against fact tn or of f th ability of a player to deal with all the games game's intricacies and still keep his mind on his own business of or playing an Important position The Ih man out on the field is in closer touch Ch with his players to be sure but he heh to think of in h ls m a good many things hJ hi sphere as a player These keep him mim from watching the enem enemy as closely a. a noncombatant manager can do The switching ot of pitchers the Insertion of or I pinch hitters at the proper Instant re- re re-I re euire considerable S study S Sustained i thought ht Is impossible when a a. manager has hall to be figuring out what he may be called on en to do next time the ball is hit to him WORRIES OF DOSS BOSS NEVER END The strain of a rt pennant battle e eo is ie rc considerable con con- but iUt the tho ball player y Is o over his worries until next day when the game Not so the manager Ills His S work o Is ends I Ifor never I r done dotie for he must mut begin p planning for the coming battle even before the end I lila Ills choice of f the on one on he i i- i fighting relief reller pitchers for instance nce must be In Influenced influenced influenced in- in by bv his needs for the following or hv 11 tho mount amount of oC work previouslY I done by the not actually in the thedas days das fray There Thero is also tho the matter of oC dh discipline which is up to the manager If It he is Inthe Inthe in inthe the game himself and has a bad day he cannot with good grace grae call down his players for their mistakes as effectively as If he had made none himself The average major leaguer does not recognize the difference between mechanical mechanical me me- errors and brainstorms or bone pla plays s as as they are generally known The I leader Who boots a chance in a all I moment naturally must hesitate before i t I calling down a player who may have blundered with his wits in the same game The manager who sits on the tile bench or stands on the sIde lines linea can make only mental menial errors and are not grasped I by the average player Consequently It ItI Itis is easier for him to pan an a man for a abad I bad bart mistake I Still the he hethe war conditions may may compel I the return to player managers for economys economy's economys economy's econ econ- I omy's sake |