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Show PREFER CATCHERS TO PILOT Club Owners in National League Show Strong Desire to Use Catcher to Manage. There seems to be a strong de-'re among baseball club owners to select catchers to pilot teams. No less than six backstops will manage National League clubs this year, five from the bench, and Bill Klllifer of the Chicago Cubs from behind the bat. Klllifer Is an active catcher and a good one. The others are Mitchell of the Boston Braves, Gibson of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Pi-rates, Rickey of the St. Louis Cardinals, Cardi-nals, Moran of the Cincinnati Reds and Wllbert Robinson of the Brooklyn Brook-lyn Robins. Gibson was probably the greatest star among the lot. He was the leading lead-ing backstop during his day. when an active player with the Pittsburgh team under Fred Clark. In the American League Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics and Lee Fohl represent the catching brigade who are managers. Mack Is the oldest manager In major league 1 baseball, having turned sixty years. ! He was catching In 1886, and was sold by Hartford to Washington In the old National League. |