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Show oo HAUGHTON HAS NEW METHODS Will Not Use Harvard Coaching Coach-ing Tactics in Handling the Braves. Boston. Jan 22. In handling the Braves, Owner Percy Haughton will give up his Harvard methods entirely. entire-ly. As an earnest need of the change, Mr. Haughton has renounced his Immemorial Im-memorial custom of refusing -interviews. He says he was silent at Harvard Har-vard through no fault of his, but now he will talk freely. "Of course, there has been a lot of joking about how the Harvard coaching coach-ing system would work out in league ball," said Mr. Haughton. "That was to be expected. "There will be no college methods used, however, In the handling of the Braves. We who own the club realize rea-lize that Ave have tackled a very big business proposition. I believe that I am the only Harvard man among the new owners. "While, to be sure, we will more than appreciate and to to retain all Harvard friendships, we will likewise think fully as much of and cater to the other baseball fans of Boston. The men who have enough money to go through Harvard and enjoy more or less prosperity afterward are great friends for any business. But they should not and will not in our business have whal one commentator styled the upper hand. "Naturally while I was handling college col-lege sport "at Harvard there were times when perhaps I had to be rather silent on certain subjects which might have been of public interest, but It was through no fault of mine. I rea-Hze rea-Hze now that in a way I am being tried all the time by the Boston pub-lie, pub-lie, and consequently, will have it in mind always. I might have offered an alibi at Harvard but preferred to fight it out myself, "Stallings is a genius, as rot of a ' baseball wonder. I know very well that George can tell a real ball player play-er by Instinct. He has the knack ot handling men, and getting them also, that makes a great leader. You can put It as strongly as you like thnt Stallings will have absolute charge of the baseball end of the Braves. To be candid, the fact that Stallings was signed as manager for a couple of years influenced me as much as anything any-thing else In deciding to buy tho club. "What George says will go all the time. I believe that when a man has a job he should be allowed to work along his own lines. Then, if he fails, it is time to break in and help. Xt js up to Stallings to give Boston a good National League ball team, and I believe be-lieve in my heart that he will keep right on doing it as long as he cares to remain In baseball." |
