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Show OLD AND NEW NATION AL LEAGUE MANAGERS. CLARK GRIFFITH I SS?5S I FRANK B0YRMA?l 1GR . CINCINNATI 1 4J$8&t2f2 BOSTON n rv&l m&m U. 1 v?r. fir If A- 1 rl7 w CD y . f -17 i i . . . i When the fans of five major league baseball teams trot out to the ball lot for the first games this spring they will watch the work of new managers, for that number of magnates for the big league decided that they needed new managers when the last season closed. The clubs that will have new heads are Cincinnati, Brooklyn, Boston Bos-ton and St. Louis. John Ganael Is the manager let out by Garry Herrmann at Cincinnati after af-ter one year's service. This is a deal that always ,dld look rather queer. Herrmann admitted that the Reds under un-der Ganzel had mado more money for him than any previous team. He also mado the statement that he was pleased with the players that he had gathered together for the next season. Still Herrmann let the big first baseman base-man out aud took on Clark Griffith,' formerly with the Highlanders as his leader. Ganzel has signed to manage Rochester of the Eastern league at a big league salary. At Boston the rollers were placed under Joe Kelly, but at that Joe may continue to draw his salary. Dovey decided that Kelly had not done as well as he expected, aud picked Frank Bowerman as his new mana ger despite the fact that Kelly had a two years' contract. This fact may lead Dovey into some trouble with the National comniis-Blin, comniis-Blin, aa Kelly has entered a protest, and if ever a protest should be upheld up-held it is this one. Dovey understood that Toronto waa willing to get Kelly back and pay him as much aa Bosttm was offering. Bowerman Is. a: catcher of marked ability, but it remains to be sewx what he can do in tho managerial line. He has gotten much Instruction from Muggsy McGraw and it may be that sedate Bobiou will watch, a really aggressive ag-gressive National team. Boston also had a great part In tho managerial position of another .club. Brooklyn. Boston holds BUI Dahlen, who was badly wanted by Ebbctts m leader of the Didgera, but Dovey wouldn't cut him loose, bo tho Brooklyn Brook-lyn mantle falls on Barry Lumley. the star outfielder of the trolley doners. don-ers. Lumley takes hold o a bunch of misfits left over by Patsy Dcmoran. who has been in' charge for thre- years witnout getting Brooklyn back anywhere near the plaoe that it held in the time of Ned Hanloifs regime. Ho is a veteran of the game and was "a member of the great Ptttaburg team of the nineties! As yet Donovan ha, not signed tor the seeeon of 19WL John McCloskcy passes up the St. Louis leadership to Roger Bresnahan Incidentally, the deal whereby tho S catcher went to the Cardinal created a mild baseball sensation. It "as not believed that McGraw would consent to pas up hi great catcher but some pressure was brought to hear that resulted In tho deal going through and tho Cardinals hayo a leader this season that ought to inject moro ginger than the St Louis fans have seon In their National teams la recent years. , McCloskey, who was let out of the management, has landed land-ed tlie leadership of Milwaukeo ia the American ciattou 1 |