Show BREADON DECRIES PLAYER MANAGER playing and directing too 13 big A 9 strain for any man alan 1 I nin convinced that no hall player however grent great he inny lie ns as a player or nr however great may lie he his possibilities bili ties ns as a manager lon nager con can mannge a major league ball b all club and play piny his bis position nt at the some same time it was sum sam I 1 ll rendon owner of the st louis cardinals talking says bays the new york world tie he offers ns as firsthand first hand examples ro ers hornsby and iob bob ofarrell the two men who preceded lill hill mckerlie rile nie this years pilot fig manager mn aper of the st SL louis entry in the notional nal league race rogers hornley Horn liy gnys breadon w was is recognized cs as lie greatest grea rca teEt hatter batter in the lie national league and one of the greatest tle the game has bas produced when 1 made him manager mui iaser of the cardinals Cardl mils rie ne had bad a lifetime batting average close to lie ile Is of the positive self willed type that should tie able to throw off the mental strain that goes with directing the destinies of a big leaffie leaf Tie cl club ab yet lie he wound up oil his only season as a manager of the team with a hutting butting average of lie he was wily way off its his usual form bob ofarrell succeeded him one of the greatest catchers in the game came work as a catcher suffered mainly because of the strain of directing the play of the team selecting and developing the players and molding them loto into a tetra find and directing the play of that team on the field Is one mans task in itself playing any position on a major league ball club demands a mans best bes mentally and physically A manager cannot make the most of his opportunities if be has to concentrate cen his efforts fit at least part of the titue time to his ovin ORD playing A player cannot keep his bis mind on the play before him or what the pitcher Is tossing up tip to him it he be has to worry about the makeup make up of his ball club in general the strategy to be employed the following toning inning or the exigencies of the moment brought on OD by his own pitchers Iti ineffectiveness effectiveness or his teams inability to solve the opposing pitchers delivery youre asking one man to do two mens aock at onte one it just cant be done to back bach up his opinion further breadon offers the experiences of george sister ty cobb dave bancroft and others who stepped into the managerial ranks before their playing 0 days were ended find and not only failed to set brilliant records as managers but found their playing suffering as a result of the doubling in brass |