8 SPORTING LIFE ed the Chicago White Sox into the Stahl has always been a good first base come a manager, and his work with the American League championship of 1901. man, and although he is now rapidly Cincinnati Nationals will accordingly be MAJOR LEADERS He was at the helm of the White Sox nearing th* "has-been" age, he is be watched by fans throughout the country also the following year, and in 1903 lieved to have some good base ball still with keenest interest. O©Day as an um took charge of the New York Highland left in him. pire belonged to the old inflexible school. ers, remaining in the managerial berth IIABBY DAVIS© FIRST TEST. When he made a decision that decision until 1908, when he went to Cincinnati was made, and he would neither change to lead the Reds, of the National League. Harry Da vis will take charge of the During his tenure of office at Cincinnati Cleveland Americans fresh from his les it nor permit any argument. This he was unable to make the team in any sons under Connie Mack, than whom no strength of will may manifest itself in Two New Team Managers in the year more than a contender, but he was greater base ball leader ever lived. Davis, any one of a half a dozen different plays beset by hard luck throughout his career during his service as field captain of the in his new capacity. His success or National League, and Five Exper in this city. His departure from Cin Athletics, proved himself a capable lieu failure in the job last occupied by Clark cinnati was not because of any displeas tenant to the elongated McGillicuddy. Griffith will likely decide the prospects imental Leaders Presented in a ure with his work on the part of the He undoubtedly will inaugurate Connie of other "men of the blue shirt and in owners of the club, however, but be Mack methods at Cleveland in place of dicator" to acquire managerial jobs. cause of a more lucrative offer by the the Stovall methods used with such suc Bunch By the American League* Washington management. Griffith has cess last year. Whether he can do more earned for himself during his©career the with the Naps than did Armour, Lajoie, BT JACK BTDEB. sobriquet of "The Old Fox," and he is McGuire and Stovall before him, is a generally conceded to be about as well question. Stovall is generally credited Is Completely Done for According io a Cincinnati, O., April 9. Base ball posted on all-round base ball affairs as with having done marvels with the team fans will get a fine opportunity this year any man in the country. His material after McGuire©s disgusted resignation Statement By the Former President, Mr, to decide the question of what prelimi at Washington is not of the best, except last season, and he thereby became the Eckstrom, of Lethbridge. nary training is best cal-< in a few spots, but it is believed he may man of the hour in Cleveland. Davis culated to develop a suc make his team a genuine contender for will have to prove a howling success at Regina, Alt., April 2. Editor "Sport cessful manager. Argu-. the lower end of the first division. Cleveland, or there will be a great clamor ing Life." There will be no professional rnent on the subject has base ball here this year. Prominent THE VETERAN JIMMY CALLAHAN. for the return of Stovall, who was dis been worn threadbare, and posed of to the St. Louis Browns. sportsmen were approached tonight with nearly every enthusiast Jimmy Callahan©s base ball life has reference to the formation of a six-club still possesses the same been an interesting one, and he takes hold IIABBY WOLVERTON©S TBIAL. league to be composed of Edmonton, Bas- idea that he had at the be of the White Sox under interesting con Harry Wolverton has his work cut out sano, Calgary, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw and ginning. He believes that ditions. He succeeded Griffith in the for him with the New York Yankees. He Regina, but none would touch the prop a catcher has the best management of the Chicago American has an aggregation of stellar ball toss- osition in any shape or form. "Amateur chance for assimilating Led©gue team in 1903, but resigned in ers, but so did Griffith, Elberfeld, Stall- base ball is good enough for us," was base ball knowledge, OP 1904, when Fielder Jones was given the ings and Chase in previous years and the way they expresed themselves and the Jack Ryder that a first baseman, an leader©s job. Callahan then experimented never has New York had an American very idea of professional ball is more infielder, outfielder or in outlaw base ball, organizing the Logan League pennant. Wolverton knows the than repugnant. Indications at present pitcher- is best favored by opportunity. Squares in Chicago and making what is game from the inside out, and last year here are that locrflly the success of ama Old ball players will tellyou that it is said to be a small fortune by his inde- received valuable experience as a minor teur ball of last year will be repeated Roster of National League Base Ball Clubs for 1912 Club* Manager*, Catchers Pitchers First Base Second Base Third Base Shortstop Left Field Centre Field Right Field Utility i Mathewson Crandall Robertson John J. Myera Marquard Tesreau Fullenwider Doyle Herzog- Fletcher Snodgrass Murray Nohowel McCormick New York McOraw Wilson Ames Maxwell Merkl* Stock Devlln Groh Derora Burns Paulet Thompson Hartley Drucke Evana Bues Beckei Wilts* Munsell Brown Toney Northrup Frank L. Archer Cole Pflester Moseley Chance Kvera Tinker Hofman Chicago Chance Cotter Mclntire Richter Cheney Saier Zimmennan Lennox Smith Sheckard Goode Schulte Moore W. Miller Needham Reulbaeh Smitlh Pearce Agler Richie Lavender Gibson © Adam* Hendrix Curtia Fred * Simon Leifleld Noel Brennan Carey Wilson McKeehnie Dodd Plttsbunh Clarke Kelly Camnitz Bobinson Keliher Miller Byrne Wagner Donlin Leach Hya.tt McCarthy Vlox Haley O©Toola Gardneir Jansen Rehg Ferry Dooin Alexander Sexton Oldham Charles Moran Chalmers Prultt Seaton Ma gee Downey Walsh Philadelphia Dooln Graham Moore Scanlon Luderus Kaabe Lobert Doolan Cravath Paskert Titus Hart Brinker Killifer Rasmussen Kutz Schulti Masters Bresnahan Geyer Annia Will is Roger Wingo Golden Baker Woodburn Hugging E1119 Gilhooley St. Leu Is Bresnaban Johnson Ha,rmon Reis Camjiit^ Konetchy Wilie Mowrey Hauset Clark Oakes Evana Standridge Burns Sallee Dale L. Laudermilk Million Steele McLean Gaspat Prough Humphries Henry Clarke Benton Smith Horsey Egan McDonald Marsans Mitehell Cincinnati O©Day Severe id I>ahlgren Suggs Ilagby Hoblitzel Phelon Grant Esmond Bescher Bates Miller Campion Murphy Fromme Pattison McManus Hillebrand Keefe Erwln Rucker Schardt Burk Stark Daley William Miller Bargei Tingling Kent Reilly Davidson Coulson Brooklyn Dahlen Fhelpa Dent Stack Morrow Daubert Downs Smith Tooley Wheat Hummel Moran James Higgles Knetzer Alien Cutsbaw Northen Ragon Kling Crisp Brown Mattern ,». Weavei John G. Rariden Dfekson Perdue Hogg Ingerton G. Jackson Kaiser R. Miller Boston Kling Monnhan Griffin Pfeffer Brady Kirke Sweeney G. McDonald BridweU Spratt Jonea Gowdy Hess Tyler Donnelly Houser Campbell Lewis McTigue Young Thompson the man,; rather than the training, upon pendent operations. When a little over league manager with the Oakland Club, this year and already the fans are get which the development of a manager de a year ago he announced that he wanted of the exceedingly fast Pacific Coast ting things ready for-a bumper season. pends. They will say that Connie Mack to "be good" again and return to the League. In his days as a player he was would ha.ve made a great manager if he fold of organized base ball with the White a star of the first water. In. 1903, when ECKSTBOM©S CHILLING STATEMENT. had played the infield instead of catching Sox, very few believed that he had any with the Philadelphia .Nationals,§ he led Lethbridge, Alt., April 3. "No West in his y>ounger days, and that McGraw chance of successfully "coming back." all third basemen with a percentage of ern Canada League ball for Lethbridge would bo just as great if he had been a Yet that is What occurred, and James .941. His players have a wholesome re this year. I have washed my hands of backstopi instead of an infielder, an5 so spect for him, as well as a great .per the whole affair. We are not open to any on thro ugh the whole list of successful played great ball all last year in the out field. Hugh Duffy©s management of the sonal liking, and he may succeed where more propositions, and will not consider leaders. But nevertheless the fans have others failed. their opinions, and they like to take a team did not suit. Owner Comiskey and them for a moment." With these words fling a t argument every once in a while. Callahan announced himself as a candi JOHNNY EXING©S CHANCE. C. J. Eckstrom, the mogul behind the They most assuredly will have a chance, date for the job? along with third base Johnny Kling carries with him the gajne here, passes out of the list of pro this year. man Harry Lord. Callahan was award reputation of being the greatest "inside" moters for the Western Canada League THE NEW MANAGEBS. ed the position, and he now has his sec player of any catcher that has been in ball here, and will turn his attention to ond chance to make good as a big league the game in recent years.