Clipping:The field manager
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| Date | Wednesday, January 16, 1884 |
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| Text | The fact is that this question of management (and we are now speaking of supervising field practice and not financiering) has become of late years one of the most important connected with base ball matters. To be sure, each club has an official formally called a manager, and he is supposed to drill the men in their field practice, but how many of them are able to correct the fault of a player? When an infield player constantly passes sharp grounders he can, of course, call his attention to it and request him to improve himself in that direction, but can he point out the cause of the defect and impart to the player the information that may lead to his improvement? After a time, perhaps, it will be realized that there are certain qualities requisite in a manager that are now known to be possessed by but few in the fraternity at present; something more than a mere business talent or average skill as a player. It evidently requires an intelligent and thinking man, and one who can impart to others the result of his studies in that direction. Such men are Morrill, Wright and Sullivan. System and discipline seem to be the groundwork of their success, combined with the attributes before mentioned. |
| Source | Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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