Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
He is Said to be John j WGraw,
Who is Familiarity Known
As "MuggSy."
He BELIEVES IN FIGHTING.
Umplres Despise Him But lie Manages
To Get the Best of Decisions.
a Good Fielder.

Ask almost any National Lacquer who Is
the "meanest man now playing baseball
and chances are better than even that
II he be not a member Of the New York
team, he will answer after a moments
thoughts
John j. McGraw"
The verdict will be unanimous
Ask any member Of the Giants who Is
the greatest leader the game has ever
seen, and the answer will be Just as ready
and quite as emphatic:
John j. McGraw"
Versatile In his play, a baseball general
all the time, a nice fellow of the field
the deyil himself on It, never scorning any
trick to turn a point, out TO win baseball
games, he cares not how, tutored by Ned
lianlon, and having kept his eyes open
since, this doughty little third bascman,
captain aud manager Of the New York
National League Baseball club Is this
Is,
To win the National league pennant
one OF the keenost judges OF young ball
players IN the business, McGraw is a sec
ond Hanlon. No lumber stays long on
the New York pay roll. McGraw is a
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lie knows when a man h. out Of FORM
and when he Is not trying, likewise his
eagle eye can pick II promising youngstor
out OF bunch of mediocre bush leaguers
McGraw Is not afraid to Try experiments
AS a third baseman he il not the best I'm
the business. Jimmy Collins, Tommy
Leach, Billy Bradley Harry Stenfcldt;
yes, several others may have II on Mug.
Esy' az McGraw's tendency to talk TO
the umpire has nicknamed him. But as
right, outright fighter In a game Of base.
ban, not even Scrappy Fred Clarke trav.
els IN the same class. Umpires hate Me-
Graw worse than they hate their Job
fhrt or a managers duty according to
'Muggay' Is to make umpires earn their
salary by the sweat OF their brow. and so
miserable does he make the life OF a
Judge OF play that some find Il easier to
give the Giants a shade than stand and
swallow the caustic comments Of Mama
ger McGraw on the side lines.
Probably this man has been escorted of
the held by police oftener than any other
player-manager In history, Clarke again
not, excepted. The explosive violence with
which he uncorks his walls OF wrath on
me slightest occasion have likewise made
nm unpopular away from home, except
among such Of the fans as admire a
fighter
There IL no love lost In baseball e"
Is one Of Manager McGraws axioms.
nv mas pleulS OF tnem. Another tenet
or his is to hold daily seances with
his henchmen in the dressing room
after the games, II one Is to believe
what he hears. some of these sessions
are not unmixed pleasures, especially
after the Giants have been nosed out
or an extra inning game by somebody's
bunglng feldipg or failure to obey or
dcrs,
McGraw, personally, is a fine batsman
or the ultra scientific order lie is not a
slugger and his speciality Is chemically
pure, 100 proof hunts aimed at any field
sr who seems weak in handling them.
While Hanlon Is credited by some with
originating the "hit and run game" so.
called i was largely a product Of Mug
gsy' McGraws fertile brain while with
the baltimore team Since. he has i'm
proved II to n high standard, and It has
proved a great run getter
WIN strong team and an inyincible
pitching corps, containing such establish
ed stars as Joe McGinnlty and Christy
Matthewson the New Works look good i'm
the pennant race, and seem quite likely
70 verify their managers boast OF before
the season-that the team which leads the
Giants will lead the league.