The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-30
HOW GIANTS
WON SERIES
McGraw Team Work
and Harmony
Responsible.

ITO begin with, you can't expect me
to have any graces of composition. I'm
not writer. I'm a ball player. and
having your fingers all bunged up by
stopping hot throws does not make
them deft with the pen. But if you'll
stand for my rough style, I'll try to
tell you Why the Giants won the pen
nant of the National League" says
Dan Mccain in the St. Louis Star.
There are no stars on the team. Each
part is the ninth part of unit, work
ing whole.
If you ask me to what one thing
more than any other is the success of
the Giants due, I have the answer: Nc
lGraw!
There are many strings that have
contributed to make US champions, but
they are all gathered in the hand of
McGraw.
Ball players are naturally pretty
rugged in disposition. The gentle man
ners necessary in a parlor would be
somewhat too delicate for the ball field.
And this is just as true of college,
bred men as it is of those who never
ate their grass with a fork.
''McGraw got US together. developed
us and made US champions. McGraw
has his way, with the emphasis on
his He stands for no contradiction
no return argument. It's never VIII
you do this?' It's DO it,
And it's done-done McGraw's way.
r
His men have perfect confidence in
his judgment. They know that he has
every trick of the game wrapped up
and ready for delivery. They know
what kind of a ball player he is him
self, and if they can be like him they
consider their ambition satisfied. 1t
may seem a trif1e. but a manager in
uniform on the field has one in store
clothes faded to a fragile.
The fine art of McGraw's hand is
seen to particular advantage jim his
guiding of pitchers-and pitchers are a
most important factor in a ball game.
IAN Illustration will show this better
than any other way.
THE first game home last year you
know what kind of a crowd packed the
Polo grounds. Christy Mathewson ask
ed McGraw to let him work. This was
His players do not butt into
McGraw's plans.
I'm good today said Mathewson.
TIL put it all over the other fellows
''McGraw looked at Matty. He knew
that Matty had nothing. He knew bet
ter than his pitcher how good he was.
&c Go in and work. said McGraw.
''Matty worked. He was pounded all
over the field. McGraw kept him in.
The crowd yelled to take him out. It
was a new experience for Matty. He
ooked appealingly at his manager. Still
McGraw kept him in.
"Matty had to stick and take what
was coming to him. McGraw paid no
attention TO the screaming of the fans.
But he took him out before the
game ended. He waved him away in
he middle of an inning. Matty did
lot come back to the bench. He walk
I'd away to the club house. 1t was
oitiful, and every one of us felt sorry /
or him.
''McGraw lost that opening game. But |
What was one game to the Giants? He |
had saved the greatest pitcher that |
,ver faced a batter.
THE lesson was Sufficient for Ma !,
bewson.
Catching a ball and making base
lit are very small parts of the national (!
game. The average spectator knows !
yery little of the real work team ,
nay be putting up to win.
You will hear a fan criticise catch |
r, for instance.
% That guy can't throw to bases any
hing like so and So |
." There's a foul that so and so !
would eat
Maybe But the critic forgets that
he catcher, who may be a bit slower
# foot and arm than another, hap
pens to be the one who is guiding the
pitcher to victory. Without his steady
ng mind that boy on the slab would