Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-10
PITCHERS LOST 1910
FLAG, SAYS M'CRAW
General of Giants Intends to
Bolster Staff-Satisfied
With Outlook.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

| Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK. December l0.-Manager
John j.. McGraw of the Giants is one
magnate who doesn't care rap what
the National League pulls at its annual
meeting here next week. McGraw will at
tend the meeting, whether as common
manager or as custodian of John I.
Brush's proxy has not yet been decided
AR. Brush is wintering at San Antonio,
Tex. He arrived in that city yesterday.
AS Yet he has not chosen his representa-
tive for the big annual powwow.
Whether he represents the New York
club makes no difference to McGraw.
The little general of Coogan's Bluff was
all optimism yesterday afternoon at head
quarters.
Il have no axes to grind at the COM
ing meeting he said. Il do not say
that I would not consider one or more
trades if the right material were Of
fered me. There are only Il limited few
of the Giants that I would not part with
If the right stuff were offered. But these
annual meetings, so far as action goes,
are more or less of joke. No one wishes
to talk business unless he realizes in his
own mind about 1cO per cent benefit.
Now the Giants, as they stand, look
pretty good to me. From what my club
showed in the last two months of the
league race 1t was just as good as any
thing in it's company. / have been quoted
as saying that l will stand pat. WELL
will-unless 1 am absolutely certain of
oenefiting the combination.
Take my outfeld, for instance The
way it shaped up toward the tail end Of
last season it would be very hard to i'm
prove upon. The infield is one of the
best in the business. Fred MerkIe over
came most of his weaknesses in his first
base playing. If he can play next sea-
son as he played the last month OF last
season there need be no worry about
him. Larry Doyle, Al Bridwell and Ar
hur Devlin on 1910 form are as good
as the best. With Chief Meyers a plug
ger Of the George Gibson type. there
should be little worry over the backstop-
ping division.
THAT brings the situation down to
the pitchers Here is where we were
year There is no question OF Matty. He
should be good for years. Otis Crandall
Is the best young prospect of the league.
Louis Drucke, with last years expert
ence, should prove a topnOtcher next
year. Wiltse had bad season Three
times his arm was injured. and he was
never just right With any sort of luck
l look to him to again prove one of the
most puzzling southpaws in the business
With all these In fine working trim,
would have mighty nifty corps of fling
ers. But you must not overlook our re-
cruits.
Every team in our league needs d
good sOuthpaw or two. Wiltse kept us up
there when he was right. Marquard has
been a big disappointment. But lie may
come around. Against q minor league
club no pOrt-sider is more deadly. we
have two young left-handers, however
either of whom would round out the staff
to a nicely. Hendricks, the Michigan re-
cruit, has shown enough in practice and
exhibition games to raise more than or
binary hope. / have never seen Harry
Rustenhaven. But he looks like a real
bear cat on paper. The property Of Abb
line, Kan, lie played independent and
emi-prOfessional ball last year. For a
team OF Cheyenne Indians which played
the very best professionals of the Rocky
mountain district, he won forty-five, lost
only four games, and tied one Rusten-
haven. from long range. is handicapped
only by his size. He weighs only 80
pounds, standing feet inches But he
is only twenty-one years old and may
fill out