The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-14
Giant Director Has Remark
able Faculty of Doing
Things Right
(By Sidney G.. Keener.)

Not Mathewson. nor Marquard, nor
the base-pilfering division.
Team work Is the reason.
From n end of the country we have
and how he has pitched the Giants
to the championship; how often Big
Six has stepped onto the hill just in
time to stop the opposition from over
coming the lead of the New Workers
and. how, by a daring steal of second,
third or home the Giants have snatch.
ed a close game inc turned defeat in
to victory.
Team Work Is His Success.
Team work never was mentioned.
1t was some Individual feat that al
ways featured the work of the Giants,
so we have thought.
But Muggsy comes n tells us we
are wrong: hat 1t has been the ma
chine of the Giants. working in har-
mony, and each and every one pulling
on something unexpected together
that sends the Giants into the worlds
series with the Athletics.
We met this Muggsy party last week
for the first time since the meeting
Of the minor leagues in Chicago last
November. Then he was scouting
around. chatting with the lesser lights
and figuring how he was going to win
the worlds pennant. And he's the
same. He wears the same size cha
peau and his voice isn't one note
higher, denoting no enlargement of
the top piece.
So we proceeded to find out what
methods come from the McGraw brain
and how it is he has been successful
where many have failed.
Looks like a sure thing. this Ma
tional league stuff for YOU doesn't it.
Mac?"
Somewhat. but you can't tell until
It's all over. Many a cog has slipped
and YOU can't tell what may happen"
came back Jawn.
No Individual Praise.
"a wonderful pitcher, this Mar
guard. Ell? And Matty's getting back
to form just at the right time. You
wouldn't nee more than those two
to win for YOU. would you. Mace"
You might think so, and 1 know
Mlatty and RUDE have pitched great
bali for me. but there's point that
YOU scribes and everyone else have
overlooked.
Its team work. I tell you no one
can land on top if he hasn't team
work on the club. Sometimes l give
a signal from the bench and you'll see
the boys o here and there. On a
double steal I'll motion for this or
that play. but not all the time.
IF you have watched us carefully
you'll see the signals shoot around to
every member out there on the dia-
mond. Fred will do this; Larry that:
Josh another thing, and so on. They
all work together.
With a mar on first 1 may tell the
batter to sacrifice. He sees the infeld
come rushing in and in a fash slips
the hit and run code. Then. instead
Of laying 'er down. he cracks it out.
Sometimes everything goes wrong and
a double play results.
Studies Weakness for Strength.
But the boys are working together.
other knowing just what he is going
to do. And that's what I have drilled
manager"
II know, but listen. how is it Mac,
you kept Marquard as long as you
did. especially after he was such a
failure for the first two years."
When I first saw him work I be.
lieved that some day he would be the
great pitcher that he is. why. he has
the greatest curve ball ever pitched by
a left hinder. and speed. whew! none
OF 'em have anything on him.
was ervou when he Joined us
and couldn't get going. Then the
kid was raw n had a lot to learn.
But when o become disguised with
a player If he doesn't pitch a no-hit
game for you the first time. then
you'll never develop a winner.
Take your time with them. find out
their weakness and then work with
them on the spots that need finishing.
1T is h same way with almost all
the boys. Chief Meyers was a big,
rough fellow: Devore was fast, but
he didn't know how to use his speed
and had a bad position at the plate:
Snodgrass couldn't come in on a bal
when I took the catching regalia of
him: Murray had difficulty judging
the ones over his head: Fletcher need.
ed seasoning: Merkle couldn't dig up
the low ones and others were shy
several points.
so it was up to me to correct these
slight faults"
All the time Mac was telling Of this
we tried to edge our way through a
conversation on the worlds series and
to do against the Athletics. Finally
we cut in.
Gee. but a lot of us never think
of such little tricks as that. Well. it'll
be you and Connie Mack again.
II would just as soon play the Ath-
letics as any of 'em. Fine team Con-
ME has this year. isn't it? Looks
pretty but they'll get the best we
have" came in Muggsy.
Matty or Rube III First.
THE Cubs lost it. SO it's up to us
to 60 get it. isn't it? They might say
that Matty is going back and isn't as
good as he used to be. Well. I'll give
EN- a chance 70 see just how far
Chris has dropped.
Cant tell. though. how I'll WORK
1t. l have sc many good pitchers that
I'd like to give them all a shot at the
American league. Personally. like
Connie Inc all the boys on his club,
but friendship ceases when the first
ball is pitched.
I'm not saying that We'll go out
and win four straight. cause l don't
think we will. but the Athletics will
find the Giants the same team as the
Cubs.
"Matty only shut them out in the
three games he pitched in 1905. SO
don't be surprised If I start with him
and then use Ruhe the next day. Or
1t might be the other way. If Matty
works the first. then I'll shoot him
back the third game. You can look
for Marquard or Ames the fourth day.
as I believe Leon ran fool Mack's
team. From then on you can't tell
what will happen.
II hope the series doesn't go more
than four games. as ! want to do just
what Chance did that one wear with
the Tigers. make an entire clean
sweep.
Mack will get the hest we have
and I think We can show him a few
pointers on how to run the bases.