El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-02
McGraw's Judgment in
Keeping Him Is FL
nally Justified

New York, N. YY.. Sept John Nc
Graw's confidence in Rube Marquard
mas finally brought forth results For
TWO years the fans PANIED the shrewd
little leader of the Giants to a crisp for
hanging on to the cratic twirler but
he realized that in time Marquard
would develop into a high class box
man And right now this same pitcher
Is the sensation of the big leagues.
II the Giants win the pennant this
season, it will be because of Mar
guards grand work. When Mathew
son suffered his slump. fandom the
country over figured the Giants out Of
the race, but 1T was right here that
Marquard stepped in and by some mar
yelous heaving held the team right up
near the top. and now that the peerless
Matty is back in form and Marouard
still travelling like a house afire. New
ork has corking chance to COP the
gonfalon
Wanted Him Released.
There was never any doubt in re-
gard to Marquard having the stuff ("
There never was hurler who could do
more with the pellet But his assort-
ment was spoiled through his wildness.
he could not locate the plate and time
and again he went up" Still McGraw
refused TO listen to the talk that Mar
guard should be traded or released OUT
right
McGraw saw that Marquard could
gain control by practice and for two
seasons he made the tall, blonde
haired boy report at the grounds in
the morning. doing nothing but pitch
ing across the plate McGraw would
do the officiating himself and, when
he wasn't able to devote all his time to
Marquard he would assign Capt. Larry
Doyle to the job
And during last winter Marquard
spent all his time in gymnasium per-
fecting his control When the Giants
went down to Texas for their spring
training last February. Marquard went
with the first batch from New York
McGraw Joined him five days later and
the first time he saw Rube work he
marveled at the fact that the HEAVIER
had perfect control of the ball, and it
didn't matter how much stuff" he put
on it either.
Rube Is Fearless.
Some people figured that Marquard
didn't possess the gameness to make
him big league twirler and that on
this account he always assembled But
that was not so. Rube feared no team
in the league. but simply lacked that
one essential thing which every pitch
er must have to remain in fast COM
pany.
newspaper man really deserves
the, credit for bringing Marquard TO
the front Henry p. Edwards. baseball
exper of the Cleveland Plain Dealer,
saw the big fellow pitching for an am
ateur team on the outskirts of Cleve-
land one day and after the game in
H. LII
Wheel club. which played on Saturdays
and holidays.
Marquard acquired fame in Napyille
by bIanking the Salem. Ohio semi-pro-
fessional aggregation in a rafting Is
inning game That winter, Edwards
recommended him to the Lancaster
club. RUDE did we'll in exhibition
games prior to the opening of the
season, but the mana ger of the team
depended upon his older pitchers when
the season started.
Released by Lancaster.
When the season was about 10 days
old and with the game to 1 against
the Lancaster team. Marquard was sent
to the mound to show what he had
Nine runs were scored off him and that
night he was released But an hour
after the club had given him the
"pove- on sign the Waterloo club, of
the Iowa league, heard that Marquard
could be developed and wired the
manager of the Lancaster club asking
what price they wanted for the pitch
er, and also whether Marquard would
be willing to join the Waterloo team.
Lancaster at once tried to resign
Rube in hopes of getting the purchase
money. but RUDE gave 1t the laugh
and sold himself to Waterloo. He had
lame arm, however as result of
pitching on cold and windy days and
Waterloo was finally forced to let him
60 He went back to Cleveland and
again pitched amateur ball. His work
was so sensationaf that the Cleveland
fans advised the club to sign him. And
Rube himself even begged Charley
Somers to give him a chance Finally
Somers offered him a contract that
didn't call for much more than bread
and butter money and RUDE was just
about to affix his John Hancock to it
when he was tipped off that he would
be Immediately farmed TO the Toledo
club
Goes to Hoosiers.
RUDE then wired Charley Carr, at
that time manager of the Indianapolis
club, that Toledo was after him and
asked Carr to offer him job. Salts
factory terms were made and RUDE
went to the Hoosier city, but was
soon turned over to the Canton team,
of the Central league.
He was a tremendous hit in the cir
ruit, and led the pitchers in shueouts
and strikeouts. The Cleveland club
cent manager Larry Lajoie and scout
O'Brien down to look him over, but