New-York tribune., 1911-01-17
BASEBALL AND THE JAPS
Manager of Giants to Act as
Tutor to an EniSSary.

Not satisfied with developing some Of tho
hest baseball players in the United States,
John !. McGrav. manager Of the New
York Giants IS going TO act as tutor to
the japanese nation in the great Yankee
same. Togo 5. Hamamoto. Of TOXIC, has
applied for the position o, baseball apostle
70 his covntrymen. and McGraw, the little
Napoleon, is gons to do all in his power
to spread tho gospel Of the game in foreign
lands
! McGraw received YESTERDAY from NJ Ia.
manoto a long letter asking the privilege
os going to Marlin Springs with the Giants
when they start training Iamamoto said
that he was being supported by number
of influential citizens OF Toxic. who arc
anxious that baseball I'm its highest devel-
/ oDmout no introduced into Japan McGra"
/ Immediately replied. telling lJamamofo to
como TO Marlin Springs by all means, and
that ho would do evcrythirG possible 70
assist him.
Arthur Shafer. who is reported 70 he
/ coaching O baseball team in Japan this
winter. is evidently doing some good mis-
/ -.crarv work II would not take tho utI-
ftv iuGeldor OF the Giants n lou- time to
tell who knew tho most about baseball in
the United States If the question were pat
o. him hy some japanese players seeking
light. M.Graws system o. training as eN-
emrNfod by Shafcr-who. while a trifn
unsteady with the stick, often has brought
the fans" 10 their feet by his brilliant
feIdmc-cvldently has fired the imagination
OF the Japs and made them believe that
baseball is quite some game, after all
With their Characteristic enterprise when
ldce,rirs % learn something from the West
crr nations. they have selected the best
.roesfJle baseball teacher lt .s Tho same
spirit which sends their engineers TO the
Massachusetts, Institute OF Technology N
learn how 20 build battIeshius or 70 con-
struct railroads and thcir scholars 10
. Harvard or Yale 70 get a ".assIaa. oduca-
,for To discover the hnc points about
basaiau they have naturally turned to
l,rg ana the New York Giants
Tie fame OF The Now York club has bee
come ,ai~Iv VOL established among the
baseball fans" Of this country. NJ" 1t
ids fair m become worldwide. Hofor@
many moons the name OF the Peerless
,r.t.v viii ac a byv0rd amor@ ,no NUTS
and ,ico fields Of tie FIowerE Kingdom
soon tie Pacifc cables VII buzz with tales
of ,lcau-up wajIops 10y Larry Doyle and
-he base ruuuiuG of ht.'e josh p''.r"
rio ,-sareg Of Hans Wagner, TE oona.
Nor4eca' Provn and perhaps brIche and
/ Rims, rora. 10 say nothing of Eddie collins.
pergcr and Coomts. may to expected 10
/ ho,r, down from their bamboo frames upon
the dancing goieha girls in some 0imly
lighted gardens.
.rre .ar-rigacity of 'he japanese in ee-
/ I1e,.,ng tnnfr teacher cannot ho DOUBTED
When fr comes doTr 10 hard cold facts
! , creat .aiority Of. the fans viii he
rror- 70 admit that John T. McGr7"
I ,.rcr-s ono or two things about baseball
I some will be ready 10 say that there Us
/ .., 5ora~ru,onf Of tho game IN which he is
ro+ fairly we'll vnrsed. Whether the So
I,.ued "insido game" which met such A
waterloo in tho world series last fall, viii
sDDcal to the Japanees now. 1T is imDos-
efrra IN forecast. They VIII have oapa-
/ ifo instructor. however, who can tell them
all there IS 20 know about tactics, which
have certain place in the game, and
who can tell them when such tactics are
not worth trying.
All the fine points about the squeeze
nlay and the hit and yum game together
Win numerous tricks which McGraw has
g+orad ND in the crannies Of his brain,
tho r7panese may he depended upon 10
mako the best use Of The art Of batting
and the value Of couple Of well timed,
Grand old walops Will also be impressed
rpop Mr. Hamamoto. BY carefully watch
ing the work Of Arthur Devlin and Al
rridweu he may possibly pick up few
odds and ends about fielding which he
never knew before
The Japanese have been playing base
hall for several years. but the game in
that country has not been brought to the
highest stages Of development Several OF
the college teams Of this country have
r,,da excursions over there. among these
beipo the trip OF the University Of chi
c.qo nine last fall. While the japanese
do not play much Of a game as yet. they
-re said 10 he alert and quick as lightning
when it comes 10 fielding and base run
tno They have still considerable 10
learn about batting and pitching. the IA
nous fade away" and "spitball" not being
t,cIpded i'm the assortment Of curves prof
fered by the Japanese twirlers
Their speed makes the Japanese pronis-
ing material for baseball players. which
,rtth their inherent desire 10 perfect them
eeIves I'm everything they undertake 10 do
NAV well cause the best American teams
~ look 10 their laureis. Some day a real
worlds championship may be PLAYED for.
with the United states and japan az
rival