The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-30
Rube Marquard Tells of Manner
Of Training of Big a Big League Star

When L was on my biz run ! used
to get RATS of letters from the fans.
Most of them We're big roastS. Thc,'
We're all with me-" as they said. and
they gave me advice as to how to
pitch and what to- pitch. Then when
| lost my first game after making n
run of nineteen straight. | got barrels
of letters from the same people
"bawling ME out" They showed me-
where ] had made rnista kes in that
game. and otherwise panned me Tor
losing.
Some of the lcttcrs came from WON
en- fans. and We're along the same
lines as those that came from IN.
men. l couldn't tel. from reading
them whether these particular women
understood baseball or hot. but lots
OF them do. | think then increasing
interest in the game IS largely respon-
slble tor its prosperity.
The players OF the opposing teams
particularly the Philadelphia club
used to try hard to get my goat" dur
ing my record run. Thcy'd say SOM
rough things from the coaching lines,
but they We're only using What is rec
uSnized as a legitimate method OF trr
ing to win for their own club hv up
setting mo. After the run was broken
they let up. but while ii was ON they
had a great time with me. And l had
quite u time with them. too.
Out to Cinrh %lcnnant.
Naturally. all the members of the
Giants are hoping to gc, the pcnnan.
w up as soon as possible thi:. sea-
son. in order that they may get Il rast
before the worlds %"cries. We went
into the big series last fail a little
stale and drawn from the fierce cam
paign i'll the National league. while
the Athletics had the advantage of
1 IHrCh1lrSC 1"f ~ tL. 1A-.. 4
stand 4 good deal OF rest right now.
If we are not to meet the Athletics
agaln-and that is the team we'd all
prefer--l suppose our boys would
rather meet the Boston Red Sox NOR
than any other club in the American
league-although any ak about the
Moftd S series is a little premature at
this time.
If we should again win the National
League pennant n meet the Sux. |
may have the pleasure of hooking M
with an old friend of my minor
league davs-"Smokv' Joe Mood. the
Boston star right-hander. When l
was with Indianapolis in the American
association. Joe was With tho Kansas
CITY Blues in the same league, and
many a time We had a battle. Joe
always had q wonderful lot of speed,
and | had a bit of the same thing
then. We'd just cut loose with plain
smoke and would wind up every gam
we fought with ten and twelve strike
outs apiece. l don't believe Joe ever
beat me.
johnson Entitled to Reputation.
If the Giants should run against
Washington and / should hamper TO
hook up with Walter Johnson. it will
not be my first fuss with him. either.
] met him last spring in an exhibition
game at Washington. We each pitched
six innings. and the Giants took
Walter. OF course, he wasn't in as
good form then as he is now. but; !
could see why he has such q great
reputation as a pitcher. HI is entitled
to it.
Meyers and use Just two signs
When We are working together--one
for fast ball. and the other for a
curve. We switch these signs fire.
quently during a sama but We never
use more than two. and that's true of
the other pitchers. Very ]freouently
McGraw takes the question of what
to pitch a certain batter ont of our
hands. by signing us from the bench.
and his judgment in that respect is as
amazing as his judgment i'm about
every other respect
by following his instructions | have
often got rid of a dangerous hitter in
a pinch.
The hardest fighting crew in the
National league is the Chicago team.
have never seen ANYTHING like that
punch | haven't see any of th..
American league teams PLAY. bnt if
they have any better fighting club i'm
that circle than the Cubs it mus, h.,
a wonder