New-York tribune., 1912-03-14
M'CRAW A GOOD PITCHER
Fools Regulars and Colts Alike in
Game at Training Camp.
IN BOX FOR BOTH TEAMS
Chief Meyers Solves His Delivery
so That the Veterans Beat
the Recruits.

Marlin. Tex. March 13.--Although John
]. McGraw has never posed as possible
rival 10 any of his good pitchers, he never
theless is able to demonstrate methods OF
working batsmen that might well be copied
by boxmen in his employ once or twice
every spring McGraw uncovers his elusive
delivery in practice games, and sample oi
his work is enough 10 convince one that
pitcher can win games with his head.
McGraw pitched twelve innings in
game between the regulars and the colts 10
day, being in the box for both teams, ana
held his own at all times. Both teams
punched hits on him in one inning bul
he shut out the colts with no hits In hNe OF
their six turns at bat and held the regulars
10 a solitary single in the first three IN
nings.
McGraws lack Of speed is perhaps his
best asset He makes a motion like speeu
merchant, and then watts the ball over as
light as feather. The Giants tled 10
knock the cover off the ball, with the usual
result.
For five years McGraw has been fool
ing veterans and recruits alike with ms
little curve and a change Of pace. 1t was
Iaughable to-day 10 see a burly batsman
set himself and lunge at a ball that did not
arrive until after the swing. At such tunes
the manager had to pause to laugh. No
ball player likes to be the butt Of jest
Some who were fooled redoubled their ef-
forts the second time, but in many cases
they simply overreached themselves and
popped I'D easy chances for the infelders.
This was another dreary day. but the
,lJ fc qro hT
Of weather and they put in long hours
both morning and afternoon. The pitchers
sre getting more stuff on the ball each
day. In order TO divide the time to better
advantage a new system Of workouts has
been inaugurated. Wilbert Robinson takes
the colts out early each morning, and at II
o'clock the juveniles vacate the field and
give the regulars an hours practice before
luncheon.
The double-header practice in the after
noon takes the form Of short games be-
tween the two colt teams and the regulars
and colts. The first colt team thus has
rlentv 10 do. Those who were not partici-
pating in the games were kept busy on the
lawn tennis and handball courts or at bunt-
ing practice.
The first game this afternoon found the
rival colt teams under the respective man.
agements Of Eugene Paulet and Grover
Hartley in action. They played to decide
which should treat the other to ice cream
sodas. and with so much at stake the game
was hotly contested. Tesreau, who is out
again after a two-day vacation, pitched
for the regular colts and Evans officiated
for the irregulars. The score was ? to ? al
the end Of the fifth inning, and the battle
will be renewed tomorrow.
For the second game McGraw shufled up
the crack colt team. and placed Shafer at
short. Stock at third and Buos at second
Arthur Deyfn, palming himself off as a
rusher. took care of first base. The colts
made no hits or runs except in the second
inning. when they registered four Of each,
and then quit for the day. The regulars
fedod well in the pinches, while in the
fourth inning. when the vets" tied the
score the colts wavered. Up to that round
the regulars had made only one hit off their
manager.
Chief" Meyers was the only man who
took naturally to McGraws pitching. In
the fourth inning he doubled and sent home
two runs. and in the sixth he won tho
game with a single.