Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-30

n
II difference in the prospects, rep
utatlon and standing of a ball
player.
1t was only twelve months ago that
RUDE Marquard had pretty near the
center of the baseball stage, and his
name took up much space in big,
broad letters on head lines in the
sporting pages Of the newspapers.
What he would do or would not do
was heralded broadcast, and there
was at that time terrible agitation
for fear that he might adopt the
"stoige" permanently and leave base
ball fiat.
Immediately after the Worlds Sc
ries Of 1912 was finished Rube and his
present wife started out on a vaude-
Vile engagement that took in the
country from East to West. RUDE hao
won two games in the series between
the Giants and Boston Red Sox for
the championship of the universe, and
he had also during the National
League season won nineteen straight
games, tying the pitching record of
consecutive wins.
Local fans predicted all sorts of dire
disaster for the Giants unless Rube
would deign to play again with the
clan McGraw.
Had a Good Press Agent
RUDE had a good press agent, who
kept the wires redhot telling about
how good and great a pitcher Mar
guard was and how poor a manager
McGraw was. Fans got wild-eyed
over the controversy between the
manager and the pitcher. Both were
In vaudeville and doubtless both de
sired some benefit from the advertis
ing they received--but II can be said.
and pertinently so, that RUDE needed
the advertising, while McGraw did not,
consequently RUDE did all the skyhigh
flying.
When in March last year the news
arrived that Marquard had decided TO
live up to his contract and play with
the Giants again, sigh or relief went
I'D from New York fans that sounded
like the blowing of the wind that
shoots. scoots and whistles around
the Flatiron building on a stormy day.
1t was fondly imagined that the
success Of the Giants, their ability to
win the National League pennant
again, depended entirely on Marquard
rejoining the team.
There were not a few OF the Giants
themselves who imagined the same
thing, and there was much rejoicing
in the Marlin training camp when the
news was received from Scout Dick
Kinsella that RUDE had announced his
intention of coming back.
Situation Reversed.
But neither the fortunes of the
Giants, the New York club, the Ma
tional League nor the great national
game appear to hinge on what Mar
guard will do next year. On the con-
trary, RUDE is the one who is on the
anxious seat.
That 1t Is the intention Of McGraw
TO trade Marquard to the Boston Ma
tionals for Pitcher Tyler, also q south
paw twirler, is the general opinion.
Hints have been thrown out to that
effect although the prospective deal
has not been authoritatively an
nounced. But it Is on tap neverthe-
less.
And one short year has caused
Marquard to lose his great prestige as
an invaluable pitcher.
There are some who think that II
Marquard had Joined the Giants in
Marlin and had the advantage to be
gained by the spring training that he
pitcher he was in 1912.
] am one who IL of that opinion
He did not Join the team until the
players were on their way North
Rube and his wife met the club in
Houston, Texas, and ne pitched very
littleon the way home. He had to sc.