Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-04
[ST LIKED AND
he MOST HATED
MAN IN GAME
he a Chance Any Time, and
Fight All the Time," Is
Managers Motto,
j. ". McCOnaughy.

BE most distinctive anu assTes-
s-,e personality in baseball
this Is John J. McGraw, the
A5e-fg leader OF the Giants. He
5een at one and the same time
mos, abused and most admired
IN the national game.
n has been called rowdy and
kolson In equal parts. He has been
H. u in more rows than any
sague manager; but he has also
mixed up In moro pennants.
Connie Mack has equalled his
H. of five championships in ter
rs and McGraw has one thing on
.aier Of the Athletics in that
ever once brought his little band
II, 70 the finish mark in the sec
i ilv0son.
ks-s his only rival for the title
he greatest manager in the game,
1 no tw5 men in the world we're
more widely apart in character
4 Methods than these two. The old
4 gt Philadelphia has been dealt
II elsewhere. His system is care
4 constructive work, leaving moth
i 70 chance.
fcGraw's motto Is:
H. a chance any time, and fight
tre time
Fights When Necessary.
L believes especially In fighting,
Il he Is Of the mind Of Polonius in
4 advocating fighting as an end. 1t
|siwavs a means with McGraw.
h. .s method IN his mixing. He
been represented as running
H. through baseball for the love
4 rough house. Nothing is fur
rom the truth. When MCGraw
a row on the ball field he figures
4 ne Is going to win something
#srFal at some time as a result.
#or instance. you never hear 81
s " the Giants being suspended or
Il for battling with the umpires
Ii DAYS. Why? Because MCGTaw
covered that the magnates meant
Il ness In their manifestOs against
dragging the arbiters, and the
"A Of the Giants decided that
d on the field was worth six on
Il bench. recovering from the effects
kasIng their minds to an umpire,
i On all OF the kicking from now
Il he told his warriors. II any
i g bencned bv an umpire I'll fine
myself Let's 'em put me out Of
II game I'm not out there play
b has carried his pugnaCiOus per
&F'ty into the offensive tactics Of
club He believes in going at the
r. team with rush, taking all
Stssary chances and playing them
Their feet For this reason he de-
is speed and brains OF his men.
an makeshift to get along with
brains. but he will not have
d man.
Developed Some 6oneheads.
Il; is possible to get good base
s. out Vt a bOnehead," he said once.
you never expect him to think.
eHeyer there is any thinking to be
n. DO II for him. and land on him
d both feet II he tries to do any
lSelf"
b following this system ne has
Slaliy made popular heroes out OF
SERIOUSLY slow witted athletes. He
#pgt there on the coaching line
#sing for them. End ne Is the
FkeSt and most daring thinker in
eban
4 is Characteristic Of his aggreS-
4 mind that he Is the only baseball
Fe- who has no use for the sacTi-
a Ait There is no doubt that he has
many ball games by not using it,
there Is also no doubt that he has
many game by discarding IT,
4 follows offensive tactics of the
87ing Kind. He is all for the hit
run and the double steal. He be-
Hes in nitteTs and always has at
better than average hitting
4 and his argument is that there
Il sense in getting 800 hitters and
zer'ng them 70 chuck away a one
Il lret chance for a clean hit to ad-
Re man a base at the cost OF an
N Is Ike Connie Mack In that ne
Is completely on his own juds-
H. He Is the boss-he gives the
rs and takes the blame He never
rs into print with anything Ike
&llucism OF any man on his team,
matter how much to blame any
may be for any disaster.
Stands by His Players.
n demands strict obedience and
t-hea7ted loyalty from his men,
ne stands by them against all
eFs all the time and under all
umstances. It doesn't make any
stehce # every fan and sporting
,tF on he circuit has turned down
lnlmhs on a ball player. This Is
~ good reason. in MCGraw's
YEN, 'or moving him up a few
: IN the batting order and max
nm a regular player In a Dromi-
4 position
ere Is scarcely a manager in the
- that would have chung to
me- under the terrific panning that
',uhaJe man was let in for by
historic play at second base. Nc
A answer to the storm Of abuse
10 make him regular first base
.. me club. place ne has filled
does not build FOR the long fu-