The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-28
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McGRAW'S MEN STI
ENOUGH TO BEAT
It Veteran Pitchsrn
Good Youngsters Az lEel
able for Worh

A total collapse OF The 6g11
is all that can keep the Wt
Giants from winning the 111$
al league pennant Sl ,55s Z
II baseball dope runs e fog
there are no uuexUUcteG m ! IA 1c
John j. Mc0raw should Oo611
hts third successive champ5q
The entire team must ee1Ioo4
the Giants to lose. not cnA q Sy33
the present stars, becaueo & ".
Napoleon has prepared hiunDC
utility players who can etoo Al
most every position and ~ o
as clever o. Matty. MarQuar4
or. Doyle, Murray. Snodgrases
and q few more. 81 "
The Giants should win beCo9np M
tea mthey outclass the otnex 4,1|
rivals. Collectively there
weakness, although some pre5Q
critics may find certain iAu1fs \
few OF the pArfOrmArs. u U
spsed ~ I Crest A. .s|
But McGraw has 4 team tnoe u
whirlwInd ON the .baaAG'vo yoe4kl
counts more n : seAaoa g 1tAs o.
than q abort World'e. g1Ese4t M I q!
team that works The hito14 ~
almost TO perfection: = tea4
thinkers; good bAtteys; eoo4 !
where 10 there ape4heg ell
National league Of this elnnm
That isn't all. Mc0roN
players and the talent aMM
ers have McGr1w. 3 cCnbln4 N
cannot be beaten In 1&ayc P.s32
And Mc0SaW has the tnoc
ine his players learn how ~
McGraw system. This htt!e
the diamond does not need III
allstarp 10 win any penna9l
has been demonstrated u 60 y|
two years.
Tia true that Marauard noy
come back and win - straio1e
before being defeated. but ~
should be good enough to Eer
thirds OF his games. Ana p ~
eouthpawer, Mac has Matty. Wa!
Wiltse, Ames and Crandall of - "a
Grams.
pemarss Should ss Qtae.
The Giants pitching STAN ce-!!
crack. Even II few Of tho vosezks.. ).
weaNeH- McGrAKA hAa ~
Youngsters who look good enc0en !
step In and hold the pace ror
weeks or q month. ~,
In AL Demaree the Giants have y
who should be sure enough pne.
He rot his start last fall and
ROOD from the Jump. And Kirby ~
1S out OF 81 games for Traverse So
Frank Smith, q teammate. captN
of his %. These are the three 2 .l!:
promising young hurlers on the "a
pitching staff, and It looks - ~
Giants ought to grab two go0d q
out OF the group. u.
while McOraw relied on Aar9N1
In the early 1912 games. he WIN -
Bir JefY Tesreau q regular big leao4
from April 10 on. II viii be- rome-
bered that Jeff didn't jump out
front until the middle OF the seaso4.
Then there's good old Matty. n g
pinch Christopher 10 still suprsm!
He won't have to work 20 hard 81
year. iust step In when It gets clool
and 90 a rescuer and relief pitcne
he II still able to hold his own.
On top of this assortment g.
Giants have Ames, wiltse and Cfo1
dali, who can beat certain clubs Mn
ease.
Subs FOR ins'sld Jebs.
That ends the pitching stan
catching staff will be held oow1ssy
Hartley and Wilson. the IT,
from 1912. without any addttioo.
course. Big Chief will do the 0uIk
the work. but Hartley and Wiloon
coming fast and the chances aro v
get more work In 1918 than n
past. Ex
The infield Is minus any real c.
,tilf Merkle. Doyle, Hersog ano Ylo
,r work together - well a. nv
oination in the circuit. Il m43
hat McGraw will use shafes ~
u Fletcher. n he does, ,aTf1tos
improve the batting and baee runN
" the infield. n!
In the list OF Giants players ~
'eived from Secretary BrunswiokS1
vii; be discovered that Mc0raw -
ng to have two sets OF iuAe141
,aired OF In this fashl0n:
Merkle and Robertsou. drst W.
)oyle and Groh. second base; HCl
nd Stock. third base: r1eeo16e
;hafer. shortstop. That leaves -
oe Evers without place. Ioo *
ui;e ripe for the >Nc0rxw echoo(
will be sent to the n1r
OF further seasoning.
And Mc0rows double systom
he outnelds too. MuF5ny, $500
I'd Dsvore AZ Ia with 4 oev1e 2
ntire teou-noe seu1nl ~
'ut STEADY performers IN )
dcCormick: Jaoo1rDo .nu
Thorpe ready for ~ o0ncGn0
;'.he individual apil!l q
'oss NO. make &hS eGo5k =
'htp one. Il Il tho ~
coupled w1tA ,the1 -
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