The Washington times., 1913-08-11
McGRAW BELIEVES
MATTY GREATEST
Giants Manager Thinks His TWer the Best Pitcher Deve
oped Within the Last Ten Years-FnaI New Boston
Worlds Series Game Was Wonderful Performance
By SID c. KEENER.

/ ST LOUIS. Mo, Aug. I.-Year after
/ year columns and volumes are renned
/ about Chr!sty MathewsOn. He owns 4
nO-nit game, the required feat iUE 4
| pitcher to become famous: he pitched
three consecutive shut-outs in the 1906
worlds series with the Athletics, and
almost won the 1872 worlds title lor the
/ National League.
And now Mathewson is winning the
1913 flag for the Giants. Baseball has
! produced some marvellous curriers' IN
recent years. such as Cyrus YounG, Bill
/ D!neen, Jack ChesUrO, BlIl DonOvIn'
/ Joe McG!nniIy, Walter johnson. Ed
Walsh, Ed Plank, Chief Bender, and a
! few: more. Some are gone. others are
jus; budding into fame.
But Mathrwson Iemains. The strain
( Of pitching season after season, gong
to the hill in the important games and
working IN three worlds series has not
weakened Matty. He's just as healthy
AS the first day he entered the National
League. and his right arm hasn't
cracked d bit.
UndoIbtedlv a brilliant pitcher, Matty
has come in for more than his snare
Of the praise since shining. but u was
left to John J McGraw, MANAGER. TO
hail Mathewson TO be the greatest Of
all p!t ASIS. =, o.
dInlls Monday at Robson Field With
the temperature around the 100 notch
on the bal field. Big Six worked as
easilv as the hands on a watch. He
didn't exert himself. but just put me
ball where he knew the batter couldh
do much with il The game was almost
perfect. ,,, ..,,,.d
ITcCraw who. in his opinion. was ne
king Of all tw!rlers. Did Mac hesitate;
Not long He SMILED b I and then re-
pied: "Matty
'.Tye been in The sanr for wears and
vc3rs. said Mctiraw. 1--WE seen about
Ill the good ones, but when they've heen
nitcri1g as long Us Matty and doing
rh. same Kind Of work then III believe
there's one as good az him lie "lth-
OFT 4 superior and king OF the held.
AS lon" as h.. has been wiki NE, ana
-ha,'e a dozen years. he never has fall
ed in the pinch lie has been beaten.
h., Uhe, IL came Gown 10 the real test,
th. game which meant victory or de-
feat he has gone through with the VIC
'O-V."
McGraw lust refused TO quit in his
rroise 2 bout Mthcwson. And why should
~ He has been Macs trump card for
4 dozen wears. and the dav MattN has
+, uu.t the pitching peak then penran:s
VIII ,Iu!t com ne TO New York.
Picks Game Against Sox.
.What Was the greatest game Math-
ewson has pitrhed?" also was asked The
little Napoleon.
Il think that'e a bit difficult for me
70 answer" replied McGraw. He has
ni.rhed 50 many remarkable battles that
I doubt ~ could single out the greatest
ore However. don't think I would
miss my mark much II said That TIE
last. game Of the 1872 worlds sev.es was
the greatest.
Take everything into consideration
tho impOr:anCe Of that game. what u
nleaut 10 Natty. and all the boys. and
I believe this vas the greatest game
he ever pitched.
..'NIattt deserved TO win. Even with
the breaks Of baseball going against
hin, he fought II out With the Red SOX.
and a few plays beat him
IT would have been a great triumph
for the big bOv After thee mary
years Of pitching he would have been
crowned the king had he won. But
Matty didn', say ANYTHING when the
winning run went over. lie took the
defeat. knowing that II was baseball!
luck fOr him to lose.
And without d doubt almost every
one who has followed baseball for any
length f time will agree with McGraw
that Mathewson IS the king of EN- all
Walter johnson is a marvel: also I'd
be remembered that MathewsOn was a
star when these fellows were in the
minors aud Is Just as good as they to-
day.
Wins Sixty Three Games.
So far this year the Giants have won
sixty-three games. with a string Of