Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-26

Mnggsy MCraw Fights Hard from
Start to Finish in EUery Ball Game

whA, - sh Giants need 20 hold
ihan - iho head o. the National
league race during the campoisn Of
asief what reiAgorcomenta must be
enlisted by Ncufav % block on am.
oitlouR arp'tants. ktep his team ~
ttfzi fsHs'ston tiil tne Hniah. aud "a
them 20 fcfcfae the hard-iuck series
70 Iataly won by Boston, H. the
tean. IS nor made up. sufficiently
sIfpRe On must John = rebuild Il ns
he had 90 rebuild the champions OF
1907 raAh W a. phelan
n y now conceded hy even the
most Jealous 81 johns rivals that his
lFadorNhsp Ms ideas. his methods are
EQUAL 70 hbIf dozen strong players
"a actual value. He can take almost
ans Hoft 81 material weld h into q
good. aNereasiVc machine and make
a win. fheve are several managers
IN the two biz lcaEucs who. with
Johh'r material. would have finished
down in the snwduet, aud there are
seevrel teams that. with John 10 lead
them. would have been 40 where the
Giants we're such being the case,
u . prnbably we'll for the gnme that
NFANNA ot"'i So INll l. |AIFIi# NNNfNtNNf
Tor his bandittl. Give him top
notch club. with hts style ef snvrrn-
ms. and what would be the use % a.
scheduleg
The secret ~ MeGraW's succeas for
The past two years ~ speeds fore
ing the animals 40 90 round the ring
~ terrific gait other managers
seem 10 figure slowly. - nurse their
men along. 10 avoid daring. risky
plays McGraw figures that a ball
game only sasts two hours and his
animals hsVc twenty-five hours for
recuperation. lie believes that IN a
pastime which lasts bat two hours per
day, rush and hurry outclass deliOur-
alton and conservatism. Il a ball
game lasted six hours Johns men
would sink below tho surface and
never cpmc ~ again. IN two hours
they can usually get the hop. as Il
were and 80 - Far ahead that they
cant be ovcrtRkcn.
MCGraw's men play nothing on
cNrth but the old Baltimore game OF
1884. That's all. Try so hH 'cm
where they alnt and keep moving
That's a. Keep moving. II your
runner ~ slow. or tho hostile catcher
~ famous for his throwing. has down
hunt or ny tho hat and run 10 help
tho man along. II your runner Is
East. set away 20 good start. and
u well down the line before the pitch
arrives. leave il alons--let him steal.
New York stole more bases than any
other team last season. New York,
though with a lower batting average
than one or two other teams. scored
more runs than anbody else. Those
runs saherefcTA-, ware, aleyeloped fp9m
those extra stolen bases. Baltimore
hall. that's an and keep a-movlng'
The attack "a McGraw'a team needs
no further teaching II has been
thoroughly learned. and all McGraw
has 20 do Is 10 keep u going ana see
that Il ~ not allowed 20 siackcn.
Where John J. must fortlfy Is IN the
defense. New York fielded wretch
eddy ali season, the errors being over-
come BY the fierce attack with BOs-
ton. where every error counted. the
misplays ruined everything and gave
the final victory 70 a team which was
outclasHed Ia the attack. outclasaed
with the bat and shown up In base
running. Fielding must be looked
after A. well az batting. and the held-
Ing % McGTaw's team Is the ono weak