The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-13
NEW YORK GIANTS
ARE STILL ALIVE
But They Have Nothing on
Plank. Who Was Supposed
10 Be Dead.
WINTER SCHEDULE is AHEAD
.Ali National and All~Amcrican
Teams 10 Make Cross
Country Tour
u, DAMON RuNYoN.

N.,q York. October 12-Far De !,
frsn liz 10 flag tho subway or elevated
train 81 your thought With inano OBJ
Ser,atlons on such Inorose day as
this bui We simply cannot refrain
from tIiumphautly remarking-we
tcld YOU 80.
That is 20 say. We told you that
there was going TO bc a worlds series.
There was Thus we are completely
vluGicated There Is nothing moro we
cha do about the matter except 20
gather up Tho alibis one by one and
fie them away Tor reference at this
tine next wear
There being no mortuary evidence
to the contrary, II is safe TO assume
that the members 81 the New York
Giants arc still alive. wherein they
have nothing whatever on Edwa I'd
Plank the weli-kuown old man, who
WAS commonly supposed 10 be dead.
IN fact n number OF tho Giants were
- he seen about their accustomed
heuats to-GaN ami those who could
rot ~ seen were reported CON
vaioscing
Inst Snd "Writcs."
7he las: sad writes" having been
performed ny tho bali players and
other scrivenorS. we now enter SOL
or;nly upon that Interesting period in
tic dear old pastimo when many star
PLAYERS announce their retirement for
ever until next February, while others
merely hold out
The wiutor schedule is before us.
and. after a brief silence during the
;nuo the space ON the sporting pages
is necessarily occupied by football.
Charles Murphy win open tho services
with a fcw remarks, unless Tyrus
Raymond Cobb's announcement that
lie must have more money from the
Detroit club is ready for publication
1irst
Having lead the National League in
hitting. and received An automobile.
il seems likely that Jake Daubert viii
be in there holding out, OF retiring
with the rest OF the boys while j.
Franklin Baker and Eddie Collins are
almost certain TO do one OF the other
thing unless they mean 10 deliberately
violate the laws of baseball nature.
,IcGrnw 70 Get Far Ayvny.
l, sounds almost incredible. but il
il not believed that any OF the Giants
will either retire or hold out in the
near future, because John j. McCiraw
IS going TO take some OF them around
the world with him, and viii get so
FAR away from those no leaves behind
he viii not be able 10 hear a word
they say for many weeks.
The all-National delegation rs com
piled by McC;raw. and the all-Aneri-
cans. under Charley Comiskey. depart
from Cincinnati on October is for n
cross-country exhibition tour before
sailing from these shores. McGra "
picket Cincinnati rs the starting point
because h regards Cincinnati as the
best place for The National League &c
leave al any time.
lie win have with him Fred Mcrllle
Larry Doyle. Mike Doolan and Hans
Lob"rt iiheldcrs, unless present plans
niscarfy, with Harry Mccormick, jim
'fhorpe Fred Snodgrass and Lee Ma
see, Of st Louis. AS outiicldcrs Christ,
MauVwsou, Arthur Fromme and JEFF
Tesroan viii he among his pitchers
While John Tories Meyers and tn,
clngne-ivy Wingo Will look after tn,
backs,oppine.
Mention Of the name OF Harold Nc
Cormick-haudsome Harold the demon
nInch hitter-recalls the report tina