Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-09-27
THE CHICAGO EAcLE.
HOW M'GRAW COACHES
Leader Of Giants Requires Fast
Base Running.
Players Are Drilled necessarily Dur.
Ing Spring Practice to Run Bases,
Getting a Quick start and
Then Making Turns.

Time and again Manager McGraw Of
the New York Giants has been seen
during q game TO dash up to batter
with runner or two on the bases,
talk to him for minute or two and
then sprint back to the coacher's box
at third base.
He does that to worry the pitcher"
is the cry that goes up as soon as he
is seen to walk up to batter. His
scheme Is to make the pitcher think
some unusual play is to be per.
formed"
This Is not so. McGraw never hus.
ties up to a player at the plate or
calls him toward the coacher's box
without telling him to try something.
His brain works instantaneously as
soon as runner reaches first and i'm.
mediately he endeavors to outguess
the opponents.
What does McGraw tell his bat.
ters when he talks to them before they
step up to hit?" was asked AL Bird.
well Of the Chicago Cubs, who was
formerly a member of the New York
team.
You can bet that every time Nc.
Graw calls man from the plate he
tells him what to do," replied Bird.
well. 1T all depends on the situation.
Sometimes he will request his man to
blur bunt. and then switch on the
next ball and hit. Then he may tell
him to give the runner on first q
chance to steal second, or he may or.
der him to wait out the pitcher.
Chances are he will say to the batter:
Wait for one on the outside and hit
into right field
"One Of the first things Mc0raw
teaches his men is to hit to right
field. He would not have q player In
his batting order who could not swing
late and hit into that section Of the
field. He considers q man who car
hit to right field with . runner on
first 10 valuable. When he does hit
past the first baseman or over hii
head the man who IL on the initial
sack can 60 to third. And II one II
out can score easily on long fly te
the outfield.
Speed IL required to 30 from tirs,
to third on q hit to right field unlesi
the hit and run play IL worked. Al
McGraw does not believe In the hi
and run play. his men have to b.
fleet to execute the play. On th'
spring training trip he drills then
necessarily In running the bases, get
ting q quick start and turning th'
bases. He has . peculiar method II
base running.
"McGraw works his men 40 q rac'
horse IL used. II the man 10 fast II
getting away with lot Of stoleI
bases McGraw sends him out to ruI
wild a. soon a. he gets ON. because h
figures the chances are seven to tel
he will succeed.
Much Of the Giants success 10 du
-torIhe-oosohsrs. McGraw ID at third o
hrot base vvesys day Of the season
when he 10 at one corner he has
man on the other who 10 on the aleE
and knows what to do. McGraw doe
not use signals very much when rur
ners are on third. although It appear
as II he does by the many movement
he goes through. BY this he deceive
the opponents, for they are continue
ly watching him. Seldom will you se
o Giant caught of second or first bas'
This Is left entirely to the coache
One watches the second baseman an
shortstop and az soon as they begi
to move over the guide at third bas
yells out. As long as he 10 quiet tn
runner will creep up and obtain as bl
q lead as possible. You do not see
Giant player caught of second bal
when McGraw himself is at thil
base"