The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-10-03
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 agaiL Manager McGraw of
the New York Giants has been seen
during a game to dash up to a batter
with a runner or two on the bases,
talk to him for a 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 coachers box
without telling him to try something
His brain works instantaneously as
sooh 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
we'll of the Chicago Cubs, who was
formerly member of the New York
team.
You can bet that every time Nc
Graw calls a 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
bluff bunt and then switch on the
next ball and hit. Then he may tell
him to give the runner on first a
chance to steal second, or lie 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 McGraw
teaches his men is to hit to right
field. He would not have a player in
his batting order who could not swing
late and hit into that section of the
field. He considers man who can
hit to right field with runner on
first is valuable When he does hit
past the first baseman or over his
head the man who Is on the initial
sack can go to third. And II one Is
out can score easily on long fly to
the outfield
Speed ia required to go from first
! to third on hit to right field unless
the hit and run play Is worked. AS
/ McGraw does not believe In the hit
and run play, his men have to be
feet to execute the play. On the
spring training trip he drills them
necessarily in running the bases. get
ting quick start and turning the
bases. He has peculiar method in
base running.
"McGraw works his men as a race
horse is used. II the man is fast in
getting away, with lot OF stolen
bases McGraw sends him out to run
wild as soon as he gets on, because he
figures the chances are seven to ten
he will succeed.
Much of the Giants success is due
to the coachers. McGraw Is at third or
first base every day Of the season.
When he Is at one corner he has a
man on the other who is on the alert
and knows what to do. McGraw does
not use signals very much when run.
ners are on third, although 1t appears
as II he does by the many movements
he goes through. BY this he deceivea
the opponents. for they are contirual
ly watching him. Seldom will you see
a Giant caught of second or first base
This Is left entirely to the coacher
One watches the second baseman and
shortstop and as soon as they begin
to move over the guide at third base
yells ont AS long as he is quiet the
runner will creep up and obtain as big
a lead as possible. You do not see 6
Giant player caught of second base
when McGraw himself is at THIRD
base"