The Washington herald., 1914-03-15

Associated with the Yankees and the
Cincinnati Reds for a number of years, he
was compelled to feel all the trials and
tribulations that go with a loser; but in
spite Of this his actions during a game
today are Indicative that his ambitions
are just as great as ever, and that his
whole heart and soul are wrapped up in
the thought of nothing less than-victory.
Ira Thomas, who gives ''Grin' credit
for keeping him In the league and making
a regular catcher out of him, s1ys that
he is "a prince to work for. but quite
the opposite to play against" On the
coaching lines. on the bench. he is never
still Like a tiger in a cage pacing back
and forth looking for an opening to get
out. '-Grin'' is as cautious, and as quick
to take advantage Of a slip on the part of
his opponent. Perseverance Is his middle
name, and he hates to admit defeat \
remark he made the day We beat Detroit
a double-header last September and
cinched the American League champion-
ship illustrates this last trait. I'VE wor
the pennant for those fellows; why. We
beat Cleveland five straight games fol-
them" said he.
Callahan n Worker.
Jimmy Callahan. of the White Sox, i,
spontaneous Ahdu any OF the man
ayers 1 have mentioned. He can be as
quiet and unconcerned as you please. but
let something go amiss. or the umpire
give decision which does not meet his
approval and his actions and gesticula-
tions fairly echo the words, Mr.. Umpire
i demand that we get what is rightly
coming to u.s." From what / have seen
Of him. Jimmy always seems TO give his
players lot Of attention individually
Whether he is on the bench or on tn.
lines, he never fails to urge his players
on. Every time l have watched him go
to the bench-a the close OF an inning af-
ter he had been coaching at third or first
base, / have never seen him fail to speak
to either Lord or Chase. or some one of
the players who were going to positions.
have been told that George StaIlinrs.
the man who worked wonders with the
Boston Braves last year. gets very ex-
cited and wrought up over a game. es-
pecially IL things are breaking bad for
his team. In fact, a player who was with
him part of last year told me that last
season. Move down." was the byvord
on the Boston bench OF those who sat
near the manager II that particular game
happened to be q losing one. As / re-
member Stallings when he was with tn.
Yankees. he gave vent to his nervousness
by sitting with his legs crossed. and kept
one Of his feet moving at the rate of
about a thousand vibrations a second.
McGraw Appears Reserved.
John McGraw has never impressed me
as being Of the rebellious type of mama
ger, or the kind who would apply the
English language so that lit would raise
welts on the toughest player" as some
authority recently stated On the con-
trary. he has always appeared reserved,
never boisterous or giving vent to enthu-
siasm on the lines or on the bench in any
way. But there Is something about his
personality which seems to signify re-
sourcefulness. He does not say much, but
his attitude seems to say. We'll get you
yet" OF course, my observation of the
New York manager has been limited tc
two worlds series, when he certainly
proved that he was q graceful as well as
a game loser.
An outfielder might be led to beliey,
that after having gone through severa
hard campaigns, in which the sweets OF
victory had been tasted. as well as tn,
anguish of defeat. a player or a manager
would become used to the strain and not
mind II much. ! am not in a position te
answer for the manager. but I can truth.
fully say for the player that there is nc
such thing as dodging the strain that goes
with ball game.
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