Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-23
N'GRLW TO STAND BY
HIS 1871 4 LINEUP
Players Are Tied UpTto Long
Term Contracts.
THINKS WE'LL OF MERKLE
Fans Have Been Canning the Big
First-ISaseman Since July, but He
Will Likely BE Found at His Sta
tion Next Year.

NEW YORK. Non. 22.--rhose who
are looking for John McGraw TO bust
up the 1914 Giant machine. ana heaye
it into the scrap heap arc due for q
disappointment. McGraw may do al
little tinkerlng here and there, but
when his club OF 1915 gets into motion
there won't he many new faces in it's
rnakc-up.
There are two reasons Why tho
Giants won't be treasscmbled entirely.
One Is that McCiraw feels that his 1914
outfit is good enough TO win II pcnuant
IL a few. weak coSs are removed and
SOME new ones substituted. The other
reason is that the most of the 1914
regulars are hooked up by am iron
clad thrce-yca contract.
McCiraw couldn't put his old stars
on the market and get value received
for them. lie couldn't offer them For
sale ana find many brycrS. .ccauso
those who are in the market for May
crs don't want to pay a big. price for
to the players for the 1915 and 1916
seasons. as would be the case IL they
bought some of the Giants.
Pitching Stan Rcmnin the SnA,e.
The Giants pitching staff in 1915
won't look much different than 1t did
in 1914 MathewSon. Tesrcau, Mar
GUARD ana Dcmaree are attached to the
club by contracts that still have. two
years to run. McGraw wouldn't let
Tesreau or NIatty go no matter what
offer was made. He will keen Demaree
because steamer AL" looks like a real
pitcher, and lie will retain Marnuard
unless some other club makes him II
most tempting offer for the left In ndcr.
Contrary TO the general belief. Nc
Graw isn't anxious TO let Marnuard go.
He figures that 1914 was Robes" off
wear. He recalls the fact that nearly
= dozen of the games that Marruard
lost were not through any real fault
OF his. but becaIS" the Giants time
and time again failed 10 hit behind
him. half dozen of "Eubc's" defeats
were l TO D or = 10 affairs.
when pitcher loses games Of that
kind 1t doesn't reflect on his ability
+ 1t shows the lack Of batting power be-
hind him. declared Mcc;raw.
Every since the middle of Julv- the
rank and h,c OF fans have hecn can
ming" Merkle. the Giants first sacker,
but unless McGraw finds some star of
the first wate~ among his recruits next
spring. Merkle will be at his old sta
! iion McGraw thinks "a lot of Merkle's
ability.
Do~'c HAS Poor Year.
Dovle will be back at second. Tie
Siumped badly this year. bath In field
ing ana hitting. but Dovle normally
Us a steady fielder and n slu"cer. Prnb-
ably he Will do q me-back i'm 1915.
Fletcher will he at short again. out
side of Mnranvill" Of the Proves there
National League. Fletcher is 81 timely
hitter and fast on the maths. McGraw
regards him as one OF the most val
uab'c players he ever had
ANst"anscr NAV he stationed AZ third
when the 1915 season opcns stock.
the 1914 regular. is "a GOOD tie,der. but
weak with the stick Eddie Grant the
alternate. is GOING hack and cannot he
locked u"on to hold down rhe ioh i'm
re'ular fashion. McGraw has a num-
her of recruits who are candidates for
tn" lob but he wants to got n seasoned
PLAYER. ana may pnt throsgh some
trade this wintc~ that may land n
third Sa"knr for him
0rtTcid Causes no Worry.
His outti"ld VIII cause McC;raw but
little worry. Burns viii he hack IN
l0f'--th"t's certain. Suod"rnSs most
''i'"lv viii he in centre. For Tho r;t,bt
'c'd lob McG""w eau wake his chojc,
from flock ri recruits. in n6ditinn ia
Robertson, Thorpe. Murray and Besch-
er. Murray and Bescher are nearly
through as big lcagucrs. but NAV show
Il reversal OF form next spring that
will entitle them 10 jobs.
Il. mind the bat Meyers, Mclean and
Smith wiz do the bulk OF the work
Meyers had 81 bad year, but McGraw
doesn't think the Indian is all in-he
thihks that lie simply Slnmped and will
CONC back. Mclean is steady and re-
liable. Smith, a younEstcr, brought uD
from the southern League, showed
great form durngsthe last few games
OF the season. and may blossom into
one of the best catchcrs In the circuit.
McGraw has about fifteen young
pitrhers-~and some old ones--to chooses
from to select the quartet of twirlers
who will act as second string" men
TO Matty Tearcau, Demaree and Mar
guard,