Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-24
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Including YESTERDAYS Games.

estly, before | got through that year
my nose was red The opposing team
as well as my own men were watched.
If one of our outfielders was playing
too close for certain batter, | often
stopped the game and made him
! change his position. Once ] detected
a Brooklyn cateher's signs and tipped
OFF our batters. | was seldom seen on
the coaching line that year. We won
the pennant from the bench.
recall one or two games in Pitts
burg. We were two runs to the good !;
but in the seventh inning Clarke. the
Pirate captain, came to bat with two
men on base. Two were out; but II
Clarke hit safely the game was gone.
CHANGING over our team I saw some
thing wrong with the way Mccormick.
our leftfelder, was playing his posi-.
ton.
at once jumped up from the bench
and ran up to Meyers, who was catch.
ing. He stopped the game, and with q
wave of his arm Grew Mccormick in
close to third base A moment later
Clarke smashed low liner over third
base, and Mccormick dashed in and
just caught the ball about an inch
above ground. The game was saved.
| / knew that Clarke, left-hand batter.
would in nine times out of ten hit in
| the direction ne had when facing a
left-handed curve-ball pitcher like
Wiltse. -.
McGraw tells his men: do what
tell you, and I'll take the blame If il
goes wrong. Yet this should not con.
vey the idea that his men are mere
faultless automatens. On the contrary,
his great managerial policy is: Learn
to know every man under you, get I'M
der his. skin. know his whims and
faults, then cater to him-with- kind.
ness or rougsness. as his case may de
mand. He narrates some instances OF
his work with the men individually.
! used to worry nDore over Devore
than any other man except Raymond
Josh was a harmless, likable little fel,
low, utterly different from Bugs. He
was lazy. though, and like Marquard
always had to ride him." | remeH-
/ Der once in a close game in Philadel-
phia that he and Marquard, who room.
ed together when the club was on the
! road. we're sitting on the bench talkins
about their suite in high-priced Phil
/ adelpfia hotel When critical con
test is on will not stand for my men
| discussing other things than baseball
1t not only distracts their attention
but mine and the other players.
Say, Rube," began Deyore, "ain't
that room of ours a dandy"
Best in the lot, > replied Vanguard
Its got five windows and swell fur
/ niture." continued DevoFe.
"Solid mahogany" I interrupted
"And that1l be about all for you fell
lows. II hear any more of that talk
during this game, I'll fine you $1t
apiece" III. J., T.. r. t.... r.
The talk ended, and they concentrat
| ed on the game.
/ have always had my hands fun IN
handling players. II used to be a com
mon saying among big league mara
gers, IF you have bad actor, trade
him to McGraw.' | got the reputation
for taking men in hand with whom
other managers would not be bothered
| / believe that worrying over Bugs
Raymond took five years off my life
never saw such afcase of ruined base
ball talents chung to Raymond sim
| ply because thought there was
chance that he might come to know
himself blame the newspapers FOL
his downfall. They called him Bugs.
They faxed up stories about him. They
exploited his bad habits until in his
childish, weak way he thought every
J lark was an achievement that was
making a hero of him.
| believe in the watchdog" polics
whenever it is necessary. / have al
ways made it point to maintain striet
surveillance over my players wher
they are off the field. have not lad
| to do this so much with my present
team; for they are about the cleanest
collection of BAH players that it has
ever been my good fortune to man.