New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27

don't come back f0r the secono Benie,
| don't want a hound like you around
me-"
The player went, and he was so mad
that he would not speak to me tor
several days, although, of course, ne
showed up the next day. de got paGS
to his old style and played great BAH,
however. His anger cured HIM OF tne
nervousness, as it will often 90 IN
such q case. However, such treatment
would have broken the spirit of ball
PLAYER of another type. A manager
must study his men carefully pe1ore
resorting to such tactics.
Evers a Big Help.
All through the battle to the pen
nant, Johnny" Evers proved to be
big help to me. On every successful
ball club there is generally sort OF
lieutenant who stands close 70 the
players and who can slip them valu-
able advice. Matty holds this posi-
ton on the Giants, although he has
no official title or designation. All
ball players, even those on other
teams, look up to the big pitcher Pc
cause they know that he is fair, and
word of advice from him carries a
great deal of weight. Matty settles
ali Arguments among the Giants, and
the players generally abide by MS oe-
cision without murmur.
When Gowdy first came to the
Braves ne had not been used to play
int every day, since he was only,
substitute in New York, and regular
catching irked him. McGraw passed
him along, and his general reputation,
when he came to Boston, was that ne
was lazy. au.,
They tell a story about Hank"
while he was with the Giants which
can be taken for what it is worth.
Gowdy was anxious to get away from
the club and 60 home for two or three
DAYS and he asked for McGraw's per-
mission. Ll
"Why should l let you go7" asked
"Mac >" "Nobody else gets vacations.
Cowdy was catching in batting prac-
,;ce the next afternoon, and he got an
idea. The pitcher shot up fast one,
and Gowdy stuck finger right into IT,
II split open his hand, and he hao 70
quit catching. an :. -.
we'll ?" asked Gowdy.
II suppose So" replied McGraw' re-
The relating Of this incident is no
criticism Of Gowdy. When q young lei
low is only a substitute on team, with
three to four catchers ahead Of him any
time il comes to selecting one to WORK,
he cannot see much in the future, and
IL is liable to take the ambition out
of him. AS / have said, one of the
best things that ! ever did was eending
Gowdy to Buffalo for one season, where
he had lot of experience. Still, when
he first returned to the Braves ne mac
a notion that he should not work every
day. / overheard q conversation Pc
tween Gowdy and Evers down at the
other end of the bench one day ias'
season. Said Gowdy:
"Well, am working every DAY.
don't see why / should. harlden only
catches once in q while.
Evers "And Meanwhile and Schmidt
and the rest of us, except the pitchers
Whv shouldn't you work every day
what are you-one Of those twice-a'
week guys?" A.,
IL was not long before he would get
sore il I did not tell him to catch every
day.
GEORGE" he would say, II i thought
to lay him of.
Driving Developed Gowdy.
Isimply relate these anecdotes, which
come TO my mind, to show how different
men must be handled to get the most
out of them. Gowdy was developed
through driving and urging. and abus-
ing a little. Evers helped a lot in this.
and to-day / consider Hank" one OF
the greatest catchers in the game. Be-
fore the worlds series | prophesied to
newspaper man:
"ITl bet you right now that Gowdy
outfits, outcatches and outthrows
Schang in the SERIES"
AT that time Schang was rated as
the greatest catcher in the game, but
he played with me a year in Buffalo
once, and knew something about him.
He is q fine clean young fellow, but /
could not let this fact stand in the
way of what had discovered-that he
could not hit a slow ball with a fish
net.
Before the worlds series between the
Giants and the Athletics. in 1913, ] sent
McGrsv q wire from Boston saying