The Washington herald., 1914-03-29

around Marlin with some of the
bushers who are of the fresh sort.
A game was on between the regu-
lar team and the Yannigans, and
Stock slid into third base, making
the Journey from first on a single to
right. Stock was easily safe.
You're outi" yelled McGraw.
The quiet Stock. now thoroughly
aroused. was on his feet in a minute.
''what?" he squawked. You must
have been blindfolded when you called
that one. 1 had my foot on the bag.
was safe a mile
You're out" repeated McGraw.
As an umpire / think you're a great
manager" grumbled Stock as he strode
for the bench. He was still muttering
about being robbed when he sat down.
1T looked as IL you missed that one
on Stock, Mac" Mike" Donlin said to
McGraw later.
81 guess did" answered McGraw. Il
tried to. He has been so quiet that 1
wanted to see IL could get rise out
of him, so called one against him that
locked bad
well. you got the rise all right" re-
marked DonIin. Hes grumbling yet
the Giants boss, 'and that's what
wanted to find out"
Many Are Fresh.
Stock is the unusual type of recruit in
a big league outfit. The brand that is
generally in the majority is the fresh
busher who thinks he is better than any
big Lacquer on the team If the manager
would only give him a fair deal. There
.fS St,o4 fr,f ha
Giants crowd this spring who acted all
over the place before McGraw arrived in
Marlin.
How are you, .Macg" he said to the
Giants leader the first time he laid eyes
on McGraw. What McGraw remarked TO
that younEster gave him some notions to
turn over in his mind for days to come.
THAT youngster needs to be dressed
down. Mac later told three or four Of
the older men. Lets see some Of you
fellows hop on him." We have. Now he
talks to Mac as Mr.. McGraw" when
ever he has occasion to address him. And
McGraw believes he is a coming starr.
too.
Il like a certain amount of aggressive
ness in a recruit" said McGraw the
other day. But this boy seemed to carry
too much at first He Is coming around
all right now, and believe he viii do
big leaguers call "cockiness'' in players
than any other big league manager. He
likes to see his bail players dress well,
and wear diamonds. too, II they care to
invest their money in the Cracked ice !"
he believes this makes them more ag-
gressives and he is right about that.
Mackmen Are Retiring.
Connie Mack is just the opposite.
IA urges his players 70 he retfrinr- in
disposition and department, and most OF
them are. That is what keeps the Ath-
letics from having mure color" II the
Philadelphia Americans carried more
display In their work, or in other words
If the moving picture rights to them were
more valuable, they would be the great
est money making proposition in base
ball with the great players that are on
the club But the Giants outdraw them
every season.
In my opinion, McGraw and Mack are
the two greatest geniuses In baseball at
handling men, although their methods
are very different. Each has absolute
control over his players. Mack sizes
up every man on his squad and, makes
up his mind how he win treat him, but
with him the paternal spirit always pre-
walls. Act5raw is a harder task master.
He believes that the fine Is more power
ful than kind words in many cases. al
though he does not apply it in all in
stances.
Both are after teamwork. Neither
Mack nor McGraw viii fnd fault with.
a man for q mechanical error, but each
has his own way Of taking TO task the
player who does not scare enough about
the team to sacrifice an Individual rec
ord ct any time IN order to aid the club.