El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-30

/ N are looking for John 1IcGraw to
bust up the 1914 Giant machine
and heave it into the scrap heap are
due for a disappointment. John may do
} little tinkering here and there. but
when the Giant machine Of 1915 gets
into motion there won't be very many
| new cogs in its makeup.
/ There are two reasons why the Giants
! won't be reassembled entirely One
] IS that McGraw feels that his 1919 OUT
III IS good enough to grab pennant
I II Few weak cogs are removed and
some new ones substituted The other
Z reason is that the most of the 1914
regulars are hooked I'D bv irouclad
/ three year CONTRACTS.
McGraw couldn't put his old stars on
the market and get value received for
them. He couldn't offer them for ssIa
Z ana IND many ready buyers because
nose who are in the market for
| payers don't want 70 pay fancy
price Tor The men and also pay fancv
salaries TO the players for the 1915 ana
1915 season. as would be the case il
they Dought some Of the Giants
Pitching staff VIII Remain.
me GIANTS pitching staff in 1873
~oli Iooh much different than il did
N 4544- MatheWsOn, Tesreau. Naro11arI
ana Demaree are attached TO the cII7G
Dy contracts that still have two yeas
% run AlcGraw wouldn't let Tesreau IN
MaJty 90, no matter what offer vs.
made he viii keep Demaree bacs-,s-,
steamer Al" looks like a real nitcbsS
ana ne VIII keep 1Iarquard uDIess
some other club makes him a --r-1
tempting offer for the eccentric IefT
Vanguard Poorly Supported
contrary to the general BELIEF No
GIaW isn't anxious to let MarGuar5
90. He figures that 1914 was "Prbe,sss
OH year He recalls the fact that near-
a dozen a.
lest We're not through anv real fe1,I+
OF "Rube's' but because the Co..
time and again failed to hit bebi-5
him A half dozen of "Rube's', &c.,
were TO or to ! affairs
When q pitcher loses games of tl,,+
KIND II doesn't reflect on his ability
II reflects on the lack of batting
power behind him" declared NIcGraw.
Firing Merl<le Is Popular snort
Ever since the middle of JuIv the
rank and file of fans have been -
ming Merkle, the Giants first sacIear
Firing Merkle seems to be one ~ ~
annual ways the fans have OF eD+er
tanning themselves. but unless AIcCrau-
finds some star Of the first v-afsr
among his first basing recruits next
spring Merkle will be back at his ola
station. McGraw thinks a LOT Of
Merkles ability.
Doyle will be back at second nav+
year. He slumped badly this wear
both IN fielding and hitting. but DOYLE
normally is a steady fielder and
slugger. Probably he VIII do come
back in 1915
Fletcher viii be at short again. Out
side Of Meanwhile. of the Braves. there
is no better fielding shortstop i'm the
National league. Fletcher is a timely
hitter and fast on the paths. McGraW
regards him as one of the most val
liable players he ever had.
May Use Stranger ut Third.
A stranger may be stationed at third
when the 1915 season opens. Stock.
the 1914 regular. is a good fielder but
weak with the stick. Eddie Grant. the
alternate, is going back and cannot De
looked upon TO hold down the Job in
regular fashion. McGraW has a num-
Der Of recruits who are candidates for
the job. but he wants TO get a sea
sOned player and may put through
some trade this winter that may land
a third sacker for him
The Outfielders viii cause McCfraw ]
but little worry. Burns viii be back I
i'm left-thats certain Snodgrass
most likely viii be in center. For the I
right field job McGraw can make his I
choice from q flock Of recruits. in ad-
dition to Robertson, Thorpe. Murray /
and Bescher Murray and Bescher are I
nearly through as big leaguers. but I
may show a reversal of form next i
spring that viii entitle them TO Jobs /
Thinks Meyers Merely Slumped.
Behind the bat Meyers, Mclean and 4
Smith viii do the bulk Of the work. /