The Washington times., 1915-06-07
/ McGRAW SAYS
First Western trip Mill determine Just
about where Cubs pet oH---Stallings
is confident of future of Boston Braves.

a. AS' n' that 1 shio' 70
"There are two men on my club who
will be very materially hurt BY the news
papers They pay too much attention
who are they7' inquired this friend.
"Herzog and Devore." I answered. "If
any newspaper criticises either one, he
worries over It and loses his stride"
other players on the Giant. by by
associated so much with the reporters
who travelled with the team They inn
Piled he wanted to curry favor. Hersog
Giants last spring about the comments
Of the Cincinnati papers on his club.
"One reporter, asserted Herxog, was
not out at the field to see US train twice
the club. He wrote his stun from q
room and bath in the hotel, and he sent
interviews with me which never gave.
How do they expect q fellow to succeed
There is lot in what HerEog says.
but to succeed he should not be so
sensitiye over cracks" in the papers.
Anybody who takes hold in Cincin-
tion because they won't let him alone
long enough to turn around. A man
ager must have, an opportunity to
look over his plant and figure out
some changes before he IL taken to
task. Herzog Is inclined to rush IN
and depend too much on noise and
pepper.
Robbie" 10 certainly showing some
thing as the manager Of the Brooklyn
club this year. II he can 90 through the
them ali a run. He has good pitching
| and good hitting, and he knows q good
| deal about handling pitchers. He can
! do more with q twirler than any other
4 ms iy, a I
| have let him get away from the Giants
| to lead Brooklyn except that l did not
| want to stand In his way when he had q
ny ptShns S sta a has ss0s fes 0P III.
since he left. 1t has not been nearly as
| effective as 1t was. think Robinson
was absolutely responsible for the devel-
opment Of Marauard, 1t was his pa
| convinced "Rube" he was big Lacquer.
| Robbie worked by the hour with him.
| ''salving' and tipping him as to how to
he mSs gseofS sHYs sadssr dsan essn ssSos
! confidence into a youngster than any
other boss in the business. I could use
him very well right now.
| for the Giants in 1911. We were making
our final drive on the road. and I was
working four pitches regularly; we !. had 2:
gone through r to Chicago nsa brilliantly; sstsr
|
against the Cubs. Robinson was not
with the team at the time. having re-
turned to Baltimore in June to take
care Of his business. l wired for him
he went to work on Rube. The big
| left -hander won the nnal game OF the
' series. ! dent think We would have
| ever come through II Robinson had not
Joined US: He dropped everything and
Marauard. 1t was then that I made
| UP my mind to keep him with the cluo
| all the time, and l offered him a gooo
! contract. He sold out his business in
the pitchers until he received the ofrer
from Ebbets. He put 1t up to me, and
I said:
Go ahead. Robe" I hate to lose
you. but won't stand In your way"
! He is one fine fellow. and I am glad
| to see him get along.
Stallings, by the way, was also New
York manager once. though not OF the
Giants. 1t seems that all the promising
managerial field this year has been
tainted with the Big Town at one time
or another In some capacity.
In fact. most of them are doing better
had a tough year so far. MY players
can discover more ways Of losing ball
games than any other set I ever saw
in action. Larry" Doyle tossed one
away In Boston, which we needed bad
ly, through fooiishness. Larry" got
quite a call After Burns had scored
run on Doyle's long outfield hy fol-
lowing the catch. Doyle interfered
with the throw. Burns was homo
then. The boys are certainly versatile
about losing This particular contest
ended a tie when we should have won
by one run.
II they don't show me something
soon; there will be a shake-up Of both
hn NIL tNh
will open some eyes. l won't stand
much longer for the stun have faced
30 far.
p. s.-They are pushing criticism at
me because I said the Cincinnati Reds
would finish last and further last than
any club in a National League race
for long time Some newspapers are
declaring the Giants will give the Reds
a battle for this post. They won't.
and / repeat my statement about
where the Reds will wind up.
Copyright, 1915. by the Wheeler Syn
dicate, Inc)