Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09
FANS CRY AGAINST GIANTS
Demand Scalps Of Some of Former
Stars. Whom They Say Are
Going Back.
EVEN BIG SIX" IS IN BAD
nr FRANK q. NrnNKE.

~ HsAkNA MNANNtAa tNAfnAAI Wy NAiN
Giants have changed the sentiment Of
the Gotham fans After the Giants
speared the first two games. tho town be-
came absolutely confident that the Giants
would be tho people this year--that they
would sweep everything before them on
tho triumphal march towards the PEN
nant goal But It's different now.
Tho fans are bowling for McGraw TO
wreck the old Giant machine and to
build new one-and 70 build in a hurry.
They seem TO have soured moro than
ever on the Mcrkle- Meycrs-Doyie-S
grass -Marquard-M urray-McLea combi-
nation. Even the wonderful Msthewson
comes IN for certain share OF panning.
The Giants, as constituted ct present.
arc through in the opinion Of the change.
able New York fans. The only hope the
Giants have OF winning a pennant for
the next few years. in the opinion Of the
skeptics. IL for McGraw TO build anew.
But McCraw won't build anew for two
reasons. The first is that he tanks
the present machine n good enough 70
stand up under the battering Of his foes
In the National league. In the second
place McGraw couldn't build anew with
ut terrific financial sacrifice
IroncIad Contracts.
The majority Of the Giant regulars were
signed up in the winter OF 1915 20 three
year irDnclad contracts al some of tho
fanciest figures ever paid 10 ball play
ers. That was done to bak the Feds
in their efforts to snare the Giant stars.
Even n McGraw wanted to rid himself
Of some OF his regulars he would have
hard job. because none OF the other
clubs would want TO take unto them
selves n flock OF ball players whose star
In fading. but whose salary reaches top
notch figures.
As has been the cry in the spring.
time Of nearly every year since he made
his famous bone" play, the fans are
bowling for the removal Of Fred MerkIe
The first sacker is just about as popular
In certain sections Of these parts as would
be the humps IN girls boarding school
But Merkle's contract doesn't expire until
the end Of the 1916 season.
Matty standby for Years.
Aathewson. the most idolized man that
ever played base ball. the hero Of mora
than 200 diamond dueis. the Giant
standby for more than a dozen years.
u being mentioned these days as among
those not wanted by the gang OF disap-
pointed fans. Matty was batted from
the box in his first time out and was
beaten badly In his second start by
the Dodgers. That was the last straw
70 be beaten by the over-the-rivor rivals.
Ihe fact that Matty's arm has not been
right 50 far and that he has pitched only
under protest doesn't SOFTEN the criti-
eism directed at him. and the cry Is out
Get some Young blood!''
Chief Meyers. the veteran oatohar a.
another whose acalp Is desired by the ais
gruntled fans. The Indian hasn't re-,
getting hit every time he stepa 10 the
bat and he hasn't thrown out every man
who attempted 10 steal. So he must 20
in tho opinion of the fans. But Mevsr.
~ hooked 70 the Giants by a double
riveted contract that continues in forr.
until after the 1916 season.
Gets Flying start.
Larry Doyle. captain OF the team. and
one OF les heroes in the day gone BY.
treated himself to a flying start by maxi
Ing five hits. but since has been hitting
only at an ordinary clip. Doyle Is a
good fielder. conscientious worker ana
a natural slusgor. but that does count
IN his favor now He's In bad with the
rams because he hasn't busted down tho
fence with long hits
snodgrass isn't popular. But snodgrass
never was very popular. He's fielding
well but he isn't hitting. "Raus NIT him"
Ia the cry but McCraw won't do any
raus-ing because he's rather shy on good
outfelders and needs snodgrass right
now. hitting or ait-iess And snodgrass
by the way, IL said 20 be another OF The
three-ycar contract gents
Pitches No-Hit Game.
Marduard became a popular hero when
he pitched that no-run no-hit game but
slipped back TO the common herd when
brooklyn wallopcd him In his next start
Those who shouted his praises Iou6eyt
after his no-hit achievement shifted
sentiment quickly when he was batte.i
around the lot on his second start Those
who said that the no-hlt game showed
RUDE was back among the people this
year changed their Views and called his
accomplishment fluke after he lost In
his second time out
Some others Of McGraw's crew ara
being panned. Most Of those are the older
players. The cry in New York IA for
new faces-and real bali players as
owners OF those faces. The fact that
McGraw combed the bushes last summer
and failed 70 find real star among more
than thirty Kids doesn't satisfy the bowls
They want MeGraw 10 put a new team
In the field. They don't care where he
gets them. or how he gets them. They
want Il. And they insist they won't be
denied.
But they viii he denied-at least until
! the 1916 aeason has slipped along into
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