New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-10
M'CRAW AND HIS
GOLF CLUBS ARRIVE
They Are Slightly Soiled,
but He Feels Like
Teddy Used To.
By HAYWOOD BROUN.

John J. McGraw arrived from Ma
vana Yesterday, and strapped 10 his
back was the badge Of his new found
shamo-a set Of slightly soiled golf
clubs. It is true that the manager or
the Giants carried the clubs with him
when he went away, but they were new
! then and without faint Of service.
| Possession was discriminating, but not
/ proof positive of a crime.
The clubs do not glitter now. The
mashie is muddy. There Is dent
upon the face of the cleek. The smart
Of the driver has been bound. Strange
as it may seem, the putter shows evil
dent signs of severe contact with un-
yielding rocks, and to complete the case
against McGraw an investigator, VINO
opened the pocket Of the bag, found
three balls, furnishing mute testimony
| Of having received many severe blows
! from a dull, blunt instrument.
az have no excuses to make" said
McGraw. 81 had bully time
Christy Mathewson was also a pas.
.enger on the steamship Havana, and
the big pitcher seemed to be in splen-
/ did condition.
There lie no truth in the stories that
Marsans turned down an offer from
I
proposition. | went down to the island
, for rest and recreation and not to sign
ball players. did take time to watch
/ Palmero, and found that he was pitch
/ ing better than ever. The only thing
that bothers me right now Is a tendency
70 slice. I've been watching closely.
and il can't be because drop my shout
der, for I've shifted my right hand
way around under the club, but some
how or other the ball will shoot off to
the right"
! At that point the jury brought in a
verdict Of guilty with no recommends
ton for mercy.
Bill KLEIN was another member Of
the golfing clan who came to town, and
William is far more rabid than John
McGraw. The umpire boasted openly
in front of large number of people
at the Waldorf that he had played golf
in the rain, in the snow and. in fact,
right up until the dusk of every day
since the end Of the worlds series. He
even played on Sunday.
Like the young men in the Hearst
prohibition pictures who think they can
stop when they. want to. Mr.. KLEIN is
convinced that he has within himself
the will power to reform.
mo more golf for me when the sea-
son begins" he said. at takes too
much out of you. When April IA comes
around Pm going to put all L.y clubs
away and not touch them until 0cto-
ber."
Yet there will be occasion during
conversations with Heinie Zimmerman
or Johnny Evers on the diamond next
season when Mr.. KLEIN will find him
self longing to have within reach again
his heavy niblick.
Herman Nickerson, secretary of the
Boston Braves, reported that George
Stallings was not making very rapid
progress in recovering from the attack
of grip, which has laid him low. On
the other hand, Mr.. Nickerson declared
that Johnny Evers was rounding into
condition very fast and that there was
no doubt he would be able to start the
season for the Braves.
Owing to the illness of Stallings, the
selection of the two Boston players
for the Phillies is still undecided.
| Whitfield has turned down an offer of
$4,000 from the Philadelphia club.
Roger Bresnahan, Charlie Herzog,
Miller Higgins and Pat Moran were all
on hand, but up to a late hour no
trades had been put tn. ough.