New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-10

tests in Boston were TO take place, be
cause il was the American League
park and the Athletics had been play
ing ball there all summer. Therefore
I though il only fair that our Outneld-
ers should get a couple OF hours IN
Shibe Park 20 sccustOm them 20 the
conditions. 7 called up Connie on the
TELEPHONE and asked for INF pcrmis-
sion. and he turned me down cold
One thing led 10 another. and we got
into quite wrangle over the WIRE.
There was a bunch Of newspaper men
standing by the telephone booth, and
they could hear what ] said 10 Mack
through the glass door, and the whole
business got into the papers. The re-
po-ters knew ! was talking 10 Connie.
I suppose we were both excited and
worked I'D from the strain of the
series. 90.
well. what do you think of that
7 said 70 my players. who had been al
tending skull" practice when ! went
out TO telephone. "'Connie' must be
little more worried over this team than
no pretends TO be. He won't let Us use
mis- park to practise in. lie bawled me
out over the telephone, and we mad
quite row
Row Served Purpose.
,bon went on and told my players
more Of the details. and they al eo5
m d lust what ! wanted. They had
tbeiy crouch. and it was swell one.
knew from that moment that they
,vould 90 out there and "ridc' the fnli-
adelphia team TO death. and also knew
that any club which would tide the
Athletics would beat them. The old De,
troit team used TO win from CONNIE
Nack's club right along IN TINS way
NJ row with Connie Mack was worth
more 10 me than d weeks pracO IN
his mark, because il put the PLAYERS I'D
inst the frame of mind IN which l de-
sired 70 have them meet the enemy
The big final problem that ! Iaceu
was TO see that my men got the proper
rest on the night before the opening
game and during the series ana tnls -
the problem which every nla'a a-'a,;'iI,,
before 2 worlds series, ana eSpecIdiiE
- ,oan who is leading a club into 1t
for its first time. c..
Tho great trouble with the Giants IN
tho three worlds series tnat they n.y.
nisved recently was that they couIuh =
pat .beir GOOD rest, that they WORRIED
80. the lob ahead of them. MarquaIu
D;tcbed the opening game OF inc seI'e9
,oirst the Athletics in 1910 anu
-, for fact that he didn sleep
49, ,be night before. and there WeIe
~ - an The club nearly as pad
Up,bcp wasn't himself at all a.G ne
d;dng mitch as he had been to!d 10
oitcb He should have beeh EoOu
sgainst the Athletics, because tieS . 10
GO many left-handed hltters ia Ltn nii
hating order, and "Mack ioO"y ~
Ggured it this way in picking nun. 80
curse. a pitcher like Matty ISL "V 80
,ied. and he gets his rest as u su"'
works his game. but Tie %
lifetime. Lo iobby Of the
,, Hst.y Hotel i'm Philadelphia the
-. before the game he pitcheG III 'nc
nas;es NJ 1918 when he beat RAM -
H.. uonderful battle. Clarke 1rlIhu,
- along. so the story goes anu
eaar,oS IN chat with Matty IN Spl'e
80 20 IT, 80 Tot that "GriT" is a good talker'
I snddenlv found himself talking 10
nan Who had dozed of m ms ch"'''
/ "GriH" shook him and salc'
YOU'D better get up III the H"9'
Matty." o., .iiod tho big
,itcber getting up and yawnlng am
/ stretching. 81 expect TO WORK t0 ghn.,,
row. and I must have my rest hat 2
J Row much the prospect bothered pig
/ S;v Mattv probably slept as souhGiy
| ,bs, night as he did any night OF ms
/ lie But for the rest OF the uiah'S
/ thev didn't get their rest. -, H..
"If only could have made mem ., iT,
90. baseball and take their regular
rest" McGraw has complained 10 i"'
since in discussing the series. .t
The Giants did not show their rear
game in any one Of the three series
/ In which the club has taken part iHIe-
/ Iy. From their wild swinging AZ tne
I l., .rd from their uncertain WORN III