Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-21
BY cHRIsTY MATHEWsON

known that the great outfielder was
dissatisfied with Philadelphia and
would jump to the Federal League
rather than play with the Phillies
again. But II was the old story OF
making the terms too tough for the
Giants to stand, of wanting to get the
whole New York team before a man
would be given up. 1t has happened
time and again within the last two or
three seasons Nobody wanted 10
trade anybody to MeGraw at anything
like even terms.
Look at last season. II McGraw
could have grabbed good infielder TO
| fill in at third base / believe we
would have come pretty near to land
| ing the pennant with that lead we had
in July. Stallings could land any man
almost that he wanted, while no club
would trade with McGraw unless he
gave his team in return. None want
ed to see the Giants get along, al
though New York is the big money
town of the league. There were any
number of managers who would have
gladly snapped an old bat bag to Nc
Graw for DOYLE or Burns or some star
like that They made about as sen.
sible propositions when Mac talked
trade to them.
staiiings' Lucky Trade.
Stallings' outfield was weak early
last season and he was up against It.
was talking to the CHIEF on one of
his first trips to New York when his
club was laundering along in last
place.
whats the matter, George?"
asked him.
"If / could get some outfielders who
could hit" he replied, "Pd have ball
team"
st. Louis gave him Gather and Whit
ted for Hub Perdue. and Stallings
tried his great outfield shift which
put the hitting strength into the club.
Without that trade with st. Louis
don't believe the Braves would ever
have won the championship, for
through it Stallings was permitted
to throw in right handed batters
against left-handed pitching, and this
shifting helped TO win the pennant
for him Look at the batting records
and see what Connolly hit against
left-hand pitching in the few games
- - 49, 49, - oo a'' ~ ~ ~ =. ~ :. = -
lsss oaa an ~. ~. ~. - .he a, m
-, ), - 80 's...... - 80.
- s.ss.o.s.ss., -, -. $780, 49,. -
.,ss 1 49,, 49, .-' - $500, 49,
go e.. ~. = 80 49, c-,,.h f,e,,, tha
I.a.s r,S,,h sna Srastb had : cooS
- ~ s.,,s,, f,,< ,,s-g os that
49,. s,,,,,sS,,s ~, ..,,tn We 6ard bitt;no
Tsa pssl,,as 49,. 49, ,,,sh;rg ne n 1913
sr ~ Doni ,rs r.ds : trade With PITTS.
burg thaf should have mt tba Pbila-
dsinhia fas,n rigbt +, the race n =
es,,ish ua gct ran,r;tz ana Rvrnol
CO.. rossv nclsn and has anvbodv
besrs - !, ca ,es.,,--- nolan ,afelv7 Rotb
uchbv pvrne and camnitv wore vata.
ra,s - ne snra but the Pbillies had
t,,a,r ss~s,.a 81 tho hast r,,pa 81
60 ,end ~ tbe cocoon. when a. did
,,Isver - veil l,n,herad nm ana A !
t,ss,t 70. his svper;ayca counts .he.v.
~, u ,, NO h -, thot trada Il
80. 49,. 49, =. ' 100 : -
49,. -, -
"esee o's Nequ's'..o".
Magee with the Bostons will mean
a lot to that club, because the records
show that the big weakness OF the
Braves was the hitting -Only one man
on championship team in the 300
class. an unusual thing. Magee Is one
of the best hitters in the league. the
records indicating that ne drove IN
more runs than any other man in the
National last seayJn. which shows
that he "busts them In the pinch.
Magee will do a lot better when he
Is playing with a club that has q
grand chance for. the championship
and the worlds series money than he
did last summer. Stallings viii ham
die him better than he has ever been
handled, because the Boston boss can
certainly size up an athlete and getI
the most out Of him.
McGraw tried hard to get a third
baseman last summer after he found
he had been traded right out of onel
during his trip around the world. he |
wanted Zimmerman. and Eim was