The Washington times., 1915-08-16
McGRAW SAYS
Fred Clarke proves that he is both
clever and lucky in obtaining young
Manaux, who looks like a second
Christy Mdthewson.
BY JOHN J. McGRAW.
(Manaser Of the Giants.)


Some managers are smart. Others
are lucky, and q few seem to b
both. I would never question Fred
Clarke's shrewdness a. . baseball
leader, although he doesn't seem TO
have tho pep" Of old. But, besides
being smart, he has been lucky this
year. A pitcher who forced himself
On Clarke has put the Pirates IN the
pennant fight and made that team
q contender.
Without this bird, I don't think the
Pirates would have been In tho race
at all. I speak Of Mamsux, whose
name II a. hard to pronounce - his
delivery 10 to solve, and. take II from
me, it's some tough name. Nau1aux
looks like Mathewson when he IL In
the bon, and he seems to have the
same steadiness. II Msmsux turns
out another Matty. Fred had better
not think Of retiring from his job
for fifteen years or %, ~ hs has
been talking Of doing. He won't
need TO do much managing With .
fellow like this Mamaux around.
OaraEs paad sR.soo for Marty o'Toois,
ana who're 10 O'Toois now3 He didn't
give Q plugged nickel for Nannaux. and
the newcomer threatens to b one OF
the great pitchers Of the CANA On his
record for one year. he 10 already.
Never before did kid" come into
baseball with 20 much confidence. II
he didn't have the goods, It would bs
called "freshnsss." and 1t was Just that
until he began to deliver. Now Clarke
and the rest Of the Pittsburgh boys
speak Of Mamaux's spunk and AgSres-
siveness.
The recruit had been pitching around
Pittsburgh semi i-professionaily aftor
finishing college. where he had been .
good deal Of 4 wonder both at baseball
and football. 1t seems ~ II football
gives all the great pitchers their game.
ness. Mamaux made UP his mind he
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Mamaux began his light duties without
pay They were to ,-h bang e. oround uns ~. the
Such was his modest start. In isls.
Clarke took the kid South, but he did not
bold out any promise to the youngstsr;
+ was In the spring camp That "a +! Frso rs
tract before some Bird from another
team could como along ana grab hin,
THE kid Was 20 ambitious" Clarke
has told me sine: in relat'n. tie story
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to play baseball You could have had
him = 7oo y0erislIs; a, slt. John If you had gotten
A}3sr 19S y the eiub r.turned homo In INA
Clarke decided to farm out the boy. and
r. sSS him he w::t T:: s%Sns s%nssns sS 'sBS e ss
Ing the freshest busher ever to edss Int
ny II can pitch better thsn a lot Of
these wooden armed old war horses
MamaIs told Clarke when Fred an.
nounced hts decision to send him to
tho minors. "why don't you hold
1T vii. ,: . good experience" .n.'
Fred securely attached . string to
the man he was beginning to believe
was a And. however. and sent him to
the sumac. Mamaux pitched his head
Isasu;s;; When he came back this year.
n want . chance to pitch or my re-
Even 50. Clarke d,d not wish to start
the kid. recalling tho case OF Marty"
OToole and how he had searched for
4 spot" to plant the expensive prod.
uct before he pitched him. Fred didn't
know yet how much gold he hal. Then
one day early in this race. Clarke
II guess I'll have to start you. kid."
said Fred to Mamaux. Lets see you
warm up"
the sefo2s sss xsn Of ta Into s'sS S
box" declared Clarke to me when Il
VAS In Pittsburgh. recently. put,
eshaw. he didn't need It. It was like
Water Oft ducks back; You'I think
all his life the way he went at 1t.
Don't bother me with advice he
said when I began to give him an
ssrfui Just start me. and I'll stop
Msmaux did stop them all right, and
! think tho first club he beat was
St. Louis. Then Clarke know he had
q find. and he has been working tho
hoy ever since. reGularly and oftener.
tel:e. He has ali the elements Of =
pitcher. to my mind. He has the con-
fdence and the stuff and the head.
He is the best one I've seen come up
lucky as Clarke. for ] certainly could
have ueed Mamaux handily this sea.
ron with my present staff cracking.
And is there anyone who will say
Clarke amt carrying as many horse
shoes as a blacksmith shop?
Mamaux Is not young millionaire,
or the son Of a millionaire. as re-
ported.
"They tell me you can buy out
Rockveiler," ! hollered at him during
q game in Pittsburgh.
"Thats the bunk" he answered. ~
haven't got anything but what this
club pays me. which nin't enough.
seeing az I am keeping the team In
the race"
The report that Mamsux 10 a mil
lionaire is similar to the story told
about Hoblit1ell. the Fed Sox hrst
sncker. when he was playing with
Cincinnati. Somebody started the ru-
NOR that Hobby was a society lead
er Who was playing the game Of base
ball only for fun. A woman reporter
wanted to get the story Of this big
leasue cotilllon leader. She APP
preached Hobby" and asked him
about 1t.
"T'm no society star" he told her.
union suit at q time \ think I'm lucky,
and you can't lead society with that
small capital. The only thing Tn
trying to lead 10 this league, and my
prospects Of doing II don't look any