Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-03
M'GRAW is LOOKING AHEAD
Famous Muggsy is Preparing to
Capture Pennant Of 1917 This
Early in the Game.
WILL BUILD UP DURING 1915


NEW YORK, Oct. 2--John J. McGraw
has assembled two championship teams
since he took command OF the Giants,
Just about thirteen years ago, and he Is
now drawing up plans and specifications
for a third. He does not expect to have
II next season, but Is building for a win
mar In 1917.
McGraw saw the best team he ever
had lose It's punch the year after II won
a worlds championship. The 1905 Giants.
with Mathewson and McGinnity. were 20
strong in ali departments OF the game
that they probably could have beaten out
this years field without extending them
selves.
Within two years McGraw had another
team that was good enough TO force the
Cubs into a post-season contest TO decide
the championship. but It was not until
1911 that he won the pennant again. Five
years elapsed before the Giants partici-
pated in their second worlds series.
The average time required TO build up
a pennant winner Is four years. This sea-
son saw the downfall OF the American
league champions of 1910, 1911 1913 and
1914. and the wreck OF the National
league champions OF 1911, 1912 and 1913.
The Athletics. however,. were deliberately
scattered. while the Giants made brave
show part of the season. only to col
lapse In the stretch.
Connie Mack declared himself out Of the
pennant race early I'm the season. coll
lected a staff OF young pitchers, and
started TO reconstruct his batting order.
Connie has promised that the Athletics
will amount 10 something next year. but
it will probably be two years before he
can develop first division team.
McGraw tried to go through with his
veterans this year because he figured the
National league race an easy one to beat
II his pitchers stood up. He made good
guess, but his pitchers failed him.
starts This Fall.
McGraw. therefore, IL not going to wait
until next year TO begin the RECONSTRUCT
ton OF the Giants. The last three weeks
OF this season are being devoted TO fall
training OF the young men who have clut-
tered up the bench for two years, and
others who were shooed out OF the brush
by the scouts this season.
The close OF the international league
season will throw several players back to
the Giants. Some five or six college men
will get on the job. and possibly half
dozen recruits from the minors VIII be
asked TO show BY looking them over
this fall McGraw viii be able TO weed
out the incompetent and become familiar
with the material he must work with
next spring in Marlin.
The necessity OF finding pitcher who
can carry the Giants along as Mathewson
did for twelve years Is McGraw's great
est task. Matty Is done as a big winner.
He was the daddy OF them all In his days
but cannot tote his people along any
more Probably McGraw will never find
another Mathewson. They happen along
about once In every twenty years. WAh
Matty 20 pitch the first and fourth game
in every important series the Giants
never figured on anything less than an
even break For two years now the Old
Master has not been repeater" ana
without him the Giants have failed. Tes-
reau Is the nearest approach to an iron
man" the Giants have had since Me-
Ginnity.