New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-17
Matty Well Equipped
To Manage Ball Team

D OF CHRISTOPHER MathcNsOH' nee 90
Mattys version in black and white.
/ Nerkle had not touched second base
Matty ran OF the field with HIM.
DO you realize what u cost hatty
to tell the truth. Il cost HIM a snare
in The worlds series and u cost hlm
the pitching championship OF the Ma
tional League. lie lost the title when
he lost the post season game 10 Miner
Brown
Z Quite So" said Dreyfuss. by the
way. Harry, hear MatheWson is in the
i insurance business
: Then. when Puiliam had given him
/ the great pitchers business address
/ on lie, him write 100000 policy for
me-" said Dreyfuss. "Such honesty and
/ honor merit encouragement And
| Dreyfuss KEEP, his word.
There is something solid in Mathew
| sons conversation. II he has not a
mighty clear insight into q thing he
win not discuss IT, Wherefore, when
Nasty said the other day trat his Reds
would be ready Tor q stiE ;2h, for hrst
division honors ID 1917 thc prophesy
seems worth remembering.
"NOw. honestly said he. 81 do not
know jusc what changes Will be made
/ in my club before the opening OF the
next campaigr. You understand much
Will daDend on circumstance
No Longer 4 Joke.
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/ - 80, bo,. ,.hor IooE him 70 Gin
/ c;Tro,; v.;,3 mo knew H. His ex-
| ncricnce has been corfned TO the Fed
/ cr.! League. and, Ike Bonnie hau;f, he
/ soon re"iilea mere N"' U''tV'eI.ce
/ 90 me slEIe ara ei"sS O. '"e 4e'pe0 -
/ companles. houscn E~S every l'al'li-
+ cation 1uI greatnc-- save ma. o le"b We
/ experience. That ne Wa! nave "hot"e
4 year. Neale. TOO, is developing f2plGiy.
( I'm not bit worried over my plcAet
/ line. -,
Nor VIII ! have 20 WoIrE az al
| about ny catching staii. Inc J ,.4 - -
| strong behind the plate. bu1 II! tet
/ you candidly, great improvement
must be made IN ;he pitching stan. 80
far il has failed 20 live up TO what !
expected Of il when l took charge,
said Matty.
Il am still Of the opinion that the
veteran pitchers are better than they
have appeared 20 ne so iar. Doubtiess
the depression Of the early campaign
completely unsettled them. mere Is
10 reason why Ioney, schneider,
/ Mitchell and some OF the others should
70. be every bit as good as any one YOU
I name. new nave Inc metal anu
nbvs;cal continent and thew have the
stnf. I'm sure another training sea-
SON will mn the mainstavs of the bat
tery in Al form.
Nori+ VIII Cornf
'i' WI
"Im going 10 try 10 improve the
players that are with ne all ! can.
But I'm also going to try to improve
the club all | can. Merit alone Will
count next year. The club owners
have been very liberal. We have gath
cred lot Of highly recommended ma
terial for serious trial.
There's a young fellow. Hobbs,
shortstop from the Central League
with us now who gives every earmarK
Of class. Among others We have Sc
cured are Paul Smith. the lefthanded
outfelder, and Joe Wagner, an in
fielder from Montreal. We have an
ether outhelder by the name Of
Nietzche. a Cincinnati product Then
there is Manuel Cinto. the Cuban, who,
they say. can play most anywhere ana
-risl several DAYS a~o. but met with thc