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continued from rN rage.
own nest for next year. lie had to do
something to excuse the two defeats Of
his record breakers. Baseball men in
general expected a crack OF the Giants
when they hit Brooklyn.
Then New York came to Brooklyn
and met the best team In the National
League. For the first time since they
had started their streak the Giants had
to face real pitching. In addition to
that. they had to face the attack of the
team that Is leading the league in hit
ting and a keyed up to the top OF
Its form through the prospects Of win
ming the championship and winning
worlds series rewards.
Naturally Brooklyn o. The odds
were all In favor Of us. With the New
York's winning streak broken. third
place was the only incentive the Giants
had to win. Mechanical baseball will
not win a series like this one.'' added
Robinson
Ebbets Can't believe u.
President Charles II, Ebbets ~ the
Brooklyn club was reticent about dis
cussing the matter. IT ave frequently
been misquoted and ] can't believe but
that some mistake has been made in
quoting McGraw. ! can't believe that
McGraw dared to make any such In
situations l am old are attributed to
him. said Ebbets.
person can doubt IT was won on its
merits. Brooklyn not only outslugg.d
the Giants but got the best Of the
breaks | have seen few games In
which more balls took such a and ugly
bounds ] know nothing about McGraw
or the Giant players. can only say
that to the best OF my knowledge each
team gave the best thai was in Il
and that the game was a straight, hon
est. clean contest and the best team
won"
Foster CONFIRMS statement.
John Il. Foster, secretary of the
Giants. confirmed the statement made ny
McCraw. but did not know whether or
not McGraw would quit the team or be
leading It again today. Foster was NJ
the opinion. however. that McGraw
would he the manager for the rest OF
the season. Foster declared he had no
opinions to make about the playing OF
the Giants. He did not see much OF the
game and therefore had formed no opin-
ion whether or not the men had bur
lesqued the sport.
That the Giants could have tossed the
game TO Brooklyn was laughed at by
Foster. who expressed the opinion that
such an act was impossible. He said,
however. that McC;raw was Thoroughly
aroused by the Indifference Of his men.
McGraw baseball. IA close followers
or the Giants know. II one man base
bail. The leader Of the Giants directs
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pitch made. He conducts the attack OF
his team by II system Of signs given by
himself from the bench. He says that
yesterday his men deliberately refused
to obey the signs made. reheiled at his
commands and got beyond his control.
Fletcher Makes Denial.
He refuses to be connected in any
way with the defeat Of the Giants by
brooklyn. His assertion that his men
played !ndinerently means little more
than he Ia Of the opinion that Brooklyn
was helped to he honors by unfair
means.
The Giants players were considerably
wrathful against their chief. Art
Fletcher acted as spokesman for his
teammates and gave the lie direct to
McGraw THE statement that any one
on the team tried TO throw the game IL
n vicious lie," said Fletcher. We were
all out 10 work as hard as we did in
any game. We wanted to win and We
tried our best"
helped To lose the game you can give
the lie for me- said Pol Perritt. The
game cost me 800. IN I had bet that
amount | would win twenty games.
nave too much self-respect and have
been In the game too long 10 share in
any such kind OF warfare"
Char.ey IIerzog was inclined to Dis.
believe the statement credited to Nc
Graw, Il have too much respect for
McGraw TO believe he could have said
any such things as he IL credited with
said Herzog. Until hear McGraw saw
that we laid down 10 Brooklyn ! will
refuse to believe IT,"
During his statements about the game
Foster attacked the players. asserting
that II the Giants did not play at ,hcig
best yesterday II was the fault of the
Players Fraternity and not any one
individual performer. Foster says the
fraternity is assuming too much
strength and is doing much to injurc
the game. Tho players get too friendly
with each other to make the battle
worth while. il the opinion Of Foster.
National Commission Present.
The National Commission. comprised
OF John X. Tener. president Of the Ma
t!onal League. Byron Bancroft Johnson,
president OF the American League, and
August Hermann. president OF the Gin
. cinuati Nationals. were present AT the
game and saw the playing of the Giants
GOV. Tener VAS carefully ~reticent
about making a statement until he
learned further particulars. He said
Il do not believe that McGraw meant
what his words might imply. ! am sure
he spoke in the heat Of passion. The
statement shows that he vas over
wrought"
Garry Hermann refused to make any
comment and declined to say II the Ma
tioual Commission would lake any cog
n~!zance OF the case,
In the past players charged with at
tempting TO disgrace baseball have been
banlshed from the professional sport by
the powers
Several years ago four players found
in collusion with gamblers were expelled
from Organized Baseball and they never
were allowed to play again.
The gamblers who max a practice oil
operating a book on baseball made sew
eral wagers at liberal odds that the
Giants would not finish third or better
this season. Only n few days ago n
prominent Forty-second street hand
bookmaker offered to settle several Of
these wagers, believing that the Giants
would get into the top three. However,