The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-08
M'eRAW SAYS HE WILL QUIT
 GAME IN 1918

New York, Aug. S.-John J. Me- Eraw, manager of the Giants since 1902, may voluntarily retire from base ball when his contract with the Now York National league club, expires at the end of next year. McGraw, ac- cordfnf to his own statement, is grad ually becoruing weary of the trials and tt1bui&tions caused by managing D biz league ball club. He has been actively eaisaxed, as player and team leader ever since he broke Into last company with tho famous Baltimore Orioles in 1888 In other words, Mo Graw has grown gray in the service of OrGandSed baseball and he believes that hU 3s entitled to a rest.
 SenbD4A11ng hold of the Giants, when theysiwero owned by the late Andrew Freedman, McGraw has managed pennant winning teams in 1904, [ lSO5. 1911, 1913 and 1913. the Giants captur- lnx one woF1d's championship. in 1905. when they beat the Athletics four out of nve games. Led by McGraw, the Giants made q fortune for the stock holdars of tho New York club and re- eotahaiShad tho prestige and popular aty of tho National league in this city.
 s.Mys contract with President Hemp utead of tho New York club has an- other yOaf to rum" said McGraw one day,slaSt week, 'sbut do not believe wfl3 aiSu again to manage the Giants. | HAHe spont the greater part of my airsSon the ball field and am begin ming to grow tired of it all. Running major league ball. club Is a thank less task It's fine if you win pen nant. bat it's much different If your team loses. Tt isn't money that need, and that 1s why feel like retiring to devote my time to some other line of work. tr
 sgrhe Giants have been greatly strengthened lately, and I still hope that they will win the pennant. But we have lost 50 many games this year that dt win be a very difficult task to finish ahead of the Brooklyns. Still baseball is O uncertain that anything may happen. If the Giants are un- able sto> win this season, they surely win make money for the New York club, which, has gone to heavy ex- pense to secure a first class team But next year Is don't see how the Giants can lose the championship. It 1s my ambition to manage one more pennant winner and the capture the worlds series before decide to get out of baseball"
 McGraw is said to be drawing sal ary of $3o.0o0 Q year from the New York club. He probably could sign a moro profitable contract. if he cared to remain at the head of the Giants. It isn't believed that McGraw has the slightest idea of holding up his pres ent employer at the end of next sea- son by threatening to retire, inasmuch as John T. isn't built that way For some time the little managers friends have intimated that he is growing weary of his burden, so that the state ment of McGraw, quoted above for the first time. would seem Go indicate that he really means business
 Perhaps President Hampstead knew something about McGraw's plans when he tried to tie q string to Christy MAthewSon, 50 that the latter could return from Cincinnati to the Giants In 1918. Hempstead's desire to hold on to Matty stirred up much comment in major league circles, but it ceased when Biz Six was allowed to go to the Reds as q free agent.
 Omcials of the New York c4ub and 4cGraw have repeatedly denied sto- ries of friction. Apparently they are getting along tremendously. McGraw has been supported by Hampstead with a liberal policy. Nearly $1oo, 900 has been spent by the New York club this year for Kauff, Pariden,, Ander- son, Roush, Sallee and Herzog, to Mc- Graw's intense satisfaction Inciden- tally the New York club will earn big pronts r- the campaign as the Giants have drawn largo crowds at the Polo grounds and away from home