The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-14
BY John J. McGraw. Manager Of the NeT
YORK Giants.

Are YOU going t" quit baseball in
couple OF years. Mac" Il friend OF mine
asked me the other day. after reading
the reports that | would no longer man
age after my present contract Will INC
club expired.
There have been ;imcs." l told him.
when I felt like I wanted TO Qnit. but
the feeling didn't last long.
Probably these reports have originated
from remarks I have made when nave
been sore. overheard by someone VINO
took Inc seriously >,
II wouldn't care Il | never saw ball
field again" I declared on" day in III"
club house Recently. after III: BOYS nad
blown game IN cAtra innings. w mn
get through with ;GIS contract. am
going. 10 take a rest.
Ru, hayr!nryrr though; seriously of
/. ",,i ing until | am II" longer M I" ho!t
q Job. Of course. don't think l wouH;
-, -. all aS ( ncnch manager osca use i
am tou nervous and restless during
hot battle. | would have [" break out
there on m. ticid when an umpire called
a close on against m" or when on" nt
nv PLAYERS pulled 4 bone and EoH can
do that unless YOU War II" sranEi-S.
Several times | hay" wantE't 10 tax" u
financial Interest IN different. clubs. ana.
in fact. was tiEurtnE on a deal WIN Cap
tain Huston b..f"r" h" bought the
Yankees to purchase tn" Cuts. This WaS
two or thre. years ago. and the NJ"
York management ""iiF not rcicaSe mo
from my contract. 10y" tue game. anu
/
/. to both.
Hut managing a hall clui' is hard work.
and it isl diScuuraGtnG sometimes. eSpH-
cially when you sc nacnihe 'ha( ms
won championships FOR you oesnnlhS I"
fade. The hardest joy d manager does
is to turn loose til" otd-;lmers because
Their have committed no Other crime than
age in the "SpanEl"s.
One item Of gossip is that George Stall.
lings and johnny t:vsrS and IN" rest OF
the Braves ar. raTinS wur-r than ever
.-Sse&t;le umpir'.S in spit" at all their good
resolutions Of IN" early season. Tue
Boston team i all nerves and Will make
trouble in this race. Fighting cubs. like
the Braves are the most dangerous.
There has been a good dsal "t general
complaining about the unpir"S 'hiS $"a-
son. although have laid ~ them pretty
we'll. However. where ;hrr" IL $" much
kicking all around IN" circuit there must
De some reason. You can't har" Whole
lot of smoks without some nrc.
=. Now as 10 tho Giants chances IN ;htS
race 4 haSrhall team car b" TO better
than il Considers itself. tSr:all: II ran
measure up pretty closely {" It's Pc
sonal: estimates. For that very reason
think my club. As now r"nSttlut" mas
very good rhanc" for this seasons
National Lcacu. pcnnant.
My team is Il go"d one. And Il real
ICES the fact. |; ~ stronger Than anH
other club in our league. think u Is
10 per cent stronger than An: rival. That
we will win many ,nor" games than ANY
one else, | have no douet. mean. "t
course, more games from now until tn"
end OF the season. Rut "a" might 'iu All
OF that and still fall far Sh":t IF III"
pennant
. SO far as the championship H. concern
ed it is serious situation thar CON
fronts the Giants. Precedent does not
stand for what i; would ordinarily. This
Is because conditions ar" most unusual
this season. To begin with. tho field is
better balanced than cvrr before. Tina;
makes il harder 10 cut down the advant-
age Of the leaders. Tho New York club
today is ready .fn: tho most stirring
drive Of its history. Eut th.. handicap
with which 1t finds Itself is unusually
severe. Still we hav" come from behind
in the past. and We are going To try to
do 1t again.
At this stage Of ,he race in I4i+. the
Boston Braves were. further behind my
Giants than my club row is behind the
pacemakinR. Dodgers. by Labor day.
George Stallings' club had cur down All
of our advantage and had tied ns for
first place. Georges team that year
could not begin To class with the agCr"-
cation | now nave. He WAS abb 70 make
his great gain becaus" his club. such
it was. was far. superior t" anything els.
in the National league. our three time
pennant winner was fading fast. our
pitching staff was worn and trayed. And
only one that could up front against
the Braves. II WAS an raSr matter for
Stalltngs with James. Rudolph and Ty-