New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-21
CONTRACTSDELAY
TRIP OF M'GRAW
TO ISLE OF CUBA
Hampstead Ducks His Job
and John J. Gets Busy
with Payroll


Chants. is ss busy as a bird pup in
stobblc field SLING in the contract
terms Of the unsigned 1917 National
1carucrs Of this village Harry y
Homestead. president Of the club
ns..c5 the buck TO John as he dueked
for his Indianapolis home 20 spend the
t,r5s,s so soon As McGrsv straight
ems o.. the payroll Of 1917 he may take
vacation on his own hook. He Will 80
20 cuba With Traffic Manager tddle
Rrarr.cs FOR month or more OF GoH
and racing Mack hopes 70 be sb.e 20
.kiD soon after Christmas
.rm mighty sorry said MeGraV'
when disturbed as his ,abors yesterday
",Aat all the critics are picking the
Giants 90 callop OF with the 1917 pen
rsr,. That s. bad dope, for II earr'es
CURSE There never was team thst
SHAPED up better, TO nv mind. as real
rbsmr,or than tho GIANTS Of 1906.
I've had lust won TWO straight pen
rsnfs. and had just vaAopeo the ~
1otIc. 10 the worlds cham lohsh,p.
lfattv was In his prime; Joe MeG'nn.'s
-e- q. his best We had veteran
.c.-, aoparentIv al the height OF us
mower That team. AIDED ana SOeseee
h, sickness and injury, went TO pieces
,.tc- NIGHT The veterans went 10 seeo'
NJ we're left with a dead horse on our
Cogs Had Worn Out
.Tbc same thing happened again N
7aft after the Giants had won 'hieS
lo-tocutivc remnants. Every one con
l-lod ne Il walkover. Boston came
.LroIgh vi.h three pitchers 20 one o. me
greatest triumphs OF all history
cr.f roos Of the Giant machine mao
,,o-r ort. spent year IN reouhGlhe
nv fences. ] thought last spring Nheh
my club won seventeen strsi ght
On the way. But ! was mistaken LS'ei
on vyc won tvcnty-siN games lh 49,
yet failed 10 improve our s'aho'Hs d"
tre race To-. r.sr',
,..b 90 VcCraw went on, "ull We mao
49, automatically counted out;
e-sre up in the last series 81 brooAiSI
r. ono can convince me that my cluo'
cs,ccisllv as 10 finished the season. wa
o. .be vcrv best in the Natloha!
League last year
Nc should be stronger starting out
-.,t t.mc." unused McGraw. than we
...,o o.. the finish Of the last campaign
-evo homes Of weaving Tile Snaier
1sck have OF Of promising young
.-s+or,sl 10 try dt Marlin. But 70 pre-
.,c. . ncnnant for the Giants No'
mo Ia, through with predictions.
"A+ that I think have the best cruz
., .rc Iesgue." McGrav declared, en-
-t..ic.llv Certainly have by far
.rl he-- outside the battery positions;
D bsvo homes that both my pitchers aho
.,.rhcrs through 1917 will prove the
equal Of any opposition. II tney 90
rho race is M. for the oeleHsIre
strength OF toe battery forces Is MOI
+rsn half the battle. Witness the sue.
,es. Of tho Boston Red So1 these last
two years. a..
NcGraw was pinned Down 70 ols-
-c-taton on his battery Strength
Excellent Pitching
no manager ever got better pitch
..,. .frouch the last few weeks OF the
season than myself last fall Mac al
nitted But can expect the veterans
81 nv staff 70 start in next spr,ng
where they Left Of last fall? Hardy;
The Veterans arc bound 70 come AROUND
IN Ire. Unusually provoking weather
hsmpercd them a year ago. but IN the
meantime We must rest. in a measure
our hopes in tho ability OF the most
PROMISING recruits.
"Fcrdic Schupp. our sensational
.outhnaw. is the only kid Of the vet
cram staf OF pitchers. Benton. Saiiee;
Tcsresu. Anderson and Perritt al neeo
tmc and hot weather to show at ther
hest. n am lucky enough to nave
ono or .wo Of the new men mt an early
mace an will be we'll
Not n ten years has McGra~ been
hotter provided With new pitching ma
tcr.s1 Bill Clymcr. who has won more
minor league pennants than any otner
man. declared McGraw. picked UP IN
jimmy Middleton the very best 1910
rroduc- Of the brush. Middleton won
Remnant for Louisville. He IS a wei
H.. up Young highlander. above aver,
srr Size for his age and possessed OF
,- exceptionally clever curve ball.
Middleton is said 70 resemble Leon
sncs in style. As a Giant Ames was
...tchlng classic in all save luck