The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-04
Giants Chief in Huff, Quits
Ebbets' Field When Robins
Jump Into Lead
WISE HEADS SAY THAT
SOMETHING IS WRONG
Plenty Of Argument on Both
Sides-May Be Attempt to
Cloud Brooklyn Victory.
Big Series Plans Made
By DAMON RUNYoN.

playing" declared John j. McGraw,
manager of the New York Giants.
this afternoon. in explaining his &C
Gion in retiring from the field during
the game with the Brooklyn club at
Ubbets' Field. in F'latbush.
It was a game which sporting writ
ers generally describe as a 'farcial
exhibition" and was won by the
Brooklyn club The score was 8 to 6.
As the Philadelphia club lost two
games to the Boston Braves in Phila-
delphia today. the Brooklyn victory
gives the National League pennant to
the Flatbush crew, and IL will meet
the Boston Red Sox in the world $
series.
After getting away to a three-run
lead in the first inning, the Giants
played poorly. and listiessly, II not
.indifferently.
McGraw watched the proceedings
for time, then at the close OF the
fifth inning he rose from the bench
of the Giants. assigned command of
the club To Charley Herzog. the field
captain. and marched of the field He
was hr!stling with Indignation.
Giants Lose Bonus.
= After the game he met the New
York baseball writer's and gave out
the statement which has caused n
terrific sensation in the world of
sport
Ever since II became apparent that
the National League pennant would
depend largely Upon the outcome of
the series between the Giants and the
Brooklyn club. while the Phillies and
the Braves were tearing along. there
mad been a suggestion going around
that the Giants might try 10 favor
Brooklyn
: Just why is not clear. MS tho Giants
and the braves chances Of finishing
third also depended upon the two
conflicts and il is understood the
Giants were to have received bon
lis Il they had landed IN that posi-
ton; nevertheless. the suggestion has
beer abroad In the sporting land.
and has been much discussed
McGraw Is Through for the Year.
Il do not believe that any of my
players deliberately favored Brook
lyn. but they did not play my kind
not obey nay orders. When Perritt
took a windup with man on first.
permitting the runner TO steal second.
] lost my patience, and Quit the
bench. I'm through with baseball for
tthe year. have worked too hard this
summer to tolerate that stuff"
Wiibert Robinson, manager OF the
that the Giants were not trying to
win.
Does anybody think we would
have spotted them three runs in the
first inning if there was anything
/ wrong" ne demanded.
Jake Eauhert. captain of the vic
torious dodgers. said:
Arthur Flcthey of the Giants re-
marked to me that he hoped we would
hyxt hat kIAx er1fv To La
their heads off to beat us Just the
same and I think il is too bad this
talk has come up"
Let Down After Big Strain
The Giants recently completed run
OF twenty-six consecutive victories.
putting up a new major league re-
cord. and breaking one that had en-
dured for thirty-two years.
II came after McGraw had put over
the trades for Herzog and thinner
man and had brought the youngster.
Holke, to his club. and baseball men
declared that the Giants were the
greatest baseball aggregation the
game had ever known.
They lost to Boston In the second
game of q double header Saturday,
going to pieces after winning three
straight games from the Braves.
Then they went to Paterson, ". j.,
by a close score to a semi-pro there.
Many baseball men argued that this
showed big let-down had come after
the strain of the record run. but new
|. ertheless they were the betting ia
N vorites over the Dodgers In the open
ing game sof the deciding series Mon
day.
In that game the Giants could do
nothing with the pitchirR Of Jack
he ~ he
/ Fred Schupp did great work for the
New York club, but while they seemed
to play duly and below their previous
form the Giants apparently tried hard
to win They simply could not hit
/ Coombs.
y Trying to Protect Record.
Il think the management of the
Giants IL trying to protect its record
and nothing else" declared man
4 this evening.
AFTER the fourth inning today, l
sAw McGraw in conference with Har-
L ~ Hempstead, the president of the
club. and I am satisfied that they
/ figured II good play to try TO cloud
the Brooklyn victory 20 the spell of
tho twenty-six run will not be broken.
The Giants were outclassed: they met
T. better club. and that's all there ID
20 it,
There was 1 slight squabble on the
held today between Rube Benton. ons
~ the Giant pitchers and Arthur
Esy1etNaer. the shortAtOp, after Fletcher
Aad uaade ! bad throw on q base rum
~. - III ssUpah - had bsenS xrsat-