The mirror., 1916-11-16

fifth inning Of The second game, Mana.
ger McGraw became disguised with
their loose play and disregard of bis
signals and left the field after appoint
ing Charley Herz"g manager pro tenn.
THIS naturally created furore among
the base ball writers and they FASTENED
to take up the cudgels either for or
agains, McGraw's slanh. Some claim
ed be had lmpngned the honesty and
good name Of baseb and were loud
in their denuncia,ions Of him, de
mandlug that he be expelled from the
league, or fined, or both; but the.
writer's on the New York papers were
with him almost to man, the vet
eran, Sam Crane, and many others
stigmat,z,ng the Giants play as some-
thing awful. Now, on the face of
things, it was the duty of the New
York team to tear into Brooklyn for
all they were worth, because that is
baseball. 1t was doubly their duty to
beat Brooklyn in order to give ,he lie
to the scurrilous aud slanderous talk
that had previously been circulated.
TIE game in question was won by
Brooklyn q TO 6. after New York had
acquired running start Of three runs
III the first inning. That is slzeable
lead iu big game with pitcher like
Perritt on The mound aud should have
been enough to win tie game. yet the
Giants adled three 10 it and could
not win. But. gentlemen, woul'l feel
ashamed to say there was anything
dishonest in that game. 1t remains
for the mean-mlnded people who have
perchance bet few dollars on the re-
suit to diligently circulate such state
ments. John McGraw did not say his
players were dishonest or had laid
down 10 Brooklyn and yet he was in
great rage when he made bis state
ment. What he did say was that
they had become unruly and would
not obey his signals aud that he could
no longer tolerate that condition. lie
took particular unbrage at Perritt, for
winding up to pitch when runner
was On first because it made it easy for
HIM to steal second.
My own conclusions about this
game. or the series for that matter, are
that the New York players had just
undergone great nervous strain in
winning rs straight games and that
strain once relaxed and br"ken would
be bound to show in The next few
games they played. No club can
stand such pace and | think their
play might easily run to the other ex-
treme under such conditions. Fur
therIEore, in the seasons games BE-
tween the two teaG,s up until the game
in question. Brooklyn had won l3 and
New York 7. Why then should any
one conclude that the Gianis could
easily make clean sweep. AS Man
ager Robinson put il: If New York
Intended to lay down to US, why
should we spot them three runs in the
HpSf nd 81,
top If ,hal?" l think Manager Nc.
Graw had reason to be justly incensed.
perhaps. aud there is no reason for any
punishment being Inflicted upon him
because he made no statement that re.
hected upon the honesty of baseball.
Ills act may create breach between
he and his players, although it is no,
pr"babe. 1t is said that after the
series was over, the players on the
team were hunting for MrGraw in or
der to present hln with brand new
set of Shakespeare.
/ have touched upon the great work
Of Manager Carrigau and bis Red Sux.
Ii you have ever noticed it may be
that you will agree when say that it
seems that affairs in the American
League have way of moving more
smoothly than in the older league.
This would not apply, however, to
the White Sox who have a habit of
Stumbling. much as we want to see
them win pennant and Worll's