The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-08
J. N 'GRAW THINKING
OF LEAVING GIANTS
Getting Tired Of Baseball After
Many Years In the Game,
He Says.

NEW YORK, Aug. s.-John J. Ne.
Graw. manager Of the Giants since
1907. 10 seriously contemplating retir.
Ing from baseball with the close OF the
1913 season. when his present contract
expires. At the Polo Grounds yester-
DAY McGraw said that while he had
not made up his mind definitely he
was giving the subject . great deal Of
thought His future course IL uncer.
tain and will probably be determined
by what happens between now ana
October. 1918.
I'm getting old and I'm besinnine
TO feel the strain OF the game" 10
what Mcoraw said yesterday. Il
have been In baseball . long time and
don't feel that want to spend ali
my life In IT, My contract expires in
1913 and have thought that
wouldn't sign another. Nothing 10 set
tied In my mind and wouldn't want
to say definitely that was planning to
leave the Giants in 1918. although I
may"
The fact that McGraw Il thinking
OF leaving tho team lends color to the
rumors published when the recent deal
was put through whereby the Giants
!st Matty 20 70 Cincinnati in exchange
desired to have q string on Matty 60
that he could be recalled at the end
Of two years. No confirmation was
Ssr. iookns i feawsn3 e that .hs eaps
McGrsw would lay down the reins. but
McGrsw first played baseball lie in s' ia
when he Joined the Baltimore Orioles.
He PLAYED on this team until lsso. when
captain and third bsseman. Later 4:
returned to Baltimore. where he en-
deawSred 70 organiEf a team for the
Graw came to the Giants. In his fifteen
sssns e IN he National pa AKA
one worlds championship.
George Pennington. the former Brook
Ign Commercial High School pitcher.
who has been going great guns with the
Lawrence team. Of the Eastern League.
has received an offer to Join the Pitts
burgh Nationals. A Pirate scout was at
q game last week between Lawrence
and the league leaders. New London.
and saw Pennington beat New Londou
3 to 4 in eleven innings. His perform
ance showed 80 much class that the
scout Immediately made an offer TO the
Lawrence club.
former Commercisiits in q Pittsburgh
uniform within q few days. He 10 nine.
teen years old. weighs $50 pounds. and
has allowed less than three runs per
game this season. He has besa With
been taken South with Brooklyn u
1913. Tho Superbas no longer have .
string on the youngster.
Silk OLoughlin and Billy Evans "a
the ump4ring during the series In Glove.
land. This was the first time since IN
that these two had unpired together:
For the most part they have worked
| with rhe later additions TO the unp1res'
keep his older umpires working Win
younger ones.
John Red" Murray. former Giant
snn eu With Ia, joe pods i Birmins ha%;
Toronto Leafs in the International
Murray I. hitting the ball e.ssseas.
timely and for long distances. He =
l that iris Speaker has with the clsve-
land Indians In the American loA6yS
inx Ia: soi.tsr.a sp tss Tcrssss sSSI
and has given II lie which vas q.
team. A..
outfielder Carson Bigbes OF The n
r.pSs b &: Pr.. a:.t sS:
He 10 q graduate Of the UnivsrsaN
OF Oregon whore he sstablished 3
population not only a. 4 ball pieyer
bat also nnsnt :na Ne WITH f.o asas
this year he has hung up an average
OF $50. also stealing many basee
Week before last Blgbee made. q
hits In 90 times at bat. while las
no knocked out thirteen safe drives
Incidentally. he stole eight basea y
ten days. In the Northwest. baseball
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