The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22
''Muggsy" Gives Sidelights
On Race in the Big Leagues
John J. McGraw. manager OF tho Ne"

John J. McC;raw. manager OF tho Ne"
York Giants.
One series ut this time or the year
Will pretty nearly ruin Il ball cluo WHICH,
if goes the wrong way. Th" Giants To-
d,v arc us good IL baseball team al the
,r::r that won three pcnnants Tor mo
beginning IN 1911, I believe ana We
would have had fine show TO come
through again this season but Tor the
recent Philadelphia series. Those lour
games we dropped have now shaded
that chance down very fine, very fine
indeed. ,,h
Wilbcrt Rohinson's Brooklyn club
carry the heart 10 fight TO the tln!Sn
for the money. They are up against d
gang of finish fighters in the braves
and great money" ball club. ny maj
| mean this snarltnG nervous, Wrangtlns
bunch Of Stallinss' always, goes nest
when there Is something ut stake. they
came into Brooklyn for an important
series just before starting west. and lei,
with the long end. They won three out
Of four. The Braves get most eSeTyy
this way with IL ball club Of which
Stallines is the chauffeur. He puts
thnt ramcncss into his men. And j.
Evers helps. ,.,-
This spirit anu inc nni'S W ING ~,
ton Braves will give Stallings q little
edge in his fight with BROOKLYN, ana l
believe Boston and Brooklyn VIII battle
il out Anybody who goes up against
Stallings and his team, fighting Tor the
flag soon rs9ize b he R RaS 20 nu into "a
game, they carry 4 little percentage 1or
This reason 1t was like the old cups
Of Frank Chance. The name on the
uniforms put the moff n run in the
Thrive on Fight Stuff.
But on the other hand. the Braves are
no better liked around the circuit tnatl
arc the Giants when winning, and tncy
will face the stuffcst opposition thht
can be crowded In against them when-
ever they play HoWeTers thog CIV MAN. man.
aecr will slip Robbie easy sailing. but
thcy won't save their hest pitchers 10
work against the Dodgers or put man
In The box out Of his turn to beat BROOK,
lvn as they will do with Boston or would
do with the Giants if We had q Good
chance for the flag now. There Is great
satisfaction in winning under those con-
ditions, however. l know 1t. myself
from experience. SO does George Stall
ings. so+ NV
whole plan Of campaign. All season the
Giants have shown better rs roaa
club than they have on their own
grounds, and / Inquired on ihdh4ns ny
some lost ground on this swing around
the circuit If We could have come
home still within reaching distance OF
the leaders l believe we would nave
been thcre for the driving 1lnlsh WIN
NV team balanced as 1t now is Bus
tho Phillips were out to beat U.S. ana
they caught us In n slump MY pitcn-
inc was bad. and the hattcrs ala not MT
their weight in the four games. iou
can't win ball games that way. Ana
miss Mutty 7 haven't any pitcher
that I cnn stick in there and reel sure
Of when I need ono badly as l used 10
hc able to do in the old days or pen,
nant winning. 1 give the old boy all
the credit.
q championship in l9OH right NJ the
end Of the race when the team, WITHOUT
n chance for tho flag itself. caught us
crippled and tore into us right up &c
rhc handle. Corclnskie was worked out
of turn. and It made the result or INC
race tic. The Cubs won tho plaEoi
game. Moran's club came up as the
Stumbling block again this year. There
has always been that feeling between
the Giants and the Fhilltcs, and. &c
show the honesty of baseball. | haven
a better friend in the game than good
naturcd old Fat Moran. and NOBODY
plate. Haley injured q finger and was
r. II. T
Dctroi, .....IQ2 O1o 40 II q
Philadelphia ...... coo 400 OQl-1 y
Eatlclie&--Dauss and Mckee; Myers