The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-18
BY JoHN =. McGRAW,
rn,anror ~ tba reU York G1aut5.

While tho Giants are out OF the pen ZEN
nant race In tho National league, my
club has been doing ITS snare aUOrs
settling the result, W pbf12iss 'H When we
took four straight recently. Brookiyn
would be- tloundering badly now Aho
it did me good to bowl over that 0uaker
team. And, Of course "ouo l'Ne ~
listed Irtshpan. but tho philadelphia
club has stood In the Giants way "hen
we were on tho road to q championshhip
Sssspsr ! hats any III 9 01as[ teo not
complaining. But We have right 10
play them OFT their feet once In wnl!e
It was the Phulies under Moran Lnai
gave US the Inst kick oefoEe we soaI and
really crushed US out Of any champion
ship chance. 1t was this blow by the
Phillies that made me decide to break
up the old club. Perhaps that was
good turn since l figure me Gian laaSue e
today, even though the others are leao.
ing us by such q margin we nave not
q chance to catch them;
ONLY Lacks Pitchers.
The only Ammunition I lack now is
pitchers, ana I expect TO have, a gooo
Staff before the club gets un.er way
next spring. But I'm not going 70 noass
Of next seasons prospects OUTSIDE OF
il d
probabiy tho best have ever manaseed
With the exception perhaps Of my On
champions Of 1904 and 1905. Rolse; inc
new first baseman. Is q IND ana I1sn iI
norman is one OF tne gsr eie He
can hit ball harder than any otneF
man in the game. 49,. .,,,o ho
Joined the Giants. He nkes 70 pay hs Sis
head off. They told lots Of stories
about Zimmerman when he first came
into the league. They say ne was
fresh busher EnGw he ,as s"t tSet he he
would sit on the bench long time De-
fore no got into the game That GA
between the two. Frank Cnance Gseo
to tell one that was typ,,ca OF s htih II
WIS a tough battle" said Frank. To
ward the end of the game we got ,s G0 oy
pie Of men on the bases: and the way
our pitcher was going; It looke ~ IKE ee onG
boxman was showing q lot. too; we
played the army game then. l TOTO
Zimmerman to 70 up and lay ono down
and move up the runners. o..
"Rlch one out, and ount. l sag u
1.-THE big guy took a toe hold Tor MN
self and belted the first ball pitched 20
him over the fence for home run. ~
uon tina game, but It maQo mo soI ..
Zimmerman came back to the oench
smiling. ,,,,,
do when a guy does that7 l coalont
fine him."
Our personal chances OF winning we
peunal,t are gone, I believe, although
we Will keep fighting along In case the
three leaders should 20 to pieces at once
However, we are going. to nave s SIhees
thing to say about the result Honoie
is counting on my club to stop Boston II
And I guess we can do 1t, too. We have
several battles left with the Braves.
II the Phillles fail finally to come
through, they can blame US and recall
The end OF the season. OF 1903. Inc
Giants were fighting 1t out with the
Pirates and Cubs for the champfon5rhp
that year, and several of my resuturts
were IN bad shape, having been Hut !.
Donlin and Bresnahan were sun hSo.
bling around In the lineup .When nsItH ..r
should have been In uniform ana Mae.S
was working almost every otne[ G.As
! we went Into Philadelphia for tate
, series, and the team and the 1ans were
running for us. Covelesli!e, the DIG !eIt
handler now with Detroit. had something
, on nv club. ard he asked TO Work OUT
Of turn. He did and finally beat US OUT
of the championship. but he never I'M
ished another game against tno Hieuits
the next seuson. ,,.
Tacks Ashenhach, the Cincinnati Scout
who is now dead. told me during INC
winte" that CovelesSio had once trieo 70
tickls a trap drum in oand anu hao