Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-05
Giants y Strengthened, Whilt
Cub Will Not Have to Garry
Matty For Years

Once again John McGraw. aided by
the owners Of the Giants, put one .0ver
ON the seven other clubs Of the Ma
tional League, with Cincinnati the
greatest losey., 1t is true that the
Reds got a man To- plot the team who
may. prove the very manager for
whom the Rediand fans have waited
all these. years, but that does not dis
count the master stroke Of McGraw
and the New York owners. ~
3 Any way one looks at the trade
which sends Mathewson, Roush and
Mckenzie to the Reds in exchange
for Buck Herzog and Wade Kiliifer, It
is apparent that New York got all the
best of 1t. The Giants are the gain
ers even if both Herzog and Killifer
should fail to make good This sounds
rather odd, but it is true, neyerthe-
less. g..
Cllristy Mathewson pitched for the
Giants since 1901, and during that
time performed so many wonderful
,feats and was OF such service to the
club that the fans of New York idolizi
him. II had been established beyona
the shadow of doubt that Matty's
pitching days were over when Nc
.Graw traded him. Therefore, he was
sof no use to New York; but that did
not release the owners from the debt
they owed Matty.
Was well Paid.
The famous hurler was we'll paid
for the wonderful work he performed
Tor the Giants, hut there is enough
sentiment in the fans to have insisted
that the New York owners retain Mat
ty on the payroll for several seasons,
not at a small salary, but for just
about the same amount he is receiv-
ing now. 49,.
McGraw and Hampstead knew that
Matty was through as pitcher soon
after the season opened, but they also
knew that it would be impossible to
release him, even if they SO desired.
Ccmiskey, owner of the White Sox, is
carrying Ed Walsh on the payroll be-
cause of the service he gaye the club
years ago. The. fanS Of Chicago de-
handed this, and. Comiskey's sense
of loyalty compelled it.
Murphy,s trouble.
Ccmiskey also realized that 1t was
the unconditional release of Mordecai
Brown from the Cubs and the shabby
way this wonderful hurler was treat
| ed that started all the trouble for
Charley Murphy in Chicago. Murphy
eventually was driven from the game
Cat least as an active figure). and
such would have been the fate OF
Hampstead II he tried to get rid OF
Mathewson within the next three OIL
four years. -......
But instead Of doing that the New
York owners Killed two birds with one
stone, They relieved themselves of 9
contract which would soon be a bur
| den and also got a great bah player
The money paid HerBog on his three
year contract already has been saved
by. transferring Matty to the Reds.
Herzog is to receive $4,000 a veal
for three years, and this seems like
an enormous salary. II is really al
enormous salary. considering that tht
baseball war is over; but when ONT
looks. at it from the same point O
view that Hampstead has it really i:
Dirt cheap. and here is the reason:
A Great Player. - Z. 80 ~. >
/ IN return for the $4,000 year thu
New York club receives the service'
/ Of a great player, but one Who can b.
fdiepos %. CT without fear e criticism
j il he fails to maze good. If the dea
had not been made the New York clul