New-York tribune., 1916-07-26
Tells How 1t Feels to Quit
the Service After Six
teen Years.
M'GRAW HOPES FOR
ANOTHER BIG DRIVE
lawn ]. Is Cheerful, and Herzog
Hopes to Stay a While
This Time.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.


son yesterday. "that the toughest part
of my new JOB has been accomplished.
may be mistaken, but don't believe /
will have a tougher one to face than |
had to-day when went to the park to
move out my stuff from the old locker
and transfer il over to the visiting
clubhouse.
II knew the transfer away from New
York would be hard continued Matty,
but il was even harder than | ever
thought IL would be. The visiting CLUB
house AT the Polo Grounds is only
few wards away from the Giants CLUB
house. But il might have been good
many miles away, considering the way
felt.
New York has been a good deal more
than home to me- II has been something
that can't very we'll explain, as II goes
deeper than any words have TO speak.
/ am more than glad 70 have this chance
in Cincinnati. ! am going TO do my
best TO make good. But so far haven Z
got used TO the idea Of leaving New
York and the Giants. Time is supposed
to settle those things, and guess ~
will in my case. But when | cieaned
out my locker to-day ! felt as II had
finished the toughest Job mad ever
known
Matty Is Hopeful.
81 haven't been on my new shltt
long enough" Matty said. ito make
snv announcements about the future.
II will take US some time 10 get
started. and progress may be slow, but
! hone the day won't be too far away
before we get up there somewhere with
the regular people. ! believe ! have
a fne outfelder in Eddie Roush. lie
has made a most favorable impression
so far. and should soon be one OF the
hest i'm the game. But just at present
we are crippled. Hal Chase has bad
charley horse, but he will play IN the
first game. and give the best he has
One or two others are laid up but we
are not predicting any pennants Tor
his wear. We have some hrst class
nl.vers. and around these we may De
able to build up a pretty good machine
BY next spring.
"How does it feel to be manager
after sixteen years of the playing part
Well. ! haven't been manager long
enough 10 feel much difference lax
ing charge of club in last place at
least removes all worry ABOUT any
further descent. II we go anywhere
at all it isn't going to be doWn"sId'
At present all we can do IS 10 give en-
tbe host we have and look 10 the
future. , Ill,
Matty Day, rained out yesterday, VIII
hs celebrated this afternoon. Inc |
double header has been postponed unuI
the next Red invasion in September
So there will be only one game III
which Slim Sallee is booked TO lace
Clarence Mitchell.
The Sheriff has had good long rest
or1 renor+s that his left arm Is now
oozjng the pink stuff they put IN con
N.ion He and Buck Herzog were 0oth
in rare glee about their Giant aftllia-
tions. Herzog hasn't yet gwen up me
idea of a Giant pennant. One gooU'
fast drive" says Charles Lincoln, VIII
nut us up in the running again. Ano
I believe we are about ready 10 star;
II we can ever get away at top speed
the punch is there TO carry us quite
a way forward
Herzog Will Stick.
Joining the Giants" says HerLog'
"feels better every time. This makes
nv third advent with the club, and tins
time | hope to stick 1t out until my
baseball days are over"
John ]. McGraw is another who be
lieves the Giants stlll nave thelI
chance, provided they can get away 10
a brisk start. McGraw is looking TOT
much better pitching from now on, and
il this comes his club has the wallop
to clean up one series after another.
The next two weeks will tell the
story" says John J. IF We once get
started. as | believe we will, this time
at home. we are going to be harder 10
stop than any club in the league. We
all realize that the time has passed for
anything but winning baseball If we
are to get there. But l have a much
better club now than had at the start
"a much better club than had when
we won seventeen straight games, so
the lob isn't an impossible one. Herzog
will make a world Of difference, and
so will Sallee But the box scores Of
the next ten days or so will tell the
story better than any advance prophe-
cies can hope 10 do