The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-05
BY John J. McGraw, Manager OF the
New York Giants.

Well. l am dealing them off new
deck now as far as the Giants are con-
on my club but they got too 5000 ma
tured about taking a licking.
My aggregation is now out OF the
race for the pennant. and nave SET
about ii now to accumulate announcer type
of team. l am tired Of singing when
they lost. I admit We are entirely out
of the going for the championship.
Therefore l am experimenting to see
what can do 70 cure the cluo. Inere
Is no better time TO do Il.
The four battles in Philadclphla JUST
after we took the road on the present
trip convinced me | must make some
changes. We left the Polo grounds VIA b
flag, and tn" four defeats by the Ph!!ieS
crowded us right out OF auy opportun-
witty. When we mounted the tram mat
chance for the p"nnant. some OF fhoss,
ball players were singing. There
oughtn't to be any, law against a man
ager. shooting baseball player i whS
to break up my team, My veterans
had gotten in rut. ! thouSnt they
would do better SOME whore else:
Things moved faster than l expected.
but the opportunities came along to
gather in some men | liked oy trades.
and I let the veterans go want 3
team now that Will be sore when u -
licked. L, is my notion there haSe o%en
too much Handwriting in baseball lat"-
~. II is not good for the game or in
diridual ball clubs.
tected are not Of the handShakIng Va
riety--McCarty and Zimmerman. Meth
or do they sing when they lose. Fran!
Chance. used TO have. rule On ne on!
hands on the field with an opponent
would be fined.
You can attend to your, social duties
O9sside Fran *, T bsrs v dsS0 lob is 10
The Remaining Relic.
The Boston Braves are the remaining
relic of the old scrapping days: for.
believe me, defeat stinGs that Stallings
the world. but they carry the best spirit
in the league. and that wins tor them,
grabbing tendencies would have broken
UP the race month ago.
And I believe the public does n"t
care for the pink tea manners either:
If a couple of armies were, to min. 1t
] for a time and then join each other Tor
tea Later. nobody would believe the war
NHas on the level. and they would be
hollerins:
That's what they'll be hollcring about
baseball TOO. II we don't look out. can
name lot OF teams that would he much
defeat. and didn't get along 50 sm%otnIE
with their opponents. The Chicago
White Sox would be enjoying higher
altitude for one. And don't believe IN
b letting umpireS get away with murder
either. That's 4 bunk idea; TOO" The
fans don't mind seeing and hearInG
squawk once in q while when the Hmp
calls bad one as he frequently does:
take defeat hard. Do you suppose ny
Cobb would be climbing toward the bat
ting CROWN again II he didn't care wheth-
or he sets hit or not. When the Geor-
blows regularly. he ia as pleasant com
pany as bear with a burr: They are
his nourishment. And the Tigers star
is showing his spirit now, by batting
Speaker to a standstil. an dhe will shoe
the Tigers right INTO a p"nnanf AZ MS
present clip with little aSsis';tnce.
Brooklyn Should Win.
BROOKLYN should win the flag lin our
league but I am still Il lit 10 afraid
the team won't come through | am
pulling for Robbie hard. both because
be better for the game of baseball il
the Dodgers win II won't help the
series any if the two Boston clubs play
it off. For d time last week It looked
ter What I mean by that is they w"re
so nervous about losing ball game
that they were afraid /" Try anything.
This Is q dangerous condition.
What the Brooklyn club needs" rn-
marked Ty Cobb 70 friend of mine
when he was in New York with the
Tigers last week. is some one dpoar'i
that OUTFIT full of tho nd nervine and
willing to try something"
Robbie hasn't any iron rivet"d cinrh
In front of him to win that tlatg. tTn
is up against Il fighting opponent IN
Stallngs and his gang. They Won't
quit. They are the Ty robbS OF the
league. because tn" nearer they get to
the finish the harder they battle. Rob
bic. I believe. has the ability to hold
the club together to the finish which
will be the rca tcSt. He does il by
salving. He encourages the boys a
hand. when the Braves lose. the boys
are afraid StallinSs will shoot some
body. Both systems are good.
Got Some Breaks.
The Brooklyn team took som" OF the
breaks last week in the deals. The
trading of Zimmerman to the Giants in
stead to Philadelphia ar BOSTON should
help the Dodgers. 1t saved Robbie from
having an opponent strengthened. and
1t means the Giants will go against the
Braves in the eight battles remaining to
he played between the two clubs with
a greatly bolstered lineup. OF course
Robbie would have liked to have cor
raled Zirn. himself but I wanted him.
In my opinion the big boy OF the
Bronx Is one Of the best all around men
in tn game. and | expect him TO do 4
whole lot for the Giants. dnot believe
there Is Big Lacquer who hits bail
harder. I was nishtily glad to get him.
And he is aScrappcr. too. as his record
with Tinker and others show-just what
I want. I think III be able to handle
him all right. for he was pleased by the
shift.
The loss Of Daubert was blow to
Brooklyn, but I believe Merkte will fill
the gap and show lot across the bridge.
The change won't do him Il bit Of harm.