The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-30
Big League Gossip
CHRISTY MATHEWSON
Manager Of the ctneAnao 1ssA

game, caught the Giants bit stale and
shut them out A hundred previous vfceS
tories would not appease the fans fofk
such a defeat
"They have been pointing toward thits
condition for the last ten days" NC:
Graw told me the morning We sat to-
gether In court to answer Tor the crime
Of playing Sunday wa benefit Eams.
continued McGraw. but Of course.
want to offset It Just as soon ~ I cad
don't want it to become a habit" sEs
I noticed In New York-and my OBJ
Of the Brooklyn and St Louis teams:
that the Giants arc not trying muo4
fancy baseball during this period otS
'"rhey don't look the same" said . :
not ons IN f1cnt V %hes thnes are sn
their way, they pull stuff on tho bese1
and at bat that they don't pull II th61
are run or two behind and tho game q ]:
As I. said before, the tine 70 eamhit
L. whom you arc on velvet. and ontioA
the Giants are about tho same ~ any oes
US when II. comes to risdng . play thkt
might bring down rid1cule on than u,
II lost the game. AZ
I notice there has been sonne eriticiilis
Of Charles H Ebbets for rsleasing CHEZ
Meyers and Mike .Howrey In mid-1aAso9.
possibly have conforre6 = favor or
Meyers, at least. no matter what his
intentions were. believe the Chief win
see II that way. too. II he believes -.
has some years Of big league baseball 81 I
Here Is tho way I look ct Il: Nsysrss
was hitting poorly, and Il vas aimobks
toreGone conclufon that he would MOI
be with the Brooklyn club next SeaoH.zz ).
HAD ne remained all OF this Gao an
have been placed 20 advantagoousl3.<
There is never tn chance to Rrah a 1oG6
job during the off-season that there a.
when the fight is on. =:
tho Boston club signed him. He thus
leaves club we'll stocked with young
catchers, and joins one that was e.
tremeiy hard up for catchers Of snY..
klnd. Had he held Off = little longer. r
him, as Gibson was hurt the folloWine
It Seems to be an almost invsrfabisS
rule that change Of seenery implovsS
dropped Meyers ne was thought to II
slipping. but he came back strong witk; !,
Brooklyn. look for him to DO thS4
aame at Boston. as he is hard worker.
THIS change may cinch = Job for him,
such prospect II he had dragEed alon1
tho rest Of the season in Brookiyn. 80
The history Of baseball is full Of tbs
experiences Of men who '1ve come
S gaek c afsef being ing , rslsa; There z
about George Gibson. Pat Raean Gens4
Paulette and many others? M
was ono Of the managers Who;
scented complications last winter whom.
abled list" and raised tho team limit %, !.
TWENTY-FIVE men The new rule worlS
handicap when managers are forced
to carry as eligibles. players who suS.>
game for months. &.
. An odd tangle occurred in New York
last week when McGraw was Obliged to
depend on only ono catcher for several
days. though he could have picked I'D
. aosen substitutes from the minor
leagues.
A combination Of the disabled list'
and the team limit rules and the other
new rule foretdding tho sale Of . player
waivers being asked. tied McGraW up!
MeGraw had released Kreur.r . few
days before and was depending on Glib
son and Raridbn until NcCarty rot
5sssy ss, ;SnnS On sst Sroy A 4 g. a.
ond game Of q double-header, Tho next
day the Brooklyn club loaned Catcher
Snyder. but when the New York club
attempted to record this deSl on Non
der would not BE- available until all
other clubs have waived claim on him. =
A McGPaw could not wait for tbs
waiver time lfnit to expire b sent 6ny.:
der back to Brooklyn. - y
As the time on this waiver also had 10
die q natural death. Mc0rNw was sim
ply forced to walt until the end Of the
week before ne could relieve RAIiden, !,
and the Giants had to play two double /.
Probably such mtx-up would never
again occur on or near August -. but
McGraw's experience demonstrates that
the rule can work hardship and It
ought to be amended.
Copyright. 1917. by Tho Ball 6ynAi.
cate, Inc.) r.