The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-18

: no interest in my personal sentiments,
! and. 1t that IS the case. I suggest the
reader skip tho next few paragraphs.
While with the Giants, was never sure
l wanted to undertake the handling OF
| q big or small league bail club, Then.
as now, knew q manager. to be sue
cess. needed many qualifications not re-
| Quired Of first class ball player.
The first time. I thought seriously of
| taking a whirl at managing was a few
years ago when the Yankees were re-
| ported to be for sale! Several wealthy
men. with whom I had become acQuaint-
ed in New York. decided they would buy
the American league club IN that city.
purely for the sportsmanship Of it
| they did not need the profits-if could
manage the team. I don't know why
| they had so much confidence in me.
! for did not have It in myself. put
; 1t up to the New York club. My pro-
position was that I should be released
| from my contract with the Giants. pro-
| vidcd the Yankees could be purchased.
but the bosses Of the New York Ma
! tionals did not want to let me go at
| that time. so the deal fell thrc<gh.
II tho men, who were willing to IL
nance this venture, had been successful
| in purchasing tho Yankees. 1t owuld
| have been q fine thing for baseball as
they were all great sportsmen and keen
| followers Of the big league. although.
| for their own exercise. they played that
| strictly milionaires' pastime Of polo.
However, these possible owners could
not have been any better s3'':''s''>.' -;
than Captain Huston and c."
pert, the present incumbents y
ership.
When McGraw started tbs
structlon Of the Giants. he decid"G -
J try TO get Herzog from Cincinnati.
whose great playing ability he admired.
. although the two had had their personal
differences IN the past. The Giants
! manager never let's these stand In the
way OF building q winner. and 1ierzos.
as he got a little older. wanted to play
! with McGraw and the Giants again
They are good friends now. He really
regarded the Polo grounds as his home.
and he has been there three times after
; being shifted to another team. The most
optlsmistic admirer could not claim
Charlie had made . success or managing
in Cincinnati. He didn't seem to be tenn
pcramentally fitted for the too-not IN
Cincinnati anyhow.
McGraw told me Of the deal he desired
TO make ana Sald, II MS pEopoSttAc'
| were accepted. I would go to the Reds
as their manager.
do you want to take chance on It..
Matty?" he asked ME.
1T don't know" I replied. TIL think
! II over"
Baseball has been my business ever
since I have been old enough TO make
any kind Of a living. knew l didn't
; have TO hop on the fast one any more
In fact that 1t owuld hardly break Il
pane of glass. and that when I did get
by. did it through my knowledge OF
baseball and batters. I could not keep
this up long. and had already told Mi.
Hampstead, when I was TO longer flt
TO pitch. ! would turn In my contract.
as did not want to get paid for sitting
on the bench.
You can stay with the New York
club as long Us want to" he answered..
So. when the offer came for me 10 90
TO Cincinnati. ] realized | was about
through rs n pitcher and was contein .
plating quitting tho game ! loved and
giving up tine only business knew. be-
cause I had worn out in IT. IT could
make good as a manager, could prob