The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-13
Big League Gossip
CHRISTY MATHEWSON -
Of the Cincinnati Heo
CHRISTY MATHEWSON
O, View york Giants Manager Cincinnati Reds

NEW YORK. y. Y. July Il In,
break has come in the National lc'tHu:
race, That looks to BE- almost sure a.
the pace tho Giants are travelling no"
The flag should be IN by the middle OF
August.
..Got TO beat The draft some waE.
said McGraw to me here i'll New YORK.
today. I've arc hustltnc now 10 c4oSt
up our business AMI ctnch the chath
nionship before tucic Sam breaks Vi
our ball club. Then we'll StaEEe'
through the worlds series with IN" OF"
men. You'd better come back and pittH
for me. Matty. then.
All along I hav,, said that III" Giants
could tear through tn" league It every
man on the team played anywhere near
his top sped CT - AL close I" Ia'
form OF his best year. add"d. now
ever, that II thr:H or four II Mc'ra"
boys should happen /" crash INT"
poor season K woul affect The work o.
the rest anil .hc Giants would b.. b'at"n
From where sit ~ III" Fol" grounds
now IL looks rs If IN" NcGraw ooES
were all ira cling a. their h"St pace
and were unanimous about winning 'h'
pennan,. No machine Is good WITH Il
moor chauffeur Mac IS ROW demons; rat
in what L great ,Hachla" b. has put 10
rether. and ne is Certainly driving It.
Tho Philli.S n:.." been failing BAGS
while the Giants wcr" $t"a'nInS ahead
and at tho present rate OF speed the Two
clubs will be so far apart pretty Soot
TINT Pat Moran viii hav. 70 figure only
on how he is goinS a. finish second. and
we may give hinr u lttlc battle on thai
question ourselves.
b.,Iinr OF his
best years. and this probably EXPLAINS
the recent Stun poi his club. y star
affects whole team. l don't mean that
the damage IS confined 10 his lack OF
service alone. but you take great per
former like Alexander. and he Is Il
tcntc to a team when right. AZ tuuS rs
a star is tra"cllnS Mt his best speed IN
keeps up The morale and the spirits ~
the rest OF the gang. They play Deter
as a whole When he says the cIuo
does. and then is the time the manager
has his tou CHEST job. He Is without the
best services OF his greatest performer
and his team loses condolences when they
see the surN worker getting beaten
pretty regularly. I doubt II Pat Moran
will be ahl. 20 bring the Ph!llieS pack
strong enough to make another good bid
for first place. TIL" Giants are pIaylns
too good bali and moving AWAY 10" tast
The slump Of Adcc has depressed the
club, I suppose. although Ihavsn'; been
there for personal observation on this
trip yet
So far we've got no kick coming on
the eastern hospitality. Ny team Is
getting along Very we'll. considering
and the boys certainly arr Furnishing the
ball Military rNpcrtS say that Napo'
leon wrote The words lr.t music ot
fighting man when he declared for ar
tillery and lots ut ii. | VIII go further
and say Ia wrutc tn" words and music
of baseball. too. Civ" II ball club Eoou
artillery aSl'l /, will go quit" ways.
I'm Il manager now. ana | know what
a sreliet il is Ia have L team that can
hit. You don't "vsr need /" c"nrrd''
the ball gam. tn" Reds ar" liahl" t"
come along any time AMI group tiv" or
six runs in an inning off any kind nl
pitching and put YOU right back IN II.
4 manager can also tax" longer chances
with a hitting ball club. and H. d"csn I
have 70 bum; his brains out. With Il
string Of slugg"rS in his batting order
It is possible for loader u try the hit
and run and other plays that open UP
the game HI can also go out for NOR"
imam one run. .tl~t''si'i va 'a' "''''"
style OF r:rchin- :, man on first and
tten buntiu:; him ;I:"utt6.
When I vert - CINCINNATI | guess
most followers ot the gam. thought
woul! cndeavo- tn develop the pltchlnH
department. and. to tell YOU the truth
I though, so myself. h"rau@" I figured
knew most about that mi ~ III" gam
But no on. admir"S good sticking
more than 7 do. Most any twirl"r "
eS-twirlcr feels TN. sam wa% about II
1t is q graz relief 10 b" cut th"r: In
the bcX anil har" your team III; up 4
nice hurct. &C runs under you. II helps
in the pitching.
After COX sizing W 'h'. Rods this
season | found I had fTll"n h"i- @ u
club Of wal!rp'rS. Thy may NOT al
be Ty tu:.hS. YOU understand. hlit most
Of them r@u taf" his healthy ~ th'
pillf Mc,'-~w ~ or. ::"'n <" IL RouSE
and between you ard ::"--luSt h"tw"c:
YOU and nlc--h. wouldn't m;hd getting
him back NIcGraw always was I; lItt:.
piSgish that va. 7 don 50" why h
wants Ft"U$h "hsn h" has I'll 'h"S'
pitcher :,u.G.r"rs on tn" ,ear1 now. AND
furth"rnlrr>. jus: between T"u and m
again. Mac is NOT going 10 GO Rousf
back. no matter what kind Of trade he
offers nae. No chanc":