New-York tribune., 1919-01-15
Day and Mutrie
Founded Giants

John 3. Day and James Mutrie were
the founders of the Giants back in
1885, the team getting into action for
the first time at the original Polo
Grounds, Fifth Avenue and 10th
Street. The Brotherhood war. which
broke out in 1890, turned the club from
a prosperous venture into losing
proposition, the profits which Day had
gained being practically wiped out,
just because he remained loyal to the
National League.
The passing Of Day took place in
1892, when the Giants went into the
hands of Edward B. Talcott, Cornelius
Van Cott, General E. A. McAlpin, Frank
B. Robinson, A. J. Reach. Soden and
Conant, F. A. Abel, the Spaldings and
John T. Brush.
Andrew Freedman, prominent
Tammany man and associate of Richard
Croker. leader OF the Hall, purchased
81 per cent of the clubs stock in 1895
Tor 5000, and seven years later sold
out his interests to John T. Brush for
100000. 1t was during the Freedman
regime that baseball had stormy days.
riots at the Polo Grounds being Of
frequent occurrence.
Mr.. Brush grabbed John J. McGraw
from the Baltimore Club in 1903 and
made him manager. From that time
the prosperity of the New York Ma
tlonal League Club rightly dates. In
ms second year as manager, McGraw
plIoted his men TO a pennant, and re-
peatad the following year, when he
also captured the world series from
the Philadelphia Athletics.
lhere was then lapse Of six years
IN which the Giants finished some
times in the first division and some
times IN the second until 1911, when
they won the old league flag again
and continued their winning streak
fh ough the 1913 campaign, although
unable to carry off the big classic dur
ing those years. Last season the
Hlants hnlshed second after getting
away to big lead early in the year.
A summary of what the Giants have
accompIlshed in their long career might
be put in this wise: They have won
seven pennants and four world series.
ihey have won 100 games in season
TOUR times They have finished Sec
ond eight times, third four times and
fourth three times. On twenty-seyen
dlferent occasions they have complied
an average of better than 800. while
only in riY.e instances have thew fallen
below 500.
Volley for McQuadc
In firing parting sa'ute to the new
owners Of the Giants Magistrate Fran
CTS K. McQuadc, who is to be tbe new
reasurer, should have a special voJlev
ell for himself. If there ever was a
real baseball fan, the judge is the
FELLOW. Year after year he has timed
ms vacation so az to be able to ac
company the Giants to the Southland
on their training trips, and there ia
no more familiar figure on Main
Street Of Marlin, Tex, than this same
New York magistrate, garbed not in
,,ne Judicial ermine, but in regulation
baseball togs.
The judge gets out on the diamond
ana plays ball, 100, and the stranger
naturally would look upon him az a
member Of the huge squad John J.
was wont to have IL tow before tho
war. Tho judge also was frequently
called upon to umpire the clasheg be-
tween the regulars and the cubs. but
TINS job neyer seemed to aupeal to
I'm. He would rather get in the game
himself, and he just hated to make a
decision that might offend an aspiring
younHster who was dreaming Of Coo
gan>s Bluff and what record he was
gong to Lake under its shadows.
Magistrate McQuade said last nieht
ne would not sever hig connection with
the city bench because he has taken
part interest In the New York Baseball
Club