The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-25
nv HUGH FULLERTON.

Whatever any one may think oC Inc
results. John MCGraw has proved NM
self the greatest general In baScbAr
since tho days OF ComIskcy. The work
Of his team in the world series was
masterpiece Of handling a ball club.
am not speaking Of results. or OF hits or
errors. but Of the play. both in attack
and defense. True, IL miSCarried ut
times. and there wcre times that the
Giants looked 10 he pretty bad hair
club-but 10 ouc watching what The
players were trying to do, and int"'-
preting from their efforts what Nc
Graw had PLANNED. It was marvellous.
Take that first game II tho series.
Nc,iraw knew exactly the style Of Bull
lot joe Bush. knew how fast he was and
how hard his sliding Siants arc to hit.
He devised plan Of attack to meet that
speed In 50 doing he made at lcas.
three OF his rcGulars-Snyder, FriSch
and Blncruit--altcr their batting styles
Groh was really the only player on tho
team who figured to hit speed. He -
a natuua. speed hitter. McGraw harkcd
back TO the old days when evory batter
facing fast pitching quit swinging
aud played tho Just meet II" style Of
hitting.
Groh Likes Speed.
That Is Ciroh's natural style. IN tact
he Is more like the uid-timc hatj"rs
than any Of the present regime. Sat nc
had Bancroft. frtSCh and Snyder, ana
perhaps others, although the change
was not so noticeable just SuappinA
their bats Squar"ly against the bah. AZ
q result tho team hit tho speed fairly
well-eyCn before the disaster to iiuS-
VIII ch really turned tho tide.
1t WAS Mctiraw who observed Instant
IL that Bush WIS tavuriug his St"mr-
bruised foot. The Si"n" hrUjn" EVIDENT
y troubled tho Gank"" pitcher. and an
tho middle Of tho game he commenced
To place his foot on the slab 80 AZ I"
avoid having tho bruised spot touch
tho plate To do this h. had 10 alter
his style. In AN Instant the Giants
were barking at the ump!r" l." compel
Bush 10 stand In tn" proper r"Sii!"u.
Then seeing that TIA" Nank"" pitcher
was handicapped. h suddenly "r'i'r"d
Il change in tho attacking Styir. and
rushed his men Ia the plate I" lat IN"
first ball offered. lie had tn" gam"
won before tho Yankee manager WH.''i
to the fact that the victory which ,h'>
already had counted had Slipped away.
Tactics Were Perfect.
Tho outiield and inficld switches
made by tho Giants ~ drtruS" showed =
perfect knowledge of the strengths an!
weaknesses ~ the urrusiug h1tt"rS. ANA
also that Neht and Ryan knew just
where I" pitch l." cayh man. Their
pitching I" Ruth was r"luarkahir Ti'
fans. Of r"urSe. hUmtcd the I&,h" Tor
not hitting mUrh. has "uiy hit h'iuE
n half fmkC after iNr" Strikes were
ga lied. bat against such pitching. p'a&>
ned for hts Individual case, II" on
could hit much N,hf shot them bow
and fast and Ryan stuck over ~"
last ones that l;nth t""h without
muving--In each cause evidently out
guessing himself
MrC;raw got everything p"Ssihl" out
Of his players. IIurCiu> lid u"i--nun
tic team which WIS weaker Won. Vet
n lot Of critics y"ii"d that II WI
luck"
The world series ny tn" way brought
OIL, c"nSidcrahl" argument oyer broad
casting tho results l. WAS thu first
tim, in baseball that IA" games hay"
been sen, on in that manner. com
pl,rc plan' WI installed. ana I'D Gran
nv Ei,c. rlr. ,!"'u"u bruadc.G-'rr. mad"