Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-27
M'CRAW LEADS
AS WINNER OF
B. B. REMNANTS
Boss of New York Giants I.
Most Successful of
All Managers
By HENRY i. FARRELL

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Winner of
eight National League pennants and
two world s championships, John Nc
Graw, manager of the New York Giants
is the most successful of all managers
and the best known figure in the game.
In 20 years at the head of the New
York team, McGraw has finished only
one in the cellar. He has been second
eight times. third once, fourth twice
and in the hole in 1915.
No other manager with the exception
of Connie Mack has a record that can
rom pare to the field boss of the Giants.
While Mack won six pennants with the
Philadelphia Athletics, much of the
lustcr was taken off his record by his
failure in seven later years to get his
team out of the last place.
In handling the Giants, McGraw is
more than a manager. He is an abso-
lutte ear. He gives directions from the
bench for every move of the offense
and defense. He takes the stand that
he will do all the thinkging for his
players, and he goes as far as to dictate
every delivery of the pitcher. Some
may argue that his policy is not sound,
but the results he has obtained does
not bear out that argument.
McGraw is a product of the old Bait
imore OriOle school which was perhaps
ihe greatest institution baseball ever
possessed. Tt was the foundation
school of modern scientific baseball
and every member of that club made
good in later years when they accepted
the post of management.
Began 80 Years Ago
The Giant chief began his profess
sional baseball career in his home town
at Truxton, N. Y, in 1890. He played
with Olean later and then went to
Wellsville, N. Y. He broke into the
big time as a shortsop with Baltimore,
April 26, 1891. Wilbert Robinson, now
manager of the Brooklyn club, was
then catching for the Orioles.
McGraw came to the Giants on July
10, 1902, when Andrew Freedman
owned the club and Horace Fogel was
manager. The team finished last that
season McGraw was appointed man
ager in 1908 and finished in second po-
sition. He won heopennant in 1904
and 1905 when he beat. Connie Mack
in the world s series. He also won
pennants in 1911, 1912, 1913 and 1917
and was deprived of another in 1918
when Merkle pulled his historic boneT
and the Chicago Cubs won the pennant.
Several years ago McGraw and
Charles Stoneham, prominent New
York broker and turfman, bought the
Giants and McGraw was named vice
president. He has been very successful
as a part-owner of the team and Isl
rated rs a wealthy man.
Not the least of his accomplishments
was his success in stopping Babe Ruth
in the world s series: Three years ago
when Ruth was first beginning to be
home run star, the Giants and the
Red Sox were playing a preseason
series of exhibition games. Ruth hit al
home in the first two games and Me
Graw announced that he found a way
to stop him. Ruth failed to get an
other clout on the trip.
Before the world S series last fall,
McGraw again said that the Giant
pitchers could keep the Swat King from
hitting them out of the park i'll the
series. Ruth failed to get homer
until the last game and Phil Douglas,
off whose delivery the homer was poled
out, did not make a particular effort
to keep him from hitting.
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