The New York herald., 1922-01-21

Il.
annual salary of $4,000. declined the
offer of the Federal Leaguers-and de-
clined another one in 1915.
johnson Forced Him Ont.
True. he had jumped from the Balti-
more club OF the newly organized Amer
lean League to the Giants In 1902, but
that act was one of self-preservation
against the antaEonism OF Ban Johnson.
who did not like the little peppery third
baseman. with his sharp tongue, and
suspended him.
when McGraw was with the Balti-
mores the New York Nationals were
joke. Under the ownership OF Andrew
Freedman. and the management of
George Smith and Horace Fogel. the
inimitable, the Giants in 1902 fell into
the league cellar. They had finished
last or next to last for many years and
they looked hopeless.
But OH July 10, 1902, John J. McGraw,
the scrapper. came to the Giants. and
the American League lost a priceless as
set. for had MAC" remained in the
johnson circuit there is little doubt that
he would have been transferred to this
city in 1908, when New York took the
place of Baltimore. McGraw's coming
to the Giants saved the National League
in this city-and started a new era in
baseball, for in 1903 peace was declared
between the National and American
Leagues.
Brush Brought Him Here.
John T. Brush, who had owned the
clubs in Indianapolis and Cincinnati,
and had purchased the New Yorks from
Freedman. brought McGraw here and
started that reorganization which con-
verted the Giants into real power. In
1902 McGraw could not undo the errors
which had been made under the man
agement of Smith and Fogel, but there
was a big change for the better.
In 1903, building around Christy
Mathewson. Joe McGinnity and Jack
Cronin pitchers Roger Bresnahan.
catcher, and Dan McGann. first base
man as a nucleus, McGraw developed
powerful ball club which made valiant
fight and finished second to the Pirates.
In 1904 the Giants. under the viriie
leadership of McGraw. won the frst pen
nant New York had acquired since 1883,
when Jim Mutrie. still alive at 73, over
on Staten Island, repeated his success
of 1888.
In. 1905 the baseball world rang with
the praises of McGraw, for he not only
won another pennant with the Giants,
but led them to their first world cham
pionship In tho famous series with the
Athletics. which saw Matty pitch three
shutouts. In 1921, having won seven
pennants and beaten the record OF Con-
ME Mack. McGraw led the Giants to
victory over the Yankees The winning
of the pennant was truly great per-
sonal triumph. Only McGraw could
have pulled that club to the top after
L. Il ,.sI. sIv.l In n
games and appeared headed straight for
the flag.
To Manage From Bench.
During the last week there has been
considerable conjecture regarding Nc
C;raw's plans for next season. There
is great interest in his intentions as
regards leading his club from the coach
ing lines or the bench. Last season he
managed the Giants from the dugout.
and we Will say that he will lead them
again this season from the bench.
We learned yesterday that McGraw's
name is not among the forty which have
been sent to John Heydler as the reserve
list of the Giants This means that Nc
Graw is not eligible to don uniform
and 20 on the coaching lines. This con-
dition exists for the first time since
MAC" Joined the New Yorks. OF course
McGraw may be made eligible by plac-
ing him on the list before the season
opens. But we do not expect any such
move.
McGraw has an able lieutenant IN
Hughey Jennings and there is no real
reason for him 70 get into uniform
But II matters should not run smoothly
McGraw may change his plans, put
himself on the active list. and go out
there off third with the old zip and pep
per
McC;raw is the sixteenth manager OF
the Giants. Mutrie. who served for nine
years, beginning with 1883; Pat Powers.
John VI. Ward. George Davis. Jack
Doyle. III. l.. Watkins. Arthur Irwin,
Bill Joyce. Cap. Anson. John b. Day,
Fred Hoey. Buck Ewing George Davis,
George Smith and Horace Fogel came
before him. His fifteen predecessors did
not serve for as many years as he al
ready has served with the Giants.