Evening journal., 1922-10-03
S POR rs
McG1uaU and Hltggins
A WORD PICTURE
BY Branch Hickey
Manager St. Louis Cardinals

work in the winter. but he Is the
boss in the summertime. too. Things
go his way sooner or later. II not
right now. then pretty soon. Sort
OF an eventually proposition.
There Is no such word in McGraw's
dictionary. The words fright now
are on every page.
Force Va. Calculation
McGraw forces results, the kind
he wants. Higgins calculates that
certain results ought 10 follow.
Both McGraw and Higgins dis
prove the idea generally held that
II takes physical greatness 20 be a
successful manager. McGraw used
TO be little chap as a player. but
he got along all right. and Higgins
head keeps his 1855 pounds out OF
trouble. Besides. the day when
players had 20 be man-handled has
passed, II It ever was.
Higgins got his education IN mo
law school OF the University OF Gin
clnnati. don't know hts nationality.
but he's a Yankee. with the trading
instinct OF a Yankee.
McGraw was educated in the Uni
versity Of give and Take" an ex-
clusively American Institution. and
he graduated with high honore in
both courses.
lot IL Go nj That.
10 would take some deep boring
into soms entirely irrelevant matters
20 prove that he would have been
moro capable IL no had been grad
usted from any other school. Nc
Graw is capable and a man Of
"parts"-iet It go at that
There Is much discussion as 70
the part n manager plays in a world
series. To be sure. McGraw will
play a big part. a larger part than
Higgins. for the simple reason that
he will direct every detafl OF his
game.
McGraw IS a tacticlan; Higgins.
more the strategist. Each IS the
other but McGraw Is more OF both.
McGraw is pre-eminently strong on
the field. Higgins takes care OF mis-
game. too. but he Is a careful cal
culator before he hands his lineup
to the umpire. On oct 1 he's proba-
bly, realizing on some calculations
made on oct. IS OF tho previous
year.
Confident OF Themselves.
Both managers have confidence In
themselves. in their knowledge OF
the game. IN their ability 20 handle
men and. above all. both are forever
trying 10 get better players. They
are the two shortest standpatters on
a bad club or a bad player that I
ever knew. Higgins has never been
satisfied to start a season with his
old team. McGraw stands pat BIT
longer, but when something tells
him a change Is desirable he moves
faster than any man I'm the game.
He can get a capable substitute for
azy position on his club within the
limit OF time for transportation.
There are two reasons for this-he
can make sufficient inducements and
he knows where the material Is.
Has an Iron Paw.
In regard 10 discipline, McGraw
insists on physical fitness. He has
an iron paw and~is no respector Of
persons. He never calls a conference
OF outside powers. McGraw Is the
adjuster and no conference Is neces-
sary He does the Job himself. The
biggest single reason why the
Giants have been winners for so
many seasons is John McGraw. He
has Mr.. stoneham and other asso-
clates. and they support him in all
his moves. In Jennings. Burkett,
Dolan, Kinsella and several others
he has men who are able as coaches
and scouts
Has Money 90 Use.
He has money 20 use and he uses
II and he has great players. but his
team, as an institution. IS a Nc
Graw institution. he Interested fin
ancial men IN the club. He nodded
its liberal policy. and the money /
used has been used by McGraw. He
selected his assistants and he chose
his players.
Baseball Is bigger than any man
IN it-indeed. then all men in 70, but
John McGraw has contributed n
leading and fruitful part In making
the game the greatest scientific
sport in America.
The career OF Miller Higgins in
New York has been OF shorter dura-
1on. but che winning OF two pen
nants in as many years is no small
as starter.