Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-16
Brilliant Record of McGraw
Is Proclaimed as He Quits

respect and liking of base ball men
generally" states the Roanoke Times,
while the Cincinnati TimeJ-Star, call
ing him one who stands Without a
peer among big league managers re-
fers to his record as "a 1lrCbrand on
the field, a gentleman everywhere. who
typified the spirit Of base ball. and
recalls: Mainly because Of him. the
Giants have always been a great draw
ing crowd on the road. AS McGraW
once said with a chuckle. The other
fans Just love to hate the Giants"
Landing the fiery vigor with which he
upheld his cause in every controversy"
the Cleveland News advises that in
other callings than professional base
ball, such a spirit of undaunted cour-
age should be helpful in the winning
Of similar success"
III health removes from professional
base ball its most colorful figure" in
the opinion of the Buffalo Evening
News, which records that with the
Giants he has won ten league pennants
and three world Championships The
New London Day concludes that his
entire interest in life could nearly be
said to be base ball" as he studied it
as a vocation. played it with the zest
Of complete enthusiasm in his younger
days and demanded just as much of his
team in his years Of managership."
According to the appraisa! of the
Baltimore Sun, Ito him a game was
to be won at all hazards. and while it
lasted he was at war with members Of
the opposing team, with the umpire.
with spectators who invited an eX-
change of epithetS," and he was a
fiery, aggressive, indomitable player
who never knew when he was licked"
Viewing him as a great base ball
magnate," the Danbury Evening News
concludes: He made a deep impress
on the professional sport. Base ball
will be a long time forgetting him"
Quoting an expert who said that
the Giants leader originated most Of
the strategic plays used on offenSe and
defense In modern base ball." the Rock
ford Register Republic adds: "Prac-
tically every fan has followed this fight
ing leaders career with great interest,
approaching that a man who could
earn S20,000,000 for his club owners,
and win the pennants that he held.
was rare combination of brains and
spirit The Altoona Mirror recognizes
his great contribution to THE success
and popularity of base ball. and the
Topeka Daily Capital attests: The
game as it is played today is attributed
more TO McGraw's play and ingenuities
than to those of all other players and
managers"
He had infused his spirit into his
men," according to the Providence Bull
letin. They were the fightin' lest,
cussin'est. hard-workinest outfit in the
Union. How we hated them How.
We burned to annihilate them Lose
to all the rest, but lick the Giants. How
precious they are in memory! Mugsy!
BY George. We salute you. We must
borrow from Kipling:
Though I've belted you and f1ayed
you,
BY the livin' Gawd that made you.
You're better man than I am, Jawn
McGraw'"
His retirement is a major event in
the history of base ball." says the San
Francisco Chronicle, with the tribute
that his life has been almost the his
tory OF major league base ball" and
that "he contributed to making base
ball big business, and it rewarded him
by making him a big business man"