Show GIANT MACHINE IS SHOT ALL TO PIECES Fullerton Thinks the Old Timers of McGraw Are About Through By HUGH S. S FULLERTON S Doping the tho New York Giants for tor th the thelast thelast last right eight years n e has hns been a n cinch We Ve usually know kno h when n th the team started training Just how It would line up and that lust It would finish up there two one three thre to a moral certainty This year It Is different McGraw McGraw's s 's machine is no samo amo Somo Some of ot the tho cogs are rusty runty and anu some Home are arc In dan danger er of breaking entirely t On paper he hI has haa a hotter club than he had last year But Dut It is Is' on paper It Itt t is hard to to dope the Giants this season If Mathewson Mathew Mathew- son eon at 90 per cent of his usual value alu Doyle at 65 per percent cent rent of ot what he was Meyer Mejer at t 7 75 I at 60 per cent we e have quite a a different outlook from what wo we get et If we calculate that all aU these fellows sire are going to come back The fact Is 18 there are Ire few tew signs of a 3 acome acome come back among among McGraws McGraw's r veterans who slipped last laRt year oar It looks as if It Mathewson ne er never will be bo again aln the great Ireat mainspring mainspring- of tho the club nn and are grave ve doubts whether ever will be bo a n winning pitcher again Meyers seems about through as as' as a n catcher Do Doyle Dole Ie shows signs of recovery recover and so 80 does Snodgrass s. s Reports from Texas Indicate that McCraw McGraw McGraw Mc Mc- Graw Craw has tackled one of or the hardest tasks of his life He is Ie forced to choose early earl whether to keep the vets who slipped last Jast s season ason or stick to some promising youngsters ho he hl has looked over Th The fact that he is canning ther the tho r recruits as rapidly rapid I as he can n place them with minor leagues tes indicates that he has not discovered much His 1118 catching staff will be Meyers Je Jeer er McLean and Smith Meyers slipped badly last fall McLean ought to bethe bo be bothe bothe the greatest in the tho business but the white lights hurt his CY eyes 8 Smith is promising but cant can't nl hit much Merkle erkle at first Doyle at nt second Fletcher r at nt s short ort and Lobert at nt third will composo compose tho the Inner defense Mer- Mer klc kle Is much err o overrated ted as a player an and needs a lot of ot driving Doyle went back terribly Jast ast year ear Fletcher Is still sun grat al and coming coming- He is a l strong man mannow mannow mannow now Instead ld of a high strung Mining ex peri- peri ment Lobert Is Ie one of ot these fellows R who for years we have ha been saying would 1 1 be great grent with a good club Now h ho Is with nn an alleged good club v We shall see sec He nan has speed sped d he can hit he ho can run and field and throw The outfield will be Burns DUrns Robert Robert- son eon and either r Thorpe Snodgrass or Murray McGraw ma may dispose of Murray Murray Mur Mur- urra ur- ur ra ray and keep a l youn youngster ster Thorpe Is a great athlete who never yet has learned how to play baseball nober Robertson Bon Is a rt tt very bad outfielder who can hit Burns Durns is a a. great reat outfielder really realI a great ball ballplayer ballplayer ballplayer player and ho has hns speed brains and hitting power He needed d experience and hM has ha gRin gained a n lot of ot that and he seems to fit Into the McGraw scheme Mathewson cannot be expected to too be beas beas as aa great as he was He Ho Is III showing signs Biens of tho wear and tear Marquard is In bad and the temperamental left left- hander will have ha haea a lot of troubles of his own I do not expect him to be beon beon beon on the pay par roll rolt July 4 Tesreau pitched d great t ball bal last s spa season MOil and has haa the strength a mid and d everything c else elee to go right on Chalmers should be one of the greatest of or pitchers and nd Poli Poll P Perritt really is a wonder Frol l ne scarcely Is worth k keeping on any major r league club duh that aspires aspire to win win |