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Show JOHN EVERS SLATED TO REPLACE M'GRAW AS MANAGER OF GIANTS (( . - , 1 .ft- : V : ' : v- S: ,-r-f S I 2- ri Y ' 4 r 1 ? W s - ylA John Evers Hanager John McGraw Christ Mathevason Christy Mnthewson, who made history his-tory as "Big Six" of the Giants, who left the management of the Cincinnati Reds to enter the army and generally supposed to be the next leader of the Giants, will write "Finis" in his baseball base-ball book at the close of this season, according to reports. The big pitcher whose name is linked link-ed with some of the brightest chapters of baseball during the last decade is to devote his attention to private business busi-ness next year, his. friends say. McGraw Shows Gratitude. John McGraw, manager of the Giants, who has shown his gratitude ,to the "old guard" of tbe club by wrecking his chances for a pennant rather than cast out the veterans that made the club the best paying investment in-vestment In baseball, had selected Matty as the man to take hold of the reins wnen he leaves, it was believed. Matty failed with the Cincinnati Reds, lint McGraw took him back and planned to give him his chance with the team that he took a major part in making famous. ' However, it seemed that Matty lacked the fighting qualities, the temperament tem-perament that has always been characteristic char-acteristic of a Giant leader. When Johnny Evers, t.v.e fiery Trojan, Tro-jan, was signed up by tile Giants as coach, McGraw announced, despite general belief to the contrary, that Matty's status as assistant manager of the club would not be affected. But when McGraw was suspended on the western trip, Evers was doing most of the bossing and It is generally believed be-lieved that the toga of clan leader will fall on his shoulders when McGraw tosses it off. |