| Show Whimsical McGraw Al Demaree's return to the Giants is another evidence of the eccentric whims of John McGraw When Demaree went to Philadelphia Philadel phia phin In a trade with the New York club Gotham fans thought they had bad seen Been the last of him In a Giant uniform uniform uniform uni uni- form for McGraw seldom turns a player loose unless he Is satisfied that the player has outlived his usefulness as a Giant and he seldom calls caUs a man back Be Because u e of this Demaree's come comeback comeback comeback back marks a peculiar turn In the administration n of ot the Giants Only a afe afew afew few fe times In the history of the Giants under McGraws McGraw's s 's management has a player been sold or traded and later brought back to the fold Charley Herzog Is serving his third term as a Giant He was brought back from Boston and later turned I J z I I M I I Al AI Demaree I loose to manage the Cincinnati club After his fling as a manager In Cincy Buck figured In the trade for Mathewson Mathew- Mathew son Bon Red Murray came back having been sent to the Cubs Cobs but at that was not considered as a likely candidate for tor a regular Job may we well consider himself a B lucky player although he is to be given glnn some credit too When McGraw McGraw McGraw Mc Mc- Graw turned Steamer AI Al over oer to the Phils It was said that he had bad lost confidence con con- In Demaree's ability to hold hIs bis nerve under fire The cartoonist pitcher was knocked out of ot the box in a number of games which McGraw thought he lie had no reason for tor losing lWY he put i 1 Al as A t player placer with with- ut out much backbone But when Demaree Dema Dema- ree became known as a Giant killer by virtue of numerous victories over the New York club after Muggsy turned him loose Jawn promptly changed his mind and Jumped at the chance to trade Kilduff for him The Demaree Kilduff deal was mode made at a time when McGraw was beginning to look at the spurt of the Reds and Cardinals with an apprehensive apprehensive apprehensive eye He decided that he could sacrifice an Infielder for a pitcher of Demaree's caliber and at atthe atthe atthe the time the Giant staff was going none too good As a member of ot the Cubs Steamer Al had little to look forward to Mitchells Mitchell's team tam was out of the pennant pennant pennant pen pen- nant race by the middle of July and with the White Sox struggling for forthe forthe forthe the American league lealue pennant the chances of ot a city series and the resultant resultant resultant re re- re- re financial fruit was considered slim at the time the deal was made Demaree Is lucky and all that but It must be remembered that he pitched his way back to the Giant berth |
