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Show nW BOOSTER FOR PIBflTE BOSS Giant Manager Secured Position Posi-tion for Present Pittsburg Ball Leader John McGraw, pilot of the New York Giants, and the greatest Tnanager maker baseball ever had, Is deeply interested in George Gibson and his Pittsburg Pirates jthls year. McGraw Is not going to toss any games to Gibson's Gib-son's crew, but inasmuch as he was instrumental in getting Gibson the managerial post with the Pirates, ho Is now anxious to gee what "Hack" will do with tho managerial reins. McGraw did not have to uso much of his persuaslvo power to talk Droy-fuss Droy-fuss Into naming Gibson as manager of tho Pirates, for George was chief receiver for DroyfusB' club during tho best days of his career and bis worth as a player and a baseball student! was well known to the Pirate owner.1 But McGraw really persuaded Drey-fuss Drey-fuss to give "Hack" a trial, by recount-' ing Gibson's worth to the Pirates In tho old days, and adding to this testimony testi-mony his own estimation of the former for-mer backstop star who was a Giant coach for a couplo of seasons. I McGraw has started so many men1 on the managerial path in the minors and majors, he has llttlo trouble,, to keep In touch with his graduates. The betten known players who have taken up pilot berths on McGraw's recommendation recom-mendation are: Nicklin, Billy Gilbert, Mlckoy Doolan, Wllbert Robinson, Mike Donlin, Georgo Wiltse, Christy Mathewson, Roger Breshnahan, Pat Moran, Bill Dahlen, Joe McGinnity, Frank Bowerman, Bill Clarke, Arthur Devlin, Danny Shaw, Harry McCor-mlck, McCor-mlck, Frank La Chance, Jack O'Brien,' Joan De Montrevllle, Frank Magoon, Jimmy Sheckard, Duckey Holmes, Steve Brodlo, Harry Howoll, Dan Mc- Gann, Bill Kleter, Al Selbach, San-t dow Mertes, George Browne, George Van Haltren, Billy Lauder, Bill Koeler, Heine Wagner, Jack Warner, Charley Herzog, Jack Dunn, Charley Dubb and George Gibson. There are several others, too, but they aro not so welll known. Strange to relato, nearly all of tho managers trained undor McGraw have almost completely adopted his system. They are nearly all strict discipllna-' rians, the one possible-exception being Pat Moran, of the champion Cincinnati Cincin-nati team, whoso ovon disposition does', not seeni to enable him to use the iron hand. Most of these managers havo been fairly successful, too. McGraw never loses Interest . In the work of his proteges. |