I don't know. Whatever
the reason, though, it was wonderful to be a Giant back then.
"Take Mr. McGraw, for example. What a great man he was! The finest and
grandest man I ever met! He loved his players and his players loved him.
Of course, he wouldn't stand for any nonsense. You had to live up to the
rules and regulations of the New York Giants, and when he laid down the
law you'd better abide by it!
"I'll never forget one day we were playing Pittsburgh, and it was Red
Murray's turn to bat, with the score tied in the ninth inning. There was
a man on second with none out. Murray came over to McGraw--I was sitting
next to McGraw on the bench--and he said, 'What do you want me to do,
Mac?'
"'What do I want you to do?' McGraw said. 'What are you doing in the
National League? There's the winning run on second base and no one out.
What would you do if you were the manager?'
"'I'd sacrifice the man to third,' Murray said.
"'Well,' McGraw said, 'that's exactly what I want you to do.'
"So Murray went up to the plate to bunt. After he got to the batter's
box, though, he backed out and looked over at McGraw again.
"McGraw poked his elbow in my ribs. 'Look at that so-and-so,' he said.
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