Word: mcgraw
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...National League contenders were idle yesterday, giving the injured Giants another day to recuperate. If New York takes two out of three from Philadelphia, McGraw will be assured of his fourth straight flag even if Brooklyn beats the Boston Braves twice. To Play W. L. Pct. Washington 3 90 61 .594 New York...
Mason Britton, Vice President of McGraw-Hill...
...first major trade of the winter baseball season was announced. Dave Bancroft, captain and shortstop of the New York Giants, and " Casey " Stengel, who won two World's Series games for the Giants last month, were traded by Manager McGraw to Boston, together with Fielder Cunningham, for the Veteran pitcher Oeschger and the hard-hitting fielder, Billy Southworth. Bancroft will be Boston's new manager...
...Ringside. Gathered around at various ranges of visibility, notables from all walks of life observed. When Dempsey descended into the front row he landed not far from Archie and Kermit Roosevelt, Elihu Root, Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, Sir Thomas Lipton, ex-heavyweight champion Jim Corbett, John J. McGraw, George M. Cohan. The visiting British polo teams were there, all the Yankee and most of the Chicago White Sox ball players, Lord Birkenhead and his daughter...
...John McGraw is troubled. The source of his distemper is the fact that there is only one Jewish ball player (Bohne of Cincinnati), to his knowledge, in the major leagues. McGraw craves a Semitic sensation around his Manhattan ballyard. He craves one to the extent of offering, publicly via a newspaper syndicate, $100,000 for a star Semite. He points out that " 50% of the fans are Jewish." These fans have seen many diamonds on their brethren and the inference is that, conversely, they would like to see many of the brethren on the diamonds...