Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 289, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1912 — SNODGRASS HOLDS HIS JOB [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SNODGRASS HOLDS HIS JOB

Will Not Be Fired for Muffing Fly In Recent World's Series —Error Excusable, Says McGraw. Persistent reports that the New York Giants would dispense with the services of Fred Snodgrass as a result of his costly error in the last world series game are set at rest in a statement given out by John J. McGraw, manager. He says: “I do not blame Fred Snodgrass In the least for his failure to catch that fly ball in the last game of the world series at Boston. Snodgrass is a valuable and conscientious player, and he will be a member of the Giants

next season. His failure to make the catch is something that would happen but once in a thousand caseß, and I want to say that he is deserving of sympathy fdr this failure. It hurts him more keenly than it hurts anyone else. **la this connection I may say that

I feel even worse for Mathewson than for Snodgrass, as Matty pitched three excellent games without winning any of them. There neve* 1 was and never will be another pitcher like Matty.”

Fred Snodgrass.