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According to a masterful book titled John McGraw by Charles Alexander, McGraw punched out umpires, was arrested for gambling, was accused by the Sporting News of betting $15,000 on a game, was suspected of sending his team doctor to bribe umpires and owned a racetrack with the team's owner.
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Besides, I knew the Bronx Bombers had history on their side: Herb Pennock, Joe Dugan, Wally Pipp, Bob Meusel and some guy named George Herman Ruth christened the Old Stadium with a world championship in 1923, some eighty-six years earlier when John McGraw evicted the future dynasty from the Polo Grounds.
One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011
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A reporter for the New York Herald tracked down the Giants' manager, John McGraw, at a billiards club at 34th and Broadway to inform him of the fire.
Gotham Baseball Rose From the Ashes Joshua Robinson 2011
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Besides, I knew the Bronx Bombers had history on their side: Herb Pennock, Joe Dugan, Wally Pipp, Bob Meusel and some guy named George Herman Ruth christened the Old Stadium with a world championship in 1923, some eighty-six years earlier when John McGraw evicted the future dynasty from the Polo Grounds.
One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011
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La Russa retires third on the all-time wins list, 35 behind second-place John McGraw.
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This figure includes John McGraw and Christy Mathewson, who were around before the advent of uniform numbers but are officially recognized by the Giants as having retired numbers.
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"Neither Knute Rockne, not John McGraw, not Connie Mack, nor Casey Stengel, nor Vince Lombardi, nor any other coach or manager has complied anything close to the record of Wooden's teams," sports journalist Arnold Hano wrote in the New York Times in 1973.
Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, winner of 10 national titles, dies at 99 2010
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Giant old-timers were introduced to the crowd—men who had played for John McGraw, such as Carl Hubbell, as well as later Giants, such as Monte Irvin and Sal Maglie.
WILLIE MAYS JAMES S. HIRSCH 2010
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It was a triumph for Leo Durocher, his first championship in fifteen years as manager, placing him in the record books with John McGraw.
WILLIE MAYS JAMES S. HIRSCH 2010
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They appeared in 15 World Series, winning five, including titles under legendary manager John McGraw in 1905, 1921 and 1922.
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