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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

It's been sometime since I read this really great book and you may well be right
about McGraw and Brush (NYG owner) not wanting to play the NYA team. Anyhow,
the New Yorkers and the NY media were most devastated when Chesbro "blew"
the play-off game vs Boston for NY with his wild pitch.

Bill, the thing that most impressed me about McGraw was his intense dislike for
Ban Johnson. And, as you know Johnson denied McGraw the chance to be the 1st
Manager of the Highlanders in 1903. And, correct me if I am wrong, but McGtraw's
vendetta at Johnson was the motivating factor which caused McGraw to refuse to
play Boston in the World Series in 1904.