In 1916, The Newspaper Enterprise Association ran a series of brief articles called “One Minute Talks with Ballplayers.”
Christy Mathewson, if the first days in his new role as manager of the Cincinnati Reds said:
“Of course I was willing to go to Cincinnati apropos of the deal which brought me there to manage the Reds.
A cartoon accompanying the announcement of Mathewson’s appointment as Cincinnati’s manager
“The worries of management don’t appeal to me particularly, especially after knowing the hours that (John) McGraw has lain awake nights, but, on the other hand, I’m too fond of baseball to want to get out of it before I have to.
“The problem of building up a team that is in last place, watching it grow and learn baseball is fascinating and that, with my desire to stay in the game, makes me willing to tackle the job.”
Christy Mathewson with John McGraw
Mathewson had a 164-176 record as manager of the Reds before stepping down in August of 1918.
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