Correspondence Regarding New York Giants Manager John J. McGraw Entering 30th Season

Bible Stratford Arms 115 West 70th street Apil 6, 1932. ny Hon. Herbert Hoover, White House, Washington, DC ack4/8/3'2 Dear President Hoover: Greetings. A thought -John J. McGraw begins his 30th year as Giant manager Tuesday!!! You might send him a rousing night letter (Monday night) or day letter early Tuesday morning congratulating him as he enters his 50th year, etc. etc. If you wire wire him John J. McGraw manager New York Giants Polo Grounds 157th and 8th Ave New York City > with a copy to be sent to him to Pelham, N. Y. When he gets photographed Tuesday your wire can be shown to photographers and press men and be quoted. Have Mr. Richey--the one and only Lawrence Richey--tip me off when the wire will be sent so I can be there to advise McGraw to give it to the press. Connie Mack wrote me last Fall, and I have. the letter (bn connection with that projected McGraw baseball movie series) : I have always comidered JohnJ. McGraw, leader of the Giants, the greatest mahager of all time in baseball. McGraw is one of the truly greats and when he and Connie Mack pass out you'll agree they won t be replaced. Nobody on horizon yet. So if I may make a suggestion: IF you send a wire give it the true Hoover baseball enthusiasm. You re a dyed-in-the-wool fan --80 waddaya say you give the old ball a ride!!! Be sure you are in form Monday Cordially yours, when you throw out the ball. With the depression we can only use pitchers who cut the plate! ty - what do you think about Sending One from 2. a wine on Tuesday LK wish Strathe moke Oke I nn STANDARD FORM No. 14A APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT FROM The White House MARCH 10, 1926 Washington TELEGRAM April 12, 1932. OFFICIAL BUSINESS-GOVERNMENT RATES P.P.F. U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1930 John J. McGraw, Manager, New York Giants, Copy to Pelham, New York. Polo Grounds, 157th St. and 8th Ave., 27 New York City. I send you my hearty congratulations upon beginning the thirtieth year of your great career as manager of the New York Giants, in which you have done so much to uphold the traditions of clean sportsmanship in the most beloved National game. HERBERT HOOVER. ] M Mr. Richey HI) Larry mill there the sent on the 12"> do the trick? (Thench ok but no here to got Judell diy OFFICE OF THE MAIN OFFICES POLO GROUNDS: National Exhibition Co. 157 TH ST. & 8TH AVE. CHARLES A.STONEHAM TELEPHONE President OPERATING THE EDGECOMBE 4-0800 JOHN J. MCGRAW Vice Pres.&Manager LEO J. BONDY Treasurer Deto Bork Base Ball Club TICKET OFFICE 104 WEST 42ND STREET JAMES J. TIERNEY Secretary TELEPHONE WISCONSIN 7-2662 P.P.F. NewYork, April 14, 1932. 27 Tile Honorable Herbert Hoover President of the United States Washington, D. C. My dear Mr. President: + I am greatly honored by your kind telegram of congratulations. It seems to me that it is a great tribute to baseball when a man as busy as the President of the United States can find time not only to send the gracious message which you sent but also that you were able to remember the years of service I put in with my present club. Kindly accept my sincere thanks for your message of good will. Respectfully, John J. Graw # JJMcG/C