1 9 1 6 , ▁Detroit ▁president ▁Frank ▁Nav in ▁released ▁Mc Gu ire ▁from ▁the ▁position ▁he ▁had ▁held ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁as ▁a ▁sc out ▁and ▁coach . ▁ ▁Mc Gu ire ▁stated ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁he ▁expected ▁" to ▁dev ote ▁all ▁his ▁attention ▁to ▁his ▁business ▁In ▁Alb ion , ▁Mich ." ▁ ▁( Some ▁accounts ▁indicate ▁that ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁sc out ▁for ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 6 .) ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁P adding ▁the ▁glo ve ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁H . ▁G . ▁S als inger ▁wrote ▁an ▁article ▁that ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁The ▁Sport ing ▁News ▁cred iting ▁Mc Gu ire ▁as ▁the ▁" first ▁catch er ▁to ▁pad ▁a ▁glo ve ." ▁S als inger ▁wrote ▁that ▁Mc Gu ire ▁" res orted ▁to ▁a ▁prim ord ial ▁method " ▁by ▁stuff ing ▁his ▁glo ve ▁with ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁raw ▁ste ak ▁to ▁abs orb ▁the ▁shock . ▁ ▁S als inger ▁wrote ▁that ▁manufact ur ers ▁took ▁a ▁hint ▁from ▁Mc Gu ire ▁and ▁began ▁padding ▁catch er ' s ▁mitt s ▁with ▁felt ▁and ▁hair . ▁ ▁S als inger ▁op ined ▁that ▁modern ▁catch ers ▁" should ▁ere ct ▁a ▁monument " ▁to ▁rep ay ▁the ▁deb t ▁ow ed ▁to ▁Mc Gu ire ' s ▁innov ation . ▁ ▁Mc Gu ire ▁claimed ▁he ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁catch ing ▁for ▁pitch er ▁H ank ▁O