Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-22
GIANTS ARE WELL
FORTIFIED WITH
0UTFIELDERS
With Acquisition of Robert
BeScheG John G, McGraw
Has One of Best 0utergard-
enerS in National League,

.Tohn j. McGraw has gone into the
outfiolder business on n considerable
scale. with the ACQUISITION OF Rob
ert Bescher, the speed marvel, the
IGian. .eadcr has one OF the largest
stocks OF right, left and center field
ors In the big leagues.
4 recent invoice discloses tho fol-
lowing: Fred snoderass. John j..
Murray, George Burns, Robert Bes-
cher. Dave Robertson, James Thorpe,
/ lCiaude Cooper Sweet Piez, Joe Har-
rison.
II necessary McGraw can put none
hut outflelders ON guard. Besides Tho
lparties named above, he has Arthur
shafcr. who is an outfielder or third
basoman, according 20 circumstances
4 rhen thrc Is young Mr. Merritt who
has hCcn farmed out TO Sir Miaue
Finn at Memphis for future reference,
and there Is also Mr. Theodore Gou-
Halt who has also been turned over 20
+ Sir AHque for conversion from wild
and woolly hurler TO an outfiolder
I otherwise John J. McGraw IS Jest
labuut half ont of gardeners.
1t IS said that Mike Donlin, now en-
gagged in touring the world with Mr..
McGraw, Is to be employed as a pinch
| hitter. Vice Handsome IA. Mccormick,
resigned Mr. Donlin Is an outfielder
at heart Whatever may happen TO
the Giants in 1914. Il IS likely that
there win always he someone around
10 pursue the festive fly balls.
1t is practically certain that Bobby
/ Bescher will be a regular, and there
+ is little chance for anyone TO beat out
George Burns for his lob MeGraw
/ regards the ST. townsville boy as one
OF the greatest youngsters that have
come into the big league in years.
In all the recent talk of Giant
trades 10 was noticeable that the nam0
of John j. Murray was never men
/ toned so IL would appear that the
/ Rifle Of Right Field win he on the
job in the shade OF the big bull sign
next season.
Fred snodgrass is apparently the
gent who Is entitled 90 worry. There
is no doubt that the Californian was
offered in some Of the recent Giant
diekers for other players but as none
of the proposed trades in which has
name figured were carried out. Snol-
grass will probably be retained. Nc
Graw has always had a mighty high
opinion Of Fred. and the black haired
native son has the advantage over a
lot Of players i'm that he can switch
around and play in various positions
very we'll
He is not bad first bascman by
any means and he may eventually
wind up there However, he has not
yet been beaten out Of his center
field job. so IL is q little early to spec
ulate on his future.
Davy Robertson, the southern slug
ger must also be conceded a good
chance for q regular job on the
Giants II he can hit anywhere near
as well in the big league as he hit
with Mobile last year Davy was
originally a left-handed pitcher and
it is said that his hurting arm has
entirely recovered from a football in
jury that destroyed Bobbie's effective
ness, bat it would take a lot Of sem
sational twirling to offset the ability
to hit above the 800 and steal more
than fifty bases on the run of a sea-
son.
McGraw is VIGOROUSLY avefse 70 us
ing youngster inexperienced in big
league wiles as a regular however, SO
Davy will probably be Just carried
, along for seasoning for at least a year
and his position Will be determined
later.
Jim Thorpc's status seems to have
! been definitely settled In McGraws
mind. James is an outfielder or he is
nothing. It Is said that the celebrated
) Indian is developing rapidly on the
world tour and he may have to be
Z considered In the springtime battle for
d regular situations. As for Claude
( Cooper, it seems likely that he will
be filed away somewhere IN the sticks
for seasoning. If McGraw can get him
J out Of the league. Harrison and Piez
) are probably in Claude's class in that
respect, put you never can tell.
Though he is rich in outhelders,
! McGraw is almost poyerty-striclSen in
) point Of infielders The passing Of
lIerzog leaves him with only Eddie
Grant and Milton Stock for utility
purposes, and Milton has not yet
demonstrated that he is a big Lacquer.
There have been rumors that Eddie
is to be sent to Mlque Finn at Mem
phis. Anyway McGraw will probably
dig up another infielder Of experience
as soon as he gets back
, There is difference OF opinion
among the fans regarding the trade
with Cincinnati Some think McGraw
got shade the worst Of IT, while
others believe he stung Garbaldi
Hermann Working as regular,
Hartley may turn out to be q marvel
, but McGraw has enough catchers
without him, and there seemed little
prospect that Grover would ever hit
enough to displace the others. Meyers
has spoiled McGraw for anything but
a sugging backstop and that is the
reason he has taken on Elmer john
son Of Omaha heavyfootod fellow,
but a mighty walloDer
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