Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-17
DoYLE's RISE IN
 BASEBALL WAS RAPID.
Fast InfieIder and is Dangerous With the Bat - McGraw Purchased Him for S4,5OO.

Larry Doyle who acted as captain and field leader of the New York Giants in the worlds series against the Philadelphia Athletics, so far as Manager McGraw allows anyone to be a field leader while he is about. is a product of the coal mining country Of Ilinois- His rise in baseball, after only a brief experience in the minors was sensational. and earned him a berth with the Giants just when the Key stone sack needed a husky and skilful guardian. While always a master of himself on the field, Doyle possesses the aggressive baseball temperament. With that groundwork, he fitted well into the McGraw plan of attack. Fast and speedy on the bases, he figured in the keep on running" tactics so gen. orally accredited to the Giants.
 There are better fielding second basemen-men better in receiving throws and in the niceties of position play; but Doyle covers lots of ground. He is more likely to err on an easy than hard chance, he is never upset by these errors of commission, but is right back on the job after a misplay, trying as hard as before-a quality that is valuable in baseball especially in a big series. As a batsman Doyle is always dangerous. He is likely to drive one to the boundaries of the field or into the crowd. That clouting abfl- ity likewise is valuable in big series where so much depends upon one game. In the worlds series in 1911 against the Athletics Doyle was the life of the New York attack.
 Lawrence-to be real respectful Doyle was born in Caseville, Ill.,, on July 31. 1886. and therefore is 2S years old Like most other youngsters who l have become great in the national | game, he played on the town lot with ! other boys of his age without prefer J ence for any particular position all | though he was called upon more ire i quently to pitch. When Larry was 12 years old his family moved to the city I of Breeze on the Illinois side of the | Mississippi river, near St. Louis. where { he became a member of the Breeze ! Blue when Is years old. The Blue ! were supported by the townspeople. who patronized the Sunday games, hut | the returns. so far as the players were | concerned, were rather pecarious. But 1 Doyle took what was coming to him and was well satisfied, for he was i gaining experience and already had i ambitions to become a professional ! ball player.
 Tn the spring of 1aos Doyle received l 's long sought opportunity fin the
 shape of contract from the Nation
 cub of the Kentucky illinois -Tennes-
 sec league He took part in 91 games and on a tailend team batted only .225 ard felded only .s76. At that time Dick kinsella, who does scouting as- signments for the Giants. was owner Of the Springfield club in the Three Eyes league. Despite Doyle'S unfavor- able averages, Kinsella was impressed ! with the players spirit and secured
 him for 1907, giving instruction IT | batting Doyle jumped right into the fight for Springfield and had a batting ! a'erTVe of 990 and d fielding average
 of .e1s for 6e games.
 McGraw was in need of a second baseman to succeed Corcoran. So ir midseason Doyle was acquired fol
 $s,500 a record price up to that time
 for a Three Eyes league player. and l was switched to second base He made good in the eyes of McGraw, al-
 though many experienced critics did
 not take kindly to the playing of the II green youngster who batted 260 in 6s
 games. Doyle silenced all critics 1T 1908. when he went into the 300 class
 with batting mark of sos for t04 Lgames, which gave him third rankins
 in the National league, eclipsed only
 by Hans Wagner and Mike Donlin
 While Doyle hit the ball hard anC
 cleanly. he got only 16 doubles, nin'
 triples and nary a home run out of Ill
 hits. lie showed base running aTility
 of the pitcher.
 mark with an average of .302 rankin,
 hit them cut. getting 27 doubles. |
 triples and home runs, besides steal ing 31 bases. Falling to .2S5 in battinl in 191e, Larry came right back witt
 .31o and was th cloutinS hero of th