The chronicle=news., 1914-04-08

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White sos. and "DtAdy'' Nrrh~e q
the oil cinciaasii Red. place
n .mons tho srcaicss msu that eve
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!. Of Collins. t.sjoic. the bi&. srscetu
:, frcnchmaA shonc as the brilitan
star. r.
al Herman Long Of the old isostoI
club. was the greatest ahortstop
ever haze know. other mon hav
come sincc his time. and played tn
posi,ion In wonderful style. hut Lon
in my opinion never has known n
equal.
Williamson Of the old White Sol
Y was n wonderful shortstop In 1890
o lie used to play without, a glove
Dahlen. Corcoran. JeaninEs. Wsl1ac
&c and Davis also wcre marvellous abort
stcps. And no IL Wagner. Hans ha
u n barrel OF ability. but he Is not sue
d ,oNy player as many pcrsons thins
nut he Is n wonderful batter.
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- Mc!!riic OF the Washington club. II
i is the best defensive man In the busi
!" ness. hut n weak hitter. II he co,ii
IN club like Wagner he would be th
n prrntcst shortstop Of all time.
II Barry OF the Athletics. also Ii
wonder. and Fletcher OF the Giant
1t Is u mighty good man. ....
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McGraw and Jimmy Collins Of tn
J. Boston Red Cox. were the best. Nc
r. Graw was foxicr than Collins and
10 better batter. but Collins was III
y better fielder. He was the mos