The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
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IlAN ALL !! SET
Il AERz0c QUITS
Ross Young Ready for Sec
ondbase Work Next Year.
RECRUIT IS INEXPERIENCED
"Buck" Is Real Sore With
Giants Manager,
RECRUIT IS INEXPERIENCED

NEW YORK, Dec. is--Charley Her
now'a latest flAre.up against Mcuraw OF
the Giants will undoubtedly result In u
new player at second base nt the Polo
grounds next summer. II became known
today that for some time the Giants
manager has been carefully grooming
R0ss Young for the position. New York
has seen very little OF Young, although
Scout Dick Klnseila discovered him down
in Sherman. Texas, In the Western As
uDciation. q couple OF years ago. He was
. mere boy then, but was ths sensa,ioh zen, ~, n
the Giants last spring and Immediately
tool, the fancy OF Manager McGrow, who
proclaimed him the most promising
youagster that has broken into the major
league In fifteen years.
The only trouble with Young was that
~ lacked experience, so last season NC
Graw sent him TO Rochester, where he
improved rapidly under the guidance OF
MIKE Doolan. the old shortstop OF the
Phillles, who was one OF the smartest
infislders In his day Doolan taught
Young . lot Of tricNs, and when he re-
turned to the Giants at the end OF last
season he was a vastly improved ball
In the outfield at Rochester. He was n
star In both positions and finished the
lnternatioai League season with batting
average Of asa
looks Like a Hitter
Young played with the Giants In the
last few gamep In the outfield last sen
son and hit the ball 30 hard that the
old timers hooked upon him IN awe, Nc.
Graw has known for sine time that the
boy was q conner. & ou, s,ns nas sa'S hin, "t,r toT
nou. MN ~ .,or .J ~. ons which
now presents Itself Several OF the
Giants players predicted last fall, after
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