The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-12
GIANTS LOOK GOOD
TO PAUL PURMAN
Team That Made Last Years
Wonderful Squirt is
{ Intact.
BY PAUL PuRmAN.
fAVest Yirginian's Special Sport Writ.
er Touring the Major League
Training Camps.O


er Touring the Major League
:; Training CampsJ
:, MARLIN, Texas. March 12. - The
New York Giants as they stand today
remtnd one Of the old Cubs when the
2 EYersT Tinker Chance Hoffman.Schulte
machine was working right.
tits great machine, fighting ma.
chine, baseball outfit that will be
licked and licked hard before 1t Will
admittt.
The team that won &c games in a
row last year. at the tag end of the
season, when II was too late to win Il
pennant, is intact, and in addition II
VIII muster more strength in men
brought up from the sticks-men who
have shown their worth.
AZ q glance over the Giant lineup
the first thing that impresses is the
fact that there is not really weak
spot on the team-there is not hole
There are places which are being
filled with youngsters-men untried
except in part OF season-but they
have gone through the most gruell.
:. in part of tough season and have
I. proved themselves cold.blooded money
players who may be depended upon.
The pitching stan looks like the best
I. the National league has mustered in
one club in years.
The veterans. JEFF Tesreau. Poll Per-
rift, Slim Sallee. Schupp and Rube
Benton are strong in themselves. In
{ addition there is this fellow Middle
ton who is worth little eulogy him
self.
Middleton last year was a pupil n
Bill Clymer on the fine Louisville club
of the American association. Middle.
I ion, almost singlahanded. won the pen.
nant for Clymer, when it looked as
though he would drop into second or
!, third place.
!. About the only other pitcher who
4 has chance Of sticking is Morisette,
tried by the Athletics and allowed TO
! slip back into the International league
!. where last year he was sensation.
The Giants have great catchers.
Pitching must depend upon good catch
!, ing and McGraw is giving his pitchers
the best that could be procured. Lead
} ing the star this year will be Lew
McGarty, brainy fast catcher and q
< great hitter. Bill Rariden, one of the
hardest workers in the league, viii
I, have second choice Rariden ';ouId be
first string catcher with almost any
other club.
Then there is George Gibson, the
former great of Pittsburgh, good man
with pitchers yet, although his arm is
not all it should be. and Kocher, a
youngster.
There is no question about first base.
walter Holke has that cinched. He hit
for q higher average than any other
aplayer In the league last season.
Herzog will be at second, Fletcher
sht short and Zimmerman at third.
Zimmerman is different ball play
er since McGraw has taken hold of him.
i.Dissatisfied at Chicago, Zim the tenn
peramental, Zim the erratic. did just
what might be expected Of him-he
didn't do what he could.
.'McGraw is the greatest manager
1n the world" Zim told me. He'll get
Everything can give him." In that
mood there isn't better inficldcr i'll
thetwo leagues than Zimmerman.
In the outfield Robertson, Eauff and
Burns hold the leases. Robertson
SHOULD be the best hitter on the cir
cult, but has not taken baseball seri'
busly. McGraw hopes to correct this
Weakness this season.
Kauff-he is a different Benny-he
has reduced the size of his hat several
numbers and is not competitor for
Gobb's position or for Speakers Ben
nv Observation-Disclosures to hit
800 this year. He doesn't say he will.
That's the Giant team. There are
number of promising recruits, but
that is the team which will take the
field at Boston, April II.
It looks good-WHAT?