The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-28
WORLDS SERIES PLAYERS
Who's Who in Big Diamond Classic
of the Year.

Slim Sallee-Sallee, former Cardi-
nal, pulled RUDE Benton in order to
get his worlds series pie. He went
home to Ohio and told Miller Hug
gins baseball would just have to strug-
gle along without his left-handed eff
forts unless deal was arranged that
would send him somewhere else He
finally brought Higgins to see it his
way and was transferred to the
Giants. He was recognized as one of
the games most brilliant stars even
While the Cardinals were Laundering
around in low positions, and when he
became a member of the Giants his
effectiveness was increased consider
ably. He forms one angle in the
triumvirate of southpaws that has vir-
tually won the McGraw penhant.
Charles Tesreau - Charles, who
wears a Jeff when called to the pitch
ing mound, is the only pitcher now
with the Giants who was there when
they won their last pennant in 1913.
He has been with the Giants for years
and years, but doesn't look it. He
is huge exponent Of the spitball
method of fooling batters, but hasn't
been overly successful at it this year.
1t isn't likely he will get to start in
a worlds series game.
Walter Holke-John McGraw took
q long chance a year ago and made
good on it. He dropped Fred Merkle
from his payroll and put Walter Holke
in his place. Walter has developed
into an excellent fielding first base
man and has accumulated the knack
of knocking covers off baseballs at
opportune moments. He is considered
one of the best young first basemen
in captivity. His average in 1916
topped all other batters, but he played
such a short time that Hal Chase was
officially credited with the leader
ship.
Charley Herzog-Here centers the
real life and fire of the Giants. High
strung, temperamenta1 and possessed
lof Intiring energy, Charlie Herzog is
the only second baseman in the Ma
tional league who can be rightfully
compared with Eddie Collins. Herzog
Was a star third baseman on the Giant
team that came so near winning a
worlds pennant in 1912. He played
in 1913 and was with the Giants until
he decided to accept an offer by
Garry Hermann to manage the Reds.
He also has played with Boston. Her
zog was a failure as a manager but
as a shortstop he showed Cincinnati
basel ball fans feats they hadn't seen
for m-ny, many years. His retreat
back to New York was glittering, for
he was placed in charge of New York
field operations with such success that
the Giants set a record last fall in
consecutive victories. Herzog is a
marvellous fielder, one of the sensa
tional and steady kind. His hitting
! while not up to former marks, has
been excellent in the pinches this year
His base running is another of his
long suits He is the most important
cog in the Giant defense. His injury
last spring may have been more UNI
fortunate than was at first thought,
for it is a noticeable fact that Herzog s
fielding efforts are attended at mo-
ments by pain. He collapsed recently
| in Brooklyn, and for a time it was
feared he would have to quit baseball
for the season. Recently, however,
he has been resting and will be ex-
pected back in fine shape. With him
out of the infield the Giants would
present a sorry worlds series spectacle
arrayed against the marvellous COM
bination of the White Sox inner de-
Tense