The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-14
Developed and Bought.

Developed ana ooupnt'
A quivering hystander. who has be-
come enmeshed in an argument, wants
to know how many Of the present Giant
array were developed by McChaw and
how many were purchased from other
clubs.
Tho Giants In tho main are pur-
cha sed rather than developed ma
chine McGrew developed Fletcher,
Holks, Burns Robertson and TO a Ger,
forth through various campaigns
Among the pitchers. Tesreau was de-
veloped by McGraw. and so was Freely
Schupp, the rising young left hsnder
But the list OF purchased stars dcvel-
oped elsewhere IL much longer Among
tho cntehers. both Rar den and McCarV
were purchased after development under
Other tents, Benton, sallee, Anderson
and Perritt were all veterans before
coming to New York
SO was Heinie Zimmerman. while
Kaun was Fed luminsry with lot OF
experience. So eight Of the Giant reg
nIars were purchased, while sig were S.
field. the list Ia nine against five, As
the pen Ia mlGhtier than the sword. so
the mazuma In mightier than tho scout
The Carolina Crash .smlth.
Can It be that one n our most emil
nent sons OF swat is about to take to
the skiddery7
we refer to ono Joseph jackson. once
labelled the Carolina Crash Smith, Jack
son has never batted under 400 In his
entire career.
In his first major league start. Mint
years ago. he batted $40 In his first biz
ie6suc start he batted ss1 He has beer
over 400 once, and from there his ntx'
year was 1876 He has a seven year
average around $50
49,. -
son rallied again and raped his way
above $40.
Yet today he Ia struggling to rise above
270, and unless swift Improvement
sets In he will finish his first campaign
under 800 To bat 800 for the year,
Jackson must now move along at n $40
clip into october. He can do this II he
another matter
Jackson Ia Just 30 years old, younger
than Cobb, but a year older than Speak
er. He should be near his prime His
main value is at bat When he isn't
batting over 400 his rank Ia well down
the Hat In outfielding value.
II viii he interesting to SEQ whether
he can remove the dust from his batting
eye and move back to his old stand
with tho elect in the two months left.
One Good.
Thore viii be one good feature Of tn
coming football campaign, anyway Pos
} sibly two good features
The mighty flood ot an-America
elevens will ho stopped. Picking an all
American with most Of the all America
. elect under service will he a delicat
y affair
! And there will he no team rankings
! When the season ends II will he over.
/ Making three-foot putt IL hnr
0 enough as II Ia. without attempting
I sink one under shell fire back Of n
lines Speaking OF we'll trapped course
which no one was, We should say thu
course within range Of hostile gur
= should he trapped sufficiently TO su
, the most ambitious
4 You can't always tell how good a pitci
/ er Ia by his record Ray Caldwell HI
, found Il an exceedingly tough affair IN
7 senson to win hall games where his ov
club Ia shut out or held 10 ono nun, Th
II one OF the most delicate arts know
to the science OF pitching
Golf" rays George Low, lis hun
blin' game" which is breaking II wi
extreme sentleness
Pail players drsfted, by certain b
league clubs might easily claim eseml
tion on the grounds that they have
reputation TO support
The batting ~ Judge, Milan and Fo
ter materially assisted the Senators
their victory,
Boston Americans punched hits q
!; Myers In the sixth inning and wi
Leonard pitching effectively, tho RI
sor defeated the Athletics yeHterday.
to !.
The Washington team continued
e winning streak defeating New York,
to by punching hits OF Fisher In n
first inning and of shocker IN Il
fourth