The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-21
Old Giants and New.

some ono launched the discussion a
duy or 80 ago rs 20 whether the present
Giant army Was the str1ng"e' club SIC
'ifsW ever had
Thetr isn't any question ~ II h'luE a
greater machine than the three time fng
winners from 1911 through 1913
The pitching staff doesn't look TO be-
up Ia the standard set hy MathcWsou.
Marqunrd and Tesroau But with Schupp
In such rare form. there IN no great dif
feteuc" here. for the southpaw, through
his finish lnH fall and his spring start.
has shown an effectiveness not 10 be-
beaten. In his last eight games from lrtr
last August he has allowed but five runs.
record showing
Outsld" ~ the pitching, the present
Giants hrc far stronger In the outfcld
bud fully ms strong around the inflcld
Ihcy look 20 De - better balanced club
As To whether they are y greater ma
chin" than the Giants ~ 1905 tnat brings
. nrcturtnc full of Juice But most ~
that 1908 crowd Wcre slipping A. the
time. whereas McGrRw's present cousign-
mcnt Of talent Is of to n new start
Unless the future Ia repletc with rick
cty upsets which n often In this Giant
lineup now In action should hold the
night uf way to the finish II iH an un-
usual hall club. with u mixture Of skill
and power, plus the brand Of cool con
fidonCe Tint generally manages TO get
there. Injuries or accidents would mn he
q hlR difference. but unless fate ls more
than rough McGraw looks TO be we'll on
his way 10 his sixth pcnnnnt an
achievement that no National lcagu,
manager has ever turned In before.
A 1917 calI.
Some years ago Herman INdeciorn
wrote u Harvard class poem known as
"a Troop ~ the Guard There IL at
least one call In that excellent verse
which In more than applicable To present
DAYS.
The dawn ia upon US. tho pale lish,
To the zenith with glamour and golden
darts.
on. up BOOT md saddle Give spurs 10
your stecds'
There's nation heleaguered that cries
for mems deeds
With the pain NJ the world In us cav
eruous heart
ours De- the triumphant Humanity calls
Lies not dream In the clover
! On To the walls on 20 the walls
ON 10 the walls and over
rs rallyinE war cry. this would he
exceptionally hard to beat II might hav,
been written yesterday IN place OF ten
years ago.
| This country. for twenty years In sport
has taught these things:
! First=The value uf team play
Second The value of long. hard prep
| aration
These two things alone, with any ror'
| ~ material. nre long steps toward sue
| cess II the nation In It's present Circum'
stances win Onll apply It's teachings NnC
methods In sport to the larger nfaiti
| there viii he no question rs 10 the ulti'
mate answer And the habit and train
| ing which sport has developed ARE toun,
! 10 count somewhere along the way.
Az nm average proposition, you cat
| generally figure n ont that the r''it,t
| opposed to universal service Is the on
who has already decided not To do hu
part
And the "Iet-th other Fellow Dol
club has a pretty fRir membership, n
numbers go.
Nner Nll war isn't very much mat
tor NJ sentiment The hulk ~ n w. rfl
cheney. for those who expect tn arrive
| And losing isn't exactly tho same aE los
| ing remnant ~ world series nr foot
hall game Not Just exactly
To decide an argument writes
Fan who is the greater second base
man iIetrog or Harry The two ~
much alike Roth were fine shofts,op
before becoming secondhrscmcn Not
are elcrt, aggressive and on tho Job Ru
ps HrtEnr liz n triflc stronger on attack
he would undoubtedly get the call Tn
Glnn, star In n better hitter and bette
base runner than tho Noston leader, nm
about as good In defensive work