Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-25

in the New York club long before he
actually bought Freedman out in 1902.
Away back in 1889 after most of the
Giants had deserted to the Brother
hood league, the local club had TO
recruit practically new team.
Rrush then owner of the indianapolis
club withdrew from the league and
sold his best players to the Giants.
Amos Rusie, the star pitcher OF his
time, came to New York in this deal
along with Jack Glasscock. Jesse Bur
kett, Henry Boyle, Dick Buckley,
Jerry Denny. Charlie Bassett, Sean
Ion and Sommars. The players cost
$4,000 and Brush took it out in
stock.
When Mr., Brush finally took over
the club from Freedman it wasn't
any million proposition. The price
he actually paid was never made
public but about one-third the pres
ent day price would about hit the
mark During the Brush regime the
Giants were built Up to one of the
best baseball paying propositions in
either of the big league circuits The
club grew from a tailender to pen
nant winner or contender. Under
McGraw's management it has won six
National league championships and
one world series. In addition the
team has made many records for
successive games won. and others. In
1916, for instance. the team estab-
lished a worlds mark with twenty
one straight
In accordance with the terms of
Mr. Rrush's will the club reverted to
his estate after his death, in Novem-
L.,
stead. then assumed the presidency.
which position he has held success
fully up to the recent transfer. whom
as he explains, he sold the control-
ing interest in the club for the best
interest of the Brush estate and those
depending on it.
Many star players have been devcl-
oped by the New York Club during
the year of its existence, many of
whom have gone by the board or out
of memory of the present generation
Of fans. Right off the reel we might
say the greatest of them all was
Christy Mathewson.
If you can overlook the names of
such baseball heroes as "Buck' Ew-
ing, Johnny Ward. Roger Conner
Jouett Meekn. Danny Richardson
and several others who wore Giant
uniforms in the old. old DAYS, we
might submit as the best of the com
parative later day developments of
the Giants such sterling players as
Arthur Devlin, the best third base
man of his day: "Rube" Marquard,
for whom the New York Club paid
Indianapolis $1,000 in 1908. and
who once pitched nineteen straight
victories; Larry Doyle. who was OBJ
tanned from the SPRINGFIELD club for
reported price of $4,000 in 1907.
Larry spent nine consecutive years
with the Giants He was traded to
Chicago in 1916, only to come back
| to New York last wear Davy Rob-
ertson, the oUtfieder. who was with
McGraw seven years with one eXcep-
ton. The exception was 1913. when
"Robby' played with the Mobile
team, George Burns whom the
Giants secured from Utica in 1912
and who has been with the team ever
since. Burns is regarded as one of
the most natural ballplavers that
ever wore a uniform. Artie Shaefer.
the eccentric Young third baseman.
who a few years ago decided he had
| too much money to continue as a
hall-plaver, and Arthur Fletcher, the
| shortstop. Fletcher has been a star
among big leaguers ever since he
| Joined the Giants. He has been with
! the team for nine years and is still
as good as ever