The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-15
MEUSEL, NEW YANK,
COMES WITH PRAISE
Best Looking Young Player in
America Is Reputation
Given Him.
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NEW YORK, Dec. THE best-look
ing young ball player in America is
the reputation given Robert William
Meusel, new Yankee from the coast, by
! enthusiastic judges of talent. Meusel
played with the Vernon champions this
year and was with the same club in
| 1917 and 1918 The team of which
| Fatty Arbuckie was president also won
flag the year the government made
| baseball close up for the war.
Before the authorities in Washington
| reached this verdict Robert William
Meusel was in the navy. This summer,
! peeved because he was not allowed to
| advance to fast company Immediately,
| he threatened to re-enst.
Meusel, however, did not carry out
| his threat and finished the season on
| land and with an unofficial batting av
/ erage of 1913, being outranked by three
| former American leaguerS-Bill Rum
| Ter, one of the Browns t362); Sam
| Crawford, long with the Tigers G355),
and Hack Miller, a Red Sock in 1918
| C35n,
Robert William pastimed in 162 COM
bats, batting 654 times, touring the cir
| cult ia times, saving off 221 hits and
stealing 81 bases. Meusel comes East
| with the reputation Of being an all
round performer of merit. This year
he played all three Of the outfield posi-
tions and covered three of the infied
assignments lie did not try his luck at
"Vinegar" Bill Essick Vernon man
ager, who was at the Springfield meet
ing OF the minors, then said that Meu-
! sell clever at all the Jobs he tried,
| seemed to shine most at third and in
right field, In a l5-inning game with
| the san Francisco team on May II Bob
| by raked in 10 flies in right and three
| times this year, at third, he cared for
| eight or more chances, these being his
big days at the corner which j. Frank
lin Baker annually deserts,
July l. against Salt Lake City, three
putouts, five assists, no errors
July L., against Oakland, three put
outs, six assists, no errors.
Sent, c, against San Francisco, four
putouts. four assists. no errors,
In order to be a coast sensation in
home runs an athlete has to knock out
about 80, and Meusel didn't do that
this wear. The Babe Ruth of the coast
was Earl Sheely, Salt Lakes first base
man, who hit the same number as did
the distinguished Bostonion, -. Meu-
sci released 10, never assembling two
in fine same game These were the
pitchers who suffered:
April 25, off Penner, Portland,
June 81, off Main, Seattle,
July 16, off Pertica, Los Angeles.
July Is, of FlllerN, LOS AhseieS'
| July 90, off Brown, Los Angeles.
July q, off Regain, Seattle.
| Aug, 9, off Bromley. San Francisco.
Aug ~. off Thomas, Seattle.
| Aug %, off Harstad, Portland,
| Sent. 20. off Dale. salt Lake city.
A four-hit rally was Meusels limit in
n game this year. The new Yankee
turned this trick on four occasions. He
made three singles and double Off
Main of Seattle. on May 2; four singles
off Honing and Kremer, Of Oakland. on
Aug, !. two singles and two doubles off
bromley and Smith. Of San Francisco
on Sent 2, and four singles OH Aidrloge
of Los Angeles, on Oct. 4.
After the coast season closed the
Vernon champions and the st. Pau
saints, flag winners in the American
association, had a little worlds serte'
of their own, Meusel starring in this
set of comhats and emerging from II
with batting average of .429. The
one pitcher who puzzled him was Dick
Niehaus, left-hander, once with tho
Cardinals.
Meusel Is an ideally built athlete. He
weighs i9H pounds and Is six feet IVY
and a half inches tall. He VIII be :.
wears Of age on July 10. 1920.
Willie Mitchell, former Tiger pitcher
one OF the four players sent to thu
Vernon club by the Yankees in par
payment Tor Meusel says of him: HI
Is the best young player ] ever saw
and is sure to be star up there, You
can't boost him too much.