The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-17
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Big league scouts gathered In some
dhcice bits Of ivory" nom the bushy
onlls last fall and spring.
And these recruits make. the base
oali mare 20.
II the major leagues did not have
his artery Of youth on which 70 de
PEND they would soon be on crutches.
This ''ivory" material In an inter.
eEtinE thing to look over In the fal
b ses what per cent OF them bad the
sgocds.-
Some have turned out 10 b real
good some are mediocre. and others
/ are perhaps but a nash In the pan.
About 70 youngsters. who came
lAfc last fall or early this spring.
have proved their cAiibcE
ron
HITS T.M
kmong thess some q uem stand
ut nom the rest
To the New York YANKEES goes the
honor Of producing tho seasons best
md Of either league. perhaps. He h
IL lanky Bob Mcuscl. the long-dis-
tAnce hitter Il tho Pacific Coast
hague hast year.
Mcusel has . batting sys like Babs
Ruth He has the power In has arms
an1 shoulders to bounce tise pellet on
he wall He Ia young enough to I'M
pruvA THIS year he has hit over $50.
utB confidence y 100 pr cent Bob's
hot finished fielder. By any means.
yet In fact. he has just g0tfen back
- the game after a months discip-
Inning on the bench for Indifferent,
SEEDING. He ought to be cured now.
FTuSCH
- STAR
\ In the National league the bright.
pst shining young star belongs TO
|tho Giants Frisch seemed TO be the
pAytng soul that started the New
York club up from the bottom until
~ wisc ones are now picking them
cop the bunting.
And Frisch didn't cost New York
penny. They wouldn't sch him now
- 500 900. When he was away for
Awceks the Giants noundcrcd- His
Ifysappearance in the lineup at third
acted like hypodcrmic
The Giants developed another 1--we
80 IN big George Kelly. George was
greenhorn early this season The
Polo Ground fans nearly laughed him
cot OF baseball. but he came back
ns's one Of the most popular drss
DAsemen In the Heydicr circuit
The Pirates have produced y crack
nrst baseman. too, in Grimm He
Doesn't sock the ball 70 hard. but he's
. big league fielder. all right
OF tho National league recruits
Pitchers Jess Haines Of the Cards
and John Watson Of the Braves are
cutting the mustard
WARD Is
BRILLIANT aa~
In the AueF46an league sherS are
quite Z string who have come thru
nGn1dess Msusei Young Aaron Ward
q the Yankees has solved the alb
onncs OF Frank Baker Il third Ward
1Asnr an equal a. . fielder. possi-
ny.
Clark CFimth's young fnfelders.
0ArriA OMEN and EIlerba. are
o1nssy heidcrA Connie Mack's pitch
ne stan - now the talk OF big time
1opessers. Rommell. Keefe. Harris.
Moore and Btgbcs VIII do some big
ninGs NEXT year.
kEltchers Davis and Bayne have
gped the BrownA Rip Collins
vorks effectively for the Yankees. al
- be had but one year Of minor
hague experience before this season.
0ob Clark Of tho Indians should BE-
01se string pitcher next year. Waiter
Nails has just joined Cleveland His
gUputafton az q southpaw listens
Dood. He has won four games Tor the
lndians 20 far and lost mona
NEW CROP
u10
Outflelder r. waiksr has been q big
lnctor 20 the Athictics' late improve
0ent Babe PineIii at third has
otightened up the Tigers Frank
rUwer has strengthened the Wash
1ngton club with his big bat
These are Just few Of tho young.
gers IN both organizations that have
shown the color expected Of them
when the scouts grabbed them
Next year tho crop Of ivory" wflI
I - stiIl larger. Already nearly 100
minor leaguers and college stars have
been called
New blood Keeps fans guessing and
pats the color into the game.