Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-28
|NF|ELD PROBLEM IS
M'GRAN's BIC IVORY
u, JACK vEiWk.

Giants will be when the ip.0 Ma.
tional League race gets well under
wav II somrN hat puzzle.
Manager John McGraw, who spent
most OF N, winter In Cubl. flgurUi
out q numhrr of PLAYER jru. ~
strengthen the New York club, nu.
Jawns a"ais 90 tu iinnin 80. brother
managers couldn't see JaWn VITA .
field glass In the matter OBJ lending
him assistance IN building W. q tin-
ncr this wear Md none, podi
Of it-failcd lo snare such star. us
llornshy ana Marnnyille
SO the complexion pt ihr Giants.
the lniicld In particular Be- @ mIil t
got g. b. settled a. tls article N
written report. from SIV Nufnnio
quote Mct'riN tu tnn effect that De-
has given up hop, ct maaipg Hrilt'
that thu Giant. ~ 30 b. moulded from
the material 10 hand.
AZ ths tnp 10 appears thlt ihr
Giant ontfield viii remain intact
that the pitching staff will be the
same ~ ihni which carried The bruut
~ the work lnst season unless some
Of the young pitchers prove that they
IRE ready for the big how. and that
the catching s'nff viii be- made up of
members OF the team whose mann"
are familiar a. the fans Win iune
catchers SNYDER. Gonzales. mozart,
and arl Smith the New Nufh club
has the strongest aifay of hlc. tur.
ping talent IN "hher LEAGUE 90 Toe
present time However. enc OF fha
quartet NJ wlnlpai artists may
figure In . trads
George pufn,. Beuuy khf ana
Ross Young make mp the best out
field combination In the National
League Tor allaround ability Hurns.
the senior member Of the trio. d. msf
row at the top ~ hi career. kalft
likewise. l. q thoroughly seasoned
player. while Young Is star OF real
brilliauce.
The Giant pitchers Tog.v. Nehf.
henton. DOuglas. nnruo, End Winter
who were the regulars a. the riofe
~ last season are considered Just
about the strongest staff IN the
league By McGfaw In addition 10
these huryers the Giant manager has
a crop OF youngsters Jimmy Carton
a right-hander from Tulsa. OKLA
Clarence s;arffes arothe. right. I
handler from the scmi-pro ranks IN
Pennsylvania Rosy mn Ryan. from
Holy Cross. and REYNOLDS Kelly. alsn !
right-hander end brother OF
First baseman Gorge Kelly. ere tie /
'ikeliest locking rockies IN the Cart
squad.
McGraw Is Worrying about a,
pitching staff ne should NoFr, ahni /
. staff that ranks with thofe Of the T.
Reds and Cubs - the nest IN tho /
National League nui the infieid Z
problem Is q problem for sure.
With the retirement OF Hal chase. |
who Is apparently through with the .
game for Rood though no explana. |
'inn Of various rumors regarding the |
reason for his retirement has been
made. Mci;raw has found himself
forced n depend on George Kelly 20
I'll the bill at the initial corner.
Kelly Is capable and aggressive !
youngster and made such favorable I.
impression rs a fifstbaseman with /
the Rochester club that McGrlv I
promptly grabbed him again after I
having sent him 10 Rochester IN the ]
deal that brought Catcher Earl Smith
10 New York. II il believed that ,
Kelly will fill The bill. though films I
chase's shoes In any departmrni OF .
the game Is man ; sized tax
second base may and MA, not b. I
rared for by the veteran Larry DOYLE. /
Larry has admittedly seen hi best :
days. He II slower aico, by far thrn I
he used 10 be aud his batting eye has
dimmsd considerably. Yet McGrau /
ray have TO fall back on him unless 1
one OF the Clan; rockies comes
through With . big surprise thing
that isn't being expected along
Broadway.
Artls Fletcher VIZ he .een plaS iug /
The shorifield for The G.anis. % ~ 4
old. Fletcher 81 still dcpandable :
player and appear 90 hsys ssgora
good seasons left In bis system.
Frank Frisch. thu younrfter from .
Fordham lniyefsitf who broke ln +
With the Giants last s.asOn AMI
layed thiid base after Zimmerman
was suspended. will 80. the shoes vi
the Great Zim. unless NcGfav eng
neers a deal for third haseman. in I
which case Frlsch may be- moved 90
second base asd nofie used ~ "a
pinch hitter. Fus,h i. fqa sfel4
aud = speed merchant 90 the hlrs.
lie can bit from both .ides Of tla
plate. too. and Mes l0rs fans l0na
upon his a. a player 81 great pfomlse
Yin Il through a. Isn't That
much h settled. Apparently fer 40
time.
Looking "a the Giants ihfolgh "a
long distance telescope and ffem On
unbiased angle Ne 500 a picture Of q
horsc with q decided lfunett,e eom.
rlexion They are going 10 enter me
1879 campaign. from present indirl
lions. veil iiNcd 10 pitching catthins
and oriiielding liui the vital CO.'S
IN the infielt msy not N0rt FmnDft.
y. and unless ihev d. Nsu York
chances OF replacing the Reds IA
champions ~ the league are gong d,
10 almost o. rosy-hued o. the inside
~ your glove II Il The belief u the
writer that the Giants will make
hard fight for first division berth
end that they have q chance Of ia.
ishing ~ good 81 third They miEh,
10 better should they take one %
The foaEms that heluef thu p0sfr~
iraves 20 sweep down the hona
stretch IN front 81 the field in 1914
Hut the come from-behind fever 80.
dom proves ~ inyigorating a. IL did
in the case ~ gfafifngss lean