New-York tribune., 1920-11-17
Rapp Expected
To Play Third, ,
Frisch on I'd
McCraw Puts Up Big Sum
for St. Paul Lad; Still
Hopes to Get Hornsby
Bv w. !. Macbeth

President Charles A. Stoneham and
Wee President. Manager John j. Nc
Craw. who vii leave for Cuba this af-
.srnoon. announced yesterday the con-
clusion of purchase which should
greatly stabilize the Giant inheld. Be-
fore going 20 the island republic the
owners Of thc Giants bought infielder
Joe Rapp frcm the St. Paul club of
The American Associations.
The Giants paid $4,000 cash and
two players. to be named IL -er, for
This most promising infiei3er. McGraw
said yesterday he would sive pitcher
and iniielder AS BOOT, but does not have
70 make The selections until after his
team has finished spring training. No
doubt rockies will be .,-ned over to
St. Paul after McGraw has put them
through thei' course Of sprouts in
Texas next spring.
The purchase of Rarp, which will
allow McGraw to rearrangc mis- infield,
would indicate that the Giant manager
has decided IL get alien without Rogers
Ho-nsby, tns great St. Louis infielder,
who would b. welcomed into the local
fold il any reasonable amount of money
could purchase him. Indeed. McGra~
thinks so ruch of his latest intield ad-
dition that he would no. BID so high
+or Hornsby as he was prepared to go
posed to have offered Branch Hickey
100000 cash.
"Rapp Ready for Majors"
II have evcry reason to believe that
gapp is ready for fast :, npany now."
said McGrsw yesterday afternoon. "My
scouts, who watched nin1 carefully, are
tl.o {rin OF
would like to have Horusby, too. But
| realize there are &C tain players
certain clubs would not dare to dis
pose OF.
with Judge Lands at TIE head of
baseball's administration | look for
baseball, despite the scanla. which now
eonfronts it, 10 come back next spring
where it lett off IN the fall. f St.
Louis ever decided to put Hornsby on
the market New York fandom may
rest assured the Giants will spare no
amount O. money within reason to as
sure his presence IN a New York uni
form at the Polo Grounds.
Il intend TO play Rapp at third
bsse," McGraw continued. "Frisch Will
be shifted to second. where ne plays
quite as brilliantly as at third. IT.
deed, think he will prove more valu
able to Us at the keystone. look for
him 10 develop into enc of the greatest
seco.,. - semen Of moderu times ard
/ am not overlooking the brilliant
Eddie Collins when l say it. Pro-
yided Rapp fulfils expeditions | will
have better inheld than have mad
since the days of the three-time cham
pior Giants.
Bancroft is st the zenith Of his
career while Kelly has just found
irnc n l.
wonderfully fast infeld in eve,y sense
Of the word, offensiTcly as well as de-
fensive'y, but one possessed of un-
usual punch There is nc need FOR
worry over the outfe'd. We have the
battery strength. too. So the Giants
should foure from rrst TO last in the
pennant hunt Of 1921"
An Unfortunate Start
AZ matter OF fact, it is likely the
Giant. would have won the pennant Of
1920 bat fer an unfortunate start, d.
rectly due to the loss of Frank Frisch
cary IN the season. Frisch WAS oper-
ated upon for Appendicitis From the
lime ne got back into the lineup the
Giants played better baseball than any
rival but could not make good the
serious handicap the illness of Frlsch
occasoned.
Rapp was one of the stars of the
american Association 'ast season and
-armed out by he chen worlds cham
pion Cincinnati Reds last spring.
through an oversight Cincinnati lost
title to the player. Pat Moran was il.
me market for the youngster. whom he
regarded very highly. when NcGraw
hna!ly closed for his services. During
the spring series between the Yanke ees
and Reds in Miami last spring Ra1p
played third base and acquitted h,.u-
SELF well. He is big fe lew. with fine
hands that remind one of Hans
Warner
Messrs. Stoneham and McGraw are
fastening to Cuba to rvepare their
Oriental Park for the wiuter's racing.
The meeting, w en- will be for LOO days
or more. probably about 12O days, viii
open on Thanksgiving Day The two
masnetes, however. intend to return to
New York in about three weeks to at
lend the annual meeting of the National
League IN this city. the second Tuesday
IN December.
Manager Miller Huggins and scouts
zoe Kelley Bob Conncry and Eob Gilks
VIII oe in town tomorrow for con-
Serence with owners Rupert and Hues~
ION and Business Manager Ed Barrow of
fne Yankees The administrat on contem
Plates several charges in the cast
which it is hoped nay be effected by
'rade channels at the annual meeting
OF the american League in Chicago
next month.
II will probably be decided at this
conference, also, just where the Yankees
WI train next spring. Higgins is not
altogether satisfied with Jacksonville
because Of the prevailing high winds
there. New Orleans, which has been
passed up by the champion Cleveland
: !ndisns, and Dallas, Texas. are both
bidding for Babe Ruth to visit theae
cities.
:, In all probability Judge X. M. Lands
me new czsr of baseball. will make his
nrst official eastern visit next week
me Judge, it is understood, is coming
mere for the Army-Navy football game.
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