El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-14

NEW YORK. Aug. 14.-New York Il
IN In the throes OF a baseball argu-
ment The rest OF the country
generally has little 20 say when New
Workers argue over something dis
tinctly New Torkese. but this par
ticular little shindlg takes In the
whole OF Americas baseball fans. for
L. concerns the merits OF two high
class young ball players-Frank
Frisch and Aaron Ward Ward plays
third base TOR the Yankees and
Frisch performs in a Ike manner
FOR ths Giants
Here. the Question.
Whether Ward Is the greater or
whether he Is topped by Frisch-that
Is the great question which Is being
shouted along Broadway from. the
Battery to the Harlem and from
Brooklyn 10 the Bronx
The facts in the case may settle Il
Obviously no one man czn-
Frisch f. playing his first fan
year us n major league ball
player and 80 q Ward The
Yankee has had several years Of
minor league prep work. Friseh
had none. Frisch stepped right
into the Polo grounds from the
Fordham university, got pokrd
Into the Giant lineup when Larry
Doyle fell IN ard Immediately
started IN TO show the boys how
marvel the first day he tried II.
He not only fielded In the most
sensational style, but he also stole
a couple Of bases and cracked q
ball On the nose for a single His
fame was made.
Ward had been trying to break in
as a regular for some time before
Chick Fswster was injured In train
Ing camp last spring. Then he got
his chance He was originally slated
for second base, but Bob heusel
didn't make a good Try OF Il at third,
so Ward was shifted there, and Del
Pratt went back TO second base
Has the Hands.
Ward undoubtedly has the greatest
pair OF baseball hands seen al third
base In many years Positively moth
ing gets by him. He has an uncauny
knack OF making the ball hop Just
right 70 him His hands are always
in position. II the bail shoots TO one
side too fast Tor him to cover Il SUI
ficienuy. he throws himself al the
missile and nine times out OF ten
brings Il down Knocking Il down
merely means to Ward that he has to
pick both himself and the ball out
OF the dirt and then shoot the ball
across the diamond
There are plenty OF veteran star
third bassmen who would be unequal
70 the task OF throwing out a run
$50 E----f -
carries a lightning punch He throws
accurately and with the utmost speed
He RECEIVERS many hard hit balls that
carom of his hands and throws out
his man
II Not sure On Recovery.
Frisch cannot do this He isn't 80
fast on recovery OF a fumbled ball
and his arm Is not so Ctrong. His
hands are SIRE when he gets them on
the ball but he doesn't move with the
unerring precision OF his Yankee
rival
But Ward Il likely to turn out
stone deaf and blind when on the
base Lines, while Frisch r. one OF
the best and Epeediest base run
ner1 the big leagues have hailed
In yenrl and years Hla speed
afoOt Outlines carried him lntO
bag well ahead Of a throw, with
out the necessity Of slide He
goes down to first like n white
streak. Inasmuch nH he hits from
the left hand side he has that nd
vantage over the EEnkees who q
a right hand batter.
Ward viii drive out more long.
crisp. slashinE hits than Frisch, for
he meetn the ball with greater force.
but Frisch will outhit him BY quite
a margin, for he has a better eye and
beats out some infield blows. So good
hitter IL he that John McGraW mas