New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-08
Ali-Around Athlete REEVES
Teams Fighting Spirit by
His Amazing PLAYING
By r. ]. Kelly

ny N. ) nelly
The regeneration of she Giants has
been accomplished and it now seems
that nothing can stop them in their
mad rush toward the lead in the pen
nant chase. After getting away to a
poor start they have now struck their
true form and are staging a remark
able comeback. The pitching staff has
mt Its real stride and the entire team
is playing as in days of old. But how
has this startling change been BROUGHT
about?
If there is any one person who has
caused the great reversal Of form j,
the playing of the McGraw men if is
FRANK Frlsch, the brilliant young third
baseman. AS soon as he returned to
the lineup and recovered to some ex-
tent from the effects of his operation
LOT appendicitis early in the season,
the Giants seemed like a new team.
They played as if inspired and immedi-
2teIy started to climb toward the TOP.
they are still climbing. and it will be
dltflcuit indeed to check them The
TIRE, the energy and the brilliancy of
frsch' s performances have given them
new lease of life Even the grand
Old veteran Larry Doyle has responded
to the call
Greatest Third Baseman
The left side of the Giants infeld.
consisting Of Bancroft and Frisch, is,
without doubt, the strongest in either
league at the present time These
stars are two of the teams best assets,
Doth on the oftense and Defense The
versatile ability of Frisch, his spec
tacular fielding, his timely hitting and
his speed on the bases are fast putting
the Fordham Flash in a class by him
self. Even at this early stage Of his
career he stands as the greatest third
baseman in the game
Many of these who frequent the
Polo Grounds and those who watch the
Giants perform in other cities know
Frlseh only as a diamond luminary
But, as matter of fact. he is one of
the greatest allround athletes in the
country. He is equally as good on the
grldlron and on the basketball court.
Frlsch first attracted the attention
OF the athletic world in 1915 when. as
captain of the Fordham Prep football
team, he led the Maroon youngsters to
city championship and earned for
himself the unanimous selection as all
scholastic halfback of greater New
York. He was given the same honor
IN 1916, and in the following year he
entered the collegiate department at
tordham and was soon hailed as the
greatest athlete that ever represented
the Bronx institution. In his high
school days he also was the mainstay
OF the baseball and basketball teams.
All Amarira HaIfharL
He was the most potent factor in
the Fordham eleven's fine showing
during the season of 1917, and his
ability on the gridiron soon gained
him countrywide fame. In the fol-
lowing season he was elected captain
OF the Maroon eleven, and the brilliancy
of his play throughout that campaign
earned him a place on Walter Camps
All-America team. Many authorities
who witnessed his performances
claimed that Frisch was the greatest
halfback that had ever been seen in
action. They declared that had he
been g member Of one of the country s
more powerful eIevehs he would gain
universal recognition as America S
premier football star.
In November of that season Frisch
led his team TO Boston to meet the
strong Boston College team, and he
defeated them almost single handed
His playing in that game caused sew
eral Boston critics 10 class him above
Eddie Mahan, the old Harvard star