The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-14

New York wants 4 winner. The base
ball fans OF New York are about as
hardboiled as any in the country. hher
will applaud safe cracker II he can hit
a baseball. and they seem 10 care little
about what man IS II he plays good
ball. But deep down in their hearts the
fans are sound. The passing OF George
Burns has perhaps raised more real
sentimental protest than anything that
hs hanDened in New York. not excepting
the passing OF Larry Doyle.
The New York fans are paying Just
tribute TO ono OF the finest characters
tho sport has produced. The fact that
perhaps his legs are not as good as they
were-~possibly his eyes are not as
quick duo to tho fact that he has play
ed In the ruinous sun field so many
years But the fans OF New York, VIC
tory lovers as they are. would ROOF
harder for Burns In loft field than they
will for many year for any hero who
comes along.
There Is no sentiment in business or
in baseball. OF course. but In spite OF
that claim Of owners and managers the
fact is that II all sentiment goes out
of the game the game itself loses stand"
ing.
Burns deserves a tribute from the
fans Quiet. gentlemanly. always hus-
Ting. always giving the best that was
in him 10 his team, with name that
never has been mentioned in any scan
dial. In any rowdy!sm, he honored the
game he played and gave TO 1t more
than ne took out. He won respect
which is finer than applause. and he
never alIhied. A clean. decent man. on
and off tho field a great ball player
and a great mamie was as near the
type OF finest sportsman as baseball
pr >duces,
when tho fans bid goodbye to
"Georgie"-the George they have
cheered so loug-!t will he with SINGER
ity, which will find expression when the
roar Of welcome greets him on his first
return IN another uniform.
AZ to Johnny Rawlings.
The deals that the Giants have made
probably Will relegate Johnny Na"hnGS
70 the bench. and perhaps to some other
club. Rawlings. the real hero of the
last worlds series. who did more than
any other Giant to win and then TO save
tho series. seem destined to follow the
footsteps Of other worlds series heroes
and went out entirely
There was Eddie Hahn and George
Robe. Hahn saved one series for the
White Sox and dropped back t" IN"
minors. Rohc. with his sensational hit
ting. won that scriCS--and was back IN
the minors the next spring. or Henrik
son With his timely triple brok" Math-
ewson's defense and won a series for
the Boston Rcd SoX. and he. too. dIS2p'
reared. Another remarkaG.N cas-" was
that Of Whltcman, who won for the Hos
ton Red SoX against the cubs. playing
tho most sensa tlonal ball over seen In
any worlds series. excepting that 81
Charlie IIerzoE for the Giants In thu,
series against the Rod SoX. or all thu
records Of reaching FIRST. hitting and
fielding ever made in series Whttcman
holds the palm. and he wound up his re-
markablo performance" with Il diving
catch Of a fly hall which saved gam
ard almos, broke his neck. And tnC
next spring he was back In III" sticks
Il SccIlS tho fate ~ these shooting
stars to go on. quickly. Rawlings - Il
valuable man. hustler. always work,
ing, and often that typH "f player =
more valuahl" thd, - great mc"hanica
player is
Now Players From the Coast.
"" have had AT Sorts ~ reports
from ito CnaS' about the new plRNcrs
y,nu atc coming into tho major leagues
Tn. New York Giants deal Ivy whi,r
linn DEonu"ll. Of tho san Franct%C,
team. ~ T." join tn" Giant" nest tai
ais fo> an explanation The scouts
tipped TN Young collegIan as q whaI'