Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-01
SIZES UP GIANTS AS GOOD,
NOT GREAT, BUT GAME BALL TEAM
New York Giants, National League Champions, Sized Up BY
Evans, Former League Umpire and Sporting Writer,
Gives Some Inside Stuff Of Pennanf Race--More Ar
tces on the Coming " oIds Series.

of coveleskie, he starts with a spit
ter and finishes with one" Th
goes for Douglas in the National
there is one flaw in the work
Douglas it Is his lack Of control
times. A club that waits him o
very often proves most troubleso1
and a wild pitch often is fatal to
chances. In the final meeting q
1921 between the Giants Inc Pirate6
Douglas wild-pitched himself to de-
feat with the score a tie.
Two Wonderful Right-HanderD
In Tony and Barnes McGraw has
two corking good right-handern.
These two veterans are going rather
than coming, and / doubt IL either -
as good as he was three or four
years age. They have passed their
peak. Pitching sooner or later exs
acts its toll on the good old arm
The rough going that the great
Johnson and Alexander have had in
spots during the past 81 is mute
evidence of the fact Toney at n
time had terrific speed and depends
ed on it to a very large extent
Since going to the Giants he han.
altered his style Considerably. oc-
casionally he busts a fast one
through. just to remind the battors
that old smoke ball" is still theras
However, fair speed, a good curve
and a nice change Of pace are now
his strong points. Which amply
means that Toney is pitching more
i~ntelligently than when speed va
is very much similar to that of TOD
ney. All of which merely goes t.
prove that the New York pitching
ofaf IF ic Qaod h11f inf great
Giants Strong Behind the Bat
Back Of the bat New York Is well
fortified. There nay be indfvidua
catchers in both leagues who have
shade on either Smith or Snyder bu1
1 doubt if any club can offer a great
er combined strength. Both are din
receivers, good throwers and ha1
hitters. Smith, a left handed hitte
is used by McGraw with a RICH
handler opposing, while Snyd
draws the assignment against
scIthpaw.
The New York infleld is a bit Id
sided. On the right side OF the q
mond are two Of the greatest By
players in the business. On the
side of the infeld two good play
but far from great.
1 regard Frank Frisch as the
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league. At shortstop it w2uid be
possible to improve on TIE brill
Bancroft.
AT second is Rawlingd who
seen service with a NUM- of
tional League clubs. Rawl
from a great player. bat IN
winning type SO much ID
McGraw.
Kelly fields well, and is II
ging type as a batsnan.
the disparity between the righV
left side of the diamond, !
say the New York infeld was a
the average
Outield There From All AM
In the outfeld New York viii
represented by Burns. Meusel
Young. This trio makes UP an
field that compare favorably
that of any other major league {
] 1t isn't weak in a single departu
of the game.
The addition of Meusel from T
adelphia rounded u the New 7
club, despite the fact that Me
failed dismally at the bat for "
three weeks. A natural hitter,
wasn't to be denied, and he str
his stride just at the time the Gia
went into high as q team
George Burns has always been
great ~favorite OF mine. In nay op1
ion he is a great ballplayer,
has never attracted the attent1
his work merited. Burns. Meu4
and Young can hit. throw and del
also run. and are sure to be heal
from in the series.
In conclusion l again van 10 "a
the Giants are good, but not grea
However, they are game, n gam(
ball clubs are often harder TO bea(
than great ones.
Copyright, 1921, N. E. A. Servisel