The Washington times., 1921-03-05

This was substantially the same
club that won three pennants in a
row, 1911. 1912, and 1913. although In
the last year the personnel had been
materially changed. 1t was the club
that played, in 1912, the greatest
world series the game has ever
known, only to be finally beaten by
the Boston Red Sox.
Yesterday the purchase of Arthur
Wilson, "Olaf, the Swiss Grenadier,"
by the Columbus club from Boston.
of the National league, was an
nounced, marking the passing OF one
of the last of 'he Giants of 1911.
MERKLE TO MINORS.
During the winter Fred Merkle was
sold by the Chicago Cubs to the
Rochester club of the International
of the same leagueto be a manager.
Thus the men who were mere boys
in 1911 fade from big league view.
McGraw started the season of 1911
with an aggregation that was not re-
garded as a formidable pennant con-
tender. He had Merkle on first,
Doyle, second; Bridwell, short; dew
lin, third, and Snodgrass, Devore and
Jack Murray in his outfield.
His pitchers were. the great
Mathewson. Leon Ames, George
Wiltse, Bugs" Raymond, Otis Gran
dali, and Rube Marquard, then chiefly
distinguished as the $1,000 Lemon"
Soon after the Giants opened the
season at the Polo Grounds, the old
wooden stands on the Harlem
meadow caught fire and were COM
pletely destroyed. The club moved
up to the Hilltop grounds of the Yam
tees. then located at One Hundred
and Sixty-ffth and Broadway.
DEvLIN's LEGS FAILED.
There on the hard field of tho
Yanlxs. Devlin's legs went bad, and
Bridwell begged down. Tho case OF
the Giants seemed moro hopeless
than ever, but McGrcw suddenly put
over tho deal that brought Charley
Her.og back to the club from Bos-
ton
Arthur Fletcher. who had been play
ing third. alternating with Devlin.
WAS shifted over to the short field
where he remained for years after
ward and Herzog was established at
third. This gave McGraw one of the
youngest clubs from top to bottom
that ever went after pennant.
Merkle, Doyle, Fletcher, Herzog,
Murray, Devore and Snodgrass were
All kids. Behind the bat was the
comparative youngster Chief Meyers,
and the quite youthful Wilson. Only
the pitchers could be called veterans.
The club kept well up in the race
throughout the season. but when 1t
started out on its last trip around the
ring, closing away from home, few
thought II could win the pennant
Yet IL came sweeping through the
fieId, winning game after game, n
nalIy winding up In a blaze of glory.
n was in 1911 that the Giants came
rushing out on the field to meet the
Athletics in uniforms of solid black I;
4 was that year baseball saw the big
row over the alleged spiking OF Frank
Baker by Snodgrass.
MATTY AT sARANAC LAKE.
Mathewson is at Lake Saranac
nrhting the white plague; Raymond,
who did not last the season out with
the club In dead; Wiltse manages
Buffalo; Ames has gone to the minors
after sticking longer than any OF his
associates in the big leagues; Snod-
grass is IN business In California;
Murray ts In business In Elmira;
Devore manages the Grand Rapids
club.
Meyers is out on the Pacinc Coast;
Crandsli Is pitching In the Coast
League; Herzog has just been re-
eased by the Chicago CuIs and In
not located In baseball: Beals Becker.
one Of the substitute outfelders OF
1911. has just announced a comeback