The Washington herald., 1921-10-05
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aEoRaE J. SuRSs. isfs ana center.
lneider Of the Giants, 10 known arcand the
Polo Ground a. .'Pioas George" bseaues o.
n. modest and RETIRING disposition On the
sua hsiden and ail,sround gardeners 70 the
mailer Lacquer. a great iead.of. man,
daneerous hetter. q smart base runnef, =
brilliant heher. and a hesdy PAPER. ghp
chas sever thrown to the wrong base.
Burns need, only color TO b ranked WITH
utiea. n. r.. IN fsss. whefs he stated his
professicnal career IN Che New York stAts
I<afue In 1900. He came to the Giants IN
1912. and has been Win them ever since.
He y i've feet heven inches IN height SD
weighs ITO pounds. Ne bats and throws
,ifns handed. Hisi home y In Little fsiis'
EMIL t"IRIsH'D MRusEL. older brother
OF the Yankee "Bob.' Meusel, was fortunate
enough this rear TO be puI-<d out of q cellar
place with the Philads'phia Pills Into the
Tor the Giants, Burns having hseh moved
over TO center to make room for him. Mtussi
was born In 0aklard, Cal, June 0. iept. Hs
broke Into the game In 1918. With rresno.
snd late In the seasoa was grabbed by the
Los Angeles Cub Of the Paeine Coasl
IN ioit, but was fsrAned out 10 EiaAifa 10
the New Yort STATE LesGue. whsrk he
stayed until isis, whes he was drafted By
birminfham Of the eoutheru Association,
The Cubs drafted HIN In 1917 and turned
aim back 70 Los Angeles. TIE Phils grabbed
Dim 10 1918. and he stayed with them until
this season. when he came to the Giants In
trade after he had been benched. he has
siways been good hitter ana this year
turned out to be regular sluesef. He
ased to have weak arm. bat he has over
come u and IL Q good neidef. He 70 Eve
feet eleven inches hieh ana weight ITS
pounds. He hats and throws right handed,
and lives In Los Angeles.
ROSS t"PEr'1 YOUNG. right fielder. b
one Of the best hitters In the National
league and q hne fielder. He Is the best
mah In the league handling balls on the
right ned wall. Young was horn in Sinner,
Iex:, April 10. 1907. He broke IN with the
Austin Club OF the Texas League In 1914.
but was released. He came back In 1915
With Houston, where he remained until 1917.
neetaw saw him while th< Giants were on
ne spring trailing trip In ioiT. and signed
BIN. He was farne< out to Rochester in
the middle OF the season. and came back
the next year TO stay. He bats left handed
and throws right handed: Is Eve feet eight
inches. and weighs 1e2 pounds. His home
Is In San Antonio.
DAVE c'BEAUTY'D BANCROFT 1. ope
| OF the best mechanical shortstops In the
major leagues. Mental lnpses at lines pre-
vent him from being rated as the beat in
the game. He was born In sioux City,
Iewa. In 1892. He started IN 1900 with
Duluth In the Minnesota-wiscousiu Lessus
and Joined Superior in the anne season. In
Coast League. where be stayed until Oh.
Pills boufht him in 1915. Last summer,
\ when Fletcher's legs went bad. McGraw
traded him to the Phiis for Bancroft aud
cash consideration. Bancroft filled IN q
hole In the inheid that had been q problem
for several years. and proved a valuable
4 mate for Frank Frisch. while not q heavy
| hitter. he IL dangerous at the bat ri,
work has been hamrered this year b,
chronic stomach trouble. He is eve fee,
eight inches tall. weighs 1+5 pounds, and
hats and throws right handed. His home Is
4 in Superior. Wis.
! FRANK FRIscH. the "Fordhsm Flash, ~
IL one OF the greatest young ball player,
developed In yearp. He IL the best aIl-rounc
third baseman In the major leagues, snd q
brilliant performer At second base. He :,
i the fnstest man in the National Learue the
beat base runner. a brilliant and spectacular
neider and a hard. consistent hitter HI
| combines all the essentials Of q truly rreai
player. AcGraw picked him up OF th,
fordham University nine, where he was de.
yeloped by Arthur Deviin. the famous old
Giant. Frisch was q brilliant football plsye,
and vas rated 40 one OF the fastest half
hacks In the East. He was also rood enough
for the track squad, but he turned his al
tention to baseball. He has been with In,
Giants two years and was q sensation frcu
the start He is the only native New
Yorker in the club. He IL n years old, !.
| fye feet ten inches high, weighs l65 pounds
throws right handed and bats either way
He lives on Long Island.
FRANK SNYDER came to the Giants on
waivers three years ago and now finds him
self a first string catcher In a world series
After two years with the semi-pros around
| A1n Ant0uiA he tn R1fnf In h. Qanfh
ern Michifsn League in 1919. where the 81
! Louis Cards got him late In the season He
didn't have much OF chance 10 st. Louis
and was sent to Springfield IN the Centrs
L<arue. where he played in 1919. tn
Cards recalled him in the middle OF tn,
1914 season and used him behind The ba
and on fret base. Poor stick work causet
him to be put on ths market in the middl,
If the 1919 season and the Giants got hin
at the waiver price. He is only q fat
catcher. reliable and steady, but his battinI
has developed some since he came to New
York, He is six feet two inches In heish
and weighs 600 pounds. He bats and throw
right handed. His home IL In san Antonio.
MIGUEL A. cMIKE'1 GONZALES
Cuban catcher and substitute frst baseman
has been working In the bull pen for tn
Giants for three years. Once In q while b
gets a chance to 70 behind the plate for
few innings, or hit In q pinch. He va
horn in Enosburr. VT. IN. 1886, He 'starte
his professional career In 1912 with tn
Havana Reds and wa, signed in 1913 Wit
season with Long Branch and went to IN
Cincinnati Reds-in 1914. The Reas trade
him to the Cards in 1914 and he RENAME
in St. Louis until 1919, when he was tram
ferred to the Giants. He Is Eve feet eigh
inches In height and weighs 165 pounds. II
His home 10 In Havana.
GEORGE KELLY. home run king Of IN
I National League, and one Of the mos
earnest workers on the Giant Club. nevs
has worked into the affection Of the fani
, His colorless personality and his awkwarS
. ness afoot caused him such '.razrins'' whe
he nrst came to the club that only a yer
, courageous heart enabled him to stick
through and eventually make rood. He wa
born In San Frsncisco in 1905 and starte
playing ball on the Coast. ne Giant
. bought him In 1915 from the victorfs Olu
Of the Northwestern League. He was
the srmy N 1918, and In 1919 was trsae
with four other players TO Rochester fe
Catcher Fart Smith. he came back to IN
Giants last year and has held hrst bss
, regularly. He is powerful hitter and
fair fielder. He 10 six. feet three inches
heiehth and weighs 800 pounds. He throw
and bats right handed. his home 10 |
san Francisco.
EARL SMITH. young catcher. works
most Of the season against rtght-hande
lpitchers. He was born IN Sheridan. ARK, 4
1897. He began to attract attention whil
; working behind the bat with the Rocheste
Club Of the International League. The Giant
traded Kelly and four other players fc
him In f9ie and he has been with the eiu
ever since. He got his hrst chance to max
good this teason. He Ia a good mschanics
catcher, q good batter, but a slow thinker
! He bats left handed and throws risi
handed, stands eve feet ten, and weiTh
Ies pounds. His home Is In Hot Spring.