The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-04-21

How many youngsters in the major
leagues are liable 10 develop into real
stars Of the game" rhict interest in
b< sebau ut his season "cutcrS upon this
question: This year. more than in any
ysur since the American League invaded
the major field. there Is chance Tor
producing more t'obhS or Speakers or
water .IohnSonS.
Only about once in e baseball genera
tiru does such i, player smash int" the
shorthand baseball generation Is
about four years. The turnover In mo
game is enormous in spite Of the fact
that some Of thereterans have carried
on for from twelve 10 sixteen seasons.
In the lest half-dozen years Sisler is
the only player OF the >up"rlntiv" type
who has c,'me to the front. or course
there ha,erh een Il numh"r of men Of the
above average hype. few Of the near
greats, but few real stars
The old stars arc slowly moving to-
ward the baseball horizon and naturally
the fans want to know who among the
my Of youngsters Is Liable to be Il
Cobb, S:S.er. Speaker or johnson.
Frtzch Promises to 30 Great
Second Bassman-
It IS hard 10 judge merely from the
signs OF promise already shown what a
youngSter will do when put under long
trial. F-wster and frisch in New York
are nrcnInted - ALREADY having eStap-
liShed their status. FriSCh is a wonder
fu. young$tcr and one Of tho near
or..ats. but | doubt whether he ever
will he. as great. consistently. in the at
lacking eHd If the game as TO rate HIM
IN with Eddie Collins Of Johnny EverS.
1hn cha thnt will hN Tho p
~St second haseman of his generation.
however. more than good. Vie hits we'll
ut times. but a demonstration over an
entire normal season only will prove
whether his nerve and speed and con-
hdenCe will carry him u tho top notch.
He is an extremely smart boy. clear
headed and unlikely 10 be ruined by the
ridiculous adutatlon New Workers. pay to
any player who tx just over the average.
Frw$ter is n great bail player. yet
Il is probable that the terrible accident
which befel him last season will keep
him from ever being rated As among the
greatest. The piero of skull missing
caves 4 danger spot. Worse than that.
FcwStcr * OF the nervous type. no.
strong cvrn now. and is extremely
doubtful whether he can carry the ter
r'tir pace he has set for himself over
me IuiI route.
Erwfs Fi"fed az Having Great Chance.
l. were TO make a guess AS to the
boy most likely to b. the sensation
within the mex: year o. two would
pick Nelson Hawks. Of the Yankees He
has not had much chance as yet to
r""N" what he can do in a jor leaglle,
so much &c this ia based upon his minor
rea:r showing. especially with the Cal
'-a'y team last year. when he hit $50,
l'"'6 tic league and stole 40 bases.
THIS boy has all the earmarks Of .
great star. He is. I believe. aS fast
as any man in either league going 10
first. and the fastest Of all going from
first to third on hit. Whether he is
ripe for fast company or not Is not
proved. but he seems to have all the
nerve and ambition. and he opened his
M 'or le2gue career with n smash that
almost won game and he hit and ran
inst right. took the bases in full stride
end handles his feet beautifully in
running
tioldie Rapp. Of course. one Of the
highly touted kids. He is good play
er beyond doubt. He seems to be a
quick thinker. and keeps his head we'll
in tight places 1t Is too early to know
whether ne can hit. but ne does not look
as If he will ever be a Stsinfcldt or a
Groh in attack.
Tcrporccr Unique Sensation.
The unique sensation Of the season 10