The New York herald., 1921-08-07
Slated for Big Leagues.


IL professional baseball be considered
an objective for a college player many
Of these men are destined to succeed.
Ralph knight, a right handed pitcher
from Brown, already is the property of
the Yankees; Jack Perrin. a Michigan
outfielder, has been farmed out to the
Eastern League by the Red Sox, and
Hinkie Haines. declared ineligible at
Penn State. belongs, and has belonged
for quite some time. to the Yankees.
Jerry OConnor, who was graduated
from Holy Cross this summer but who
viii do postgraduate work for a year.
and Fred Mcguire are said to be slated
for Connie Mack next year. The Giants
tried to sign Mcguire this season, but
he declined the offer because he wanted
to finish his college course. lit Is said
too that he had a prior agreement with
Connie Mack. Francis Sanford, Holy
Cross captain, is now a regular in the
Eastern League.
In addition to these men Holy Cross
has four others who will have welcome
entree into the major leagues should
they desire it--Jim Tunney, the remark
able pitcher; Kenneth Simendinger. out
fielder; Joe Murphy, catcher, and Bill
Horan, pitcher. The first three are
freshmen and Horan is a sophomore.
IlOIdn NdS SeCpIlu plICHcT OHlN DeCduSe
Tunney was so remarkably good.
Harry II. McCurdy. the all-America
first baseman from Illinois. is to be-
come a Cardinal when he is graduated
next Juno. Branch Hickey. who has
obtained many players, including the
mighty Sisler. from conference colleges.
probably will get other men from the
present Illinois and Michigan batting
orders. Many are good enough TO be
desirable.
Holy Cross Is Leader.
While the averages on this page were
compiled primarily to determine the
work OF the Individual, a few words
about team results will not be amiss,
since the championship" Is n much dis
cussed question ON every campus Holy
Cross Is easily the Eastern champion,
and Cornell belongs at the bottom OF
this list Of nine, but II would be impos-
sible to give relative rank TO most of the
other colleges OF the group.
Harvard closed an Indifferent season
with straight game victories over both
the Tiger and the Bulldog, and that
makes the Crimson season q success.
In defeating Princeton two out Of three
Yale saved something from a season
that promised much but gave little. The
Ellis ran the bases poorly all season.
and unfortunately for the team, got
away" with Il in most OF the early
games. Yale won from Brown, Penn
sylvania and Dartmouth-teams that de-
feated Harvard.
In the Harvard series Yalo collapsed
under mental strain and both games
went to the Crimson. That Is ever the
way in Yale-Harvard and Yale-Prince-
se fgn In.
ask college youths TO preserve their
mental equilibrium with bowling lou
sands OF alumni IL the stanGs unsettlinb
the players nerves.
Princeton gained early hope through
double victory over Pennsylvania, but
slumped badly after that The Tigers
did gain the grim satisfaction or rising
from their depths and winning the Com
mencement Week game against Yale.
The Ellis took the deciding contest In
New York week later.
After losing two games TO Princeton
early In May. Pennsylvania rallied and
won single game from Harvard. two
out Of three from Dartmouth and tho
Commencement Day game at Cornell.
The Ithacans had fallen earlier In the
season at Franklin Field
Penn Beats Penn state.
Pennsylvania holds the distinction OF
being the only college in this section TO
win from Penn state. Walter Larson.
Red and Blue pitching ace. turned the
trick on Franklin Field on May 2s. when
the Nittany lads had a run Of twenty
straight % thcir credit.
Coumbin's only shred OF satisfaction
was IN winning two straight from Cor
nell. Columbia and Pennsylvania had
no games against each other. Cornell
lost all It's big games-two each to Penn
sylvanla. Yale and Columbia.
Dartmouth started wen, winning from
Princeton Nv . 70 a game in which
the Green WAS able to gct only two hits
taking two straight srom Columbia. and
single contests from Harvard and
Brown one game wHa lost to Yale,
and two with Pennsylvania were di
vided.
at tho top Of its form the Green
struck Holy Cross on Memorial Day at
Worcester and one Of the most intelli-
gently played college games of the year
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