Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-03
THE GIANTS
nv limited PresS)

George Kelly, former hOme-run
king Of the National League and one
of the most earnest workers on the
Giant club. never has worked into the
affection of the fans. He was born IN
San Francisco i'm 1896 and started
playing. ball on the coast. The Giants
bought him in 1915 from the Victoria
Club of the Northwestern League. He
was in the army in 1918 and in 1919
was traded with four other players to
Rochester for Catcher Earl Smith. He
came back to the Giants in 1920, and
has held first base regularly. He IS a
powerful hitter and a fielder He is
six feet three inches i'm height and
weighs 200 pounds. He throws and
bats right handed His home is in San
Francisco.
Frank Frisch, the "Fordham Flash, "
is one of the greatest young ball
players developed in years He is the
best all-round second baseman IN the
leagues. He is the fastest man in the
National League, the best base run
ner. brilliant and spectacular fielder
and a good hitter. McGraw picked him
up of the Fordham University nine,
where he was developed by Arthur
Devlin. the famous old Giant. FriSch
was brilliant football player. He has
been with the Giants three years. He
is the only native New Yorker in the
club. He is twenty-four years old, is
five feet ten inches high, weighs 1865
pounds, throws right handed and bats
either way. He lives on Long Island.
Henry Knight Groh, third baSeman,
came to the Giants last winter from
the Cincinnati Reds in a deal involv-
ing Sl50.000, George Burns and Mike
Gonzalez. He was at that time con-
sidered one Of the best third base
men in baseball, with the Giants he
turned out to be great disappoint-
ment. INjurieS kept him out of the
game most all the season and his bat
ting fell way off. He broke into base
ball in 1908 with the Oshkosh Club of
the Wisconsin, Ill. league playing
Shortstop. He was drafted in 1910 BY
Cleveland and sent back to Decatur
i'm the Three-l League. The Giants
bought him in 1911 and released him
under option to Buffalo, recalling him
i'm 1912. In 1913 with Devore and
Ames he was traded to the Reds for
Fromme and a cash consideration. He
jumped into Stardum with the Reds
and became an annual holdOut. Seek
ing a berth with the Giants in 1921
he held so long that the Reds arranged
deal for him with the Giants. Com
missioner Lands reinStated him or
the consideration that he would have
to finish the season with the Reds
Last winter the deal went through
and he joined the Giants. Gorh was
born in Rochester on Sept Is, 1890
He is five feet seven inches, weighs
100 pounds and bats and throws right
handed.
Dave ("Beauty") Bancroft is one
of the best ShortStOpS in the major
. leagues. He was born in Sioux City
Iowa, in 1892. He started in 1905
with Duluth in the Minnesota WiScon.
sin League and joined Superior in the
same season. In 1912 ne signed with
Portland i'm the Pacific Coast League
where he stayed until the PhilS bought
him IN 1915, In 1920 when Fletcher.
legs went bad, McGraw traded him e
the Pills for Bancroft and a cash con
Sideration. While not q heavy hitter
he is dangerous at the bat He is fiv,
feet eight inches tall. weighs Ii;
pounds and bats and throws righ
handed. His home is in Suprior, Wis.
Emile ("IriSh") MeuSel, older
brother Of the Yankee Bob" NeuSe
was fortunate enough to be pulled GU
of cellar place with the Philadelphi;
Pills into the worlds series money il
1920 MeuSel plays left field for tn
Giants. MeuSel was born in Oakland
Cal. June 9. 1894. He broke into tn
game in 1913, with Fresno, and Wa
grabbed by the Los Angeles club o
the Pacific Coast League. He had
trial with Washington in 1914, bu
was farmed out TO Elmira in the Ne'
York State League. where he stage
until 1916. when he was drafted b
Birmingham of the Southern ASsc
citation. The Cubs drafted him in 19l
and turned him back to Los Angelo:
The PhEs p-nbbed nm m 1878 an
he stayed with them until last season
when ne came to the Giants He ha
always been a good hitter. He used
have a weak arm, put he has over