Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-01

of the most earnest workers. On tn" F.
Giant Ciub, never has worked into the .
affection az tn. fans. He was born
In San Francisco In 1896 and started
playing ball on ;hc coast. The Giants
bought him ia 1915 from the Vic /
,oria club % the Northeastern |,
League. ~" was in tho army ia 1915. /.
and In 1919 was traded with four
other players TO Rochester for
Catcher Earl Smith. lie came back
20 tn. Giants IN 1920. and has hold !
Hrst hnsn regularly. He is a powerful /
hitter and a fielder. He is feat
Inches In height amt weighs 200
pounds. lie throws and bats right
handed. HIS home is in san Fran
cisco.
FRANK ruIscm. the "Forlhan
Flash Is on. II the greatest young
bail players Developed Ina y.ars II.
~ The best NIL round s"coud bas"rDau
In the leagues. lie * III. fastest
uss- runner IA brilliant and spec .
tscuinr n.ld.r and Il good hitter Sic .
ora" picked him up of the Fprdham
JniN"fsity MIN. wher. IL" was de-
Nelop"d by Arthur DcvIlu, the famous
Ola Giant. FrisCh was brilliant
ii3otb:li rlay"r II" has heen win
IN: bhdnis ihT"c years. lie IS the
only native Hcw Yorker tn the CLUB.
IL Is e years old. - feet 10 inches
hish. weighs I'j pounds. throws right
handed and bats either way. lie Ives
on Long Island.
HENRY KNIGHT GKou. third
oas-maI. came 10 IN" Giants last
winter from the Cincinnati Reds In
d-al Involving $4,000 George Burns
ana Mike Gonzalez He was at that
time considered one OF tn. D"st third
hAseiT-n IN baseball, w!th III. Giants
pointment. Injuries kept hin GU, o!
mo game most all The s-asDn. and his
batting fell Way OF lie hrok. into
nsseta!I ~ 80. with tie OSHKOSH club
playing short stop. lie was drafted
IN 1910 by Cleveland ana sent bach
70 Decatur In the Three Eye League
Inc GIANTS bought hlm ~ l.ll and
released him under option to BufalU,
;ecA!!lnE him in 1872. IL 1919, with
!!vvore ana ArEes lac was traded Ia
} me Reds FOR t'romue aud ii cash con.
siheru ton: lie jumped into s,ardum
win the Reds aud became an arnua!
Giants IA 1921. he hold so long mat
the Reds arranged Ii deal FOR him
WIN the Chants. Commissioner Lam
die retnstated him on tho consl,icra
season with the Reds Last winter
the deal went through and NJ jpIner!
ester on september Is, 1890 H.. is
i"ct Inches. weighs 100 POUNDS ana
bats aud throws r.sht handed
DAVE "BEAIri" BANCROFT is
one OF the best shor,stops in the
major leagues. He was born IN s!uuA
tity. Iowa. III 1892. lie started in
1908 with Duluth IN the Minnesota,
" sconsin League and joined superior
WIN Portland III the Pacific Coast
League, wher- he stayed uutu the
r M, h9;nsh' aim Ia 1919. In 1920
Era~ traded him !" tn. phils FOR
bancroft and "a cash consideration.
ME no, heavy hitter. he is dan
inches tail, weighs IIj pounuds and
bats ana throws right handed. Ills
nome Us In superior. Wis.
hr EMIL ",,tlsi" VIZ sEl.. older
was fortuna" enough 10 he pulled .
out OF cellar place with tho i'nilu- .
delphia fhils into the worlds series
money in 1890. MeuS"l ptays l"ft
IN Ga hland Cal. June g 1896. IL.
Soroke INTO IN" game in 1913. with
Fresno and was grabbed by the I.os
League. II. had Trial with Wash I
inston IN 1914, but was farmed on,
!" Eimira in the New YORK State I
"hen ne was drafted by Rirminsha,n
~ the Southern Association The /.
CUBS drafted him In 1917 and turned /,
him back TO Los Angeles. The Pills |
grabbed him Ia 1915 and h. stayed |,
with them until last season, when he
came TO the Giants. lie has always T,
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weak arm. but he has ovcrco,u. II
and is a good fielder. He is > feet II /,
inches high and weighs li5 pounds (
He bats and throws right handed, I
and lives In Los Angeles.
CHARLES -. STENCIL. center
helder. pulled IA come back that was
one of the sensations Of the year
Stenge!. the orphan Of baseball. who /
ent're circuit. was picked mp last I
season by McGraw as a utility man /
Lhis spring: needing n man 10 fill
Ine SHOES OF George Burns MCJiraW I
put Casey" in center because nc mad
no one else and he played and hattod
fensati onally all season. lie started /
kansas CITY, Kankak"c. Maysvnle. /
aurora, Brooklyn ana MONTGOMERY
ne hnaily landed with brooklyn in .
~ aho ne remained there until 1915. F.
When he was sent To pittSburrh 7.
ilttsbnrSh released him to rhilaG
pn.a IN III? and he remained there f.
uh'! AcIiraw secured him in trade |.
re Was born in kansas city. Mo. !
July 80, 1890. He is feet inchcs
IN height. weighs lT5. and bats and |
throws left handed
ROSS t"rEr'D YOUNG. right field I
er. Is one or the best hittcrs I'm rho
National League ana a fine folder.
Young was horn I'm sinner. TcXas,
April 10. 1897. lie broke In with the
1914. but was released lie came
back In 1915 with Houston, whcr. he
remained until lali McGraw sIpn.I
him. lie was farmci out to Rochcs-
TOR and gam. back tho next year to
stay. He bats left handed aud
throws right handed: IL avn feet
eight Inches. and weighs l6o pounds
Ills homo IN In san Antonio.
FRANK SNYDER came to the
0innta on waivers four years ago. |
Aher two years with the HcmIpros
around San Antonio. he wont to
Flint In tho southern Michigan
League In 1912, where tho st Louis |
Cards got him. Iio didn't have much
OF chance In 81. Louis. and was
sent 20 Springfield. In tho Contra |
League. whore he played In 1913 Tho |
Cards recalled him In 1914 season
and used him behind tho bat ana on !
nrst base. Poor stick work caused !
him To he put on the market. Tho
Giants got him nj tho waiver price.
He is only fair catcher. reliable
and steady. but his Batting has de-
veloped some since he came 10 New
York, He is six feet two Inches In