The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
FRISCH TO TRY
FOR HONORSOF
BASE STEALING
New YOrk's Speedster to p.-,..
Self in Sliding on Spring "a
journey,
BY JOHN b. FOSTER

copyright, 1922, by The Arsr.,
New York, Feb. 4.-Friscb ~ J,
Giants has an ambition NJ - y "
served NOTCH Of it today on All -. -
jor league players. National -
American alike. He wants n -, -.
the majors this year in base ~, ~,
ing. He did so well in t5o 4.
tional league in 1921 that ba y. "a
pires to the distinction OF baing+s
base stealing champion If ~, ~
country in 1922. That mea5s ~ ~
leadership over Ty Cobb as We'll =. !
the leadership over ANYBODY M
happens to belong to the Nstions
league. u also means that S,~
Rice of Washington better Look IN,
for Frisch threatens to surrs.,
him among others.
When he goes to San Aptonio ~,
Giant second baseman will taks ,
special course in base stealing u,
is weak on coming into the bag q,
his right side. He can hit the an,
pretty well on his left side Tb,,
was what helped him to cantnr,
National league honors in 1921 n,
his right side he is not so adsnt
He is likely to slide too late 4,
break ground too quickly. Fitbs,
is fatal to good base stealing.
AS there has been little or m
base running worth while for ~,
or three years. the Giants second
baseman figures that he can make
a splurge which will be felt all
over the frog pond when the SHOW
begins in April. Some years aro
when Cobb was going at his beg
there was a lot of excitement over
base running. Fans got all ahet'
up over it. 1t has been so bad sine
the war and even during the war
that enthusiasts pay little attention
to it. No better time could BE-
found for leading a fight for Es
base stealing championship than hi
1922.
Frisch is one Of the fastest men
in the National league. He viii no.
have to bother much with his star.
because of his experience in foo!l
ball, but he will have to learn hoF.
to get into the bases on one food
as well as the other. Cobb cai'
steal with either foot forward anil
is a very dangerous man both way
wants to learn how to Do.
the same thing. There is no one
on his own team who can beat hin
but he will have company in base
stealing practice this year because
the Giants expect to pay lot q,
to it and rival clubs mgyl
as well make up heir minds to thai
fact now as later.
New York lost a grand base-run-
ner when George Burns was bUrisi
in Cincinnati, and as the Giants will
need all the steam they can put %
in 1922. they will be driven hard n
take every base possible in t1sl
games which they play.
A National league owner saw
there was never a chance that b.
ers would be taken on by a Ma
tiOnaI league club II New loA
turned him down. After Chicag
dropped him as manager, he W'
finished. That would almost su9-
gest there are some in the Nation
league who have forgotten the d1
ference of opinion between Even
and the league as an organizatia
some years ago when he finished
Dy going to Boston When t1s
spring meeting Of the America
eague takes place, the YANKEES
will make one more determined ei- /
-ort to get Veach from Detroit ioi
he outfield. Maybe Detroit would
ct him go for a pitcher. but II the !
Yankees permit any Of their pitca-
,rs to go-that is the pitchers Who
ire presumed to be high class-tle
champions will find trouble in theL
oath between now and the first @.
June.