Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-11
GREATEST BASEBALL
TEAM or ALL TIME


New York. Oct. l1.-Henry Fabian,
is the boss Of the BARRIERS and mas
sage experts who keep the playmE
field at the Polo Grounds perfectly
groomed. He is good one too.
He has one abiding devotion, one
answering fanatacism and one ldea
of perfection and it Is all wrapped up
i'm the New York Giants. HIS Loyal
ty for John McGraw and his Giants
is too big for Polo Grounds.
After his daily afternoon duty or
painting fresh white lines around me
plate and Ticking off every pebble
from the velvet-like turf, he retlres
70 a soap box down the lett Held toui
line. there to tell any and all listeners
of the glory of the Giants and the
misery of all other ball CLUBS
During one of the closing games or
the season. Fabian was asked 20 name
what ne would be willing TO call the
aU-American team of all time in base
ball.
Henry" it was suggested. "YoG
.bgve been around baseball al! your
life. You have played with some OF
the greatest stars and you have seen
all the others play down 20 the pres
emit time. Name the greatest man you
have seen in every position.
DWELL. that's a big job. Don't kno"
nc | could do it. Been lots OF grea;
hall PLAYERS. I'm not one Of those
old timers, though, who thinks an
the class was in the old days tHe
lantern-jawed Fabian said.
"Who was the greatest first base
man of all times?' his examiner per-
sisted.
"Wen." he drawled, slowly. Gle
don't look so good and amt figured so
good but that George Nelly out tnerS i
is grand ball player. He's as goou
as any of them. Yes, he's smart
ball player Take that Sister, ne
hasn't any brains. Sweet ball play
or YES. but he don't think. MerEIe
was a great ball player, 80 was
Chase. But Kelly is a grand player.
GLOW about second base? Even see
onv better than Collins or LaJolet
DWELL. | tell you. He's on the
Ground = lot and he's kind of sloppy
handling the ball, but that FRANKIE
Frisch is a sweet ball player. Don
know but what he's as good as any OF
them. Great boy and a great player
Hornsby'd be a swell player n ne was
on the Giants. Yes, guess FRANKIE
about the best OF them.
"What do you say about short
stops?"
That's a tough one, I've seen lots
Of fine ShortStoPS, but they always
had something the matter with them
Rut when YOU come down to 1t. the
only thing wrong with Dave Ban
croft is his stomach. He amt strong.
If ne had my constitution ana MS
youth. he'd be a marvel. Dave Is
great ball player. Don't know OF any
better ,, I,
shorter to call the roll OF the Gian'S
and elect each as the individual star
of all times in his line.
YOU'D wouldn't be far wrong at
that Great ball club the Giants.
THEY'LL always be great as long as NC
Graw is on the bench, because ne
won't keep 'em if he can't make EN-
that way"
Fabian is willing to admit that Babe
Ruth is the greatest hitter OF the
present day. but ne continues
I'D like to see Delehanty IN there
hittin at that rabbit ball
Ruth. he maintains. can be stop
ped by any pitcher who IS smart
enough to pitch to him.
"The trouble was, until the Giant
pitchers showed EN- last fall, that all
the pitcherS tried to fool him and ne
killed bad balls. Brouthers and al
the all-sluggers told me they struck
ont most of the time on balls right
in the middle. If those American
league pitchers would 90 out and
pitch to him. he wouldn't hit so many
home runs.
"McGraw knew how to stop him
and he did"
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