New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-01-20

|McCraw Gives
FOrdhamFlash
Big Increase
Great 1nfelder Now Ranks
Among Highest Salaried
Players in the Game
By r. !. Kelly

Ne ). a\Cily
Frank Frisch. spectacular third base
man of the worlds champion Giants.
whose meteoric rise to the heights Of
s'ardom IS one Of the outstanding
features OF baseball! history. has now
taken a well-meIitcd position among
the highest paid players in the game. |
Following conference yesterday with
his manager, John j. McGraw. the
Tordham Flash affixed his signature to
contract placing his services at the
disposal Of The Giants for the season.
Of 1922 and 1928.
AS has been the custom for many
wears past the figures involved ~ the
contract were not announced but il is
known tina. Frisch received the almost
Unprecedented increase Of approxi
matcly 80 per cent in his salary for
Tho next two peNnant campaigns.
Among the players of his age and ex-
perience for the Fordham Flash is
only twenty-four wears old and has
been with the Giants for only two and
half seasons--Frisch is now easily
the highest salaried star in either
major league. There are few members
OF the worlds champions and VERY
probably none q, all who will receive
as much money as the former Fordham
star FOR the seasons OF 1929 and 1928
shortly after his conference with
FnSch. McGraw had this to offer: -"
an very happy to announce that Frank
Frisch has signed with the Giants for !
tn next two years. In recognition of
his great work of last season and Of his (,
wonderful playing in the worlds Sc
res. the club has granted him q very
substantial increase in salary. 1t was
81 increase that was we'll deserved for |,
his efforts IN behalf Of the team ever
since he joined the Giants have been
earnest and untirlng
Should Be Great Second Baseman
With Frisch at second base and
Croh at third next season we will have !
an nticld Of almost unlimited posi- !
biities on the oifense as we'll as on the |
defense. Frisch has already proven his
worth As great third baseman. but I |
even expect him to surpass his previous
efforts when he becomes thoroughly /
accustomed to his new position His !
marvellous speed is destined to make
him enc of the greatest fielding second !
basoman that ever played the game I
He has shown rapid and constant i'm ,
provsment AZ the bat and he has just
barely begun to learn the art of base
stealing After Frisch gets the knack
o. sliding he is bound to become one
o. tho most effective base runners in
the history of baseball"
Three years ago Frisch was known
Only as great all around college ath-
le;c During his career at Fordham he
starred at baseball, football, basket
bali and on the track. While a member
he was selected halfback for Wal
ter Camp's All America team
After seeing Frish's playing in the
first two or three games Of the college
haseball season, Arthur Dcvlin. who
had shortly before been appointed
coach at Fordham. recommended the
promising youngster to McGrsw, with
cast his lot with the Giants. Fol
lovers of the Fordham nine will long
remember Frsch's final game with the
Maroon team just before he left to
JOIN his new club at Pittsburgh.
The contest was at Fordham Field
with the Nillanova team carly in June
OF 1919 Frisch stepped to the bat six
them home run and a three Dagger.
II vas a fitting climax to his great col
.oEc career.
Replaces Doyle at keystone
Shortly moro than two months later
Friech made his sensational debut at I
the Polo Grounds. when he replaced the
faitorinc Larry Doyle at second base
IN the second day of the memorable
s;N game series with the Reds, who
were then lighting the Giants for the
National League pcnnant
Early in the season Of 1920 Fri,ch
was stricken with appendicitis and was
LAID uN for more than two months.
Many baseball men have attributed
the loss OF the pennant by the Giant.
tnat wear to the protractcd absence of
trlsch from the lineup.
With the exception Of Irish Meusel,
who was not with the club all season,
Frlsch led the Giants in batting last
year with the splendid average of .341.
He also led both leagues in stolen
bases. will, ~ steals. In the worlds
series with the Yankees he established
record by making four hits off Carl
Mays III As many times at bat in tho
first game.
With the signing of Frisch the Giants
now have four regulars in line for next
season. They arc Fred Toncy and Ross
Young, whose contracts have at least
another year to run, and Heinie Groh
recently purchased from the Reds
McGraw's two leutcnants, Hughey Jen-
signed for 1922.
The signed contracts of the other
players are expected to start coming in
to the Offices of the club in the very
near future. Secretary Tierney mailed
the documents to the various members
of the team yesterday.
Spring Schedule Increased
Mr.. Tierney announced several add
tons to the spring exhibition schedule
of the Giants yesterday afternoon: The
worlds champions will meet the White
Tex. the train camp of the Chicago
club. This increases the list of games
with the White Sox to fifteen. The .
Giants will also play the lndianapohs
club, of the American Association, at
San Antonio on March % and "a.
Another item of news announced by
Mr.. Tierney yesterday was that Fred
Toney, Phil Douglas and Captain Dave ,